M2TM 2017

[Gandalf the Red]

Speaking of the Liverpool one.

I think it was the other day. I've no idea who won as I couldn't make it. Can't find anything online either.

Don't worry la, I was there. Reaper won the new blood slot and Biggus Riffus are on the Jager

I'm surprised any one was there. They aren't exactly the best at advertising things.



Reaper are a decent young Thrash band. When I say, young they look about twelve.

I don't know much about Biggus Riffus apart from they obviously took their name from this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw

[robin8585]

Speaking of the Liverpool one.

I think it was the other day. I've no idea who won as I couldn't make it. Can't find anything online either.

Don't worry la, I was there. Reaper won the new blood slot and Biggus Riffus are on the Jager

I'll be taking the time to watch Biggus Riffus just so I can put their name on my list of bands wot I have seen, don't care what they sound like

[Haldamir319]

Looks like Raze the Void won last night. Also looks like Everest Queen may have been given a spot too.

[CharlesDexterWard]

Biggus Riffus - what a great name for a band!

[Bizza]

Biggus Riffus - what a great name for a band!

Great name! only problem is this is all I can think when I see it.

[CharlesDexterWard]

They should have a song titled "he has a wife you know..."

[Tet]

London M2TM continued a long standing tradition of putting through the worst band of the night. This year's lucky recipients were Sentience, a prog tech band.

Also going through (to play on the Jägermeister stage) were Bangover, a thrash band, which was well deserved. They'd risen to the occasion and played a far, far better set than the last time I'd seen them, and they were the band of the evening for me.

Overall, a pretty weak group of finalists. If that's supposed to be the best London has to offer, it doesn't say much about the quality of the scene.

[Haldamir319]

Embodiment win the Bristol competition.

[Slev]

a prog tech band.

[Haldamir319]

Looks like K-Lacura won Oxford and Hundred Year Old Man won Lincolnshire.

[Dombag]

Speaking of the Liverpool one.

I think it was the other day. I've no idea who won as I couldn't make it. Can't find anything online either.

Don't worry la, I was there. Reaper won the new blood slot and Biggus Riffus are on the Jager

I'm surprised any one was there. They aren't exactly the best at advertising things.



Reaper are a decent young Thrash band. When I say, young they look about twelve.

I don't know much about Biggus Riffus apart from they obviously took their name from this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw

I dunno, deathwave do print flyers and have an online presences. And there was quite the turnout for the final, even if I think EBGB's is too small a venue and the drinks are too damned expencive.

[Haldamir319]

Last night's winners:

Northamptonshire - SwitchBlade City
Bournemouth - Seething Akira
Selby - Hoofknuckle

[Gandalf the Red]

No idea what they are like, but all three have terrible names.

[Haldamir319]

They really do haha.

Netherhall won the Brum show, and UNITRA were awarded a Jager spot.

[Skippy]

There might be a bit of an uproar when people actually listen to Seething Akira...

So we know every winner now. I'd say there's actually been a bit more variety than most years. Power metal and Black metal are still completely underrepresented in the competition, of course, but at least this year not every band is bland death metal, bland metalcore or bland stoner. Definitely looking forward to watching a few bands this year.