Guilt Trip pack out Camden’s Electric Ballroom on the Armour Of Angels tour, and with their first Roadrunner record done proving they’re only heading one way…

Photos by Aaron Heather (@aaronheather_photo) | 19 Oct, 2026

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Let’s get one thing straight before we start: Guilt Trip are not slowing down. Not even a little bit.

We’ve been shouting about these lot at Amped for ages. We grabbed Jay and Sam backstage at Download back in 2024, crowned them British heavyweight hardcore at its absolute filthiest ahead of Slam Dunk this year, and warned you all not to half-mosh, because the Guilt Trip pit can sense weakness. Then we watched them flatten Slam Dunk in May. So when Friday night’s Electric Ballroom show sold out, we knew exactly what we were in for. Bruises, mostly.

And what a year it’s been for the Manchester mob. A North American co-headline run with Malevolence, Hellfest, Slam Dunk, and a shiny new album in ‘Armour Of Angels’, their third and first on Roadrunner. Not bad going, lads.

Long Goodbye, Justice For The Damned and Judiciary did a cracking job of getting the room nice and warm (or in other words nice and sweaty), and by the time the lights dropped the Ballroom was rammed wall to wall. ‘One By One’ kicked things off, just like on the record, and that was that. Game on.

Cue frontman Jay Valentine grabbing the mic and bellowing “What the fuck’s up Brixton?!”

Mate. We’re in Camden.

A lil whoopsie, but we’ll let it slide. Nobody seemed bothered, and frankly, if you’re going to get the borough wrong, do it right before a breakdown that heavy. Nobody’s checking Google Maps in a pit.

Right, let’s talk about it. We have officially entered the push pit era of Guilt Trip shows. The crowds are bigger, the merch is everywhere, and for every seasoned two-stepper there’s a lad in a fresh tee launching his mate into the middle of the floor like it’s a sport. Is it a bit different to the old days? Sure. Do they still slap? Absolutely, yes. Seeing a band this rooted in hardcore pull a crowd this size is a win for the whole scene, and we’ll take it, elbows and all.

The new album got a ton of love across the set, and honestly, fair enough. These songs were made for rooms like this, and they hit even harder live. ‘No Love Lost’ was a standout, two and a half minutes of everything Guilt Trip do best crammed into one glorious riot. Then they whipped out a cover of Machine Head’s ‘Davidian’, just in case anyone had forgotten where that metal streak comes from. Nobody had, but cheers for the reminder.

By the time ‘Thin Ice’ (the track that put them on the map, and you can see why) wrapped things up, Camden had been well and truly put through the wringer.

So here’s the deal. Guilt Trip are an unstoppable force right now. Push pits and all, with their first Roadrunner record now behind them, it’s only a matter of time until we see the Guilt Trip gang ascending. If they’re rolling through your town, get a ticket, duct tape your trainers, and maybe double check which part of London you’re in.