I’ve been dying to see Huntsmen since I discovered them in 2018.
They released their amazing record Mandala of Fear at the start of covid and couldn’t make ends meet by touring in support of that album at all, because of the lockdowns. I’m 2021 they announced an EU/U.K. tour and I was so thrilled to finally get to see them in Manchester.
Unfortunately, due to ongoing Covid bullshit and presumably the conflict in Ukraine, their support band pulled out of the tour, then they had to cancel most of their EU dates. They played a couple of festivals and hit our shores in April, managing just 1 small show up north before a positive covid test in their camp destroyed the remainder of the tour, probably resulting in crippling costs for the band. Who then spent the remainder of their time in the U.K. locked away in an air bnb 😣
Gutted is an understatement. Even though I didn’t get to see them live, I’m so happy I was able to pick up some vinyl and this sick tshirt (tie dyed by me) before they left the country, and they sent me a bunch of free stuff on top of that.
Truly a bunch of nice guys, they’re doing what no one else in the metal scene is doing at the moment and I really hope their shitty experience hasn’t put them off coming back to the U.K. Check them out!