The Grimm Vegan (webzine blog)

Early on in their career Urne had the pleasure of being taken out on the road with Orange Goblin. Now, as a band the torch of British Heavy Metal is being handed to, they have the honour of opening the final show for Orange Goblin. Fans are already jumping around the pit and singing along to favourites. They end their set with the crushing Harken the Waves which even without Troy Sanders leaves an immeasurable impact. Grand Magus are also a band that owe part of their reputation to their early tours with Orange Goblin are a fitting support. They plough through their Doom Metal back catalogue hitting songs such as Like the Oar Strikes the Water and Hammer of the North which ends with the audience continuing to chant the melody long after the set is ended, and the onstage pictures have been taken. For 30 odd years Orange Goblin have been banging out the hits, changing their sound, lineup changes and quitting their day jobs to do the band full time. T...

Seriously going to smash someone’s face in with a brick if they tell m how more ‘sleeps’ till fucking Xmas, when Im counting how many gigs there are left before everything shuts down for a week. The only saving grace next will be the Consumed/Halberd gig coming up at the Cart and Horses on the 28th. Wednesday – Orange Goblin play their final show at the 02 Kentish Town. Support comes from Grand Magus and Urne High energy Hard Rock at the Black Heart, Camden with Fury. Support comes from Hekz and Tales of Time Thursday  Swallow the Sun tickets dont seem to be flying out the door as they’re literally giving them away. Catch them tomorrow at the O2 Islington with Saturnus and Opiad New Cross Inn has your usual dose of Hardcore. Neversaid are supported by Tethered, Hearing Tests and Kill the Snitch. My old stomping ground the Fighting Cocks in Kinsgston are hosting another New Blood Night for unsigned bands. This time they have Avicide, Karniverous and Solis. Friday ...

Due to some local transport issues I’m late to check out Skull Maiden but the buzz around the Dev in regards to their set is very positive from both the other bands and the punters. Skin Changer are the first of two bands who are playing their first London gigs. The progressive power trio from Norwich introduce us to songs like Mortal Coil and Doppleganger, ripping through solos and tight progressive rhythms with Death Metal and Djent influences. Terraborn (I have misspelled this bands name three times across various social media posts for which I apologise) have emerged from their post-apocalyptic dwellings armed to the teeth with explosive riffs, gunfire like drums and an all out war attitude. Masked, mutated and grimey they sound like if GWAR had joined Slipknot and play with as much aggression with added tongue cheek humour. They close their set arming the audience with machetes and chainsaws to pit of mangled headbanging lifeforms. Seeing how...

Friday: Signiture Brew Black Horse is hosting a London Metal Coalition Battle of the Brews, this time its a Battle for the Sun as six LMC bands compete for a spot on the bill for the Sun and Thunder festival in Màlaga, Spain. Playing for a spot in the sun are Call of Fenrir, Them Bloody Kids, Secreum, Slave Steel, Tempest Saint and Ravenhymn  replacing Tales of Perdition, who had to drop out due to illness. This one is free entry but can still aquire a ticket via Dice. There will also be a raffle for a pair tickets to attend the festival. The Black Heart has a night of Hardcore with Hard Mind healing with Full Contact, Going Off, Nylon and Bind. Tix £10 on Dice/£15 OTD. Underbelly Promotions once again bring some Death Metal to the Dev in Camden, and they cherry pick awesome bands from the scene with headliners Vaticinal Rites being supported by Smouldering Tomb, Skumhammer and Brumak. Free Entry! De Profundis bring their Blackened brand of Death Metal to 229 wi...

Gay Pride 2025 was the first ever London Metal Pride event, celebrating queer musicians in the scene. The Metal and Hardcore scenes have seen rise in non-binary, queer and trans folk in recent years so having a stage during the summers biggest LGBTQ+ event is as integral now as ever before. The event in 2025 was hosted by LMC member and Davghter Front-woman Izzy and showcases queer and queer aligned bands battling for a place for the 2026 London Metal Pride. Five bands compete (was six but one pulled out) with London True Trans Black Metal band Davghter as special headliners. But it’s the punters who will decide the outcome as each have been given a voting chip to be placed in ballot boxes after the fifth band finished. Opening contenders Scene It All delivered some punchy late 90s/early 00s nostalgic Emo Pop Punk. Doctor Black blend heavy Alt-Metal riffs with melodic hooks and fill the air with middle fingers as the audience is asked shout ‘fuck you’ whatever makes anyone...

Its the weekend and time to put those dancing shoes on some already aching feet. These posts are for London based gigs but happy to post about gigs in other parts of the UK. Drop me a message with going in your scene and I'll make sure it’s mentioned. Starting with tonight... Lowen playing a sold out headliner at the Underworld with Wyatt. E supporting. If you havent scored a ticket for that (Im on the Dice wait list) the Psychedelic Stoners are playing the New Cross Inn with support from from Molten Slag and Doomsters Boa Resa. Friday at the Black Heart is already sold out for Underdark playing Managed Decline in full, with support upcoming Post-Metal legends Dimscûa and Ba’al. Newcastle Hardcore three piece The Fiend are playing not one but two shows in London this weekend. Friday they headline the Dev in Camden with support from Never Arise, Deflagrador and Ashes of Death (free entry). Then on Saturday they play Helgi’s in Hackney with Dgorath (Blackened Hardcore) ...