Alcatraz Line up: 2025

Flying the flag for the new wave of old-school speed metal, Germany’s Vulture thrive on riffs slice like switchblades and vocals that shriek like tortured spirits; their lyrical themes are pure horror cinema gold. Since their explosive debut ‘The Guillotine’ (2017), they’ve refined their lethal blend of thrash, speed and heavy metal on albums like ‘Ghastly Waves and Battered Graves’ (2019). Expect galloping basslines, guitar trade-offs and eerie samples that wouldn’t be out of place in a 1980s slasher. Their stage shows are everything you’d expect: leather, chains and blood-red lighting. Vulture aren’t just a nostalgia act, they’re the real deal and they’re coming to shred your face off.