Undeath / Slimelord / Disengagement / Sidewinder

Undeath headline Boom on Saturday 7 November, with Slimelord, Disengagement and Sidewinder filling out the bill. It's a four-band run, and Undeath take the top spot.

If you've been around the Leeds scene for a while, you'll know Boom as a grassroots venue for punk, hardcore and metal, run mostly by volunteers. For more than ten years it sat in Byron Street Mills on Millwright Street, where it grew from practice rooms into a multi-stage venue with rehearsal rooms and studios, before the landlord ended the lease and it closed there at the end of March 2025. After six months of fundraising and volunteer work, it reopened in May 2025 at Canalside Community Music Space on Armley Road, run by Canalside, a not-for-profit community interest company by the canal next door to Project House.

The building does more than just host gigs. The Downstairs room holds 200 and has a bar, and the building also houses rehearsal rooms and a recording studio; the Upstairs Hall holds around 500. It's a space built around the music as much as the shows themselves, and this night fits right into that punk and metal focus.

Undeath lead the bill on Saturday 7 November, with Slimelord, Disengagement and Sidewinder on as well. The whole thing kicks off at 19:00 at Boom, 5 Canal Place, Armley Road, Leeds (Canalside Community Music Space), LS12 2DU.