ONE OF THE METAL RELEASES OF THE YEAR FROM 'RANNOCH?'

Set to become available worldwide on Thursday November 28th 2013 (also the birthday of controversial English author William Blake, whose material is referenced by the band), ‘Between Two Worlds’ is a blistering full-length album which shows all facets of the Rannoch sound, consisting of nine original tracks presented in a ‘virtual vinyl’ format, split conceptually into two distinct sides.

Rannoch are offering a free download teaser of ‘The Forgotten,’ the lead track from ‘Between Two Worlds’ together with a complimentary download package that contains ‘Talamh Màthair’ - their 2008 debut release, available now via https://rannoch-uk.bandcamp.com  

Check out "The Forgotten' below and feast your ears on a thoroughly masterful piece of progressive death metal.  'Between Two Worlds ' could quite simply be one of the great metal releases of 2013 on this evidence.

MY LAST MUDKISS LIVE REVIEW - SPIRES - MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3

All good things come to an end......

After nearly three years of contributing to Mudkiss Fanzine, including the last twelve months as Managing Editor, I’ve decided the time has arrived to take a step back.

Due to more involvement in the new radio show, along with personal and work commitments, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to manage my time to a point where I can give the site the commitment it deserves.

My time with Mudkiss has been immensely enjoyable and I wish Mel, Eva and all the contributors, a number having become very good friends, all the best for the future and urge everyone onwards and upwards.

I’d particularly like to thank Mel for allowing me an opportunity to become involved in the first place.
  

And here's my parting review, a band I'll continue to push on any possible occasion, simply because they are on of the U.K's most underrated metal outfits. All hail the mighty Spires.

  http://www.mudkiss.com/spiresacademy2013.htm

MEGADETH confirmed to headline the Sunday night slot at Bloodstock 2014.

 

This will be the thrash icons’ first appearance at BLOODSTOCK.  In a career nearing 30 years and counting, MEGADETH has sold more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning five consecutive platinum albums in the US and numerous accolades along the way, including 11 GRAMMY® nominations.  The band’s latest studio album released in June, ‘Super Collider’, reunites firebrand frontman Dave Mustaine once again with guitarist Chris Broderick, bassist David Ellefson, and drummer Shawn Drover.  The release debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 and #22 on the UK album chart and notched up Top 40 album chart debuts in a further 22 countries worldwide.

 

MEGADETH’s founder, frontman and visionary, Dave Mustaine comments: “2014 is the 20th Anniversary for ‘Youthanasia’, and we are celebrating that by headlining the Bloodstock Festival in the glorious UK.  Every year MEGADETH and our UK fans get closer and celebrate another year of metal greatness together. This is the beginning of 2014...the best is yet to come.”

 

MEGADETH also recently released a live DVD of last year’s ‘Countdown To Extinction’ 20th Anniversary tour.  Check out this video of MegaDave and the guys thundering through the title track: HERE.

 

BLOODSTOCK WINS MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARD

In other BLOODSTOCK news, we are  very proud to announce our recent win at the LIVE UK MUSIC BUSINESS AWARDS 2013 in the ‘Best Festival (under 15K cap)’.  The second ‘Best Festival’ accolade in a row, after picking up 2012’s UK Festival Awards gong for ‘Best Medium sized Festival’!   Long may it continue!!

 

BLOODSTOCK will be held at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 7th-10th August 2014.  Keep up to date with the very latest info on BLOODSTOCK’s official sites at www.facebook.com/bloodstock and www.bloodstock.uk.com.

 

line up so far

 

Ronnie James Dio stage

DOWN     EMPEROR   MEGADETH

SAXON,  FLOTSAM & JETSAM, DECAPITATED

 

LIMITED ‘EARLY BIRD’ TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

£115 + booking fee for a 4-day weekend ticket with camping.  Don't delay, as once the limited ‘early bird’ allocation is gone, it's gone, and tickets revert to full price.  Pick ‘em up now HERE

 

or call our 24 hour ticket hotline on 0871 230 5584

 

7th to 10th August 2014

CATTON PARK, WALTON ON TRENT, DERBYSHIRE, DE12 8LN

CHANGE TO DAMNATION FESTIVAL LINE AND RUNNING TIMES NOW REVEALED

With less than two weeks before Damnation Festival, London's traditional doom purveyors SERPENT VENOM have been added to the bill as a replacement for Mourning Beloveth who've been forced to cancel due to a reoccurring injury.

