Onslaught

British summertime in 2021 has been a mixed bag. On the one hand, life is gradually returning to normal as the pandemic starts to ease, but on the other it's been wetter than Aquaman's bathing costume and the sun hasn't made an appearance in weeks.

When festival season was wiped out last year thanks to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, for us music fans, it felt a hammerblow with our summer being quiet and solitary away from the buzz of a packed crown or the roar of amplified noise on an outdoor stage.

Local thrash act Shrapnal opened the early start show and their Megadeth/Sodom worship was audible.

Catton Hall, Derbyshire, UK

Onslaught Live In Concert In Denmark

Despite the well-practiced guitars, bass, and steel solid drumming, the songs ultimately left an uninspired feeling amongst the countless familiar riffs being borrowed from bands such as Sodom, Annihilator, and even Diamond Head.

Donum Dei are currently the hot name on everyone’s lips in Northern Ireland rock circles.