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  NOVACAINE FESTIVAL is a new rising force in the UK, and it’s set to showcase the very best in independent Rock and Metal. The festival has just unveiled its brand-new ‘Refreshed and Reloaded’ trailer which delivers an explosive preview of this year’s hard-hitting line-up. Watch the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5fy4wnvxDI Fans can also enter a competition to win two free tickets to the debut event; details can be found at: www.novacaine.co.uk/giveaway . Set to take place at Sheffield’s legendary venue, Corporation, on Saturday 4th October 2025, NOVACAINE FESTIVAL is more than a gig — it’s a bold new movement built to champion the underground Rock and Metal scene. With an ethos rooted in discovery, passion, and genuine artist support, the event aims to create a launchpad for emerging talent from around the globe. “Our mission with Novacaine Festival is simple — we’re not here to be just ‘another event’,” says Scott O’Shea, Founder and Event Promoter. “We want to ...

  Following the festival's barnburner first announcement, and the sell-out success of its 2024 edition, Nottingham's Mangata Festival has announced its second wave of bands for the 2025 edition of the festival. This includes the last of the five headliners, alongside 16 other great acts, including the long-awaited Liquid Library stage line-up. Joining our Rescue Rooms headliners The Raven Age are Nottingham natives The Five Hundred, along with black metal titans The Infernal Sea On The Red Room stage we have, returning this year off the back of their 2024 performance, Godeth & extreme Nottingham metallers, Outergods. Hitting up the Ghost stage are Swarm6ix, Waterlines, She Must Burn & Defences. Joining the Tap n Tumbler stage we have Paradise Sins, Moon Reaper, Lavire & Overthrone. Finally, joining the Liquid Library stage are headliners Ante-Inferno, alongside Abduction, Damn Craters, Devastator & Wolven Crown. Taking place across five stages and three venues, ...

  There’s a brand-new date that needs to be added to the festival calendar. NOVACAINE FESTIVAL 2025 makes its debut in Sheffield, England, on Saturday 4th October. The event promises to be an electrifying day of music, creativity, and community. NOVACAINE’s goal is to support and showcase new music and foster a sense of community and discovery, making it the perfect destination for music lovers looking to explore new sounds in an intimate setting. Debuting at the legendary Corporation in Sheffield, NOVACAINE FESTIVAL 2025 will feature a curated line-up spanning from cutting edge rock to engrossing metal. Novacaine Festival 2025 Line Up Includes: The Five Hundred (Headliner) Bleed Again (Sub-headliner) Night Thieves Fates Hollow Reanimate Ocean Thieves Saints Among Us Broken Empire Our City Fires Dead Demons. Novacaine have a Spotify playlist that includes tracks from all artists playing at the festival. Check it out, here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6pWwHqMa1UX16XmzA4VtLr ...

  UK metalcore band THE FIVE HUNDRED are thrilled to announce the release of their upcoming third studio album, ‘GHOSTWRITER’, set to drop on February 28th 2025 via Prime Collective. In celebration of the announcement, the band has unleashed a fierce new single, ‘RAINMAKER’, which features guest vocals from Aaron Matts of ten56. Delving into the dark narrative of a bleak, authoritarian dystopia, ‘RAINMAKER’ paints a vivid picture of a society suffocated by oppressive control, where hope is a distant memory - watch the accompanying video below. The band explains,"’RAINMAKER’ builds an intense, foreboding atmosphere through relentless riffs and haunting melodies, reflecting the desperation and simmering rage of a people on the brink of rebellion.The fiery crescendo, punctuated by Aaron Matts' brutal vocal delivery, symbolizes a violent upheaval as fire rains from the sky, obliterating the old order." Since their emergence in the early 2010s, THE FIVE HUNDRED have captivat...

