Slipknot and Judas Priest to headline Download 2015
Metal band Slipknot have been announced as headliners for 2015’s Download Festival, making it their third time doing so.
Author Oli Polhill
Oli Polhill
MA English student at the University of Southampton and alternative music correspondent for The Edge.
Total articles: 76‘Pre-gig jitters and coffee’: an interview with Twin Atlantic (04/11/14)
Glaswegian rock outfit Twin Atlantic gave Oli Polhill some time before their Southampton show to talk about their new album Great Divide and the tour so far.
Review: Rise Against at O2 Guildhall (09/11/2014)
Southampton played host to a defiant scream let loose by the bastions of modern punk rock, Rise Against.
Preview: Suicide Silence at Mo’Club (19/11/2014)
The thunder of deathcore is going to be rolling into Southampton.
Review: Twin Atlantic at O2 Guildhall (04/11/2014)
Southampton played host to Glaswegian quartet Twin Atlantic, along with friends The Xcerts and Nothing But Thieves.
Preview: Rise Against at O2 Guildhall, Southampton (9/11/2014)
The last defenders of true punk rock are gracing Southampton with a big show.
Review: Soil at The 1865 (19/10/2014)
Metal giants Soil stop off at perhaps one of the best new venues in Southampton, 1865. Oli Polhill went along to join in with the madness.
Preview: Twin Atlantic at O2 Guildhall (04/11/2014)
Glaswegian alt rockers Twin Atlantic are embarking on UK tour this autumn to promote their upcoming album.
Preview: Hacktivist at Joiners (07/12/2014)
Djent/rap metal group Hacktivist are coming to Joiners.
Preview: Soil at The 1865 (19/10/2014)
Rock giants Soil are coming to Southampton, and they’re bringing a few well-known friends… huge friends really. American Head Charge and Hed Pe.
Review: Fall Out Boy – ‘Centuries’
Fall Out Boy’s new single doesn’t quite cut the mustard with Oli Polhill.
Review: Fall Out Boy – 'Centuries'
Fall Out Boy’s new single doesn’t quite cut the mustard with Oli Polhill.
Slipknot prepare for their return
Following six years of inactivity after the crushing death of their bassist, Slipknot come thundering back into the spotlight, says Oli Polhill.
Rewind: Green Day – American Idiot
Oli Polhill takes a look at the album which revived Green Day’s career, and sent them hurtling into a second wave of stardom.