NEWS
It's the Desertfest London 2023 Pre-Party yo!!
Loads of good booze (bar open 3pm-1am)
Live sets by Old Horn Tooth + Novere (8.30pm-10.30pm)
DJ's spinning all the riffs under the sun til 1am
LD’s Kitchen serving special vegan BBQ menu (5pm-10pm)
!! ALL FREE ENTRY !!
Drown that frown down in Camden Town
…AND HERE… RELISH IN THE CLASHES AND PLAN YOUR EATS
DESERTFEST 2023 TIMETABLES BELOW
EASTER BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
We're chuffed that we'll be running a very special BBQ menu from our kitchen the main bar area on Easter Monday.
LD’s Kitchen have been our in-house feeders for a number of months now (winning accolades galore) but this will be the very first time we've unleashed this BBQ menu and it'll be availbale on Bank Holiday Monday only from 12pm-6pm..
As well as this we have a gloriously filthy matinee show in the venue from 1.30pm-5.30pm ft the sludge / death / hardcore delights of MOLOCH / BURIAL ROT / HARROWED / LIQUID SH*T
(n.b. gig is in upstairs venue but you can traverse between the 2 floors once you have your show wristband).
Tell ya pals !
Perpetual Flame presents in celebration of Old Empire’s 10 year anniversary
PERPETUAL FLAME VOLUME 2 Day 3
GWARSING-A-LONG with GWARSENIO HALL
GWARSENIO HALL:
https://www.instagram.com/twominutestolatenight/
TWO MINUTES TO LATE NIGHT
https://www.youtube.com/@TwoMinutesToLateNight
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Perpetual Flame Ministries is an art house founded in 2022 by Kristin Hayter (Lingua Ignota) & KW Campol (Vile Creature), after a successful launch including the announcement of their inaugural festival & musical releases, they are returning with their second major music event of the year with Perpetual Flame v.2. Taking place at Islington Assembly Hall in London, England on 13-14 October 2023, PFv.2 will feature the final performances worldwide of Lingua Ignota's current & back catalogue as well as performances from some of their favourite local & international artists, including Jo Quail, Ashenspire, HIDE, & KEN Mode. The culmination will be Sunday night's free to attend nu-metal karaoke hosted by Perpetual Flame's Gwarsenio Hall at the Black Heart, being put on in conjunction with & celebrating Old Empire's 10 year anniversary.
Come join us for a cathartic weekend of music and events.
WE’RE PLEASED TO BE PARTNERED WITH THE EXCELLENT HOTRAD.TV BRINGING LIVE STREAMS OF VARIOUS SHOWS FROM THE BLACK HEART OF CAMDEN TOWN OUT WORLDWIDE TO THE WHOLE INTERWEBBED GLOBE !!
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR UPCOMING SHOWS AND WATCH SELECT PREVIOUS STREAMS ON THE HOTRAD.TV WEBSITE NOW !
LIGHTNING BOLT @THE BLACK HEART 2018
(BROOKLYN SOUND EVENT IN ASSOC WITH OLD EMPIRE)
*** CONVERGE TO DOMINATE ***
We're chuffed that Wisconsin death metal masters Jungle Rot are set to napalm Camden Town into submission this summer !!! Support comes from Italian tech-death troupe Cerebral Extinction + South Pacific mixed-metal slayers REDSPHERE ...
TIX ON SALE NOW ! - Go git 'em
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Raise a toast to the Sunday roast, as LD’s Kitchen brings the big plates to the capital !
Bristol’s best vegan roasts have hit London NOW every Sunday at The Black Heart
Serving from 12pm-6pm every Sunday (last sitting 5pm, max 6 per table)
You can book a slot NOW at the link below !
We’ve got a ton of heavy shows coming up this spring.. here’s a little taster !
Tickets to all avilable HERE
We know that times are hard out there, and getting soemthing for FREE is few and far between.
Everywhere has costs to cover and bills to meet to survive. But, there are a handful of bands out there that from time to time when it’s feasible are able to give an oppourtunity to get a chance to witness their sonic obilivion for nada. We’re not talking pub shows here, but the full immersion in a live venue setting with the PA to match.
So we’re please to present you 3 FREE ENTRY shows in the coming months.
FRIDAY 17TH FEBRUARY - EAZY QUEEN + guests
SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY - ESPRIT D’AIR + guests
SATURDAY 18TH MARCH - CHUGGABOOM + guests
Each show requires obtaining your Free Entry ticket by heading to the link under each
[Story cover pic by Ryan Hitchman]
We made it (nearly!) to the end of another tough but fullfulling year.
Come celebrate with us here in the heart of Camden Town this Saturday night at our New Year’s Eve Bash.
This year we’re keeping it simple..
FREE ENTRY
TASTY BOOZE
BANGING TUNES
(spun by Lianna Lee Davies of Turbowolf!)
and most importantly - GOOD TIMES !
[Poster by Sevethbell Artwork]
Exit the Grey is an electronic gothic DJ event established in London 2017.
Resident DJs Victoria Fenbane and Simon Briggs play a mix of synthpop, dark electro and EBM.
Requests welcome.
Doors open at 8pm … (end at 1.30am)
18+ Only
MERRY DEATH-MASS - PARTY !!! - Fri 23rd Dec
Damim / OVERTHROW (UK) / Sewer Trench + DJ's til late
Tix only a FIVER adv !! Getchores now !
Yippee Ki Yay ya maniacs
[poster by SeventhBell Artwork]
It’s back again…
YACHT THROUGH THE HEART
Our regular yacht rock night brings you all your feel good hits of the harbour again this Saturday 10th December in The Black Heart’s main bar… entry is free, and cabin dress is encouraged (although far from essential).
Come party like it’s 1989 !!
Following on from yesterday’s announcement we’re mighty stoked to be bringing LD’s Kitchen back to the heart of Camden Town.
@lds.kitchen x @ourblackheart will be serving vegan treats from the end of this month out of the kitchen at the Black Heart, 1 min from Camden Town tube station. Expect some old favourites like Wing Wednesday’s and loaded tots, as well as a special festival menu running until late December, plus some exciting new things in January too.
Responding to the outcry upon the previous closure, we’re now beyond happy to be able to continue to bring this food to you + more, all to enjoy along with the extensive beer / drinks selection at the bar, and as ever the best music that’s around.
Watch this space for continued updates!
See you soooon !!
MARK YOUR DIARIES …
That’s right, the annual Black Heart BLACK CHRISTMAS MARKET returns this year, presented and run by the wonderful Primitive Rising Jewellery.
SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2022 will see 2 floors of the Black Heart of Camden Town packed with sellers of strange, bizarre, bling, gorgeous and homely wares. From jewellery, to plants, to prints, to vintage clothes, to books and zines, to instruments, to beauty and self care, and more.
PLUS on the day we’ll have DJ’s spinning tunes, special winter drinks, and a selection of tasty beers, so be ready to kick back and enjoy the afternoon !
NB we are 18+ only, but dogs are very welcome ! :)
2-3 Greenland Place, Camden Town, London, NW1 0AP
Stunning poster by the ever awesome Bonnie Makes Pictures
The first 3 bands for INCINERATION FEST 2023 have been announced as :
ENSLAVED (NO), ROTTING CHRIST (GR), AND ASPHYX (NL)
Tickets are on General Sale now !
PROCEED THE WEEDIAN - NAZARETH!
Follow the beer to the booze filled land !
A little tribute from our dark hearts to one of the heaviest albums ever!
Design by the incredibly talented Amy Thyst
Avail in colour print on both white and black longsleeve shirts
Ohio witchy-doom outfit FRAYLE are set to hit Camden on Sunday 6th November, one of only 2 UK shows - the other being an appearance at the mighty Damnation Festival.
The band have just dropped a new video to their track “All The Things I Was” (taken from the album “Skin & Sorrow”).
Tickets to the Lonodn show are running low so don’t hold off ! Support comes from Svart Records doomstars FAMYNE and slow heavies NOVERE.
That’s riiiiight, it’s the time of year to get the glad rags out, the golden hour for creatures of the night, the most demonicalicious and gravetaculous weekend there is, as we present to you the Black Heart Halloween Extravaganza for 2022 !
Ft a live thrashin n bashin from thee mighty
GAMA BOMB
https://www.facebook.com/gamabomb
+ smashin n crashin undead support from
REPRISAL
https://www.facebook.com/reprisalmetal
+
REAPER
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialReaperUK
+ ZETRA (SPOOKIN’ DJ SET)
+ fangtastic FOOD by LD’s Kitchen / TAP TAKEOVER by Apha Delta Brewing / GIVEAWAYS / SPECIAL DRINKS / GHOULISH TUNES
Tickets avail now - distgusting dress encouraged
(NB due to circumstances beyond their control Overthrow are no longer able to make the show)
*** EVERY TICKET BUYER GETS ENTERED INTO A PRIZE DRAW TO WIN
A £30 BAR TAB + BLACK HEART MERCH ITEMS ***
Poster by SEVENTH BELL ARTWORK
What’s better when seeing your fave band at a big venue than having had all your merch shopping done and dusted before the doors even open? Well, we gotcha. We’re stoked to announce that in the next fornight we’ll be hosting merchandise pop-ups for both WARGASM UK (ahead of thier Forum show on Thurs 27th Oct), and CREEPER (before their Roundhouse show on Fri 4th Nov) will have an event presented by The Haunt with merch items as well as nail painting and more… both dates will see the Black Heart open from midday and the shop will be open from then until 6pm (leaving plenty of time to scoot up the road and get to the front barrier!). Expect to find exclusive items, fun stuff, as well as the usual extensive Black Heart drinks menu and more
FIRST BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 EDITION !
Returning stronger than ever thanks to the unyielding support of our steadfast fan base, Desertfest is now entering its eleventh year next May. Kicking off the initial 2023 announcement, cult heroes Uncle Acid and the deadbeats are set to headline the Roundhouse for the very first time. As one of the most widely-requested bands in the Desertfest-sphere, the Uncle Acid amalgamation of riff-driven hard-rock & trippy melodic weavings has allowed a uniquely original, yet utterly timeless beast to form.
Swedish heavy-blues maestros Graveyard join once again, eliciting raw emotion with their lyrical prowess & introspective compositions. One of the greatest live acts of all time, German groovers KADAVAR and worshippers of vintage occult folklore Blood Ceremony, all of whose boundary pushing retro-rock sounds make a gratifying return.
For those with a heavier appetite, macabre Japanese doom legends Church of Misery Official, genre-bending nihilists INTER ARMA & London’s own gloom heroes Grave Lines should be a delectable entrée to proceedings.
Ukraine’s Somali Yacht Club will undoubtedly meet a rapturous reception when their flawless musicianship makes its long awaited Desertfest debut. Dynamic US rockers Valley of the Sun will also make their first DF appearance, as they quickly propel themselves onto ‘must see’ lists across the globe.
Poland’s own Spaceslug will bring revellers into a world of atmospheric sci-fi influenced proto-doom, whilst the unique sounds of Mars Red Sky, GAUPA & Ecstatic Vision also up the ante with their progressive fusions of stoner & psychedelia.
Rounding off this first announcement, we also warmly welcome Celestial Sanctuary, High Desert Queen, Plainride, Everest Queen, Venomwolf & Margarita Witch Cult
Weekend tickets for Desertfest London 2023 are on sale now, with much more still to be announced
Artwork by Callum Rooney
