My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

Walkabouts at Holland Park today

Dorset landscape with ruined Knowlton Church in the distance.

25.03.2016

enough there for a couple of jumpers! 04.05.2014

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

One of my favourite walks - the heather is just about perfect at the moment, and looked gojus against the blue sky.

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

Looking over towards Shutlingsloe, where we'd been an hour prior to this.

Heritage steam ship moored at Poole Quay... in the area ready for the Air Festival later on this week

Poole 25.08.2014

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Sheffield metalcorers, Bring Me The Horizon clearly have an army of juvenile devotees, who knew every word to every ear-splitting track. Intense, tattooed young men with screaming voices, a big volume dial and a huge multi-media budget put on a fine show. The music wasn't bad but the vocalist, Oliver Sykes, was an irresponsible (and foul-mouthed) arsehole of note who continued to encourage the audience to "open it up", "push it back" and extend the mosh-pit to a wall-of-death. In the ensuing melee, dozens of terrified and traumatised young women were hauled over the crowd-control barriers and there was blood among the testosterone-charged (and lager-fuelled) alpha males. I personally experienced a couple of nigh-Hillsborough moments during their set, and wouldn't like to repeat them. Good show BMTH - and you're clearly a rock-god-in-training Mr. Sykes - but cut the nihilistic mosh-pit nonsense. Here's the full Bring Me The Horizon set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

Aran Islands

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

25.05.2014

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

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A collection of photos from the 2015 Black Music Festival

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

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My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

The Worthing-based garage band, Royal Blood, were excellent. I never got to see them as supporting act to the Foo Fighters when the Wembley gig was cancelled back in June, and was therefore surprised to learn that there were only two of them. Quite literally, drum and bass! Good stuff...despite the idiotically brutal mosh-pit. Here's the full Royal Blood set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

Bank Holiday Monday 25.05.2020

Walkabouts at Holland Park today

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

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My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.

Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.

To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:

You can't kill the metal

Metal will live on

Punk Rock tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were smite to the ground

New Wave tried to kill the metal

But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground

Grunge tried to kill the metal

They failed as they were thrown to the ground

No one can destroy the metal

The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow

We are the vanquished foes of the metal

We tried to win for why, we do not know

New Wave tried to destroy the metal

But the metal had its way

Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal

But metal was in the way

Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal

But metal was much too strong

Techno tried to defile the metal

But Techno was proven wrong

Metal, it come from Hell

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Easter Sunday 21.04.2019

My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.

The Worthing-based garage band, Royal Blood, were excellent. I never got to see them as supporting act to the Foo Fighters when the Wembley gig was cancelled back in June, and was therefore surprised to learn that there were only two of them. Quite literally, drum and bass! Good stuff...despite the idiotically brutal mosh-pit. Here's the full Royal Blood set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.