It’s Mayday Bank Holiday weekend, and the sun is shining(ish) as V13 headed off to Temple Newsam in Leeds for the kick-off of festival season in the UK. Now, having seen social media blow up the night before with reports of major problems at the Slam Dunk, there was a bit of apprehension in the air, but arriving on site experiencing very few of the issues sending Twitter into meltdown, we soon started to look forward to a day of great bands. Now, when you hear those immortal words, “Let me see you open up that fucking pit,” you know you’re in the right place. Kicking off our Slam Dunk on the Knotfest Stage was abrasive metallic hardcore crew Heriot, who pummelled through their dual-vocal onslaught giving absolutely zero fucks that it was barely lunchtime. A band that gets better as they gr...
