The Weekend of 11th July will see the 2019 incarnation of 2000 Trees Festival at Upcote Farm in Cheltenham take place. Aside from todays massive 33 band announcement, perhaps the most interesting news is that Every Time I Die will be playing their seminal “Hot Damn!” in full followed by a set of hits! The Festival
Southampton Metallic Hardcore crew Placeholder have added to their shows for 2019 with a Weekend Trio at the end of March with Behind Blue Eyes. Placeholder have EP “Grey” out now and available on Spotify. 22nd London, 229 The Venue 23rd Southampton, Heartbreakers 24th Reading, Facebar
Harlow Essex quintet The Raven Age not only have new album “Conspiracy” appearing on 8th March but also a run of dates in March and April to get the album launched in style! Pre-orders for the release are here. The UK dates are as follows… March 20th Bristol, The Fleece 21st Manchester, Rebellion 23rd Newcastle,
April will see Bristol post-hardcore crew Immerse joined by Wovenlung and One Last Daybreak for a trio of shows. The London date will also see the mighty From Once We Came on the bill! “Suffer”, the debut album from Immerse appeared via We Are Triumphant last year and has already racked up over 350k worth of streams
The organizers of last summer’s Upsurge Festival have put together a winter version of the event entitled Downsurge Festival! Celebrating the Metal Underground with a Friday 22nd February evening followed by a full day on Saturday 23rd and taking place at London’s New Cross In, here’s the line-up in full! Friday Burning Vow Chamber Harrowed
The Weekend of 8th-11th August will see Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2019 come to life. Having unveiled new album “Ritual”, something of a return to “Darkages” form, Max Cavalera’s Soulfly as well as Ritchie Cavalera’s Incite have been added to a growing line-up… Sabaton Scorpions Power Wolf Dimmu Borgir Anthrax Children Of Bodom Cradle of
Taking place at Manchester’s AATMA on 20th April will be a one dayer in support of Mental Health charity Mind. Taking the stage for “Goodminds Festival” will be some of the best UK Underground Metal talent around. The line-up in full is as follows… MTXS Last Hounds MSRY Starve To Survive Depravity One Down Cheapshot
April will see Conjurer joined by Bailer for a trio of dates in Ireland ahead of their appearance at the Siege of Limerick Festival! The dates are of course in support of the bands brilliant debut full length album “Mire” which is out now via Holyroar Records! 18th Belfast, Crypt Of The Riff All-Dayer 19th
OTEP have now fleshed out their surprise (Jazz hands?) European Tour entitled “The Art Of Dissent” with additional dates. The UK part of the run will be from 13th to 19th February. Physco Village and tHOLA will be on the entire UK run while My Own Ghost will join in Manchester for the remainder of
After all but disappearing off the map in 2018, Devilment have announced that they will be performing at the Hard Rock Hell: Metal Meltdown Weekender in Birmingham in February! The event takes place at the O2 Academy on 16th & 17th and will see Decapitated, Trollfest, Raging Speedhorn, Brutai, The Five Hundred and more take
