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The big review: ArcTanGent 2024
ArcTanGent brings home the bacon with a stellar 10th edition, as Mogwai, Meshuggah, Electric Wizard and more deliver the more unusual side of music to Bristol’s Fernhill Farm.
War-snails? WAR-SNAILS!
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Fans of amps, volume and low frequencies, rejoice: Brit doom behemoths Conan will be releasing their new album, Existential Void Guardian, on September 14. And here, we have the premiere of the incredible video for the awesomely-named Volt Thrower. Check it out below…
"Volt Thrower is maybe the most ‘pop’ track on the album," explains frontman Jon Davis. "Sometimes a song just happens without you trying too hard and this is it. Chris [Fielding, bass] was making a cup of tea, Johnny [King, drums] was in the live room at Skyhammer Studio, and I just said, ‘Play along to this’. We jammed the song, jammed it again, then Chris came in and we had a cup of tea, then we recorded it in one take. It's a song about triumph over adversity – an army on the brink of defeat is able to summon the end of evil, the banisher of hatred. From the lake of frozen souls, all hail Volt Thrower. If only life was this easy."
Catch Conan live in November with support from Conjurer at…
November
23 Nottingham The Loft
24 Leeds Temple Of Boom
25 Newcastle Byker Grave Festival
26 Glasgow Audio
27 Manchester Rebellion
28 Coventry The Arches
29 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
30 Milton Keynes Crauford Arms
December
1 London Boston Music Room