Jennifer may well have wrestled her friend to the ground in front of the snowcone stand, but in better news Pig Destroyer have added 2 more dates to their upcoming UK trip for Damnation Festival.
The dates are
1st November - Brighton, The Haunt - event page and ticket link
2nd November - London,Relentless Garage - event page and ticket link
Iced Earth have announced a UK date for December. The only UK date confirmed for the tour is 20th December 2012 at the Electric Ballroom venue in London. Support comes from Evergrey, Steel Engraved and Dead Shape Figure.
Tickets are due to go on sale shortly and you can get them from the link on the event page. Iced Earth are also playing a few dates around their appearance at Bloodstock Festival in August, check here for full Iced Earth listings.
Bloodstock Festival website http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/
Miami's Torche have announced a string of dates in the UK for September. They are as follows:
13 MANCHESTER Moho Live
14 NOTTINGHAM Rock City Basement
15 GLASGOW Captain’s Rest
16 LONDON XOYO
17 BRIGHTON Haunt
18 SOUTHAMPTON Cellar
Torche Official Site: http:// www.torchemusic.com/
Only last weekend Deafheaven smashed our eardrums supporting Kylesa in Brighton at a packed out show as part of their UK tour, and now they have been announced as support for the upcoming Russian Circles tour in April.
Tickets are on sale now and dates are as follows:
Krisiun have so far announced 3 dates for the UK in February 2012. Support will come from Malevolent Creation, and Vital Remains, now THAT'S a line up.
3 dates have been announced so far and they are as follows:
13th February Moho Live, Manchester
14th February The Pint, Dublin
15th February Underworld Camden, London
Holy Djent!!! Meshuggah have only gone and announced a UK tour for April 2012. As if April wasn't already busy enough with gigs, prepare yourself for a whole heap of amazing bands all month long. This is awesome news, last time they toured the UK they slayed all newcomers to their throne, this is one not to miss. With their 8th studio album due out in early 2012 on Nuclear Blast it's about time they
Spotted an announcement up on the Bloodstock Forum for another Morrowfest happening in 2012. For those of you who've been under a rock John Paul Morrow was the downright awesome singer for the amazing Iron Monkey. John had been undergoing kidney dialysis for a long term illness and passed away from heart failure in 2002. The Morrowfest is put on to help raise money for Kidney Research. Here's what has been announced so far:
The day 13th May 2012, from 12pm onwards will celebrate
MAMA Live have just announced a London date for Lynyrd Skynyrd:
Beyond the tragedy, the history, the raging guitars and the killer songs, ultimately, Lynyrd Skynyrd is about an indomitable will. About survival of spirit; unbowed, uniquely American, stubbornly resolute
Black Pyramid and Pagan Altar have been added to the already amazing line up for Desertfest 2012 which is happening in Camden, London in April next year.
They will join the already stellar line up of:
Orange Goblin, Karma To Burn, Church Of Misery, Truck Fighters, Valient Thorr,
Integrity, highly regarded as one of the finest Hardcore bands on the planet (at least by the good folk at metalgigs) are heading back to the UK in mid 2012.
Confirmed dates so far are: