GoatFest Goat Monsoon + Draugrheim + Arms To Oblivion + DJ FettDog

/ £10 concessions. , starts 8pm.  A quadruple-threat night from some of our favourite purveyors of local heaviness! GOAT MONSOON Goat Monsoon are a 4-piece Sludge/Stoner/Groove metal band from Essex. Formed in 2012, the band consists of Mike – Vocals. Ben – Guitars. Evil Stu – Bass. Lewis – Drums. Goat Monsoon have released several well-received E.P.s, and in 2019 performed a critically acclaimed set at Bloodstock Festival. They have also supported musical heavyweights such as Orange Goblin, Paradise Lost, Crowbar, Godthrymm, Nebula and Conan. Hail the Goat. Worship the Riff. facebook.com/goatmonsoon youtube.com/@goatmonsoon goatmonsoon.bandcamp.com DRAUGRHEIM Metal to the Masses East Anglia 2025 Finalists Draugrheim stand tall in the underground metal scene, blazing a trail of incendiary shows from Suffolk to York. Draugrheim brings monumental, metallic riffs, grooves and hooks to forge their brand of Mythologically inspired Melodic Death Metal with a live show that takes no prisoners. Moving forwards from the relatively tentative start of the Sword Oath, Draugrheim’s forthcoming first Album ‘Blood and Steel’ exhibits newfound confidence and certainty as well as their deep roots in 90s Melodeath brought up-to-date and garnished with tales of life, death, mythology and ancient war. According to Moshville times, the album “punches like Mike Tyson in his prime” and is “In parts muscular, melodic, hook-laden, and catchy, this is an album that makes you want to bang your head, throw some horns, and stomp your way through the pit!” https://moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2026/09/album-review-draugrheim-blood-and-steel/ Live review from Ghost Cult Magazine: https://ghostcultmag.com/concert-review-ghosts-of-atlantis-existentialist-draugrheim-live-at-colchester-arts-centre/ ARMS TO OBLIVION Since the cementing of their lineup in 2019, Ipswich based Groove Metallers Arms To Oblivion have barely lifted off the gas. With flavours of such top shelf acts as Pantera, Metallica, Tool, and Killswitch Engage, it's easy to see why an amazing crowd reception at shows is a given. Featuring Doug "Burton " Warren (Vocals), Pete Finch (Guitar), Brent Brown (Bass), and Matt Kelly (Drums), Arms to Oblivion have the grit, determination, power, and heart to push far beyond the sleepy hollow of East Anglia. https://www.facebook.com/armstooblivion DJ FETTDOG DJ Fettdog is a Colchester based DJ and musician who has regularly guested at London's Electric Dreams 80s Club for the last 20 years, as well as putting on local nights like MARS, Rock City Nights, and Planet Earth. He has also run the music stage for Colchester Invasion for the last 10 years.

Venue: Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1NF.

Event type: GIGS.

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