Damnation Festival have announced nine new bands for this year’s festival!
Following Tuesday’s announcement, which saw MEMORIAM, BLACK TUSK and HANGMAN’S CHAIR confirmed, now, nine new bands have been announced for this year’s metal festival in Manchester! The nine bands will all perform at the festival’s A Night Of Salvation pre-show on November 1st.
Leading the charge in the new announcement is headliners DECAPITATED, who will celebrate 20 years of 2004’s The Negation, by performing the album in its entirety whilst American hardcore veterans will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Scratch The Surface with a full-album playthrough set.
Also confirmed is INSANTIY ALERT (who will perform a one-off set comprising of S.O.D. covers and their own Moshemian Thrashody EP), MIZMOR, FEN, UNDERDARK, LLNN, HIPPOTRAKTOR and SUGAR HORSE.
Speaking about performing at the event, DECAPITATED‘s Vogg says, “I’m thrilled to announce that we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of our third album with a special performance at the Damnation‘s Night of Salvation. We’ll be playing the entire album along with other classic hits. This record holds a special place in my heart, and the memories associated with it are both dark and wonderful. Join us for this magical night!”
INSANITY ALERT adds, “everybody ready for a Moshemian Thrashody? We’ll take you on a super weird and hard-slammin‘ voyage. Speak English or Die, Bruce! Welcome to the moshpit, Freddy! Are you pussy whipped, Axl? George, did you kill yourself? Ah fuck it, crossover and go!” LLNN says, “we’re looking forward to hitting you with some Unmaker prime cuts, some older songs, and also unveiling new material… you won’t have seen us play this set before.”
Festival organiser Gavin McInally says, “legendary death metal, a historic slice of hardcore and a party thrash set you couldn’t make up if you tried. Our main stage is off to an incredible start and we’ve got more to follow. We’ve been promising black metal fans something special and MIZMOR fits the bill with a show on his first visit to the UK, while FEN and UNDERDARK are two of the most popular homegrown black metal acts we have. When Pelagic Records came on board as a partner for our third stage, it was a success before the first band was picked as they just don’t miss. That said the combination of LLNN, HIPPOTRAKTOR and SUGAR HORSE is a fine example of the diverse talent on the label’s roster.”
Damnation Festival 2024 takes place at BEC Arena, Manchester from 1st November – 2nd November 2024. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.
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