Various, Astra, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Purson, Moss, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Blood Ceremony, Gentlemans Pistols, Horisont, Cathedral

Louisiana Sludge

Black Sabbath slowed below the speed limit, soaked in Gulf humidity, feedback and cheap bourbon — five bands, one phone book.

West Midlands Metal

Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.