Culloden: Blàr Chùil Lodair

Battle of Culloden, Scottish-Gaelic, Blàr Chùil Lodair, was the last confrontation in the Jacobite Revolt in 1745. 274 years later the band Culloden release the EP Witchpricker. The band Culloden is from Newcastle and they proudly says, «We are Culloden and we play Heavy Metal and we’re heavily inspired and influenced by some of the legendary acts from our home region that have graced with their heavy metal majesty. Venom, Satan, Mythra, Raven, Tysondog, Atomkraft, Avenger, Spartan Warrior, Battleaxe just to name a few. The band came together first in 2010 by frontman Andrew Halliday to jam with a college classmate but never quite took off seriously. Two years ago all changed! The current lineup came together and quickly took to begin writing and recording an EP of four songs, Witchpricker, in early 2018. Emboldened with the addition of Stefan Rosic joining later in 2018, the band’s lineup was complete. The track Lindisfarne,

They write their songs based on the dark stories of history, myth and folklore near and far from their North Eastern homelands. Thus far, they have played shows throughout the North East, and beyond. They had the honors of opening a show as for NWOBHM heroes Avenger when they played at a prestigious Heavy Metal music venue in Newcastle Upon Tyne Trillians. The kind folks behind Mearfest put on an event at the Queen Vic in South Shields. They were given the absolute privilege of sharing the stage for the event with NWOBHM royalty, acts such as Abaddon ((the original drummer of Venom)) and Tysondog. Such was the impact they made, they were booked to play again when Mearfest returns to the North East again in 2019. The title tracks Witchpricker,

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