Black Groove, Praetorian, Phantom Droid at The Gryphon

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"A brutal injection of hxc sludge doom awaits you as the bass-heavy scummery of Black Groove wrestles with Praetorian’s APF-approved blackened bone-rattling. An intimate Gryphon hellgate opening FFO: Acid Bath, Dystopia, Lord Mantis, Beggar, Mastiff."

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£10 ADV / £12 OTD

A gig on Friday 9th May. The event starts at 20:00.

Road To Masochist bring another revoltingly heavy line-up to the infamous Gryphon in Bristol! Black Groove head along the coast from Brighton/Eastbourne and bring a vicious offering of doomy sludge interspersed with barking hardcore. They released their blistering affair 'Low EndScum' last year and continue to grow in stature throughout the underground swamp. Praetorian are a sludge/hardcore outfit of monstrous proportions who hail from Hertfordshire, UK. They recently released their first full-length release 'Pylon Cult' on APF Records which was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews....'grim, grievous, massive and mauling' (No CleanSinging). Come and witness their volatile cocktail of doomy death and thrashy sludge. Opening proceedings will be Phantom Droid who will be enchanting us with their psycho'delic doomy riffs.

09/05/2025 The Gryphon, Bristol

Doors 7:30pm

£8. adv £10. otd

Entry requirements: 18+ — Read more — Read less