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Bloodstock M2TM South Wales Interviews: Hateful Dread West Heat #4 The Bunkhouse, 08.03.26
Interview With Hateful Dread West Heat #4 The Bunkhouse, 08.03.26
1. Please introduce yourself for anyone who may not know you. Tell us a little bit more about you as a band.
We are Hateful Dread, South Wales Doom at its finest. We have been together with our current lineup since October 2024 and have been making noise on the local scene ever since. We blend distorted sound with heavy metal and create what Google described as music for the end of the world. We are playing Hard Rock Hell Spring Break in March 2026 and cannot wait to share our music with a new crowd.
2. What made you want to participate in the Metal To The Masses South Wales 2026 campaign? Have you had previous experience? Or is this your first time?We want the exposure that not only playing but winning will bring. We believe our heavy sound in perfect for Bloodstock having been a few times. We are new to the scene and M2TM is a great way to network with other bands some of which we have already played with.
3. M2TM is all about supporting your local scene. How important is the local scene to you as a band?
So far everything, people have given us opportunities and we have yet failed to disappoint. Supporting the other bands and them supporting us has helped us to no end.
4. We have a slightly different set up this year with Heats/Quarters/Semis taking place at Green Rooms/Bunkhouse. Have you played the venue before or is this your first time? Are you excited to get on those stages?
We played The Bunkhouse in September supporting Heavy On The Ride
5. What are your expectations from being a part of M2TM?
As a band we expect some stuff competition which will help us improve down the line. We would love the chance to play in front of a huge crowd at Bloodstock and even hopefully open up other opportunities across the UK.
6. What would getting to our Day Of Wreckoning final and the possibility of playing Bloodstock Festival 2026 mean to you?
Both would be fantastic experiences personally and professionally, it was one of my personal goals when joining Hateful Dread.
7. We encourage all the bands in M2TM to try and check out the other bands, who are you most looking forward to? Who should your fans also try to catch?
Pvriah are amazing we have played with them before also Mould are great the young singer has a great voice and the band have a heavy sound.
8. Tell us in five words why people should come and see your band.
Psychedelic Doom, steeped in Dread -
TERROR Announce 2026 North American Tour
Hardcore vets hit the road April 22 with Pain Of Truth, End It and Start Today in support of new Flatspot Records LP.
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Italian Atmospheric Black Doom Metal Duo URLUK Announce New Album
Italy’s URLUK will release their highly anticipated second full-length album, “Memories in Fade”, on April 10, 2026, via Pest Records. Following the atmospheric and introspective journey of their previous works, this new record marks a clear evolution in the band’s sound, embracing a more sinuous and emotionally driven approach. “Memories in Fade” is now available for pre-orders here: https://pestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/urluk-memories-in-fade […] -
SUZI QUATRO Drops “Little Miss Lovely” From Upcoming “Freedom” Album
Rock ’n’ roll mainstay Suzi Quatro will release her new album Freedom on March 27. The second single from the record, “Little Miss Lovely”, is now available, following the title track “Freedom”.
Speaking with Dawn Osborne of TotalRock, Suzi Quatro explained how the album took its final shape. “I was going through the master mixes, and the album was gonna be called “Choose Yourself”, which was the top song for a long time. So I’m going through the mixes to approve, and this “Freedom”, it just kept coming out and smacking me in the face. And I went, ‘Okay, this is the first single, this is the title of the album.’ And have you ever seen and heard a picture and a song, and a title that all says exactly the same thing? Doesn’t it scream it to you freedom?”
The decision also guided the artwork: “Once I decided on that track for the single, I actually had a vision — [it was] so strange — a vision of this album cover and the single cover. And I couldn’t get it out of my mind. So I put out little notes to all my people who photographed me for years. I said, ‘Here’s what I’m looking for.’ And so I have a girl in Australia who’s done me for — I don’t know — since the ’80s. And she had a photograph of me from the back with my bass on, on stage. And the art team then got together and created the image around it. And it’s exactly the way I saw it in my mind’s eye. And it’s important.”
Lyrically, Freedom reflects where she stands now. “I’m 75. I have achieved freedom in myself, in my attitude. I’ve dropped my excess baggage. I don’t have that anymore. I don’t have anything to prove. I’m comfortable in my skin. So it’s a very important personal thing. Also, in this world we live in, I say freedom — what is more precious than freedom? Nothing.”
She expanded on that idea in a separate statement: “It’s all about getting back to who you are, and it applies universally. We all wear masks to get by in this world. For me it’s all about being comfortable in your own skin, having nothing to prove to anyone, and not accepting any B.S.! This is the journey this album takes you on. Here I am, warts and all. Take it or leave it. Choose yourself…and finally FREEDOM. Which also applies to the world we live in today. A very important word, a very important attitude and very important reality… ‘FREEDOM’!”
The album also features a duet with fellow Detroit rocker Alice Cooper on a take of the MC5 classic “Kick Out The Jams”.
