Date: 21/5/26
Location: New Cross Inn, London
Headlining band: Dysentery
Support acts: Toil, .357 Homicide and Anhendonia
The Death Metal Violence Tour sure as lived up to its name as four brutal bands tore down New Cross Inn, delivering non-stop violence, weighty slams and enough breakdowns to level the venue. The headlining band was Dysentery, supported by Anhedonia, Manchester slam duo .357 Homicide, and Essex hardcore outfit Toil.
Toil opened the night with a pulverising heavy set, delivering punishing breakdowns and raw energy that instantly set the tone for what followed. I’ve seen them live before, when they opened for Yorkshire hardcore outfit Street Soldier back in February 2025. @toil.hc
The Mancunian mean machines, .357 Homicide brought that Manchester shit straight to the pit, straight-up carnage. They performed a mixture of songs from Intestines On The Pavement (2020) to Cremating The Dismembered (2025). Their performance had a raw, almost chaotic edge, but it never lost focus — each section hit with intent, landing cleanly even when the overall sound felt deliberately chaotic. The crowd response built steadily as the set went on, with more movement breaking out as the riffs tightened and the pace intensified. Mat, tell your cat Bubbles that I said pspspspsp. @357_homicide
Anhedonia — where do I begin with these guys? Boston brutes, that’s what they are. Their performance was built on thick, downtuned riffs and cavernous breakdowns, each one landing with deliberate, crushing weight that filled the room with low-end intensity. @anhedonia.brutal
By the time Dysentery hit the stage, the atmosphere had already been pushed to breaking point—and so had they. Their headlining set was a relentless surge of controlled chaos, balancing precision and sheer sonic violence in a way that felt purpose-built to close the night on maximum impact. I was expecting their set to be longer, as is usually the case with headliners, but they only played for around half an hour. And Scott Scarvia (Dysentery), tell your cats Maggie and Peg I said pspspspspsps. @dysenteryslam