Bristol’s ArcTanGent festival organizers have announced their first wave of acts for this year’s incarnation of the event. They’ve pulled of quite a coup by landing none other than highly influential post-hardcore legends GlassJaw for their only UK Festival appearance this summer. Also announced were; Shellac And So I Watched You From Afar La Dispute
Act Of Defiance, the band born of the partnership between former Megadeth pairing Chris Broderick & Shawn Drover and joined by Shadows Fall‘s Matt Bachand and former Scar The Martyr vocalist Henry Derek have announced a UK run in July and August around some European Festival dates. Their new album “Old Scars, New Wounds” appeared via Metal
Metal Hammer sponsored UK Tech-Fest have announced an impressive second wave of bands to appear at the 2018 edition of the annual event; Protest The Hero (Fortress Anniversary Tour) Norma Jean (Redeemer Anniversary Tour) SikTh Bleed From Within Arcaeon Nexilva Cognizance Conjurer The Voynich Code Despite Exile Crepitation Unprocessed This Is Turin Tiberius Add those
Having just finished recording their twelfth album, Frederick MD Hard Rockers Clutch have announced a wealth of tour dates. You will have to wait until December to catch them in the UK but it will most certainly be worth the wait. 18th Bristol, O2 Academy 19th Glasgow, O2 Academy 20th Manchester, Academy 21st London, O2
French Tech-Metallers Novelists have announced their first headlining tour across Europe with UK dates in May. The Parisian crew will be joined by fellow Frenchmen Landmvrks on the run in support of current album “Noir” which is out now via SharpTone Records. May 1st London, Boston Music Rooms 2nd Glasgow, The Garage Attic 3rd Birmingham, Asylum 2
March will see Obituary and Exmortus among us for five shows as part of a larger European tour run. Legends like these don’t come around as often as we’d like so they are sure to sell out fast! Obituary’s self titled album in out now via Relapse Records. 6th Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 7th Glasgow, Classic
Fresh from their “PirateFest Tour” with Rumahoy and The Dread Crew of Oddwood, Alestorm have been added to this year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival. The Red Bull sponsored annual event will take place at Catton Park in Derbyshire across the weekend of 9-12th August. Organizers have already announced Pallbearer, Gojira, Devildriver, Wednesday 13 & Hatebreed
Ministry and Chelsea Wolfe will be upon our shores in August; 17th Nottingham, Rock City 18th Glasgow, O2 ABC 20th Manchester, Albert Hall 21th London, The Forum 23th Belfast, Limelight 24th Dublin, Tivoli 25th Bristol, SWX Ministry‘s new album “AmeriKKKant” will be released on 9th March via Nuclear Blast with pre-orders available here. We’ve already had music videos
Denver Doom Metallers Primitive Man have announced a nine date UK tour with Bismuth during April and May that will lead into their Desert Fest slot. The bands album “Caustic” is out now via Relapse Records. April 25th Newcastle, Trillians Rock Bar 26th Glasgow, North of the Wall 27th Wigan, The Old Courts 28th Manchester,
Kansas Tech-Death- Metal Masters Origin, will be joined by Rings Of Saturn, Hideous Divinity and Graveslave arrive upon our shores for 4 tour dates as part of an extended European run entitled “The Unparalleled World”. Origin will be supporting their 2017 album “Unparalleled Universe” which is out now via Nuclear Blast. 9th Manchester, Rebellion 10th London, Camden Underworld 11th