The London quartet will step into the vacant slot on the riff-heavy Electric Amphetamine Stage which also features Conan, Moss, Palehorse, Slabdragger, Black Magician and Iron Witch.

The band said: "We are incredibly happy and excited to be asked to play this year's Damnation Festival.

"The calibre of bands on this line up is superb, as always, and it is a real pleasure, as music fans, to be part of it.

"Quite a few of our friends bands are involved too, so we expect it will be one big party! We shall honour the absence of Mourning Beloveth by playing loud and hard for everyone. In doom we trust."

While Mourning Beloveth send their apologies, they have also set their sights on making a Damnation Festival appearance in future.

The band said: "We regretfully announce that we have to pull out of Damnation Festival.

"Frank has been suffering from carpal tunnel in in his hands for few years, and due to a severe flare up after the last mini tour and a work injury he is unable to play the show.

"Apologies to our fans, the promoters and anyone let down by this. Hopefully see you at Damnation in the future."

The running times for the day can be viewed at the Damnation Festival facebook page here, and will also be available to access on the day for free thanks to Terrorizer magazine. Damnation Festival's media partner and long time supporters at Terrorizer will once again be producing a free festival programme which can be picked up on site. Plus, for the first time the stage times and other festival info will be available to download for free via the Terrorizer app. More details will be available through the Terrorizer facebook next week.

Tickets sales for the 2013 edition of Damnation festival have been bettered only by those of 2008 which Carcass also headlined, and festival director Gavin McInally thanked fans for their continued support.

He said: "The pre-sales this year have been so strong we've successfully been able to add a fourth stage and now out biggest concern is how packed the venues are going to be all day!

"With just over a week to go we're buzzing about this year's festival which we're sure will be talked about for years to come. Tickets are still available to purchase online, and we'll make sure that no matter how many are sold between now and the 2nd, there will be some available to purchase on the door."


Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now, priced £34, available from: http://www.leedstickets.co.uk , the official Damnation Festival website at

http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or facebook.com/damnationfestival

PULLED APART BY HORSES - INTIMATE SHOW TO SHOWCASE NEW MATERIAL

One of the U.K's finest live acts Pulled Apart By Horses will play an exclusive set of new material before heading into the studio to begin recording their third album at a very intimate show in London at Electrowerkz on Tuesday November 12th.

All proceeds from the show will go towards the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. The gig will be their only headline show in the UK in 2013.

Tickets for this show are very limited and can only be bought by registering for them online which can be done at the band's website.

Pre-sale tickets will be available to buy on Wednesday 23rd October at 9am and if any tickets are left they will go on general sale Friday 25th October.

http://www.pulledpapartbyhorses.com
http://www.shelter.org.uk/

DAMNATION FESTIVAL LINE-UP COMPLETE

Doom and sludge titans CONAN, BLACK MAGICIAN and IRON WITCH will set the final cast for the wall of sound which has become Damnation Festival's fourth stage.

The Liverpool trio cement the new doom-focused stage which already boasts Moss, Mourning Beloveth, Slabdragger and Palehorse in a bunker-like venue, aptly named Mine.

Death metal duo DYSCARNATE and DIAMANTHIAN complete an extreme TERRORIZER STAGE which will also see Rotting Christ, Vallenfyre, Negura Bunget, Voices and The Afternoon Gentlemen test the structure of the cavernous Riley Smith Hall.

While, Polish post-rock quartet TIDES FROM NEBULA add the final touch to an eclectic EYESORE MERCH STAGE which will also be graced by Cult of Luna, Crippled Black Phoenix, The Ocean, Rosetta, Year of no Light and Dirge.

Damnation Festival's premier JAGERMEISTER STAGE is already complete with Carcass, Katatonia, God Seed, Shining, SSS and Twilight of the Gods playing on Saturday, November 2, at Leeds University Union.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "Not only is this by far the best line-up we've ever put on, but it is also the most pleasing as we've been able to add a fourth stage with the support of fans who've bought so many tickets so early in the year while reducing the number of our much-hated clashes too.

