Saturday starts with Tea and biscuits and a some quiet reflection on the line up for what will be a seriously heavy day. It feels like Simon Garrod and the Tech-Fest team have nailed the build up to the heavier headliners with their choices on paper and that is indeed how it pans out. They’ve
Having announced last week that this year’s incarnation of UK Tech-Fest will be the last of this kind, the powers that be have added a wealth of bands to ensure that Newark Showgrounds is given the send off it deserves over the weekend of 29th June to 3rd July. Harbinger have been announced as the
Having announced their first wave of bands way back on 14th December the announcement of a second wave with 100 days to go until UK Tech-Fest is music to our ears. This year’s incarnation is the 10th Anniversary of the event and will take place at Newark Showgrounds for four days from 29th June to
It seems ironic that with Tech-Fest less than two weeks away, a band who graced the last incarnation of the event with not one but two sets of different material should announce a new album. The return of American Sludge Metal quartet Armed For Apocalypse with a third record this time engineered by Converge guitarist
After last night’s two people crowd surfing on an inflatable sofa going over the barrier and fortunately not getting broken during Black Tongue’s set, In Fear They Follow [7/10] bring a stuccato riff filled Metalcore bounce to open day #3 of UK Tech-Fest and attract a decent crowd. “Solace” is a decent cut though during
It’s that time of year again! Post tent pitching and first beer after a 160 mile (ish) journey it’s a sweaty affair at the Fireball Whiskey stage for the first band of our annual pilgrimage that is UK Tech-Fest! Opening the 2019 incarnation with some insane instrumental Progressive Tech-Metal, Pulse of Nature [7/10] are exactly
October will see Conjurer march across the UK with Earth Moves and Armed For Apocalypse! LLNN will open the final pair of shows in London and Birmingham while an additional band on the remaining dates is still to be confirmed. The tour new follows the bands announcement that they have signed for Nuclear Blast Worldwide while continuing to
After missing their announcement due to a Facebook and Instagram outage, UK Tech-Fest have announced their 2nd wave of bands! The announcement comes with news of a new VIP offering for this year and a couple of interesting exclusives! Liverpool Tech-Metallers Carcer City had announced their final EP “Silent War” and a final tour run,
Armed For Apocalypse have announced a massive 17 date UK tour in November with 2 dates still TBA. band haven’t released anything new since 2013’s brilliant “The Road Will End” but have hinted at demos of new material. Check here fore more information. 11/10 Aberdeen, UK – Musical Vision 11/11 Edinburgh, UK – Banshee Labyrinth 11/12 Glasgow,
