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LIVE FROM THE PIT: DREAM STATE, GRAPHIC NATURE AND CRUSHED BY WAVES, MANCHESTER
Out of nowhere, CANVAS SOCIAL shut down. A basement with a lot of heart and the ability to put on some amazing live shows, overnight the venue had a piece of paper cellotaped to the door with the words ‘WE ARE CLOSED’. This wasn’t widely reported, I had only seen it sandwiched in between a quickly-written article, listing it as another ‘live venue, bar or club that had shut down during the week’. Etcetera. However, this is the reality of the overwhelmingly devastating crisis
Amber Brooks
Apr 11, 20244 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: MASTIFF, iRON ALTAR TYMVOS AND YERSIN
In the wake of their newest album ‘Deprecipice’, Mastiff embarked on their most recent UK tour alongside other acts and friends of theirs...
Zoe Parker-Forest
Apr 9, 20242 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: BORN OF OSIRIS, AVIANA, AND CROWN MAGNETAR
Towards the end of the UK and European leg of The Angels & Villains Tour, Born Of Osiris brought an entourage of multiple other heavy...
Jasmine Longhurst
Apr 3, 20242 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: SELF-DECEPTION, AS DECEMBER FALLS, AND NORMANDIE
On a miserably wet Thursday in Camden, two of Sweden’s finest and an independent quartet of Nottinghamshire brilliance took the stage at...
Ali Gibson
Mar 21, 20243 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: HAWXX, BEX AND JAY TAYLOR, LONDON
For the grand finale of their monumental headline tour, Hawxx brought down the house at London’s iconic Grace venue, a dimly lit space...
Nick Davarias
Mar 11, 20243 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: TESSERACT, UNPROCESSED AND THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS
There’s been a trend of late in metal, with tour lineups becoming more varied and allowing for fans of different genres and subgenres to...
Jasmine Longhurst
Feb 27, 20244 min read
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