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  Legendary Leeds-based metal festival GHOSTFEST have dropped their killer second wave of bands for the festival's 2025 edition, taking place on 21st June, 2025 at Leeds University Union. Joining the already killer line-up of bands such as Humanity's Last Breath, Signs Of The Swarm, Desolated & much more, we have: Returning death metal legends Ingested, who serve as the festival's third headliner. Iconic metalcore outfit Heart Of A Coward, also returning after serving as a staple band for the festival in previous editions. New-school beatdown/geezacore pioneers Pintglass, who will be bringing the GTHC spirit to GHOSTFEST for the very first time. Hardcore outfit Demoraliser, for a very special reunion set, performing Reform. Repent. Revenge. in full. And lastly, deathcore newcomers Veiled, who join the festival following the release of their debut album, SE/CT, in late 2024. The festival's 2025 edition and long-awaited return also serves as its 20th anniversary editi...

Intrepid British metal quintet HEART OF A COWARD release the new music videofor 'Isolation' off their fourth full-length album 'The Disconnect', released earlier this year in June via Arising Empire! Watch the new music video for 'Isolation' here: https://youtu.be/yQPuaK-RlV4 Buy or stream 'The Disconnect' here: https://HeartOfACoward.lnk.to/TheDisconnect Later this month, HEART OF A COWARD will embark on a headline tour with special guests UNPROCESSED! The tour will take them on a 10 date run of the UK in support of latest album ’The Disconnect'. 'HEART OF A COWARD - The Disconnect Tour' With special guests: UNPROCESSED 21/11 Newcastle, Think Tank? 22/11 Edinburgh, Opium 23/11 Sheffield, Network 24/11 Leeds, Key Club 25/11 Stafford, Red Rum 26/11 Chester, Live Rooms 27/11 Cheltenham, Frog & Fiddle 28/11 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach 29/11 Southampton, The Loft 30/11 Tunbridge Wells, Forum More on 'The Dis...

Update: Osiah Replaced Liquid Graveyard & Terraborn replaced Killer Hurts Mammothfest set in South East England, Brighton UK is back for its fourth event, and continues to grow bigger each year (since doing this interview earlier today weekend, stoner doom and rikstock tickets have all sold out!). Taking place from the 30th September to the 2nd October 2016 across four venues in Brighton known for its active night life and thriving music scene, Mammothfest is Brighton's only true metal festival. The different stages offer heavy weight acts such as Textures, Heart Of A Coward and Venom Inc as well as some of the finest emerging bands and local talents.  With mere days to go until this mighty festival kicks off I caught up with director and creator of Mammothfest, Steve Dickson to find out what is in store for this year's massive event... With Mammothfest less than a week away, how excited are you to host the fourth event in Brighton?! I have never been so ...

So earlier this week, Brighton based metal festival, Mammothfest announced their final full line-up. See the mighty poster above! It includes a special exclusive reunion show from metalcore thrashers, Here There Be Monsters who Join the stampede to get to Brighton for Mammothfest which takes place 30 September - 2 May 2016! Here is the complete festival line up and venue details: FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER THE HAUNT £20.00 Textures | Heart Of A Coward | Krysthla | The Five Hundred FRIDAY 30TH SEPETMBER THE GREEN DOOR STORE £10.00 EASTERN FRONT | Necro Ritual | The Infernal Sea | Premature Birth | Vehement SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER CONCORDE 2 £25.00 Venom Inc | Entrails | Liquid Graveyard | One Machine - official | Sworn Amongst | DIVINE CHAOS | King Leviathan | HeLL PuPPeTs | MORTISHEAD SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER THE GREEN DOOR STORE £20.00 Conan | Black Moth | Serpent Venom | Bast | Opium Lord | Conjurer | King Goat | BongCauldron | PIST | Garganjua | Boss...

MAMMOTHFEST reveals MORE acts including...  HEART OF A COWARD, ENTRAILS, LIQUID GRAVEYARD, ONE MACHINE and MANY more. WEEKEND TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE  It’s been a long time coming but MAMMOTHFEST have finally revealed the next hugely anticipated wave of acts that are booked to perform at the incredibly popular independent Brighton based festival this October. Take a look at this astonishing line up; coming to the heart of Brighton later this year. Joining Textures at The Haunt on Friday 30th September are Century Media’s heavyweight metal quintet HEART OF A COWARD, Krysthla & aggy-groove metal newcomers The Five Hundred.  Joining Venom inc. at The Concorde 2 on Saturday 1st October are Metal Blade Records very own Swedish, Old School flag bearers ENTRAILS, Nick Barker (ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Dimmu Borgir) & Shane Embury’s (Napalm Death, Venomous Concept, Brujeria, Lock-Up etc.) new band LIQUID GRAVEYARD, Steve Smyth’s (ex-Testament, e...