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Mammothfest is just two and a half weeks away now! The Brighton festival is back yet again, but this year it is all happening at their new home under one roof at The Arch venue, located on the seafront which boasts two stages for the three-day mental weekend that is taking place on the 6-8th October.  The line-up is immense and impressively features all three headliners as UK exclusives with Rotting Christ, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Amenra as well as a UK exclusive set from Norwegian Black metallers Tsjuder. Other heavyweight acts on the bill include Dragged Into Sunlight, Akercoke, Vodun, Lawnmower Deth, Meta-stasis and more, which surely are all bands you will want to be checking out, but to help you plan your itinerary for the festival weekend further, here is a list of a few upcoming bands that you should be checking out at the festival also! Bleed Again Photo credit: Luke Bateman - Bleed Again at 'Mammothfest presents' Brutality Will Prevail Modern metaller...

Mammothfest Announce Final Line-up Including Sunday Headliners Amenra (UK EXCLUSIVE), Akercoke, Vodun and More! Mammothfest is thrilled to announce that Belgian doom act, Amenra will exclusively headline in the UK on the Sunday stoner doom main stage at this year's festival. That's right, ALL THREE of the main stage headline acts across the weekend including also Fleshgod Apocalypse and Rotting Christ can only be found performing at Mammothfest in the UK in 2017! Not only that, previously announced black metal act Tsjuder are also confirmed for a UK exclusive performance at Mammothfest 2017! As if that wasn't exciting enough, Mammothfest are proud to announce the complete lineup that will perform at The Arch in Brighton between the 6th and 8th of October . Including the likes of Akercocke , Vodun , Abhorrent Decimation , Vigil (Poland), Confronted and more as a total of 16 bands have been added to the final lineup. Check out the full poster above! So the days...

Strange & Hilarious Post Alert! Bernie Clifton on left and Abhorrent Decimation Album Artwork for Miasmic Mutation on right Veteran British comedian and entertainer Bernie Clifton was recently left "fuming" when his new album To Dream the Impossible Dream  went to press with the track listing for Abhorrent Decimation's  Miasmic Mutation. Inspired by the public reaction to his recent performance on BBC’s The Voice, where he sang a moving rendition of ‘The Impossible Dream’, the impossible to extinguish Bernie Clifton has released a collection of his favourite songs. But it was only when the singer was packing orders that he noticed the printing bungle. “What a cock-up. It has been a nightmare to sort out and has cost me a fortune to reprint the 1,000 CDs. My act has never been described as an Abhorrent Decimation and I’m too scared to even listen to their songs." However, despite his initial reaction Bernie has taken it light he...

Abhorrent Decimation Release 'Miasmic Mutation' Full Album Teaser One of the UK's most promising death metal bands Abhorrent Decimation recently revealed release details for their hugely anticipated debut album, Miasmic Mutation. Out September 25th, and with just over four weeks to D-Day, today marks the unveiling of a full album teaser; a video featuring a short clip from each song.  Watch The Miasmic Mutation Full Album Teaser Here! https://youtu.be/ZAcGQZejC5Y Recorded and engineered by David Archer in the UK before making its way to Sweden to be mixed & mastered by sound wizard Ronnie Björnström (Aeon, Apostasy, Bodyfarm, Krow), the result is a death metal masterpiece. In a sub-genre filled with mediocrity and where only those pushing boundaries are rising, Abhorrent Decimation are a breath of fetid air. The band harness a sound that is both brutal and catchy and that appeals to both the old school and the modern death metal fan. With Metal Hammer...

The UK’s spiritually irreverent death metal export Abhorrent Decimation have just revealed the title, track list and release date for the hugely anticipated album, Miasmic Mutation. Mixed and Mastered by Ronnie Björnström (Aeon, Apostasy, Bodyfarm, Krow), Miasmic Mutation is the band’s debut album and will be released in various formats worldwide on September 25th. Abhorrent Decimation vocalist Ashley Scott shares the following about the announcement, “It's been such a long time coming, I am truly honoured to finally be here at this milestone, announcing Miasmic Mutation to you all. The real joy will come when we can let you hear it and we can get out there and gig it! 1000's of hours of work and love have gone into this release. The material pushed us into a darker and heavier sounding place and I know this record will live up to and supersede all expectations. The combination of stella engineering and recording by David Archer and the final expert mix and master f...

Having only spent just over a year together as a band, Brighton’s KING LEVIATHAN are quickly rising through the ranks of the UK's underground scene with a reputation for blistering tight-as-nails performances that belies the band members ages of just 18 to 23. Last year saw them showcase their brand of 'cultist thrash' across the UK including an appearance at Mammothfest and a main support slot to thrash legends ‘DARKEST HOUR’. King Leviathan's new E.P 'THE SHRINE' will be released on May 31st. Track Listing: WORMWOOD BORN OF THE BLACKEST HEARTS SKIN FROM BONE MADNESS MADE DIVINE SHRINE The follow-up to their self-titled 2014 debut, this new 5 track offering 'THE SHRINE' is a marked step forward for the four piece and was recorded over a week long period at Brighton Electric with Producer Paul 'Win' Winstanley at the helm. "We knew we wanted the next E.P to be bigger and better in all aspects - and Win's work with 'Sea B...

Mammothfest 2014 Review For Planet Loud TV     Check out the day one review of Mammothfest in Brighton here: http://www.planetloud.tv/festivals/mammothfest-day-1-with-savage-messiah-meta-stasis-stone-circle-live-review Check out my review on Planet Loud TV of day two of Mammothfest: http://www.planetloud.tv/festivals/mammothfest-day-2-with-martyr-defiled-no-sin-evades-his-gaze-ingested

Abhorrent Decimation Performing at MammothFest 2014 - Ashley Scott (Photo Credit to Ajit Dutta at Raid Studios) So we arrive at the return of MammothFest's in Brighton after its four year break and I catch up with one of the bands playing later today on the first opening day of the festival, Death Metallers, Abhorrent Decimation. Having interviewed Ashley before this time round we dig deeper and discuss events more in depth, so I met up with vocalist, Ashley Scott and also drummer, Matt Doubleday just down the road from the Mammothfest venue to speak about the festival, the bands Bloodstock appearance and their anticipated debut album due to be released next year! They were even kind enough to give me a exclusive bit of exciting information regarding their debut, so read to find out!!.. So the reason we are here today, is because of the rebirth of Mammothfest Today, how excited are you to be playing later on and to be part of this crucial event for Brighton? A...

London based, Abhorrent Decimation are fairly new to UK metal scene only forming back in 2013, but already they are creating quite an impact with their debut EP, 'Infected Celestial Utopia' and have been added to the line up of the rebirth of Brighton's metal Festival, MammothFest, with this coming up I caught up with vocalist, Ashley Scott in advance to talk about it, amongst other things.. As you only formed last year you have currently only released your debut EP, 'Infected Celestial Utopia', but what has the reaction been like so far for this release? GREAT! We are really pleased with the response to our debut release. Our intention was always to grow from home outwards, work hard on the spreading the name and get the product out into the hands of fans and the UK has certainly received it well. We consistently deliver a brutal performance live and people have seemed to really catch onto what we are aiming for and trying to achieve here....