13 Sept @ Fighting Cocks : Sceptocrypt join The Medea Project & The River for Ekphora Europa

@themedeaproject – The name, The Medea Project, was first heard on the east coast of South Africa when a group of talented young musicians made a briefly brilliant impact on a staid and unready music scene, dazzling and intriguing before quietly imploding. Their self titled, three track EP captures the unique magic of their sound; the diverse, brooding intertwining of gothic and metal that had captured hearts on two continents. Soulful, melancholic, raw and heavy, these songs conjured shadows and taught the dead to dance.
FFO: Darkthrone, My Dying Bride, Fields of the Nephilim

@_riverbanduk – Formed in 1999, The River have sought to carve out their own tiny corner of the world, initially juxtaposing incredible weight and density of sound with delicate, gossamer vocal melodies. As the years have passed their music has grown from their deep & rumbling foundations, blossoming into a multi textured sound that paints with broader strokes & a wider array of colours without sacrificing the integrity of their earlier doom metal roots.
FFO: Anathema, 40 Watt Sun, The Gathering

@sceptocrypt – Returning after a 3 decade hiatus earlier this year, Maltese-borne Sceptocrypt, have been leeking new material off an upcoming full-length through 2026.
Consistenly inconsistent, their extreme music sound researches ways how to secretly & seamlessly infuse latin jazz, avant-garde classic, horror soundscapes, flamenco, reggae and more into one conundrum of experimental extreme metal that one can headbang to even if no fucks are given of the non-metal influences.
FFO: Sceptocrypt, Sceptocrypt and Sceptocrypt

⚡️ 13TH SEPTEMBER AT 7:30PM. Come down early as Sceptocrypt open the procession!
⚡️ £8 ADV / £10 OTD – Tickets by scanning code or from this link.