With just four weeks to go until the masses descend on Donington once again, Download Festival has released its final line-up additions to finalise the poster for the 2019 event. But, not only have new bands been added – the festival has also re-jigged its line-up and moved bands around.
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Not one to rest on its laurels, Bloodstock Festival has dropped a further six bands for this year’s event, working towards closing the final remaining gaps in the line-up
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In the run-up to the release of Through The Noise’s second full-length, there was recurring chatter regarding how this album would reflect a notable nü metal influence, particularly when compared to their debut album. Although there are significant grooves that undulate beneath the surface on tracks such as ‘Digital Playground’ and ‘House of Asterion’, this claim seems to have been a tad overstated.
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“Let me see your dirty finger in the air, let them know that the party’s right here” demands Big Dad Ritch (who captains this pirate ship of bikers, outlaws, troubadours and hellraisers), adding that “we like to party and this is our drinking song”. Well, when the Texas Hippie Coalition are in town – or, in this case, exploding from the ÜRHQ death decks – then you have no choice but to grab a cold one in your right hand, a bottle of cheap bourbon in the left and join in the celebrations.
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This year’s release of the ‘Lords of Chaos’ has certainly stoked some mainstream interest in the story of black metal progenitors Mayhem, so it’s not surprising to see the legendary Norwegian group striking while the iron is hot and returning to the UK for a performance at this year’s Damnation Festival.
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