I sit down with Coop from The Spoken Metal Show to look back on a series of metal gigs we went to in Liverpool in early 2020. Despite being a metalhead since I was a teenager and playing in bands most of my life, I've stopped going to shows, I honestly can't remember the last time I went to see a night of unsigned local music. The nights we attended and their line ups are as follows.

The Jacaranda Club - Moralslip, Lure In

The Outpost Liverpool - Avenoir, Ashen Reach, Target: Renegades

O2 Academy Liverpool - Loathe, God Complex, Phoxjaw

This was an eye opener for me, taught me a lot about performing live and made me want to play in a band again, but mostly I realised that there is still a live metal scene, I've just been lazy.