About Us

Congratulations on finding your way here!! Let's tell you a little bit about us and what we do...

Invading the Pit is a shiny new blog dedicated to all things Rock and Metal, brought to you by two self-confessed and proud metal-heads. Our aim is to provide unique insights into the world of a music fan from a certain perspective.

We're girls doing it for girls... (although you metal dudes are welcome too, brah!) 

We were drawn together by a mutual love of a band – a love that has been described as an obsession by some. This sparked the idea between us for a blog mainly centring on the world of a female metal fan. The passion, the dedication and commitment these fans show, the stigma that comes along with that, as well as a look at the lifelong friendships that are forged among fans that come together with a common interest in a band.

We'll also be bringing you reviews, experiences from other people and some interviews.

So without further ado let's meet the team:

Leese:

Leese grew up on boy bands, The Spice Girls and Aaron Carter until she was introduced to decent music, through the love (and obsession) she had for professional wrestling at the time, around age 13. Since falling in love with heavy metal and hard rock music, she has travelled extensively to see her favourite bands, going as far afield as The United States of America... five times! Another hobby of hers is decorating her body with band-related tattoos to show off and permanently display her passion and affection to the musicians that she loves. Some call her obsessed and insane, while others describe her as "dedicatedly crazy". A "mature" (and we use that term loosely) student of Music Industries Management, it was the experience of combining traveling with music that led her to pursue a career within the industry.

Joobs: 

Inducted into the world of metal a little later in life than the average metal-head, Joobs has developed a love for heavy metal, moshing and... baking?! "It's like I've fallen out of the WI and into a mosh pit!" The self-described middle-aged rocker stands out from the crowd - well her voice and distinctive laugh certainly do - and she certainly epitomises the phrase "once seen (or heard) never forgotten", although we are still trying to decide whether or not that is a good thing.

Now that you know a little bit about us, we hope you stick along for the ride and by all means, if there is a topic you want covered, an interview you must read, an event or album you need reviewed or you just want to give us some feedback please do contact us! We're very approachable, we promise!