Mad Spanner

🚨5 WEEKS TO GO🚨 We are just 5 weeks away from our last heat for 2026, let's keep our SOLD OUT streak going and sell this bad boy out too! 📅19TH June 📍Arc:Hive GUES HEADLINERS @devils_henchmenuk COMPETING BANDS 🎸 @burntbodyuk // @madspanner // @sevendaysdead // @falsemonarchlpool 🎟 TICKETS SELLING FAST - LINK IN BIO

Gig announcement - I'll be supporting Thrashatouille on their album tour in Shrewsbury on July 26th with Biomech! Thrashtouille has been a band Mad Spanner have shared the stage with since the early years so it's a huge pleasure to help get the party started. For this occasion, Dan Ashley will be joining me onstage back on guitar for the Life Absurd material so come on down for the mini-reunion!

Due to popular demand and an upcoming album release, we are thrilled to announce the return of Thrashatouille! No stranger to Shrewsbury since the early days of BTL back in 2019, Thrashatouille have gone from strength to strength entertaining audiences across the country with their unique proposition in the metal underground....CHEF METAL! That's right, the set-list could read as a heavy metal recipe but their music masterfully covers so many sub-genres with infectious glee. All ready to showcase their debut album with their already well-established headline show, Thrashatouille are set to bring one hell of a party. Bon Apetite! Joining Thrashatouille's run of album launch shows, we have Biomech as main support with their concrete blend of core elements with some absolutely gnarly beatdowns. For their sheer seismic sludge, they're the band bringing the heaviness on the night. As for sheer speed and physical spectacle, Mad Spanner will be opening the night with another frenzied display for the Shrewsbury crowd, only this time with some surprise guests... Mark it in your calendars and spread the word - Albert's Shed, Sunday July 27th at 7pm is where all things heavy lies in Shrewsbury. And it's FREE ENTRY!! See you all there! ♠ Born To Lose, Live To Win ♠ Mike & Key

Gig announcement! I'll be playing my debut show in Newtown at Vesna Newtown with Andy Patton and the boys in Punk Rock Jukebox next month on the 13th! I've had some wicked times in Newtown and I look forward to meeting friends both new and old! The week after that I'll be going absolutely crazy in Liverpool for the Metal 2 The Masses Merseyside so don't miss that if you're in the area! I'm also playing piano later this month as part of the Borth arts festival, so come and say hi if you're around! It'll be Phillip Glass, so expect less jumping off tables for meditative poly-rhythmic arpeggios instead. May 24th: Borth, Phillip Glass Recital (Victoria Inn) 🎹 Mad Spanner Shows 💥 June 13th: Newtown (Vesna) June 19th: Liverpool (Baltic Triangle) July 18th: Aberystwyth (TBA) July 26th: Shrewsbury (TBA) More in the year to be announced. Get in contact if you want to host a Mad Spanner party at your venue or demolition firm 🤘

Only one more day until I blast off at LOOPFEST ! This will be my 5th time playing the festival but I'll be playing it like it's the last hour of the apocalypse. Loop Venue, next to the Shrewsbury Train Station Saturday 12pm GO HARD OR...go somewhere else instead? FUN EVERYWHERE (there's like 300 acts playing over the weekend across town but none more frenzied 😉)

Wisdom Comes (Gojira Cover), Live in Aberystwyth! It's the only clip that survived the editing process (bah, updates!), but the whole show can be viewed on Youtube, link in the comments! Setlist: Prison Of Convenience Forced To Use A Shitty Drum Machine Duck-Faced Selfie Epiphanot Mad Spanner Batty Off The Chain 99% Effective Avocado Commando Uni F%&ked Me Well & Truly Landmine On A Frisbee Wisdom Comes Wronghade Drinking The Drunk Away

TOMORROW AT @bankvaultaber , I'll be doing double duty playing with Pompeii and the first mad spanner set in 8 months! Get in for 8pm, predrinks earlier, free entry!!

🚨HEAT 4 UPDATE🚨 Heat 4 just got heavier! We are pleased to welcome @burntbodyuk to the competition 💪This completes the lineup along with @madspanner , @sevendaysdead , @falsemonarchlpool and guest headliners @devils_henchmenuk . If you fancy playing out on a school night you can catch @burntbodyuk & @hisnameisdolores tomorrow supporting @horsebastard.grind & @trench_foot_osdm at the @jacarandaliverpool for just £3! We'll be there to hang out and enjoy some horrible noises 😝 🎟 Secure your tickets for Heat 4 here - /event/689298

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I will be returning to Liverpool to compete at the M2TM this year! I'll be sharing the stage with White Lightning, Seven Days Dead & False Monarch on June the 9th with a mystery headliner to be announced! I can't wait to get back on the stage, especially for Liverpool's vibrant scene...it's going to be mental! See you there!

Sisyphus Happy is 2 years old today! It was the first album released as a solo act which both developed the existentialist themes while adding new rhythm changes and time signatures into the mix. Since, these songs have been showcased at 37 shows across England and Wales, including new set staples such as 'Prison Of Convenience', 'Batty Off The Chain' & 'One Must Imagine' What is your favorite track from the album? 🤘😁🍌

It's been a couple of days mourning the death of Ozzy, while celebrating his career by constantly playing Sabbath/Ozzy through the pub speakers when I'm working. So much has been said about his undeniable contribution to the musical landscape and his influence over decades of heavy music. I can't imagine a world without Sabbath, but it'd probably involve a lot more desk jobs. I love Sabbath and Ozzys music, but I also really admired Ozzy as a clown, and I mean that with great respect. A natural showman, an entertainer, a peoples servant. He never put himself above the audience and stayed humble right to the end. He had so much heart, authenticity and enjoyed putting smiles on peoples faces. He genuinely loved his audience and we loved him too. I'll leave two quotes that stuck with me and directly influenced me on a personal level: "I don't care if they're laughing with me or at me. As long as they're laughing, I don't give a fuck" "You've gotta believe in yourself or no-one will believe in you" RIP Ozzy

Thank you Borth Carnival and the Star & The Sea community for having me perform my last Sisyphus Happy show! It's always a bit nerve wracking playing for a hall full of people unaccustomed to extreme metal, I expected a mini-exodus out of the venue but the audience was amazing and I had a great laugh giving you all a show. So much space onstage to work with and tables to jump from, I had an absolute blast! I also had the pleasure of filling in on short notice for Pompeii Strasse, which went down a treat and got people dancing into the night! I'll have some unsuprising news later, but for now, thanks for such a memorable show at home! 60m Setlist: Prison Of Convenience Forced To Use A Shitty Drum Machine DuckFaced Selfie Drinking The Drunk Away Mad Spanner Epiphanot Batty Off The Chain Get Off Your B&st&rd Phone You Anti-Social D!ckhead Landmine On A Frisbee Bullsh!t! 99% Effective I Was Caught Sh!%ting In A Plastic Bag (200 bpm) I Was Caught Sh!%ting In A Plastic Bag (250 bpm) I Was Caught Sh!%ting In A Plastic Bag (300 bpm) I Was Caught Sh!%ting In A Plastic Bag (350 bpm) I Was Caught Sh!%ting In A Plastic Bag (450 bpm) Alektorophobic Nosebleed Avocado Commando Uni F&cked Me Well & Truly Wisdom Comes (Gojira Cover) The Possibility Of Lifes Destruction (Discharge Cover) An&l Sex Sisyphus Happy Part 1-3 Wrongshade Drinking The Drunk Away (Reprise) Escape Into Reality