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I caught up with Taj Mian, guitarist and 1/3rd of the band "Half Moon Panic" Most people just settle for presents for their birthday but not these guys, they decided to form a band!
Taj talks me through their journey from making their debut at his own birthday party to being head hunted and going on to play their first summer festival. More success was to come as they went from strength to strength gathering momentum and going on to play the prestigious "International Jazz And Blues Festival"
Taj talks about his early career in a band called "The Expandables" where he met every member of the band on the school playground!!!!

They released an album in 2021 titled "Welcome to the Small Time"
Taj explains the origins behind the band name and the meanings behind the album name and their more recent album titled "Songs from the pit" released earlier this year!

Check them out, You won't be disappointed!

https://www.facebook.com/halfmoonpanic

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I caught up with Matteo Peluffo of the Italian Progressive Power Metal band ArseA.
We talked about his music journey and he shared some stories of his life on the road, sharing hotels with Dragon Force, Sharing stages with the likes of Testament, Dark Funeral, Stratovarius, Children of Bodom,  Dragonforce, Kamelot, Moonspell, In Flames, Overkill, Ensiferum, Soilwork to name a few.
ArseA were chosen from among over 300 Italian bands to represent Italy at METALCAMP one of the biggest metal festivals in Europe and that was just the start of their career,  they released their new album ORDER OF MANTIS  at the end of July last year and then the day after went on to play MainStage at VAGOS METAL FEST, Portugals biggest metal festival! What a way to launch a new album!!

Check them out especially their single "Unfair" featuring Tom Englund
https://www.facebook.com/arseaworld

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On behalf of everybody in the music scene I wanted to thank this man right here... He has raised thousands of pounds over the years for Dementia Awareness by hosting Dementia Aware Fest and still continues to do so. 
Massive respect my friend, even bigger news he was going to take a well earned break but he's just announced that he's staying firmly put and is heading back to The Station in Cannock next year!!!! Fantastic news.

Everyone needs a Dave in their life!

Tickets available by following the link below!!
https://www.ticketweb.uk/search?q=dementia+aware+fest

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I caught up with Dale Harrison who is the drummer in "Hands of Attrition"
After a rocky start to the interview plagued with technical issues  and life getting in the way of things actually going according to plan ..We got there, just about.

We talked about the band name, who came up with it, grab yourself a coffee or a beverage of choice and listen in as Dale reveals all, how the band came together and what he does outside of music and lots more.
Keep your eyes peeled folks, his children have the making of rock stars, but are you surprised with a cool dad like Dale?!

Check them out and be sure to catch them at a gig somewhere soon!
https://www.facebook.com/HandsofAttrition

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I had the pleasure of chatting to Sean Crocker, vocalist of the band "The Miser", for those of you that say singers don't ever do much to help off the stage I CAN CONFIRM  that Mr Crocker gave his time up to chat to me. We had great fun putting the world to rights, talking about the highs and lows of music and his personal journey the last few years.
We talked about the origins of the band name, the cost of living crisis and the effect it is having on the music scene, parking fines in London, non moving traffic in Birmingham and lots of other entertaining stuff, including how the band came together.
Be sure to check out their new single: "Memento Mori" Following on from their 2022 release  "House on The Hill" this is a band not to be overlooked!

Check them out here:
https://www.facebook.com/themiserband

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Everybody has a dream and with a little bit of help we can make it come true.
Ian, just like many of the other volunteers trying their hardest to make the Nene Valley Festival based in an idyllic setting of Ferry Meadows, Nene Park, Peterborough, happen all have one thing in common, their passion for music and supporting up and coming bands. The festival will be held on 31/08/23-03/08/23 and it is one not to be missed.
Just like myself with this podcast it's all about giving bands a platform for them to build their fan base and help give them the helping hand that they deserve.
They say nothing in life worth having comes easy and that's exactly why we need to  support new events to give them the chance that they deserve.

In order to make this festival become a reality they need to sell 400 tickets, at £129 for 64 bands this works out at £2 per band!!!!!!! They have sold just over half of this and have extended the deadline.
And if the target doesn't get met, because it's all done through Crowdfunding, you get your money back!

With bands on the line up CONFIRMED, they have the insurance and support from the local council to make this happen they just need you to put your trust in them!

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I had the pleasure in chatting to "Valhalla Awaits" at Firestorm Festival 2022, They opened The Big Top Stage on the Saturday and they certainly didn't disappoint.
These Welsh rockers match their great stage presence with  a great sense of humour and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to them!

We talked about their music, talked about what superpowers they would give each other and of course Welsh road signs and the frustration they cause to us English folk!The age old dog/cat which ones better debate and see how well they got on in my general knowledge quiz!

P.S Sorry about the wind noise, I lost my muffler haha

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https://www.facebook.com/ValhallaAwaitsband

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I had the pleasure of chatting to these guys, honestly I had such a blast!! Recall The Remains are a Telford based Metalcore/Deathcore band!
They have a plethora of gigs coming up so have a listen to our interview and hopefully you'll be able to make it to one of their shows!

In this episode we talked about getting the local school children involved in music from an early age, the outcome of getting school children to draw candles which in itself was an art attack moment and overall we just had a lot of fun chatting about whatever came into our heads plus see how they got on in my famous general knowledge quiz!

This episode also contains my brand new jingle, guitar riff courtesy of Lewis James from NAMELESS! Thank you so much!

Check these guys out below
https://www.facebook.com/recalltheremains

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I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Kathryn Hailes and David Hill of Akilla, we talked about the origins of their band name and about their new single "Serpent & The Son" which is currently racking up the views/listens on YouTube.
Check it out here:  https://youtu.be/l_WpCpjjr2U

Not only do they have a wide array of merchandise available they also have a limited amount of DRINKING HORNS!!! Grab them whilst you can.

If you haven't heard of this band then you should definitely go and check them out!
https://www.facebook.com/AkillaBand

Their Debut album ‘The Gods Have Spoken’ is coming spring 2023. Preorder here https://akillawebstore.bigcartel.com

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An impromptu visit to Birmingham I met up with Lewis James of the 4 piece Nu Metal band NAMELESS.
The only way I can describe their sound is, imagine a Tsunami of Deftones but instead of raindrops falling its melodic guitar riffs showering down upon you!!

These guys have made it through to Heat 4 of the Metal 2 The Masses competition where bands are voted for by their fans and judges, the winner goes on to play The New Blood Stage at Bloodstock Festival!
Heat 4 will be held at The Flapper in Birmingham on 17th March!

Lewis spoke to me about his passion for supporting the Alzheimers Society and how they supported a family member very dear to him, he talks about how he gave back to them by arranging a gig with all proceeds being donated to this wonderful cause.
He also talks about the meaning behind the band name and quite a few embarrassing moments that have happened at various gigs, including his near miss with a cymbal!

Please show these guys some support,

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/NAMELESSMusicUK

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jWSVRDuPoOxijhTjdzlvD?si=3S6z06vTRwO_vwbbuodiJA

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Circus Of Freaks
https://youtu.be/TeQ2kvrJl7Q

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