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W:O:A Reveal New Bands For Valentine’s Day


Wacken Open Air Festival revealed new bands for Valentine’s Day. Read their news statement below:

Happy Valentine’s Day! We love you so much that this week we’re hitting you with EIGHT bands, and they all put on their best shiny suits and armour to please you on the Holy Ground. Well in once case, they took off their shiny attire: None other than Gene Simmons is hitting the road to deliver his solo program, and he’s not coming alone, but with a highly decorated all-star band

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NOIZZE ANNOUNCE THIRD AND FINAL WAVE OF BANDS TO PLAY NOIZZEFEST 2024


The online music publication Noizze UK will be celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2024 with its first special all-day music festival, featuring a line-up of bands the site has championed since its humble beginnings. Today’s NOIZZEFEST announcement adds the final four bands including sub-headliners The Saint Pierre Snake Invasion and Death Goals, as well as De’Lour and Blank Atlas. They complete the lineup that includes previously announced Clt Drp and Vexed as headliners as well as Nightlives, Slash Fiction, Burner, The Liars Club, El Moono, Wallowing, Delaire The Liar and Beyond Extinction. The lineup showcases Noizze and the eclectic mix of bands the publication has supported and championed over the years.

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Bloodstock reveals 18 more bands


BLOODSTOCK has two true loves…heavy and metal. This Valentine’s, let BLOODSTOCK sweep you off your feet with 18 more crushing bands for August’s best metal weekender.  And, with the line-up now complete for the two biggest stages, day tickets have gone on sale in the ticket store.  With SOEN, COMBICHRIST, XENTRIX, RYUJIN, IGNEA, UNPEOPLE, BURNER and many more all joining the bill, there’s something this year for everyone on Catton Park’s hallowed turf!  If you’re still hungry for more, why not get involved in your local Metal 2 The Masses heats, and be part of shaping the line-up for the Hopical Storm New Blood stage, with lots of lower card bands still to be confirmed in the coming months.   

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15 NEW COPENHELL 2024 BANDS ANNOUNCED + CAMPING SALES WILL OPEN SOON


The COPENHELL 2024 music line-up will soon be finalised with today’s announcement of 15 new bands: TOM MORELLO, THE HIVES, ACCEPT, HATEBREED, ORM, URIAH HEEP, SIAMESE, UNDEROATH, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, VANSIND, SKULLCLUB, BRAND OF SACRIFICE, SPOTLIGHTS, VULVATORIOUS and THE BABOON SHOW.

This brings the total amount of bands so far up to 71 during four hard and heavy festival days with TOOL, LIMP BIZKIT, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and MACHINE HEAD as this year’s big headliners.

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DESERTFEST LONDON announces day splits alongside 32 additional artists for this year’s festival


Desertfest London has revealed their day and stage splits for their 13th edition, taking place this May across multiple venues in Camden, London.

The festival proudly welcomes Masters of Reality as Friday’s Electric Ballrooms headliners, with Chris Goss at the helm providing a master-class in desert sounds. Plus, newly announced for this stage are Colour Haze and Frankie and The Witch Fingers who will join Brant Bjork Trio and Mondo Generator to kick off the weekend in true Desertfest style. Mantar and Raging Speedhorn will shake-up the Underworld, whilst Brume and Alber Jupiter psych-out at The Black Heart.

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22 more artists added to Download Festival XXI


Liquid Death presents Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, has today announced a further wave of 22 artists for this year’s festival, further bolstering a stellar 2024 line-up and truly delivering something for everyone. The new additions include Tom Morello, Enter Shikari, Black Stone Cherry, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Struts, Of Mice & Men, Busted, Wheatus, Electric Callboy and moreThis year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.

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