My top picks for gigs - Feb '24

It is looking like a stacked year already with February seeing some amazing small/medium gigs. We have also seen a ton of bands and festivals announce nearly a full line up and UK tours (anyone else wondering how they will financially recover from November?). So, with that being said, let's cheer up the last month of winter with a gig (or 5) in the best venues in London.

In date order:

Baest, 1st February @ Our Black Heart
Support: Ancient Rivalry

Genre: Expect huge riffs and doomy vibes, proper beautiful death metal

https://www.ourblackheart.com/events/2024/2/1/baest

Pain Of Truth, 1st February @ New Cross Inn *SOLD OUT*

Support: Last Wishes, Ironed Out and Graven Image

Genre: Hardcore

https://newcrosslive.com/events/pain-of-truth

Dead Slow, 1st February @ Blondies

Support: Chaos Reigns

Genre: Stoner metal, rock, hardcore

https://dice.fm/event/wm77v-dead-slow-ft-chaos-reigns-1st-feb-blondies-london-tickets

Mezingers, 2nd February @ The Electric Ballroom

Support: Prince Daddy & The Hyena and Gladie

Genre: Punk rock

https://electricballroom.co.uk/the-menzingers/

Foetal Juice, 3rd February @ Underworld

Support: Basement Torture Killings, Brain Bath, Mutagenic Host & Consumed

Genre: Extreme metal, revolting death metal

https://www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk/event/foetal-juice-3rd-feb-the-underworld-london-tickets/

Kill all Gentlemen, 4th February @ New Cross Inn

Support: Born to be Mourned, Chainlink and Tunguska

Genre: Melodic Death/Groove Metal

https://newcrosslive.com/events/kill-all-the-gentlemen

Mutually Assured Destruction, 5th February @ New Cross Inn

Support: Allfather, xHour Of Reprisalx, Peacekeeper

Genre: Crossover doom, metalcore big thrashes

https://newcrosslive.com/events/mutually-assured-destruction

After Reason, 7th February @ New Cross Inn

Support: Ghost Arcadia, 6am Saint and Satans Baby

Genre: Lush post hardcore

https://newcrosslive.com/events/after-reason-1

Kassogtha, 8th February @ Our Black Heart

Support: Writhe and Perpetual Paradox

Genre: Heavy Swiss death metal

https://www.ourblackheart.com/events/2024/2/8/kassogtha

Citizen, 8th February @ Electric Ballroom

Support: Drug Church

Genre: Midwest emo with a tinge of heavy rock

https://electricballroom.co.uk/citizen/

Tempers Fray, 8th February @ Blondies

Support: Graven Image

Genre: Hardcore

https://dice.fm/event/lkw6w-tempers-fray-ft-graven-image-london-tour-date-8th-feb-blondies-london-tickets

Metal 2 The Masses Heat Ten, 11th February @ The Dev

Playing: Reaper, Prodigal, Ravenhymn and Those Who Speak

Genre: Expect everything!

Free Entry, door at 7pm, Anti-Valentines market on the same day from 12pm

Frozen Soul, 12th February @ The Underworld

Support: Creeping Death, Foreseen, Overthrow

Genre: Technical death metal

https://www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk/event/frozen-soul-12th-feb-the-underworld-london-tickets/

No Worth Of Man, 20th @ The Underworld

Support: Volnero and War Club

Genre: Heavy Metal/Noise and groove!

https://tickets.ents24.com/event/no-worth-of-man/new-cross-inn/2896610?inf=e0a0cd28407de759

Culture Tres, 23rd @ New Cross Inn
Support: Slave Steel and Sawticide
Genre: Thrash, by way of Sepultura
https://newcrosslive.com/events/cultura-tres

Les Savy Fav, 23rd @ Electric Ballroom

Support: Ditz
Genre: Post hardcore/melodic beauts

https://electricballroom.co.uk/les-save-fav/

Blindriver (matinee show), 24th @ Our Black Heart
Genre: Riff heavy doom/blues, basically perfect for a Saturday afternoon
https://www.ourblackheart.com/events/2024/2/24/blind-river-matinee-show

Pest Control, 25th @ Our Black Heart
Support: Demonstration of Power
Genre: Big, mighty cross over thrash
https://www.ourblackheart.com/events/2024/2/25/pest-control

Imperium, 25th @ New Cross Inn
Support: Struck/Down, Atravion and Sunmachine 

Genre: Thrash, mainly

https://newcrosslive.com/events/imperium