Matty Hunter

WRITER
Matty Hunter is a freelance journalist in the North East and is a Heavy Metal music encyclopaedia. He was brought up on the likes of KISS and AC/DC, the latter of which is his favourite band of all time.

If Matty is not at a concert or listening to music, he is following his beloved Newcastle United or watching professional wrestling. He is a proud North East native and honoured to be from the region of NWOBHM and extreme influencers Venom!

Matty’s favourite metal band is Slipknot, and he is a fan of the darker side of Metal, with his favourite headbangers being Death Metal and its subgenres.

Matty has been quoted by Once Awake and the record label Season Of Mist, to name a couple.

Matty Hunter / My Death Metal Top Ten Of 2025

News
It has been a momentous year for Death Metal, and it was a tough choice to decide on a top ten, but with a bit of chopping and changing, Matty Hunter has made a list. 

Pestilence / Death Metal Pioneers Reign Supreme In Newcastle

Gig Reviews
Pestilence, Dutch Death Metal pioneers, brought crushing riffs to Newcastle on the Echoes of Horror Tour 2025 joined by Damim and rising act Impurist.

Narcotic Wasteland Complete Their Annihilation Of Europe UK Leg In Newcastle

Gig Reviews
Gig Review: US Death Metallers Narcotic Wasteland stormed into Newcastle's gem of an underground heavy music venue, The Lubber Fiend, with Erebor and Rumination

Cytotoxin Unleash A Radioactive Cloud Of Chernobyl Death Metal Over The Lubber Fiend

Gig Reviews
Gig review of Cytotoxin at The Lubber Fiend, where they unleashed a radioactive storm of Chernobyl Death Metal with Osiah, Analepsy & Cognitive in support.

Sepulchral / Beneath The Shroud A Rotten Triumph of Old-School Death Metal

Extreme Metal
Sepulchral return with Beneath The Shroud, a rotten, riff-packed slab of old-school Death Metal filth, channeling Entombed, Grave, and Dismember with brutal force.

Nekrogoblikon / A Night Of Organised Chaos At Anarchy Brewery

Gig Reviews
Gig Review: Nekrogoblikon, with Grief Ritual, Party Cannon, and Allegaeon, swung by Anarchy Brewery, Newcastle, on their Show Me Your Goblin UK and Ireland tour

Undeath & Horrendous Lead Think Tank Death Metal Midweek Mayhem

Gig Reviews
Gig Review: Undeath and Horrendous brought brutal energy to Think Tank Newcastle, with Plague Rider and Inhuman Suffering on a stacked Death Metal midweek show.

Cryptopsy / Is An Insatiable Violence Their Best Album Ever?

Extreme Metal
Is An Insatiable Violence the best Cryptopsy album yet? Discover how the Death Metal legends combine raw brutality and crisp production in their fiercest release.

Matty Hunter

WRITER
Matty Hunter is a freelance journalist in the North East and is a Heavy Metal music encyclopaedia. He was brought up on the likes of KISS and AC/DC, the latter of which is his favourite band of all time.

If Matty is not at a concert or listening to music, he is following his beloved Newcastle United or watching professional wrestling. He is a proud North East native and honoured to be from the region of NWOBHM and extreme influencers Venom!

Matty’s favourite metal band is Slipknot, and he is a fan of the darker side of Metal, with his favourite headbangers being Death Metal and its subgenres.

Matty has been quoted by Once Awake and the record label Season Of Mist, to name a couple.
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