The Grimm Vegan (webzine blog)

Its that time of the week when we start thinking about what we’re going to be headbanging to this weekend. Theres a a lot on, and lot of interesting gigs. Blood Countess return to the London stage along with Moon Reaper and Sanhedrin. Arnocorpse are also back in the capital with their Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired Metal. They'll also be doing a DJ at the Dev for afters from 11:30-2am. The Black Heart has another matinee show this time with London Sludge crew Gurt.  As usual I may have missed something so if I have, or you’re a promotor or a band with a gig that needs a bit of exposure please DM me and follow me on Instagram at the_grimm_vegan   Thursday 30 th July: Call of Fenrir/Atarka @ Blondies, Clapton Tickets £8 via Dice Vio-Lence/Cutthroat/Secreum @ The Underworld, Camden Tickets £35.85 via Dice Chthonic: Descent II – Labrys/Casing/Sodomight/Infernal Hag @ Iklektik, Peckham Tickets £11 via Dice Friday 31 st July: Verminthrone/Deathfriend/By Demons be Driven...

Almost didn’t get to the gig guide this week but managed to throw it together last minute. Interesting mix of shows this week with a couple of showcases at the Cart and Horses in Stratford. Always good to see an iconic venue like the Cart and Horses, famous for being the launchpad of Iron Maiden putting the spotlight on the next generation. As it’s the one-year anniversary of the Ozzy’s death, both Hegis (Saturday £8.24 via Dice) in Hackney and the Imperial Place of Big Red (Friday, free entry) in Camden have tribute nights in honour of him. I mentioned it last week but Sunday will be the matinee showcase headlined by Call of Fenrir, which is family friendly, of course young scrotes need to be accompanied by an adult. Personally, I’m going to be lurking around the Dev on Saturday for Red Eyed Cult  but, there is also some mystic Asian badassery happening, with two gigs from the world tour from Isileil which I hadn’t heard of until today. Certialy seems worth checking out althou...

Last couple of weeks have been kind of quiet, apart from Iron Maiden, SOAD and Metallica rolling into town, and I’ve been dealing with personal shit so not really been that focused. Back on it this week even if just to feel a little bit useful. A lot going on Saturday. I’m going to be at the Dev for Regicide and Halberd as I can’t afford either of the two gigs I wanted to hit. One of them being Æl-Fierlan at Helgi’s. Been wanting to see them live for a while now and their album is on constant rotation. Saying that, I keep seeing them described as Post Black Metal when I thought they were Dark Gothic Metal with some Folk Horror undertones. Either way I highly recommend them. The other gig I wanted to check out is Rise of the Valkyries who host gigs ‘celebrating women and non-binary Metalheads.’ This will be their third edition and it’s a great lineup including The Silent Era, Maatkare and the Slaughtering. There's also something violent looking over at the New River Studios where th...

For the record, Them Bloody Kids were supposed to be the headliners tonight, but a power cut put an end to that. It was a shame as they had new material to promote with a new single 'Loot n Steal n Shoot em up' dropping that day.           Things are already running a little behind as I arrive and find Aggro getting ready to set up for their opening set. The current heatwave means that everyone is already looking hot and knackered but, that doesn’t stop them from trying their absolute best to get the audience moving as people start filtering into the back of the room. Banging out fierce heavy numbers such as The Burden and Desperate Cries, vocalist Dan manages to orchestrate a small circle pit whilst a small group near the back jump around to Groove Metal five piece who switches between clean and growling vocals, which are shared by guitarist Phil (clean). Grifter, who are usually languishing at the bottom of a bill c...

I know we’re all thinking ‘fuck this fucking heat’ but there’s still a weekend of gigs to get involved with, where the fucking World Cup isn’t hijacking everything. I hope this weekends match is the one that knocks England out so the rest of us can get back to normal. As usual if there is something I have missed or you have a gig coming up that needs promoting, please give me a shout. I don’t know how much reach I really have with this but every little helps. Thursday 25/06: Owlcrusher /Iron Slug @ The Black Heart, Camden Tickets £10 via Dice Contention/Clique/xApothacaryx/Moral Spirit @ New Cross Inn, New Cross Tickets 16.50 via Dice A uthor and Punisher/Big Lad @ XOYO, Old Street, Shoreditch Tickets £28.51 via Dice Okay You Win/Jukebox Monkey/Blue Tree Monitor @ The Big Red, Camden Free Entry Friday 26/06: Battle of the Brew: Them Bloody Kids/Kensei/Aggro/Grifter @ Signature Brew Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow Free Entry Million Moons/Civil Servi...

A Local football team have recently won a sports thing and now 1.5 million fans in red t-shirts stand between my doorstep a Haggerston Signature Brew, where the UK Symphonic Goths Order are holding the first Symphonic Goths Summer Festival. You read that correctly, Goths in summer. Although thankfully not in the devastating heatwave we saw over the past week, but still a bit on the warm side nonetheless. Openers Skarlet Envy from Hertfordshire have opted for more summer Goth attire than usual getup, stirring the audience with hard hitting Goth Metal with Grooves from face painted ghouls. Their sound mixes influence’s from 80s Alternative to more Metal leanings. They’re followed by Yorkshire’s Hemloch who’s whimsical Symphonic Goth Metalcore led by vocalist Annabel draped in moth wings, have excited some fans who holdup some homemade placards throughout the set. They offer up a couple of new songs from an upcoming release which hold up against this year’s Finality ep with tr...