Festival Announcements

.@DownloadFest confirm new acts and day splits! Hot on the heels of Sonisphere’s announcement on Monday, Download Festival has announced another 24 bands to the bill…and also revealed their day splits! First up, Bring Me The Horizon, who have literally destroyed everything in their path since they released fourth album …

The UNDER THE BLACK SUN 2014 has recently confirmed the last bands for this year’s edition. German Black Metal band SHROUD OF SATAN and the Polish Black Metal/Ambient quartet THAW are the final bands! Complete line up: BELPHEGOR (Austria) CORPUS CHRISTII (Portugal) COUNTESS (Netherland) DARKMOON WARRIOR (Germany) DEMONICAL (Sweden) DEUS …

Few bands represent Obscene Extreme as fully as US grind legends Brutal Truth – they’ve weathered break-ups and line-up changes, but never once have they halted in their mission to keep pushing the bleeding edge of grindcore. Never complacent, each steamroller of Brutal Truth album has furthered their sound and …

Starting on the 29th until 31st of May, the DARK TROLL FESTIVAL 5 will be celebrating it’s fifth edition located at the “Schweinsburg in Bornstedt” (Sachsen-Anhalt close to Halle/Saale). More than 20 international acts covering diverse metal genres are invited in order to make this festival a memorable event along …

The world’s biggest heavy music touring music festival, the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, is pleased to announce the official venues and cities hosting tour stops this year! The festival will kick off with on July 5th at San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA and will hit a total of 24 …

Heavyweight UK metallers Raging Speedhorn will reform with original vocalist Frank Regan for a special set – featuring tracks from their first two albums – at this year’s Damnation Festival, which takes place on November 1. The Corby bruisers will play through their back catalogue of sludge and crust classics from ‘Raging …

W:O:A beach chairs by Stiftung Mensch The Stiftung Mensch (human foundation) offers some cool roofed wicker beach chairs with W:O:A branding by now – and the income will be used for charity! The beach chairs are produced in two different sizes and offer you the absolutely full range of extras. …

Nottingham Festival organisers @AcesHighFest are set to show their winning hand AGAIN! ACES HIGH FESTIVAL – 4th and 5th October 2014 at The Doghouse in Nottingham, sees a new festival aiming to showcase the best in UK talent! After the success of the first festival in 2013 with Headliners New Generation …

The UK Midlands Leading Bike Festival 17th – 20th July 2014, taking place at Carnfield Hall, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2BE. Just 1.5 miles from J28 M1 & only 500 yards from Alfreton Train Station Bands 2014 include: – Crazy Hearts: Steroid Freak Pussy: Snakecharmer: Evil Scarecrow: Reckless Heart: Chase The Ace: White Coast Rebels: Sack Sabbath: Bad …

The world’s biggest heavy music touring music festival is back and ready to pummel in 2014. The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL is announcing this year’s cities and venues next Tuesday, February 18th.   The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL has listened to the fans and promises to answer the prayers of heavy metal …

  Degeneration is a new Rock Festival rising from the ashes of Degeneration Club Night. Providing a haven for reprobates who like their music loud, noisy and sleazy. Degneration festival will take place over two nights on Friday 29th – Saturday 30th August at Torksey Lock Scout Camp, Lincoln with at …

Danish metallers CHAINFIST to be confirmed for Germany’s Jübek Open Air 2014, which takes place August 8th – 10th in Jübek. CHAINFIST will play the main stage Saturday, August 9th 2014. Other bands confirmed include: SCOOTER, J.B.O., MALLEUS, ITCHY POOPZKID, GO GO BERLIN, THE LOVE BÜLOW, VICTOR & THE BLOOD, …

After their knockout success at Catton Park in 2013, BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL have invited full-contact Medieval fighting squad, Battle of the Nations Team UK to return to the event this year.  Expect even bigger and more explosive bouts of historic violence, including plans for the current World Champions, Russia to compete. …

2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the Austrian Nova Rock festival, an annual event that saw some of the greatest names of the scene performing on its previous nine iterations. For the jubilee tenth editions organizers are preparing definitely a special event, with headliners Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and The …

Without death metal’s founding fathers, Possessed, Obscene Extreme would be a very different festival indeed. Forming in San Francisco in 1983, the band dragged thrash metal into darker and heavier places with their classic albums ‘Seven Churches’ and ‘Beyond The Gates’ on Combat Records. Possessed created a whole genre and …

The Wacken team launched the sales for their second cruise earlier today, and within just 2 hours and 20 minutes they’d sold out completely. Ahoy Metalheads, unfortunately, there are no more cabins left. The Full Metal Cruise II was sold out after only two hours and two minutes! That’s crazy! …

Dutch power metallers LORD VOLTURE to be confirmed for Netherlands Zeeltje Festival 2014, which takes place August 15th – 16th in Deest. Other bands confirmed include: HEIDEVOLK, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, NEW ADVENTURES, YEEEHAA, more to be announced soon. LORD VOLTURE are: David Marcelis – Vocals, Paul Marcelis – Guitars, Leon …

 This years Rock & Metal Circus Festival will take place on September 12-14 at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire. The facilities on site include electric hook up for caravans, campsite, toilet blocks, hot showers, catering and a mini real ale festival. Friday headliners still to be announced. For updates and further information see …

Time to beat the UK weather and join HRH in Ibiza for a once in a lifetime rock n roll adventure as HRH Ibiza Road Trip announces 17 bands. Now in its 5th cycle, The HRH Ibiza road trip is pleased to announce 17 bands for this year’s chapter. HRH …

Death metal titans BOLT THROWER will play their only UK show of 2014 headlining Damnation Festival. The Coventry quintet, who haven’t performed on home soil since selling out London’s Forum in 2012, will play the Leeds event on Saturday, November 1, in their only UK appearance for the “foreseeable future”. …