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
Sheffield Shredders Arkdown have added an additional date on their previously announced Spring run in support of their recently released EP “The Calling”. While no other bands have been announced on these dates, Caliber Management have a strong roster of solid bands who can lay down some ground work. March 28th Birmingham, Subside 29th Southampton,
Boss Keloid have announced a quartet of shows at the end of January with support from Oxford Sludge meets Blues band Desert Storm. The bands critically acclaimed album “Melted On The Inch” is out now via Holyroar Records. 25th Birmingham, The Victoria 26th Manchester, Rebellion 27th Bristol, The Crofters Rights 28th London, The Black Heart
Having completed a set of sold out shows in November, Leo Moracchioli’s Frog Leap live band will once again take to the stage in April for a run of European Tour dates. The suggestion is that the band, who play Leo’s Metal covers of Pop songs, will then appear at a number of Festivals in
Taking place over the weekend of 3rd May, the 2019 incarnation of Teddy Rocks Festival will once again be at Charisworth Farm in Blandford, Dorset. Fighting Children’s cancer with Rock, the festival organizers have announced their first wave of bands as follows; The Darkness (Saturday Headliners) The Zutons (Sunday Headliners) Phil Campbell and the Bastard
