Come be a part of noise history and catch US screamo legends CITY OF CATTERPILLAR in their first EVER UK show! Death Goals, The Eurosuite and ADayCalledX are coming to join the party! Saturday Nov 1st, The Fickle Pickle, Southend, Essex / 16+ show Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com

Wall of death fun in Southend courtesy of Essex legends Beyond Extinction (@beyext.bsky.social) at last weeks show! (Seriously, if you haven’t already, go listen to these guys.) Next show Aug 21st w/ meth., Host Body, Cady, Outcries. droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DeathMetalSky #DeathcoreSky

Next up, Chicago noise metallers meth. are all set to fry your brain, Aug 21st, Moonraker, Southend. Support from Host Body, Cady and Outcries! This one will be LOUD Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #NoiseMetalSky #ScreamoSky #AltRockSky

Death Metal on Sea in Southend, Essex tomorrow! Featuring Molder (USA), Kontusion (USA), Beyond Extinction (Essex), Ominous Moon (Southend). Tickets £17 advance (no booking fee), or £20 on the door! droptheego.bigcartel.com Ages 16+ Come bang your heads! 😎 #DeathMetalSky #MetalSky

New show alert! Drop the Ego join forces with Dead Species to bring a crushing night of ferocious late summer deathcore to Southend, Essex, Join To Obey A Tyrant, Veiled and more TBC sat Sept 6th at Moonraker Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DeathcoreSky #DeathMetalSky

NEXT WEEK! US death metal heavyweights MOLDER and KONTUSION crash land at Fickle Pickle, Southend alongside Essex titans BEYOND EXTINCTION and local speed metal heroes OMINOUS MOON. Come bang your heads! July 3rd / 16+ Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DeathMetalSky #SpeedMetalSky

WHY NOT COME AND SEE US IN SOUTHEND NEXT JANUARY? COME ON, DON’T PRETEND YOU ALREADY HAVE PLANS. GET TICKETS HERE: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-...

New show alert! We now have at least one good reason to look forward to Jan with this absolute beast of a doom/sludge/thrash lineup featuring @warpstormer.bsky.social, @praetoriankvlt.bsky.social, Crowgod and Reverent Son! £8 adv tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #StonerDoom #SludgeSky

Next show! Hell is unleashed as black metal legends Impurity (Brasil), Goat Semen (Peru) and Ominous Moon (playing Waking the Dead in its entirety) descend on Southend, June 26th. Impurity’s first ever UK show! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #BlackMetalSky #SpeedMetalSky #LiveMusic

Tomorrow! Come see the loudest noise in Southend’s smallest venue! Advanced tickets on sale until 4pm tomorrow: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-... Come join the fun 👊 #HardcoreMetalSky #BlackMetSky #CrustMetalSky #HeavyMetalSky #HardcorePunkSky

Essex hardcore metallers The Burial Code are all set to wreak havoc in Southend alongside Final Dose, Sewer Trench, Awkward Body. We hope you’re ready, because they ain’t messing around. 👊 Tickets (no booking fee!): droptheego.bigcartel.com #HardcoreMetalSky #MetalSky #HardcorePunkSky

If you’ve been sleeping on London’s deathcrust grindcore punk outfit SEWER TRENCH the past few years, then there’s no better time to right that wrong! They’ll be tearing Southend apart NEXT FRIDAY at Peggy’s Music Bar. Come join the chaos! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #grindcoresky #MetalSky

Next up, we’re back at Peggy’s, Southend for an insanely up close and personal encounter with FINAL DOSE, SEWER TRENCH, THE BURIAL CODE and AWKWARD BODY. Expect black metal / hardcore / deathcrust goodness! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #BlackMetalSky #CrustPunkSky #HardcoreMetalSky

Still no words for last weekend. It really felt like a true embodiment of everything we imagined Drop the Ego being. Strangers having fun, making friends, discovering artists and seeing some of their favourites. A true honour to spend time with @onelinedrawing.bsky.social and our amazing acts.

