Taking place on Saturday 28th July, Bristol All Day festival Fat Lip Fest has announced its first wave of bands for the 2018 incarnation. At £22 plus fees it’s an absolute steal! Hacktivist Carcer City Bad Sign Mallory Knox Black Peaks Area 11 New Volume Tigresses Home Bound Better Than Never Catch Fire Beyond Recall
Although there has been no official announcement by either band, London’s Camden Underworld have announced Rosetta will be playing a show with support from Wrong on Sunday 27th May. The delay in announcement suggests that unlike 2016’s exclusive UK show, Rosetta & Wrong may have further dates in the offering.
Groove tech-metallers Lotus Eater have announced they will be taking God Complex on a mini tour in April. It will be the bands first headlining run and having just dropped single “Branded” post stunning EP “Gloom”, the band are on the crest of a wave. They’re about to embark on a UK & European tour with
14 years is a long time. Boston, Massachusetts Hardcore Punks American Nightmare have waited that long before announcing their return. Their upcoming new self-titled album will be releasing on 16th February via Rise Records while the band will play two shows upon our shores in April as part of a European tour. 28th – London,
BoomTown festival in Winchester, Hampshire looks to have a Metal stage this year, it’s 10th Anniversary. While the full line-up for the event, taking place on the weekend of 9-12th August, is yet to be released, the first wave includes more bands of note than this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival; Limp Bizkit Enter Shikari
Formerly known as Reading Rock Festival, the guitar based music is on short supply in the first wave of bands for this year’s events. The question is, would you pay £221.40 to see Beartooth?
Misfits guitarist Doyle will be touring extensively in support of “Doyle II: As We Die” over the coming months, including 7 dates upon our shores in March & April. Support will be from The Dead XIII and KillUs. March 26th Birmingham, Asylum 28th Manchester, Factory 29th Glasgow, Cathouse April 02nd Bristol, The Fleece 03rd Cheltenham,
Taking place at Rushden Athletic Club in Northamptonshire over the weekend of 29th June, Hopfest 2018 still has 3 mystery bands to unveil. The 3 day festival will feature the cream of the crop of UK underground metal talent, including Sworn Amongst, Carcer City & Confessions of a Traitor while also landing Birmingham’s finest Oceans
Copenhagen, Denmark’s Artery Recordings synth-metallers Cold Black have announced a headlining UK tour in May. The London date will have support from Faces of Eve and Death Remains. Cold Black’s album “Circles” is out now. 11th – Luton, Harvey’s 12th – Cheltenham, Frog and Fiddle 13th – Exeter, Cavern 14th – High Wycombe, Bucks SU 15th
Venom Inc, Suffocation, Nervosa, Survive & Aeternam will join forces for the European leg of The Blood Stained Earth tour, which features 5x March UK dates. Venom Inc are currently making waves with new album “Ave” out now via Nuclear Blast. Formed in 2014 by former Venom members Mantas, Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and Abaddon, Venom
