Of Image and Images

I was going to cover Lordi, Babymetal, and Sabaton concert only in photos and had zero plans for writing about it. However, the way subsequent events unfolded prompted me not only to put my thoughts into words in the following essay but also mainly to focus on the importance of image, and especially on the importance of an image to the image.
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Incineration Festival 2023

Once again Incineration Festival returns to London, confirming that the Earth has once more completed its orbit of that big burning thing in the sky (I confess, I am a fan of that heliocentric idea). The premier extreme metal festival in the country, Incineration Festival has gone from strength to strength over the years, earning its reputation with well-organised line-ups of high-quality metal. For the second weekend in a row, I found myself in familiar surroundings, having only been in Camden last weekend for Desertfest.
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Roadburn 2023

INTROS AND SUCH
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Desertfest London 2023

Musclassia: Desertfest is the pinnacle of the stoner/doom scene in the UK, and yet despite being a pretty major fan of the genre, I’ve only been once, and only for one day (back in 2019 to see Om). I was out of town in 2022 and had to miss a very decent line-up containing the likes of Elder, Earthless, Truckfighters, and a beastly final day main stage line-up including Electric Wizard, Yob, Conan and Dvne. This year, I was available, and was tempted by another solid roster of bands. Ultimately, I elected to get day tickets for Friday and Sunday, the appeal of NOLA icons Corrosion Of Conformity and Crowbar not prevailing over my need to be somewhat conscious of my spending at the present time.
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Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #4 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

Clandestine Cuts Volume 13, Issue #4
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Getting Into: Skyclad

Skyclad formed in 1990 by Martin Walkyier (then ex-Sabbat, now again a member) and guitarist Steve Ramsey (Satan, ex-Pariah), with the goal of creating the “ultimate pagan metal band”. Of course, pagan metal now means something quite different, but here is ostensibly where it all began. The band name itself is a term from the Wicca religion, meaning “clad in the sky”, i.e. ritual nudity, and at the beginning, their themes revolved a lot about pagan traditions, while becoming more overtly political as time went by.
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Nile - Vile Nilotic Rites Europe Tour 2023, 14.04.2023, Umeå, Sweden

The last six months, Umeå has been spoiled with great metal of all sorts. In November, we had Mgła, Ulcerate and Sisyphean visiting. In December, it was Northern Rockfest with Clawfinger, Evergrey and Scar Symmetry to name a few. In February, Skraeckoedlan did a pub gig, and in March there was the Outbreak Festival with Ereb Altor headlining. Last weekend, Meshuggah, The Halo Effect, Orbit Culture and Scar Symmetry did a show that you can read about here, and this weekend might be the most hectic one. This review will cover Nile's Friday show. Saturday offers Hammerfall (which I won't be attending) and on Sunday the legendary W.A.S.P. will take the stage (which I will be attending). In other words, Umeå is a pretty great place, although way up in the north of Sweden, to experience great metal live.
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