The time is almost upon us when the doors of Leeds University union will be flung open for the annual gathering of excellent metal in the North East. Now in it's 15 year and having sold out for the past few years, the festival has built up a reputation for booking some of the finest … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Damnation Festival 2019
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Damnation Festival 2019 adds four more acts
Damnation always gives a good lineup and this year is shaping up to be no exception, with a more-than-decent array of acts waiting to send your neck muscles into spasm. Today, the festival announce a further four bands to add to that bill. Fourteen more are still to come, so keep checking back for more! … Continue reading Damnation Festival 2019 adds four more acts
Damnation Festival announce first bands including headliner
Damnation Festival has today announced that progressive metal masters Opeth will headline the 2019 rendition of the festival. The Swedish quintet, who have topped stages at major festivals across the world, will close the 15th chapter of the event at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2. And they have promised a memorable set list … Continue reading Damnation Festival announce first bands including headliner
2018 Crew Review: Ricky – Writer
After submitting my 150th article for The Moshville Times, the time has come for the end of year list for 2018. As I cast my memory back to 2017, that was a breeze compared to this year with Evocation and The Shadow Archetype being my album of the year. What I did not expect was the … Continue reading 2018 Crew Review: Ricky – Writer
Festival Review: Damnation Festival 2018 (3rd November 2018)
Another year, another sold-out Damnation Festival. The Leeds University Union based all-dayer manages to appeal to a broad-ranging crowd with some of the best acts belonging to various sub-genres booked to play. Amazingly, even with a mid-afternoon fire alarm evacuation, everything ran extremely well and pretty much on time. From a fan’s point of view, … Continue reading Festival Review: Damnation Festival 2018 (3rd November 2018)
We’ll Be There: Damnation Festival 2018
The time for metal fans to descend on Leeds University for another Damnation Festival is fast approaching (Saturday 3rd November) and now that the full 27 band lineup has been announced it’s time to work out who I’m most looking forward to seeing. The organisers have been fairly open about the difficulties of trying to … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Damnation Festival 2018