From the early chart-toppers “Can The Can” and “Devil Gate Drive” onward, Suzi Quatro has sold more than 55 million records worldwide. Her catalog runs deep, with staples like “48 Crash”, “Daytona Demon”, “The Wild One”, “If You Can’t Give Me Love”, “She’s In Love With You”, “Rock Hard”, and the U.S. million-seller “Stumblin’ In”, her duet with Chris Norman, which returned to million-seller status worldwide in 2024.
Beyond music, she built a strong acting résumé, including her three-season run as Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days, where she received the second most fan mail after The Fonz.
Freedom was produced by L.R. Tuckey and mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios, closing the loop on a record that Suzi Quatro sees as a statement of identity and purpose.
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Terror Announce North American Tour
Hardcore outfit Terror is heading out on tour this spring and they’re bringing supporting acts Pain of Truth, End It, and Start Today. The whole run is in support of their new album Still Suffer on April 24 via Flatspot Records.
The tour kicks off on April 22 in Denver and it comes to and end on June 6 in Quebec, Canada. Along the way, they’ll play various festivals, including Sick New World, Overcome Fest, Tied Down, and Festival Au Lac. Other major stops include Las Vegas, Seattle, Houston, and Philly.
Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. local time.
Terror Tour Dates:
4/22 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
4/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World
4/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
4/29 Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
5/1 Portland, OR @ Off Beat
5/2 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
5/4 Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
5/5 San Francisco, CA @ Cornerstone
5/6 San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
5/7 Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
5/8 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
5/9 Phoenix, AZ @ The Nile
5/11 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
5/12 San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
5/13 Houston, TX @ Bas Astronaut
5/14 Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
5/15 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
5/16 Raleigh, NC @ Overcome Fest
5/17 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
5/19 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
5/20 Boston, MA @ Royale
5/21 Troy, NY @ Sliding Dirty
5/22 Syracuse, NY @ The Song & Dance
5/23 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch
5/25 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
5/26 Dunbar, WV @ West Edge Factory
5/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving
5/28 Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy
5/30 Detroit, MI @ Tied Down
5/31 Detroit, MI @ Tied Down
6/1 Nashville, TN @ Basement East
6/2 St, Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
6/3 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
6/4 Chicago, IL @ Metro
6/5 Toronto, ON @ Lithuanian House
6/6 Granby, QC @ Festival Au Lac
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GRAVEBORN Launch Playthrough Video for Title Track off of “Metempsychosis”
Boston-based progressive death metal band GRAVEBORN have posted a playthrough video of the title track off their upcoming fifth full-length album Metempsychosis. The video features guitarist Chris Ramusiewicz shredding through his parts on “Metempsychosis.” Watch now at this location. Vocalist John Leblanc comments on the song, which he calls the “core statement of the album.” It’s the track […] -
Black Coast Release “Drown Out” Music Video
This time delivering a nü-grunge ballad.
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ETERNAL RECURRENCE Releases Captivating New Single “8 by 8”
Drawing inspiration from chamber music, ETERNAL RECURRENCE offer an alternative, more intimate take on modern symphonic metal. With the release of their next single “8 by 8”, ETERNAL RECURRENCE provides a further sample of the forthcoming, self-titled, debut EP due later this year. Project founder, multi-instrumentalist and composer C. Alex Luke shares an insight into the composition process for the […] -
Reactivated SISTER SIN Unveils Second New Single & Lyric Video “Drive”
Swedish heavy rock outfit Sister Sin has dropped a second new single, “Drive”, continuing its return after more than a decade without new material. The track follows last month’s “Suicide Hill”, which marked Sister Sin’s first new music in 12 years.
Both “Drive” and “Suicide Hill” were recorded by the band’s current lineup: Liv Jagrell on vocals, Jimmy Hiltula on guitar, Andreas Strandh on bass, Dave Sundberg on drums and Sebastian Svedlund on rhythm guitar. The songs were mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios.
“Suicide Hill” pulls inspiration from the 1988 cult film Maniac Cop and the novel Suicide Hill by James Ellroy, tying horror themes into the band’s hard-edged sound.
Although Sister Sin announced its reunion in December 2019, the pandemic stalled live plans. The band finally returned to the stage in June 2022 with a show at Backstage Rockbar in Trollhättan, Sweden.
The group originally called it quits in November 2015. In a statement at the time, the band explained that its “relentless” touring and recording schedule had taken a toll and that “the motivation for some members just wasn’t there anymore.” Even then, the door was left open for another chapter: “It is our hope that the flame will burn once again and hopefully resurrect this Swedish bastard sometime in the future. Time will tell…”
Eleven years ago, Jagrell reflected on the breakup in an interview with Sleaze Roxx. “We toured too much and we got burned out. That’s the simple answer. They just felt like they did not want to do this anymore. [In 2015], we had been out for almost four months or something so it’s a lot of time away from family. It’s a lot of time away from friends. And also just to survive in the business is hard, so I think we maybe worked too hard in the last years.”
With two new singles now out, Sister Sin is clearly pushing forward again, picking up where it left off — only this time with a reset and a renewed focus.
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