Holidays and the power of friendship tried to kill the metal...

The Desolation Sounds Podcast returns this week for a bumper episode catching up on reviews from the past few weeks. Steven sinks his teeth into some of Leeds' finest in grungey punk trio Dinosaur Pile-Up and beloved underground heroes Hawk Eyes; modern melodic death metal from Denmark in Aphyxion; the debut release from Liverpool pop punkers Gold Bloom; thrashy power metal from Paladin; and shouty emo from Virginity.

Instead of trying to catch up with 3 weeks worth of news, Steven also takes aims of the first round of festival announcements from Download, Slam Dunk and Bloodstock.

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