South American extreme black metal legends Impurity (Brazil) and Goat Semen (Peru) arrive in Southend June 26th for an up close and personal show. Expect a night of blasphemous fury in a way in which you’ll never see them again. #BlackMetal/Sky #ExtremeMetalSky Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com

Power Failure absolutely killing it at Peggy’s Music Bar, Southend last night! Don’t sleep on Power Failure, these guys mean business! 🔥 powerfailurehc.bandcamp.com/album/hunger... #HardcorePunkSky #HardcoreMetalSky

Chicago experimental metallers METH arrive in Southend to deliver a sonic onslaught of the heaviest, loudest, most intense noise imaginable. Support comes from the equally as noisy Host Body, Cady and Southend’s very own Outcries. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #ScreamoSky #NoiseRocksky

The insanely good GREAT FALLS getting friendly with the locals in Southend last week! All sorts of good shows coming up! Don’t miss the next one! droptheego.bigcartel.com

Next show! As part of the Greater Than Death UK 2025, INHUMAN NATURE take upstairs at The Alex, Southend by storm Friday May 16th. ⚔️ Support from OVERPOWER, OUT OF SPITE and MOB HANDED. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-... #HeavyMetalSky #ThrashMetalSky #HardcorePunkSky

No waaaaaaay this is actually on while I’m in Japan! 🥹 I better bring an extra case for merch… #NieR

Noise-on-Sea tonight in Southend! Resurrect yourself form your Easter bank holiday hangovers and come catch USA noise bringers GLASSING and GREAT FALLS, tonight! Support: In a House of Heartbeats. Doors 7pm 16+ droptheego.bigcartel.com Come on down! It’s what Jesus would have wanted 🐣

Very cool interview with our fav local Southend metallers Ominous Moon. You can catch them alongside Molder, Kontusion, Beyond Extinction July 3rd at The Fickle Pickle Southend! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #blackmetalsky #speedmetalsky #heavymetalsky

Sometimes you just know the exact movie you’re in the mood for… #HorrorFilmSky #FilmSky

Set your alarms for April 16th One of our favourite bands we’ve had in Southend. 🔥 🔥 🔥

Seattle noise rockers GREAT FALLS will be bringing their aggressive sonic assault of the senses to Southend next Sunday. Washington metallers GLASSING and Southend’s own In A House of Heartbeats also along for the ride! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com greatfalls.bandcamp.com/album/object...

Following shows across Europe including Roadburn festival, USA noise metallers Glassing and Great Falls set course for Southend on the first date of their UK tour. Support from Essex doomsters In a House of Heartbeats. It’s bank holiday Sunday! So no excuses! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com

This Friday! @burnermetal.bsky.social, Underdark, Berenice, Fates Messenger in Southend! Officially the coolest way to start your weekend! 16+ £12 advance £15 on the door (cash only please) Students / low income folks message us, we want everyone to get in that wants to! droptheego.bigcartel.com

US emo legend @onelinedrawing.bsky.social took some time to talk about our upcoming Southend Bank Holiday weekender, his upcoming UK tour and what to do should you encounter a vampire. ☀️ 😎 ☀️ 😎 Day and weekend tickets available here: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MusicFestival #MidWestEmoSky

New show alert! And it’s a beast! USA death metal heavyweights Molder and Kontusion make a pit stop in Southend as part of their European tour. Support from Essex deathcore heroes Beyond Extinction and rising Southend speed/black metal champions Ominous Moon. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com

Support added to the first EVER UK City of Caterpillar show. As well as the amazing hardcore punk/queercore duo Death Goals, post punk / noise rock powerhouse The Eurosuite and post rock Southend heavyweights ADCX join the bill! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #ScreamoSky

This is incredibly sad to see. So many companies I’ve worked alongside over the years gone in the blink of an eye. I was so excited to work in the London film industry when I joined as a wide-eyed teenager all those years ago. I don’t even recognise it anymore. Hoping everyone lands on their feet.

Southend being greedy with 2 dates. Absolute honour to have Onelinedrawing / Jonah here in our little town. 3 Day ticket: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/summ... 2 day and single day tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/summ...

