Watch Wormrot play Glastonbury set onboard Earache Express

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Wormrot post footage of their Glastonbury set live from the Earache Express - as label release video showcasing extreme metal’s debut at festival

All aboard!: Wormrot on the Earache Express
All aboard!: Wormrot on the Earache Express

Wormrot have posted video footage of their set at last weekend’s Glastonbury.

The grindcore outfit from Singapore appeared on the Earache Express – a modified London tube train organised by Earache Records – with the performance coming after they had played The Truth Stage at the festival.

It’s the first time Glastonbury has dedicated an area to extreme metal and saw bands including Napalm Death perform.

Earache have also released a short video documentary showcasing the event, which includes live footage and interviews.

Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway says: “It’s a paradox because while we don’t deliberately set out to shock people, needless to say the music is extremely sonically violent.

“But actually what underpins it is peace, tolerance, equality, non-violence – but we still get a perverse kick out of wrecking people heads.”

Watch both Wormrot’s performance and the Earache video below.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.