Following the success of the inaugural APF Fest in September last year, we’re doing it again in 2026.
On 12th September, we’re back at Rebellion Manchester for another full-scale celebration of all things APF.
Joining us this year are Gandalf The Green, The Brothers Keg, A Horse Called War, Tides of Sulfur, Nxmad, Trevors Head, Praetorian and our alumni Desert Storm.
We’ll also be hosting a special listening party for the new Spider Kitten album, which you’ll get to hear before it comes out, through that monstrous Rebellion PA.
Promoted by Uprising Promotions and Rebellion Manchester in association with APF Records, this is a night dedicated to the label: a showcase of our kind of heavy.
8 bands and an album premiere. All day shenanigans. SHOULD BE FUN.
Ticket link to bio.
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APF Records is an independent record label based in Salford, United Kingdom, with 110 releases to its name as of September 2025.
Founded in May 2017 out of the UK’s sludge, stoner, and doom scene, APF has since grown into a home for the full spectrum of heavy and alternative sounds. From colossal riffs and monolithic sludge to hypnotic doom, abrasive noise rock, and music that defies easy categorisation yet remains undeniably heavy, the label champions artists who push boundaries while refusing to compromise.
At its heart APF is a community – a family of bands, friends, and collaborators bound together by a shared love of adventurous heavy music and the DIY spirit of the UK scene.
Today we've released a new Bandcamp compilation – fittingly titled Uneasy Listening – pulling together 30 bands that have released music through APF since day one. It’s a weird and wonderful collection that veers from the punishing to the unclassifiable, reflecting a catalogue with no single theme beyond a love for the loud, the strange, and the uncompromising.
Hear it via link in bio.
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APF's next release will be URZAH's A Tranquil Void album on 5th June. The CDs have arrived, vinyl and tees arent far behind.
It's a modern metal masterpiece and I cant wait for you all to hear it. This band thrills me! Check out the singles Hunter In The Veil and Infernal Star I via link in our bio.
Album art by @putrasatrianug@urzahband #apfrecords #cd #heavymetal #sludge #postmetal
Happy anniversary to Urzah. Their debut album The Scorching Gaze is two years old today. 🎉
"A band this new shouldn’t sound this advanced. It’s a genuine surprise that this is their debut. A sensational album", said Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life when it was released. Distorted Sound Magazine called it "an immensely satisfying listen that somehow manages to combine genre-pushing experimentation with real classic metal sensibilities. Urzah are destined for great things", they reckoned. 😎
As you'll find out on 5th June, the Bristolian quartet have upped the ante with sophomore effort A Tranquil Void. Featuring the recent singles Infernal Star I and Hunter in the Veil, it's a giant leap forward. Can't wait for you to hear it! 🤟
Album art by @putrasatrianug@urzahband #apfrecords #albumart #heavymetal #progressive #sludgemetal
Bandcamp Friday is here! 🎉
If you’ve been meaning to support us, today’s the best time to do it. 100% of profits go directly to the band. We’ve got our new album available to pre-order now, out June 5th.
Vinyl, CD and digital editions are all up, along with a range of bundles put together. Only 150 units of the special splatter edition vinyl.
Head over to bio.site/Urzah or apfrecords.co.uk to preorder.
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NXMAD have returned. 👊
New single Vertigo is streaming now in the usual places. After 8 years away their sound has morphed into full-on hardcore metal. Think early High On Fire, Mastodon and Black Tusk. It's brutal. Get your ears on it. 😎
Vertigo is taken from sophomore album The Second Fall, which will land through APF in July. Recorded by Joe Clayton at No Studio with mastering by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, it looks beautiful and will sound wonderfully horrible on transparent yellow and black marbled vinyl. CDs and tees also available. 😈
Pre-orders are open on the APF webisphere. Link in bio. 👌
Great to have them back. 🤘
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This Thursday, NXMAD return.
Vertigo. Their first new track in 8 years.
Can't wait for you to hear it. 🤟
@nxmaduk #apfrecords #sludgemetal
#hardcore #sludgedoom
#manchestermusic
✨ NEW SINGLE 'HUNTER IN THE VEIL' — OUT NOW ✨
Our second single from our new album is available to listen to on all streaming services. Simply search or visit our website at bio.site/urzah or via our bio link.
"Hunter in the Veil draws on mythic symbolism and elemental imagery to explore cycles of power, death, and renewal. A graceful but menacing feminine presence, the Wolfess evoked in the track exists between worlds as an archetypal force.
Death and transformation are portrayed as sacred processes rather than endings, and the sombre outro expresses how our bodily ash returns to the soil and our memories feed rebirth."
The track features the stunning cello of longtime collabroator and friend @luke.clemenger .
'A Tranquil Void' - our sophomore album - will be released on the 5th June and can be pre-ordered directly via our Bandcamp or at APF Records.
Our first single 'Infernal Star I' is also available to listen to on all streaming platforms.
We hope you enjoy listening, and can't wait for you to hear the whole album in a few months time.
@apfrecords@forthelostpr
#urzah #apfrecords #atranquilvoid #newsingle #metalmusic
✨ NEW SINGLE 'HUNTER IN THE VEIL' — OUT NOW ✨
Our second single from our new album is available to listen to on all streaming services. Visit our website at bio.site/urzah or via our bio link.
"Hunter in the Veil draws on mythic symbolism and elemental imagery to explore cycles of power, death, and renewal. A graceful but menacing feminine presence, the Wolfess evoked in the track exists between worlds as an archetypal force.
Death and transformation are portrayed as sacred processes rather than endings, and the sombre outro expresses how our bodily ash returns to the soil and our memories feed rebirth."
'A Tranquil Void' — our sophomore album — will be released on the 5th June and can be pre-ordered directly via our Bandcamp or at APF Records.
We hope you enjoy listening!
@apfrecords@forthelostpr
#urzah #apfrecords #atranquilvoid #newalbum #metalmusic
✨ HUNTER IN THE VEIL - OUT ON 07/04 ✨
Our next single 'Hunter in the Veil' will be available to stream on all platforms from 7th April. The track features the stunning cello of Luke Clemenger, who features across our record.
Preorder the new album 'A Tranquil Void' at APF Records or on Bandcamp. Link via our stories or bio.
#urzah #apfrecords #atranquilvoid #newsingle #metalmusic
