The Flying Duck in Glasgow hosts the launch of Actual Bastard from sludge / doom / hardcore quartet Gout and the atmosphere carried a low-level tension you only get when you know things might get unpredictable.
Gout has a sound that leans heavily into intensity and disorder, often built around themes of personal dysfunction, mental strain, and a broader sense of social unease. Actual Bastard is their new EP.
Hellripper open their European headline tour in support of Coronach; the latest album the Scots have foisted upon our ears.
Hellripper return with Coronach; another blistering collection of speed metal rooted on Scottish folklore and heritage.
Saor bring Amidst The Ruins back home to Scotland after a short run of dates around the UK. Cistvaen and Oakenthrone are in support.
Masked Portuguese outfit Gaerea take more evolutionary steps in their sonic journey bringing forth an intense, immersive and melodic album in Loss.
Sanguisugabogg brutalise Glasgow as they continue to blast through Europe with a bill stacked to the hilt with brutal death metal.