  British metal band THE FIVE HUNDRED is set to captivate listeners with their latest single, “IN THE DARK”. This powerful track vividly portrays the struggle to maintain hope amidst the crushing weight of tyranny and brutality. Showcasing the quintet’s ferocious energy and technical prowess, “IN THE DARK” emerges as a potent anthem of resistance and a sobering commentary on the human cost of oppression. Check out the music video below. “‘IN THE DARK’ combines aggressive riffs, thunderous drums, and emotionally charged vocals to craft an atmosphere brimming with both despair and defiance,” the band explains. “The lyrics poignantly reflect the battle to hold onto resilience and hope when confronted with overwhelming darkness.” Emerging in the early 2010s, the band quickly established themselves with a sound that blends the brutal intensity of metalcore with the intricate ferocity of djent and progressive metal. Their debut album, Bleed Red (2018), marked the beginning of their dar...

THE FIVE HUNDRED, a formidable force in the British heavy metal scene, are back with the haunting new single ‘DRAGGED OUT’, which features powerful guest vocals from Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds. Standing as a testament to the quintet’s ability to confront raw, difficult emotions head-on, ‘DRAGGED OUT’ offers a powerful and cathartic release with its infectious riffs and raw, emotive vocals, conveying the weight of psychological suffering and the fight for survival amidst despair. Watch the accompanying music video below: "'DRAGGED OUT' delves into the depths of complex mental anguish and despair, capturing the harrowing experience of being trapped in a relentless cycle of inner turmoil and emotional darkness. We hope the new track resonates deeply with our listeners who may have faced their own battles with mental health." About The Five Hundred Emerging in the early 2010s, the band quickly established themselves with a sound that blends the brutal intens...

  British metal act The Five Hundred have unleashed a new song titled 'The Rising Tide'. Check out the video for the new song below: “The Rising Tide”, released on October 30th via Long Branch Records. Get it/listen here: https://thefivehundred.lnk.to/therisingtide The new song has impressively already been added to the popular 'NEW METAL TRACKS' Spotify playlist which you can check it here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX5J7FIl4q56G The band's upcoming second album will be released in early 2021 via Long Branch Records. Their debut album 'Bleed Red' was released in 2018. For more on The Five Hundred: https://www.facebook.com/wearethefivehundred/ https://www.instagram.com/thefivehundred_/ Label: Long Branch Records Facebook: https://fb.com/longbranchrecords Instagram: https://instagram.com/longbranchrecords

Nottingham metallers The Five Hundred unveil lyric video ‘The Rush’, taken from their upcoming EP, ‘The Veil' The Five Hundred have been hard at work writing their latest EP, ‘The Veil’ , the follow-up to their 2015 EP, ‘Winters’ . ‘The Veil’ was produced by Justin Paul Hill (Sikth, Heart of a Coward, Betraying The Martyrs) and will be released on April 21st , 2017 via London Road Records. ‘The Veil’ is a collection of the band's most haunting, heavy and darkly melodic work so far. As a preview of what to expect from ‘The Veil’ , The Five Hundred have unveiled their first taste from the EP with new lyric video for ‘The Rush’ .The haunting video shows gruesome, horror movie-like imagery, including a creepy dolls head and bloody knives. See the video below! The Five Hundred is a five-piece that formed in late 2014, providing technical, melodic metal from the rough streets of Nottingham, UK. The quintet is known for unleashing barrages of down-tuned riffs and m...

Satisfy Your Metal Appetite With Feed The Rhino Plus Loads Of Incredible Diverse Support Acts! Following the huge success of last year’s Mammothfest which took place in October 2016 and marked their biggest event to date, with larger venues and well known metal acts, Textures, Venom Inc and Conan leading the brigade that led to the victory and accolade of being almost a complete sell out and going on to earn them three festivals award nominations , including the UK Festival Awards in two categories, Best Metropolitan and Best Small Festival 2016 as well as the TBFM Best Independent Festival 2016 . The winners are yet to be announced for TBFM so watch this space! Mammothfest doesn’t leave us in the dark for long as they are thankfully back rearing their menacing head in 2017 and ready to make a massive impact (complete with a metal mammoth concept) and to fulfil a promise. Unfortunately FEED THE RHINO had to cancel their performance at Mammothfest 2015 due to ill health. But n...

Crowd at Mammothfest Brighton 2016 by Luke Bateman Check out my review of Mammothfest Brighton 2016 which just focuses on the rising emerging bands that featured on the line up for Agony Magazine. Visit link below: http://www.agonymagazine.com/2016/10/14/mammothfest-brighton-30th-september-2nd-october-2016/