The baubles are barely down from the tree and I am still finding pine needles every-frickin-where, but the resumption of ROCKFLESH duties signals that the holiday period is well and truly over. Tonight is a masterclass in the avant-garde corners of extreme Metal. Much fancied local melodic Black Metallers Argesk are openers and that is as much as I can tell you as they go on at around half six and to be honest I haven’t even left the house yet. Apparently, according to my sources, they were really rather good, with lush keyboard inserts and commanding vocals. It’s just a shame they were shoved on so bloody early.

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