"Mangata Festival is organised by a couple of best friends and heavy music enthusiasts. We have a passion for live music and love for Nottingham" and they have returned with a cracker of a lineup
The World Splits Open is out now!
Sadly all things must come to an end, and includes both ArcTanGent and our time at Fernhill Farm. Here's what happened on the final day of ArcTanGent 2026. Words by Dan Hillier, Rowan Bruce, Adam Robertshaw and Adam Vallely.
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The heat trap dust bowl that is Victoria Park opens its gates to a very Outbreak coded line up with a mix of modern hip hop with shoegaze and hardcore. Deftones top the bill amongst a range of artists, including IDLES, Deaf Heaven and Basement. Words by Cece Lawless and Bill Gillman.
A day of farewells, fluids as instruments and falling bodies, here's what happened on day three of ArcTanGent 2026. Words by Dan Hillier, Rowan Bruce, Adam Robertshaw and Adam Vallely.
Nottingham's Mangata Festival returns for a fifth year. Over the years they have hosted some Noizze favourites such as Hidden Mothers, Boss Keloid, Cage Fight & more. But who are the 9 bands we think you should see this weekend? Words by Pete Wall.
Now we're all recovered from ArcTanGent (we'll miss you, Fernhill Farm) it's time to look back on all the great new music that released over the past fortnight!
Back with a vengeance on their second LP, The World Splits Open, we sat down with punk-metallers Hawxx to discuss the themes and topics found within the incendiary and radically political release.
Pounding, heavy and riffs that are sharp enough to slice through thick fog. Perpetual Paradox gives us another reason as to why they should be on your radar.
Forming in 2017 in Arvika, Värmland, Nephila prides themselves on being a love letter to the otherworldly 70’s psychedelia of yesteryear and the theatricality of space rock. Will their latest venture live up to its hype?
One of the biggest names in modern noise rock, Oklahoma City quartet Chat Pile’s fourth full album, Who Loves The Sun, lives up to their much deserved hype. Heavier, more miserable and far more diverse, Chat Pile truly earn their place at the top of the noise food chain.
