Festival Announcements

Doom legends SAINT VITUS will play a special 35th anniversary show at Damnation Festival... performing ‘Born Too Late’ in full. The LA quartet will air their seminal LP along with a selection of classics on the Jagermeister Stage in Leeds, on Saturday, November 1. The doom stalwarts join headliners Bolt …

Hellfest are happy to announce the final additions to the 2014 lineup. The final bands are as follows: FRIDAY: LYNCH MOB, KVELERTAK, ORDER OF APOLLYON, ROTTING OUT SATURDAY: WALKING PAPERS, AGAINST ME, NEFARIUM Unfortunately QUEENSRYCHE, DEFEATER and 7 SECONDS have cancelled their appearances at Hellfest 2014. Stay tuned for the …

.@DownloadFest add another 18 acts to lineup. Download Festival today announced the addition of a further 18 acts to the lineup – and some news regarding day tickets as well! Heading the confirmations are Against Me! making their debut at the festival, the return of the legendary Monster Magnet and Chevelle, who …

Therion become the first headliner to be announced for this years Metal Female Voices Festival, held at Wieze in Belgium, this year sees the Festivals 12th edition, and as always will feature a wide cross section of genres, all linked together by the female vocal. Visit the official website for …

Corporation is proud to present Sheffield’s first annual all day heavy music festival – FESTIVILE Saturday 3rd May   Confirmed so far – Brutality Will Prevail Malevolence Desolated Astroid Boys Landscapes Bastions Dead Hearts Palm Reader The Catharsis In Arms   More acts to be announced soon. Tickets are priced …

The SOS Festival is due for it’s 7th annual appearance at the Radcliffe Civic Centre in Manchester on the 19th and 20th July.  Since it’s beginnings back in 2008, the festival has always provided a healthy and exhilarating mix of upcoming and established bands, playing both electric and acoustic sets.  Previous …

DARK TRANQUILLITY will play their only festival-show this summer in Germany on METAL4SPLASH OPEN AIR. The band from Sweden has written Melodic Death Metal history with albums like “The Gallery” or “Fiction” and their last record “Construct” has also shown their high class quality. DARK TRANQUILLITY will make your hairs …

The first acts have been announced for Monsters of Rot IV, Northern Ireland’s noisiest metalfest, which takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh, on Saturday 16 August. This year, the event will have two stages:  the main stage will be for metal, stoner, doom and punk acts, while the second one …

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce the following round one winners in Edmonton and Vancouver. Quietus, winner of Edmonton round one will move on to the city-semi final on Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. and compete for a spot at the Alberta …

Following on from the release of their debut album, Guilty of Everything, this week, NOTHING have confirmed their first ever live performance on European soil. The Philadelphia four piece will play a one off, exclusive show at the 2014 edition of Roadburn Festival, which takes place in Tilburg, the Netherlands …

EXORCISM have been confirmed for Netherlands DOKK’EM Open Air 2014, which takes place June 20 – 21 in Dokkum. Other bands confirmed include: Death, Metal Church, Annihilator, Gammay Ray, Napalm Death, Mayan, Arkona, Vicious Rumors, Circus Maximus, Enthroned, M.O.D., Norcturnus AD, Carach Angren, more to be announced soon. EXORCISM recently …

BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce another Ronnie James Dio Stage band, plus four more Sophie Lancaster Stage acts for this August’s event. Gothenburg, Sweden’s hard rockers GRAVEYARD will be taking over the main Ronnie James Dio Stage on Sunday. The Nuclear Blast four-piece have just wrapped dates on Australia’s Soundwave …

As previously announced, THE PRODIGY, IRON MAIDEN and METALLICA are headlining the festival, with exclusive appearances from ALICE IN CHAINS, DEFTONES and LIMP BIZKIT. SONISPHERE will now feature a total of over 100 bands across the weekend and has revealed more names to join the festival’s 2014 line up. SONISPHERE …

Like every year the metal easter bunny will come along and join us for our Easter Shop Special Sale at Wacken.  From Friday 11th of April to Saturday 12th you can get your easter present for your family and friends. The sale takes place for the third time in a …

ZODIAC have announced they will play Desertfest 2014 in London after a tour of the continent with Grand Magus. Tour dates: ZODIAC w/ Grand Magus, Audrey Horne & The Vintage Caravan 18.03.14 FR – Paris / Divan du Monde 19.03.14 DE – Cologne / Gebäude 9 20.03.14 DE – München …

With 2 successful festivals already under its belt, the award winning Les-Fest is on the move. Organiser Dave Ritchie said “Partly through circumstances and more through necessity we found it desirable to move venues for 2014. We believe we have found a magnificent place within the grounds of Wiston Lodge, …

BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to reveal six more bands confirmed to play the Sophie Lancaster Big Top stage in August. Thursday night is set to be livened up by these two! Throwing down the party gauntlet are returning favourites, the PHIL CAMPBELL ALL STARR BAND.  The MOTORHEAD guitarist had such a …

Falling In Reverse have announced first-ever European show with an exclusive appearance at Groezrock Festival. The band will headline the Impericon Stage on Saturday May 3rd, the closing night of the two-day festival. This festival appearance marks the first time Falling In Reverse will perform in Europe since the bands …

Metal masters in Brutai have just been added to the critically acclaimed Euroblast Festival in Cologne this October, next to the likes of Chimp Spanner, Misery Signals and more. Having attended 3 years in a row now, this festival is renowned for showcasing the best in up and coming tech …

Twenty years since their formation, controversial metal-punk outfit AMEN are coming back together for a very special set at Alt-Fest, 15th – 17th August 2014 at Boughton Estate, Kettering. This UK festival exclusive appearance is the first of many new additions to the event including a new headliner for the …