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Rage Against The Machine - Photo credit: Gie Knaeps Reading and Leeds Festival offers an eclectic mix of cutting-edge and big names in every genre. The three-day festival takes place on 26-28 August 2022 , returning to Reading’s famous Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ legendary Bramham Park. With hundreds of acts set to play, Reading & Leeds 2022 is the ultimate summer festival weekend - defining and celebrating the sounds of ground-breaking modern music and a world-class comedy line-up. With its diverse line-up, as always, it will have something for everyone, but we are just going to be focusing on the heavier side of the festival, looking at some of the best rock and alternative bands you should be watching! FRIDAY: Rap-rock legends Rage Against The Machine will headline the main stage on the opening Friday, and the festival will mark the first time in over a decade that Rage Against The Machine has played the UK. The band had previously been booked for the 2020 event, which was canc...

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...