Aug 27, 2025
We went to Bloodstock Festival 2025 and we chatted to a ton of bands there. Here are five of those interviews, featuring the incredible tealdeer, Symbyote, Adfeilion, Mecromorph, and Dead Flesh!
seen from Indonesia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Germany
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Colombia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Netherlands
seen from China
seen from Germany
We went to Bloodstock Festival 2025 and we chatted to a ton of bands there. Here are five of those interviews, featuring the incredible tealdeer, Symbyote, Adfeilion, Mecromorph, and Dead Flesh!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s Bloodstock time and we're featuring some of the bands performing at this year's festival. Here is Adfeilion!
The Gentle Good – Ruins / Adfeilion
How in the world do you follow up a Chinese / Welsh concept album about a poet? Gareth Bonello a.k.a. The Gentle Good returns to his roots after his experimental and ambitious previous LP to deliver one of his best albums yet. As the title might suggest, ‘Ruins / Adfeilion’ is a mixture of Welsh and English language songs. As a body of work, it’s beautifully fragile and Bonello’s gentle and subtle voice contrasts nicely with the intricacies of his guitar work. Whilst it might not push the cultural boundaries of his previous effort, it’s an LP that builds on his strengths, whilst giving plenty of scope for experimentation. The album features a range of instruments, varied lyrical themes (I particularly recommend ‘Rivers of Gold’ as a searing takedown of capitalism) and an instrumental title track.
‘Ruins / Adfeilion’ is available now on Bubblewrap records.
Sut yn y byd ydych chi'n dilyn i fyny albwm am y cysyniad o fardd Tsieineaidd trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg? Mae Gareth Bonello a.k.a. The Gentle Good yn dychwelyd i'w wreiddiau ar ôl ei LP arbrofol ac uchelgeisiol diwethaf i gyflawni un o'i albymau gorau. Fel mae’r teitl yn awgrymu, mae ‘Ruins / Adfeilion’ yn gymysgedd o ganeuon Cymraeg a Saesneg. Mae'r albwm yn hyfryd o fregus ac mae llais tyner a chynnil Bonello yn cyferbynnu’n arbennig gyda chymhlethdod y melodi o’i gitâr. Er nad yw’r albwm yn gwthio ffiniau diwylliannol yn yr un modd a’i ymdrech blaenorol, mae’r LP yma yn adeiladu ar ei gryfderau, tra'n rhoi digon o gyfle i arbrofi. Mae'r albwm yn cynnwys ystod o offerynnau, themâu amrywiol (rwy'n awgrymu eich bod chi’n gwrando ar sut mae ‘Rivers of Gold’ yn mynd i’r afael â chyfalafiaeth) a'r trac teitl offerynnol.
Mae ‘Ruins / Adfeilion’ bellach ar gael trwy Recordiau Bubblewrap.
DW