Black Fire performing at Zanzibar, April 2025 From brand new festivals to the emergence of new venues and cutting-edge bands, 2025 has been an unforgettable one for Merseyside heavy rock and metal. As we start 2026, we reflect on last year’s highlights and look forward to what is to come. Events and partnerships One of the core elements of our mission statement was to be outward-facing and to engage where possible with global partners to benefit the Merseyside scene. Thanks to our evolving...

Metal on Merseyside has developed an exciting new collaborative partnership with Black Label Production , a Kuala Lumpur based music promotions company. Earlier this year, Black Label Production brought Black Fire , an extreme metal band originating from Perlis, Malaysia, to Liverpool as the first stop on their inaugural UK tour – a tour supported by the Malaysian government. Widely regarded as the first band in Asia to perform Black/Thrash/Doom Metal in the Malay language, Black Fire ’s...

Black Fire (photo courtesy of Black Label Productions) With their roots way back in 1982, it is likely that Black Fire was one of the...