"If doom, sludge and post-metal is your thing, you'll be able to watch every band from Iron Witch to Cult of Luna without wandering more than 20 yards while fans more interested in the Terrorizer and Jager stages will be able to catch the likes of Shining, Negura Bunget, God Seed, Vallenfyre, Katatonia, Rotting Christ and Carcass in one relentless day of music.

"At just £34 a ticket, we believe this line-up deserves a 'Sold Out' plaster across it and with five weeks of sales to go, that's our target, so please keep up the support!"

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now, priced £34, available from: http://www.leedstickets.co.uk , the official Damnation Festival website at

http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or facebook.com/damnationfestival

MUDKISS UPDATES: SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2013

We are almost at the end of the month and here is what we have been up to so far this month. More to come....

INTERVIEWS:


Spires (Paul Sadler): Album, What Bloody Album - Interview by Andy Barnes
http://www.mudkiss.com/spiresinterview2.htm

Circle Of Rage: Anarchy At Its UK Best - Interview by Andy Barnes
http://www.mudkiss.com/circleofrageinterview.htm

The Fratellis: We Should Be In Good Form By The Time We Get To Manchester - Interview by Philip Howe
http://www.mudkiss.com/thefratellisinterview.htm

The Black Clouds: We Understand How Important Honest Rock n Roll Is, So That's Our Main Goal Interview By Eva Jostakova
http://www.mudkiss.com/theblackcloudsinterview.htm

Whales In Cubicles: If Your Happy To Say Something, Then You Can Write Music - Interview by Eva Jostakova
http://www.mudkiss.com/whalesincubicleinterview.htm

LIVE SHOWS:

Jonny Cola & The A-Grades @ Lexington, London 04/09/13 
http://www.mudkiss.com/jonnycolatheagradeslive.htm


Lydia Lunch + Retrovirus/ Comanechi @ The Borderline, London 19/09/13
http://www.mudkiss.com/comanechilondonreview.htm

Walter Lure @ The Underworld, Camden 10/08/13
http://www.mudkiss.com/walterlurelivereview.htm


Caro Emerald @ The Lowry Theatre 08/09/13 http://www.mudkiss.com/caroemeraldlowry.htm


Babyshambles @ Manchester Academy 07/09/13 http://www.mudkiss.com/babyshamblesmanchester.htm

Bingley Music Live @ Myrtle Park, Bingley Aug 30,31st, 1st Sept 2013
http://www.mudkiss.com/bingleyfestival2013.htm

MUSIC REVIEWS:

September Album of the Month: White Lies - Big TV - by Eva Jostakova
http://www.mudkiss.com/whiteliesalbum.htm

September EP of the Month: Honey - Suckle - by Paul Hastings
http://www.mudkiss.com/honeysuckleep.htm

August Extreme Metal Albums by Andy & Stuart
http://www.mudkiss.com/extremeaugust.htm


Chumki's selection of Singles & EPS: Unquiet Mind In Uncertain Times http://www.mudkiss.com/chumkisept13.htm

Phlo Finister- Poster Girl EP
Stax Revue- In The City EP
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo- Dear River
Mathew and Me- Modern Life
Fuzzy Logic- March On
Roddy Hart And The Lonesome Fire- Cold City Avalanche
David Woodcock- Same Things
Miraculous Mule- Satisfied
Nothankyou- Know Yourself
Bridie &The Arbour- Prolong
Sarah Johns Music Party- Green Bud
The Fallows- Run Like A Dog
Gauntlet Hair- Bad Apple
Lizzie and The Yes Men- Unstoppable
Sally Dige- Forget Me
Marnie (Helen from Ladytron) - The Hunter
Love Inks- Solar Diary
I Am A Camera- The Legendary Children
Gentleman's Dub Club- Give It Away
Abnormal- Faye Valentine’feat Jay Lotus
Burning House- Turn Off The Robot (Shafiq Husayn remix)
Kitten Pyramid- Uh-Oh
Stalker- Kelly Brooks
Fred Scheider & Donna Destri – Feel
The Hosts- Give Your Love To Her

BOOK REVIEWS:

September books from Mike Ainscoe
http://www.mudkiss.com/mikesbookssep.htm

Recombo DNA - The story of Devo (or how the 60’s became the 80’s) – Kevin C Smith
Witches Hats & Painted Chariots - (The Incredible String Band and the 5000 layers of Psychedelic Folk Music) – Shindig