In the early hours of the morning there had been a shooting at a LGBTQ+ bar in central Oslo, which was a very somber start to the day. There was supposed to be a huge Pride march across the city, but this had been canceled by the police for safety reasons. Despite this, on our … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 3
Tag: Opeth
ArcTanGent announced first 2021 headliner and crowdfund campaign
After last weeks postponement announcement for ArcTanGent Festival for this summer (to August 19th - 21st 2021), the team are proud to announce that Opeth have confirmed as the first headliners for 2021. We’re very excited to announce that Opeth will be at ArcTanGent 2021 as our Main Stage Saturday night headliner." says festival booker, James Scarlett, "They are the biggest … Continue reading ArcTanGent announced first 2021 headliner and crowdfund campaign
Festival Review: Damnation Festival (2nd November 2019)
At the stroke of mid-day on the "day of the dead", the doors of Leeds Student Union were flung open to the hordes of metal fans that travelled, some from very far away, to witness a stacked lineup of some of the best metal bands on the touring circuit at the moment. Kicking things off … Continue reading Festival Review: Damnation Festival (2nd November 2019)
ArcTanGent Festival Announces First 28 Bands For 2020
ArcTanGent Festival announces its first main stage headliner for next year, as a UK 2020 exclusive, it is the incredible Opeth! Joining Opeth will be Tesseract (UK festival exclusive), This Will Destroy You, Amenra (UK 2020 exclusive), Ihsahn, Perturbator, Rolo Tomassi (performing two full albums sets - Grievances and Time Will Die And Love Will … Continue reading ArcTanGent Festival Announces First 28 Bands For 2020
We’ll Be There: Damnation Festival 2019
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
Album Review: Opeth – In Caude Venenum
When a band has previous releases the calibre of ones such as Reign In Blood, Demanufacture or City, it can be difficult for fans to view any new material they release as being "as good as" or, in some cases, "better" than those. A prime example of this can be seen in the band which … Continue reading Album Review: Opeth – In Caude Venenum