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Live: Title Fight + Dead End Path @ London King’s College – 15 May 2013

May 17th, 2013

Title Fight 2011 promo photo Thrahs Hits

If there is one shared passion of the collected Thrash Hits writers (other than smugly mouthing-off about bands on the internet), then it’s football. So when the London leg of Title Fight’s UK tour clashed with the Europa League Final this week, we were worried we wouldn’t be able to find anyone able to review it…so we guess it’s a good job that Alex Andrews is a Spurs man…

6 things we learned watching Title Fight in London…

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Live: Deafheaven, The Secret + Consumer Electronics @ London Borderline – 09 May 2013

May 13th, 2013

Deafheaven 2013 promo photo Thrash Hits

When is a hipster black metal band not a hipster black metal band? No, this isn’t an elaborate setup to a very specific gag that will only appeal to a tiny minority of Deafheaven’s fanbase – it’s a legit question. We sent Ollie Connors along to review the band’s London show in search of answers.

6 things we learned watching Deafheaven in London…

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Live & Photos: Bring Me The Horizon @ London Camden Koko – 07 May 2013

May 8th, 2013

Bring Me The Horizon 2013 press photo band sempiternal thrash hits

This is the week Sempiternal was meant to be released before those damned leakers leaked the crap out of Bring Me The Horizon‘s excellent fourth album. This is the London leg of their release tour and if you’re thinking, “Oh, they’re only playing Koko,” it’s because this is a special intimate show. We crowbarred our way into the gig.

Pre-gig meal: Sainsbury’s prawn mayonnaise sandwich, standing outside the venue.

6 things we learnt when we saw BMTH in Camden…

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Live: Killswitch Engage @ London Shepherds Bush Empire – 05 May 2013

May 7th, 2013

Killswitch Engage Jesse Leach Download 2012 Thrash Hits

It’s the first Killswitch Engage w/ Jesse Leach London show ever and their first gig over here since Download Festival last summer and it’s well and truly sold out. It’s more than just a homecoming. Is this the gig of 2013? At least until their appearance at Hevy Festival this summer…

Pre-gig meal: Wahaca. Pork pibil tacos, steak tacos, corn and a celebratory Cinco de Mayo margarita.

Top 6 things we learnt watching Jesse Leach & Killswitch Engage in London…

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Live: Hatebreed @ London Islington Academy – 04 May 2013

May 7th, 2013

Hatebreed at Bloodstock Open Air 2012 by Gary Wolstenholme Thrash Hits

Hatebreed are one of the most consistently excellent live bands around. They always have been and probably always will be so we headed down to the first properly sweaty gig of the year to see Jamey Jasta growling his way through some hardcore anthems.

Pre-gig meal: Chilango. Grilled chicken burrito with black beans, hot and mild salsa, lettuce. No cheese or sour cream, please.

6 things we learnt watching Hatebreed again…

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Bands

Live: Meshuggah vs The Devin Townsend Project @ London Brixton Academy – 03 May 2013

May 7th, 2013

meshuggah vs the devin townsend project london brixton academy thrash hits 2013 may

Having headlined the Roundhouse in October, Devin Townsend returns to London in this special one-off show with Meshuggah. It’s the Swedish djent masters’ first UK show since Hevy Festival last summer and tonight’s all set up to be a progressive metal showdown between two of the finest around at the moment. Let’s do this.

Pre-gig meal: Nando’s. Half chicken (medium) with corn, rice and halloumi.

6 things we learnt during Brixton’s prog metal masterclass…

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Live: Desertfest – Saturday 27 April 2013

May 6th, 2013

DesertFest 2013 Thrash Hits

We didn’t go to the Friday of Desertfest 2013 because we have jobs and couldn’t get the time off. Yeah, that sucked. Still, it meant Hugh Platt was 50% less “fragrant” than the vast amounts of beards bustling around when he headed up to Camden on Saturday afternoon to get his fill of fuzzed up dirty stoner metal.

Six Things we learned on Day 2 of Desertfest 2013:

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Live: Propagandhi, Comeback Kid + Shai Hulud @ London Electric Ballroom – 17 April 2013

April 19th, 2013

Propagandhi 2012 promo photo Thrash Hits

Propagandhi, Comeback Kid and Shai Hulud playing on the same bill is as good a punk line-up as 2013 gigs are likely to see. With that in mind, we sent Tom ‘You Are Not Better Than Pop Music‘ Doyle along to review said line-up when it came to London earlier this week.

Six Things we learned when we saw Propagandhi headline in London:

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