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From Tuesday 19 December 2017

Holy Roar Records’ 12 Bands of Christmas: Part IV

In the final instalment of our Holy Roar Records’ 12 Bands of Christmas feature, we invite Slabdragger to select their top tracks ahead of their performance at Old Blue Last on December 21. Haast’s Eagled and ADCX will be performing along with Slabdragger at this special, free to enter, show.

Tuesday 24 October 2017

Wren stream split with Slabdragger

Wren and Slabragger have both shared their forthcoming split EP, ‘Mothers of the Beef and the Magic of Invention’, via Terrorizer. The release sees Wren cover  Captain Beefheart’s ‘Electricity’, whilst Slabdragger take on Frank Zappa’s ‘Muffin Man’. It will be released on the 27th October via Holy Roar Records and

Sunday 17 September 2017

Holy Roar Records announce ’12 Bands of Christmas’

Holy Roar Records have announced their Christmas themed extravaganza, ’12 Bands of Christmas’. Across four shows, from the 30th November until the 21st December, the label will be bringing twelve bands to The Old Blue Last in London. Each show will be free entry and will feature a distro from

Wednesday 13 September 2017

Pijn share video of ‘Tanzaro House’ session

Manchester post rock collective Pijn have premiered footage from their ‘Tanzaro House’ session from January earlier this year via Clash Music. The live performance was released on limited edition cassette exclusively for ArcTanGent Festival last month. It will be available digitally this Friday 15th September via Holy Roar Records. Pijn

Monday 11 September 2017

Pijn release mini-documentary of Euro tour with Gust

Pijn recently shared a video documenting highlights from their recent summer Euro tour with Gust. The band recently released a limited live EP entitled ‘Tanzaro House’ via Holy Roar Records, it followed up their debut EP ‘Floodlit’ from earlier this year. As for Swedish hardcore act Gust, their latest record

Sunday 10 September 2017

Employed to Serve announce Basingstoke headline show

Employed to Serve recently announced that they will be playing a headline show at the Sanctuary in Basingstoke on the 27th October. This will precede their UK headline tour the following month; the dates for these are listed below. Earlier this year they released their second album ‘The Warmth of

Friday 01 September 2017

Wren announce split with Slabdragger plus weekender with Helpless and Watchcries

London post/noise metallers Wren have announced that they will be releasing a split EP with Slabdragger, entitled ‘Mothers of the Beef and the Magic of Invention’. The release sees the band cover  Captain Beefheart’s ‘Electricity’, whilst Slabdragger take on Frank Zappa’s ‘Muffin Man’. It will be released on the 27th

Thursday 27 April 2017

LIVE: 420 Fest @ Boston Music Rooms

Holy Roar Records have emerged as a bastion of original, dynamic and heavy-as-balls UK bands of late. Tonight’s sold-out show at the Boston Music rooms is a testament to those who appreciate the label as much as the varied array of bands on the bill, who represent some of

Monday 30 January 2017

OHHMS stream new track, ‘The World’

Kent band OHHMS have now shared their newest track, ‘The World’, which received it’s debut on Dan P. Carter’s BBC Radio 1 Rock Show last night. The song is taken from the prog/doom metallers’ debut album, ‘The Fool’, which will be released on the 31st March through Holy Roar

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Slabdragger – ‘Rise Of The Dawncrusher’

When it comes to stoner rock, doom metal, and sludge, there’s no denying that you know what you are going to get from any album described as such. There will only ever be one Black Sabbath, and very few will ever match up to Electric Wizard. That’s not to