We can’t quite believe this, but US screamo legends CITY OF CATERPILLAR will be playing their first EVER uk show in Southend. One of only 3 UK dates as part of their European tour. Support from the awesome queercore heroes Death Goals (+more tbc) Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #ScreamoSky

Another show you say? We’re back at the awesome Peggy’s Music Bar for a cosy evening of hardcore punk / post hardcore shenanigans, in the guise of the amazing Haest, Ritual Error and Power Failure. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #LiveMusic #HardcorePunkSky

Say what in the what now? This is mental! 😀

This is a big one for us! A whole weekend over Bank Holiday May of emo/indie rock goodness with some acts we genuinely can’t believe are coming to Southend, including Last Days of April, @crywankband.bsky.social, @onelinedrawing.bsky.social, Beezewax, Haggard Cat and more! This will be special!

London death metal/hardcore heavyweights @burnermetal.bsky.social descend on Southend on a co-headline tour with Nottingham black metallers Underdark. Support from East Anglian hardcore/crust/grind outfit Berenice and hardcore heroes Fates Messenger. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky

Another great show last night with the awesome Ramkot from Belgium. We put on our first show last year and did 4 more throughout 2024. We’re already 3 shows into 2025 with some bands we can’t believe are coming to Southend. It means a lot. Next up the mighty @burnermetal.bsky.social and Underdark

There’s far too little NieR popping up on the Bluesky feed. Where are all my NieR fans at? I’m optimistic this is the year we get a new one announced… maybe… hopefully #NieR #Videogames

Thrash metal / hardcore shenanigans coming to Southend May 16th in the form of Inhuman Nature (as part of their Greater Than Death tour), Overthrow, Final Nail, Mob Handed. Tickets £10 droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-... Boosh! 👊 #MetalSky #ThrasMetalSky #HardcoreMetalSky #LiveMusic

Reminder that tickets for our March dates with UNDERDARK are live! 🔥 27/03 - Norwich - Voodoo Daddy's 28/03 - Southend - Fickle Pickle 29/03 - Leicester - Big Difference We're playing new tunes and they're real heavy. 🏋️ Tix: linktr.ee/burnermetal #metalsky #metalgigs #deathmetalsky #metal

Feb 3rd we have RAMKOT. Playing sold out shows all across Europe, and even supporting a little band called Metallica, they kick off the UK dates of their European tour right here in Southend. Support from the amazing Tarmac and Red Nettle Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #LiveMusic

Stoked to announce a weekend of blazing riffs with our Church Road Records pals UNDERDARK ❤️‍🔥 We're playing new tunes at these shows and can't wait to share them with you 🤘 27/03 - Norwich, Voodoo Daddy's 28/03 - Southend, The Fickle Pickle 29/03 - Leicester, Big Difference

All you London/Essex lot need to come to this as well to see Burner (and some other fab bands) destroy the place. Cheers @chrisdroptheego.bsky.social for putting on a banger of a show bsky.app/profile/chri...

We genuinely can’t believe we have bands like @burnermetal.bsky.social and Underdark playing our little city! The scene in Southend is growing strong, and we can’t thank these folks enough for coming down. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #metalsky #blackmetalsky #punksky #hardcoremetalsky

We’re still recovering from @praetoriankvlt.bsky.social killer set on Friday. Consider Peggy’s Music Bar, Southend well and truly sludged! Huge thanks to them and all of the other bands! Support your local music scene! 👊 #metalsky #doommetalsky #sludgemetalsky

Coming all the way from the USA, we’re beyond excited to confirm GLASSING and GREAT FALLS will be kicking off the UK leg of their European tour in Southend! This one really is going to be something special! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #metalsky #doommetalsky #blackmetalsky #noiserocksky

The next Drop the Ego noisefest is in just a few days time! Sludgy doomsters @praetoriankvlt.bsky.social will be joined by Southend hardcore metal newcomers Out of Spite and electro-doom-punk duo Black Skull Ritual. Expect carnage! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DoomMetalSky

First Drop the Ego show with the awesome Gurt, Epic of Gilgamesh, mishikui and BloodGrass tomorrow. We’ve got some crazy shows lined up for this year… let’s kick it off in style 👊 #metalsky #doommetalsky #sludgemetalsky

Been checking out bands from Japan ahead of my trip next year and found some amazing ones. The underground scene looks very healthy there which is awesome. Anyone have any venue / band recommendations? Will be there in August in both Tokyo and Kyoto. #MetalSky