Saturday may be a day with showers on the weather forecast but the beauty of Tech-Fest is that the stages are inside interlinked hangers with a merch and bar area between them meaning that the weather isn’t a factor that counts against enjoying any of the bands. After yesterday’s Metal buffet, today is a shade
Some people call it a first wave announcement, but we’re calling it a tidal wave when it comes to what UK Tech-Fest have announced. An eclectic mix of bands playing Progressive, Deathcore, Death Metal, DJent and the kitchen sink are set for 30th June to 4th July at Newark Showgrounds. It’s going to be a
Founded by guitarist and songwriter Robin Staps in Berlin Germany back in the year 2000, The Ocean (sometimes referred to as The Ocean Collective) and a Progressive Metal quintet who draw influences from other sub genres into their sound, including Sludge, Post, Avant-garde and Extreme Metal. They signed with Metal Blade Records in 2005 and
A huge first wave of bands has been announced for Tech-Fest 2021 just in time for Christmas, with some old favourites returning and some new faces to check out. The biggest news is the headliners in Reflections, The Ocean Collective and Upon A Burning Body being announced for the main weekend, while Slice The Cake
And boom! Tech-Fest have announced their second wave of bands for the 2020 incarnation of the annual pilgrimage to Newark Showgrounds as it enters it’s 9th year! Interestingly having announced their appearance at Fury Fest in April as a one off, Martyr Defiled are back on the bill having called it a day. Reflections have
The Ocean have announced a run of UK dates in March as part of a bigger European run in support of current offering “Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic”. Interestingly there are no dates in the South at all…. 20th Birmingham, Mama Roux21st Limerick, Dolan’s Warehouse22nd Dublin, Voodoo Lounge23rd Glasgow, Audio24th Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
The Ocean aka The Ocean Collective have announced their European tour with a pair of UK dates in November. The Germans, hailing from Berlin (and playing “music with guitars in it”) will be joined by Rosetta and Arabrot for the full run. Which is ironic as Loic Rossetti is their frontman. “Pelagial”, the progressive metallers
