US death metal veterans Incantation and English poetic rock outfit 40 Watt Sun are the latest names to be added to this year’s Damnation line-up. The duo will join a bill that already boasts headline sets from Ministry and Converge as well as a UK exclusive performance of At The Gates’ Slaughter of the …
Read More »DAMNATION FESTIVAL announced final bands for 2016 event
English death metallers, INGESTED, Irish doom trio, DREAD SOVEREIGN, and Portuguese avant-garde rock outfit, SINISTRO head up the final additions to this year’s Damnation Festival. They will be joined by HANG THE BASTARD – who will play their final show at the event – HARK, VENOM PRISON, EMPLOYED TO SERVE, MITHRAS, and the INFERNAL …
Read More »Damnation Festival add four new bands to the bill
Italian doom trio Ufomammut are the latest addition to this year’s stacked Damnation Festival line up. They’ll play the Eyesore Merch Stage at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 5. Also joining the bill are a selection of some of Europe’s best emerging bands; France’s post-metal sludge outfit, Erlen Myer, Norway’s …
Read More »Damnation Festival announces first names for 2016 edition
Norwegian metal legends ENSLAVED will mark a genre-defining 25 years together with a special ‘Spinning Wheel Ritual’ show at the 12th Damnation Festival. They will be joined by Californian powerviolence trio NAILS and Australian progressive death sextet NE OBLIVISCARIS at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The event …
Read More »DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2015 announces two new bands
Norwegian extreme metal trio KEEP OF KALESSIN and Belgian hardcore quartet OATHBREAKER are the latest additions to Damnation Festival. The duo will join a diverse cast at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 7, which already consists of At The Gates, High on Fire, Mono, Amenra, Asphyx, Solstafir, Altar of …
Read More »Damnation Festival 2014 – Leeds University Union – 01/11/2014
Lots of metal heads were waiting for this year’s Damnation festival, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ten years and this year’s installment was totally sold out. Leeds was full of black and camouflaged creatures, ready for what was supposed to be a really good event for sure. Loads of …
Read More »Damnation 2014 Festival Review by Aisha
It’s that time of year again. Leeds is swamped with figures in black heading towards Leeds University, ready for a night of music and mayhem, except this year we are also celebrating 10 years of Damnation. This years show is completely sold out and we look forward to a fantastically varied line …
Read More »Damnation Organiser Gavin McInally Interview-Damnation 2014
I sat with three other interviewers in the Press Area of Damnation and had a relaxed chat with the founder of Leed’s Damnation Festival, Gavin McInally to find out how the whole thing began 10 years ago. How does a small one day show go from it’s humble beginnings to being one …
Read More »CODE Pre Fest Interview – Damnation 2014
CODE chats with Planetmosh to tell us about the band, what they have been up to, what you can expect from them when they play at Damantion on Saturday, 1st November at 17.00 on the Eyesore Merch Stage, writing their new album, their future plans plus more! Can you give …
Read More »AHAB Pre Fest Interview – Damnation 2014
Christian Hector, guitarist from AHAB chats with Planetmosh to tell us about the band, what they have been up to, what you can expect from them when they play at Damantion on Saturday, 1st November at 21.10 on the Plastic Head Distribution Stage, new album, their future plans plus more! …
Read More »Bast interview with Craig Bryant – October, 2014
Bast will be the first band playing on the Eyesore Merch stage in the Damnation festival in Leeds already in less than a week. The band is truly looking forward to this festival and so do the fans as the festival is selling out the tickets very well. Let’s see …
Read More »Revocation interview with Dan Gargiulio – October, 2014
American technical death metallers Revocation are busy and productive as never before at this very moment: their new album “Deathless“ recently faced the daylight under the new, Metal Blade Records roof, as well as guys will hit the road for the tour soon and of course, will visit autumn most …
Read More »DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2014 reveals the final line-up!
Final line-up announced with one month to Damnation! French drone doom outfit MONARCH! will play their only UK show of 2014 at Damnation Festival. Their live “sonic assault” completes a PHD Stage cast of Ahab, Solstafir, Black Moth, H A R K, Atlantis and Corrupt Moral Altar. While the Eyesore …
Read More »Damnation 2014 announce more bands including Stampin’ Ground
Reunited UK hardcore legends Stampin’ Ground are the latest act announced the play the tenth Damnation Festival. The group – who literally destroyed the Terrorizer Stage in 2006 – complete a stunning Jagermeister Stage bill which includes Bolt Thrower, Saint Vitus, Orange Goblin, Raging Speedhorn and October File. Elsewhere on …
Read More »Damnation 2014 announce three more bands
English stoner rock giants ORANGE GOBLIN are the latest name to be added to the stunning 10th anniversary Damnation Festival bill. They’ll be joined by black metal quartet WINTERFYLLETH and post-punk outfit OCTOBER FILE, with both bands airing material from their new albums at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November …
Read More »Three new additions to DAMNATION FESTIVAL line up
English blackened grind duo ANAAL NATHRAKH and American death metal outfit REVOCATION will bolster the Terrorizer Stage at this year’s Damnation Festival. They’ll be joined by the bipolar sludge/grind purveyors CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR on the bill which will sprawl across four stages at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 1. …
Read More »CANNIBAL CORPSE Added To Damnation Festival Line Up
American death metal titans CANNIBAL CORPSE will headline the Terrorizer Stage at Damnation Festival’s 10th anniversary. The US legends will travel to Leeds to join Bolt Thrower, Saint Vitus and Raging Speedhorn for the event, which will take place on Saturday, November 1. And it’s a debut Damnation performance the …
Read More »SAINT VITUS celebrate their 35th anniversary at Damnation Festival
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 …
Read More »Raging Speedhorn to perform special set at Damnation Festival
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 …
Read More »Damnation Festival – Katatonia Interview
The boundary- pushing enthusiasts are still striving to take their music forward, with their new project just recently launched with the tranquil and ambient alternative to their new album ‘Dead End Kings’ – ‘Dethroned and Uncrowned’. Damnation was also the anniversary of the album that revolutionized Katatonia; ‘Viva Emptiness’, as …
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