
Image: the venue's website
Winter Metal Meltdown takes place at The Palace in Bridgwater on 6 December 2026, with doors opening at 19:00. The metal bill features performances from Girlschool, Raven, Alcatrazz, and Airforce.
Source: palacenightclub.co.uk
Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978. Frequently associated with contemporaries Motรถrhead, they are the longest-running all-female rock band, still active after more than 40 years. Formed from a school band called Painted Lady, Girlschool enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the UK in the early 1980s with three albums of "punk-tinged meโฆ
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Raven was a rock band with blues and soul influences, formed in 1967 in Buffalo, New York, and active until 1970.
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Alcatrazz is an American rock band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea. They are best known for their songs "Island in the Sun", "Hiroshima Mon Amour", and "God Blessed Video". They are also notable for featuring a previously unknown Yngwie Malmsteen as their lead guitarist for a year, who was then replaced by Steve Vai, with whom they recorded one album.
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