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Autopsy to headline Lords Of The Land festival!

Scotland’s longest running metal festival Lords Of The Land is back for 2017 and have announced that the headliners will be Autopsy! The festival is run by the fans, for the fans and is completely self-funded and will be running at Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow on April 1, 2017! The show will be Autopsy‘s only UK […]

2000 Trees adds yet more incredible bands to its lineup!

It’s yet another festival line-up announcement (aren’t we being spoiled?). This time, 2000 Trees have announced yet more incredible acts! Already announced as headliners for Saturday are Slaves but they are now joined by Lower Than Atlantis and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes join Friday’s co-headliners Nothing But Thieves! Also announced are *deep breath*; Thursday […]

Download festival announce WWE NXT return!

Download festival has announced that WWE NXT will be returning to Donington for the duration of the festival! Between June 9-11, not only will some of the world’s hottest rock and metal acts be gracing the stages but WWE NXT’s starlets will also be showing their skills and athleticism on the hallowed turf! Announced to […]

Camden Rocks announces more bands!

This time of the year is always good for festival announcements and now Camden Rocks have announced yet MORE awesome bands! Aded to the line-up are The Coral and Reverend and the Makers alongside Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction, Love Zombies, Asylums, BRAWLERS, Desert Storm, SKARLETT RIOT, Flight Brigade, REWS, Duncan Reid and the […]

2000 Trees festival announces more bands!

It’s another top festival announcement for you with 2000 Trees announcing another wave of bands of the 6-8th July 2017 festivities at Upcote Farm, Cheltenham! Added to the bill are; The Front Bottoms, The Wonder Years, Beach Slang, Black Peaks, Gnarwolves, SLØTFACE, De Staat, The Hyena Kill, Get Inuit, Acres, Peaness, Moses and Wallflower. They […]

ArcTanGent announce more bands!

Bristol’s ArcTanGent festival have announced a whopping 38 more bands to it’s lineup! The festival, headlined by Converge and Explosions In The Sky, is set to take place between August 17-19. Ten bands were announced exclusively via That’s Not Metal Podcast and they are; God Is An Astronaut (their ONLY UK appearance of 2017!), Boris, […]

Boston Manor want to Burn You Up!

Before we get into the new music, let’s just inform you all that Brit emo-rockers Boston Manor have been announced for this year’s Slam Dunk Festival! Okay now that’s out of the way, lets get on to the fact that we also have new music from the quintet! The new track, isn’t exactly new, it’s […]

Subterranean announce line up

Brand new indie and rock festival, Subterranean, has revealed details of it’s debut line up headed up by The Amorettes, Pins and Stone Broken. The one day indoor rock festival, set in the heart of Cambridge, is set to showcase the very best local talent alongside some national bands from the worlds of rock and indie. […]

Fort Fest 2017 announces first new wave of bands!

After the sucessful inaugural festival in 2016, Fort Fest is set to return bigger and better than before! Set to take place on August 4-6 at Scald End Farm, Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, organisers have announced the first wave of bands for this years line-up! Fort Hope; Skarlett Riot; Our Hollow, Our Home; Grumble Bee; The […]

2000 Trees announce first wave of bands!

Well as you all know it’s that time of the year when all the festivals are announcing their incredible lineups! Today Cheltenham’s 2000 Trees festival has announced the first wave of bands! The first announcement sees Slaves headline the Saturday! The band’s Issac says; “Really chuffed to be headlining 2000trees Festival, it’s an honour. It’s […]

Bloodstock announce MORE awesome bands!

The festival line-up announcements just keep rolling (rolling, rolling, rolling) in this week don’t they! Today we have the news that Bloodstock festival have announced four more awesome bands for their 2017 lineup. Swedish metallers Soilwork are set for an appearance on Catton Park’s main stage. Frontman Bjorn “Speed” Strid says; “We are really thrilled […]

Monster Download festival lineup announcement!

Download festival has announced a mammoth 48 bands to it’s already incredible lineup! Festival organiser Andy Copping says; “We’re committed to delivering the best in rock and metal year on year for the Download fans, and this year is no exception. We’re thrilled to have core acts in the likes of Steel Panther, A Day […]

Handmade Festival announces new acts!

Handmade Festival is set to return to Leeds’ O2 Academy on April 29 and 30th for two days of music, comedy, art, film, perofrmance and photography. The festival has announced the second lot of artists set to take to the stage across the two dates; Cabbage, Superfood, Demob Happy, God Damn, Kagoule, Gallops, Ash Mammal, […]

Megadeath announced as Bloodstock headliner!

It’s a happy new year from Bloodstock Open Air festival as they announce the one and only Megadeath will take a headline spot!!! The Grammy nominated metallers will round off the festival, headlining Sunday’s line-up at Catton Park. Frontman Dave Mustaine says; “We kick off 2017 by announcing we’ll be headlining Sunday night at Bloodstock, […]

A Look Back at 2016; Festivals

Another year of festivals has come and gone and what a year it was. Biffy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Foals headline sets at Reading and Leeds, 2000 Trees 10-year anniversary celebrations, Panic! At The Disco topping the bill at Slam Dunk and the likes of Creeper, Moose Blood, Basement and Milk Teeth tearing up […]

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