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Having been a very disappointing couple of weeks due to us needing to postpone our headline Edinburgh show until November and pull out of Cvltfest this Saturday (what can we say, sometimes things just aren’t meant to be), our next show is this beast at The Gryphon in Bristol on 20th June, courtesy of @road_to_masochist.

One of the finest line ups Road To Masochist has put together descends on Bristol in June. Not only being held in the intimate surroundings of The Gryphon, but it’s also a celebration of Ashby’s birthday...all in all, this will sell out fast!

Headliners MASTIFF have been spreading their brand of misery and dissonance for well over a decade. Their most recent EP release ‘For All The Dead Dreams’, released via Church Road Records, saw them unleash the most brutal and devastating hardcore infused sludge of their career, and has meant they will be very unlikely to be playing in settings such as this for very long.

CATTLE HAMMER join us having just released their filthy, gloomy epic ‘Dark Thoughts With Lights Out’ via Road to Masochist. Headed by Duncan Wilkins (Mistress, Fukpig, ex-Anaal Nathrakh), this Birmingham band are about as dissonant, nihilistic and nasty as you can get.

MOUTHS travel down from Sheffield and bring their atmospheric, yet hard-hitting, brand of post-hardcore. Expect to be challenged and to be absorbed.

TENDRILS open proceedings with their energetic brand of ultra-noisy mathcore. Hailing from the Exeter area, they most recently opened for Chained To The Bottom of the Ocean and released their Dillinger-esque album ‘Long Dead’ in 2024.

All takes place at The Gryphon, Bristol on Saturday 20th June 2026. Doors at 6.30pm.

£12 ADV/£15 OTD.

Unfortunately due to work commitments we’re now unable to play @cvltfestuk 2026 in Scunthorpe on 30th May.

Apologies to anyone to was looking forward to seeing us. We’ll make it up to you somehow, we promise.

The line-up is still stacked to the rafters so get yourself a ticket.

The mighty @mastiffhchc headlined the Saturday at @southwestheavyfest with an absolutely huge set. Been wanting to see these chaps for a while now as heard so many good things and didn't disappoint 🤟
#livemusic #videography #metal #gigs #hxc

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

As one of our punters said, "It's just a noisy wall of anger and hate! I love it!"
@mastiffhchcblew the roof off at @legendsbarmansfield on Sunday evening at @kinellfest
Pics by @zbs.captures

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are having to postpone the @mastiffhchc headline show at @mashhouse until 28th of November.

Unfortunately @iron_altar are unable to make the new date, however in their place we have post-metal legends @voidoflightband as well as Glasgow’s sludge band @acid.reflux.band.official joining as opener.

🎟️ TICKET LINK IN BIO 🎟️

Poster design by @alanswanphotography

2 more bands still to be announced!

Who do you want to see join @mastiffhchc @hundredyearoldman @iron_altar @wearestillaband and @acceptance.leeds ?!

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#blackmetal #postmetal #metalmusic #extrememetal

Get @yersinband’s new single ‘Die Alone’ in your ears NOW!!!

WORN OUT, @mastiffhchc , @swampcoffin and more for @damnationfestival 2026?

Grab your tickets by Friday night and let’s sell this out

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Our May shows kick off next weekend.

2nd May - @southwestheavyfest
3rd May - @kinellfest
23rd May - The Mash House, Edinburgh (with @iron_altar, @razorsharpdeathblizzard1 and @primitivevices)

Tickets to all shows available via the link in our bio.

GET UNDER IT!!!

Our May shows kick off next weekend.

2nd May - @southwestheavyfest
3rd May - @kinellfest
23rd May - The Mash House, Edinburgh (with @iron_altar, @razorsharpdeathblizzard1 and @primitivevices)

Tickets to all shows available via the link in our bio.

GET UNDER IT!!!

Our May shows kick off next weekend.

2nd May - @southwestheavyfest
3rd May - @kinellfest
23rd May - The Mash House, Edinburgh (with @iron_altar, @razorsharpdeathblizzard1 and @primitivevices)

Tickets to all shows available via the link in our bio.

GET UNDER IT!!!

Following the recent announcement by @warren_schoenbright that they will no longer be continuing, we are sorry to lose them from this absolutely raging line up at @gryphonbristol on June 20th! Replacing them will be Exeter’s @tendrilsband who will bring their energetic brand of noisy mathcore to Bristol.

Tickets on sale now via Headfirst .

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@mastiffhchc with sledgehammer riffs at @siegeoflimerick

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@mastiffhchc with sledgehammer riffs at @siegeoflimerick

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OUT NOW.

‘All the Quiet Hurts’ by Veiled Existence (featuring our very own @dan.dolby.noise)

The album is available digitally, on CD through @road_to_masochist and cassette through @difficult_art_and_music. All money raised from digital sales on the Veiled Existence Bandcamp and a portion of profits from physical sales will be donated to mental health charities.

DIGITAL: https://veiledexistence.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-quiet-hurts

CD: https://roadtomasochist.co.uk/store/veiled-existence

Cassette: https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-quiet-hurts

‘A pensive, at times brutal exploration of industrial drone, ‘All the Quiet Hurts’ delves into the lived-experience of mental health, unearthing a powerful, uncompromising sound-world. Layers of amorphous synthesis parry with distortion and grit, the inherent timbre of the work oscillating between assertion and fragility, assurance and collapse. Where many artists would lean into the pleasant ambience of drone, or the performative wrath of noise, Veiled Existence weave delicately between such states, producing a work of remarkable depth in the process.

The result is All the Quiet Hurts — a deeply personal and immersive work inspired by the mental health struggles, resilience, and growth both artists experience in their daily lives. This release is also a reminder that no one should feel ashamed for facing mental health challenges. If you’re struggling, reaching out to a trusted friend, family member, or professional can make a real difference.

Difficult moments do not have to be the end of the story. Sometimes, they can be the beginning of a path you never knew you were meant to follow.’

#dronemusic #droneambient #experimentalelectronic #experimentalmusic #mentalhealth