The Grimm Vegan (webzine blog)

This weekend see’s hordes of Black Metal fans heading up to Scarborough for Fortress Fest who nabbed almost every band on the bill as a UK exclusive so, no cheeky little London gigs for those of us stuck in this humid sweltering city. On Sunday however there is the first ever Symphonic + Goths Summer Fest at the Signature Brew in Haggerston that sees a strong six band bill with Tales of Perdition headlining along with Deity and Devilry , Tristyn to name a few, £11 in advance for that one. At the tine of writing I noticed that the London Metal Coalition have announced their next Battle of the Brews at Signature Brew on Blackhorse Road. The line up this is Them Bloody Kids with Kensei , Grifter and Aggro . As usual it will be free entry and will feature the Coalition Bazaar with some crafters selling their wares. Last weekend Crowblind to celebrate Ades birthday and the new Attention Please ep from Halberd , had an all dayer at the Big Red. First time I’ve been to the new venue a...

  Last weekend saw   me   ambling in a semi ‘with it’ state  back and forth to the Dev in Camden. All the bands were awesome and finally got to see Burnt Chapter who I keep missing. They played in an intense set joining Symbyote as future household name for Extreme Metal. Halberd brought the T h rash with Thrash Mob and Heart Ripper opening with his one-man Death Metal barrage. Thrash Mob were fun and really embrace the old school style with  riffs, and  drum and guitar  solos . 1986 on the Sunday  ended  the weekend with their Hardcore influenced Death Metal. Hearing them play Black Mirror live was a highlight. A lot going on this weekend especially with  Incineration  taking over Camden  on Saturday .  I’m  not going but  at the moment  I  cant  decide what to do instead .  Thinking about hitting two gigs so I can catch Grifter and  Karnivrous  in Holloway then leg it/limp/stumble...