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  Following this weekend's DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL performance, visionary British prog-metal legends SIKTH have announced two very special performances to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their sophomore album Death Of A Dead Day . Taking place in February 2026 at Manchester's Academy 2 and London's O2 Forum Kentish Town, the shows will see the band's founding members - Mikee Goodman (vocals), Justin Hill (vocals), Dan Weller (guitar), Graham Pinney (guitar), James Leach (bass) and Dan Foord (drums) - reunite to perform the iconic record in its entirety. Support will come from HERIOT. Speaking on the shows, Goodman shares: “We are excited to perform Death of a Dead Day on its 20th anniversary, with Justin Hill singing this album live for the first time ever, alongside myself and the rest of the band. We’re looking forward to playing it in its entirety. “Also, for those who may not know — Justin Hill is back in the band. He is, and we’re planning to get busier from next year ...

Many applied through BBC Introducing: The South to be in with a chance of performing at Breakout Festival and the winners have been chosen! Selected by a panel from The BBC and Breakout Festival, We Deny have been awarded the opening slot at this year’s Breakout Festival. In just 2 weeks Breakout Festival will be unleashed. After an epic festival season, rock and metal fans will play out the end of the summer 2015 with at Breakout’s rock fueled blow-out. It’s not just about the music this year though, Breakout Festival promises to be the best way to mark the season close with a wealth of other attractions and entertainment. Keep your eyes peeled for the rides and inflatables! Deaf Havana – SikTh – The Qemists We Are The Ocean - Martyr Defiled – Black Tongue Heck – TRC - By Definition Zoax – Seething Akira The Gospel Youth – Skint Circus – We Deny Breakout is Brighton’s first and only outdoor heavy rock festival. It returns to Brighton racecourse on 26th September 2015...

SikTh and Deaf Havana select unsigned artists to join Breakout line-up! Returning for its second year, Brighton’s Breakout Festival has once again given unsigned artists the opportunity to grace the stages alongside bands such as Deaf Havana, SikTh, We Are The Ocean, Black Tongue and Martyr Defiled. Over 270 applications were received for the Headliner’s Choice competition, which puts the decision this year in the hands of SikTh and Deaf Havana. Each headliner chose the band that personally blew them away and the results are in… Deaf Havana has chosen The Gospel Youth from Brighton www.facebook.com/thegospelyouth SikTh has chosen Seething Akira from Portsmouth www.facebook.com/seethingakira What’s more, the remaining acts who were not chosen will have a further opportunity to get on stage at the festival during the Public Choice vote. They will go head to head to win the support of social media users to compete for the last remaining festival slot. Regrettably Dead H...

The latest, eagerly awaited line-up announcement for Breakout Festival is here, and it’s big. - DEAF HAVANA - - WE ARE THE OCEAN - - BLITZ KIDS - - ZOAX -  - BY DEFINITION - Deaf Havana, We Are The Ocean, Blitz Kids, Zoax and By Defintion are confirmed to be joining the already diverse line up of Breakout Festival 2015. This next wave of announcements brings an epic rock edge to the devastatingly heavy line-up which already includes SikTh, Martyr Defiled, Black Tongue, TRC and Dead Harts. This huge line-up, with many more to be announced, will take to the stage on 26th September 2015 at Brighton Racecourse. Festival director Stefan Curzon-Price said: “This year is all about further establishing Breakout as THE outdoor rock and metal festival for the south east; one that caters for the wide range of tastes that exist across what is already a very united but diverse live music scene. Our first announcement was all about the heavier bands, including a UK festival exclu...

- Breakout Festival returns to Brighton Racecourse on Saturday, 26th September - The first wave of artists for this years Breakout Festival have been announced and it’s heavy! Ready to scream down the shores of Brighton are: Sikth Martyr Defiled Black Tongue TRC Dead Harts So metal and rock fans strap yourselves in, because Breakout Festival is back, and is about to take you on one hell of a ride! With early bird tickets sold out in the first day on sale, smashing last year records, second release tickets are guaranteed to go quick so get them while you can! Tickets are available via the official ticketing partners: Ticketmaster http://bit.ly/1P5uJSS, Gigantic http://bit.ly/1HZQ680 Keep an eye out for the second wave of bands coming next month! Aspiring musicians will again have a unique opportunity to share the stages with Sikth, Martyr Defiled and many more, with the headliners choice award and a public vote. Applications are open until 1st June, visit http://bit...

Releases from Turbowolf, Atreyu, Venom & SikTh confirmed for April 18th release… SPINEFARM RECORDS will be supporting Record Store Day 2015 with a number of releases highlighting different aspects of the rock ‘n’ metal genre… Taking said genre into brave new worlds are UK riff-gurus Turbowolf, who have just released their new / second studio album, ‘Two Hands’, via Spinefarm Records / Search & Destroy. Having recently toured with both Royal Blood & Death From Above 1979, advocates of the Turbowolf cause, the Bristol quartet are now very much on an upward trajectory, with Radio 1 playing the recent singles (‘Rabbits Foot’ & ‘Nine Lives’), and a headline UK tour currently underway… On the other side of the Atlantic, Atreyu are a band who have already left a serious mark… One of the key architects of the '00s American metal resurgence, selling over a million albums in a 10 year period, the Orange County outfit simmered on the back-burner after 2009… but now ...

META-STASIS formed in 2012 through the union of two bands Sikth & Ted Maul which originally was meant to just be a musical project but due to their success and ever growing insanity the band have decided to make this a permanent project thankfully to their crazy patients (fans!). Currently they have only released their debut, 'When The Mind Departs The Flesh' in 2012 and have just finished recording their terrifying follow up. The band are known for their extreme and intense live shows performing their unique psycho-extreme-tech-death metal and they are being unleashed to play as main support to Savage Messiah on the Saturday 30th August at the epic return of MammothFest 2014 in Brighton..I dared to ask Patient 05: Solomon.J.Lucifier.Christ: Throat Disorder & Psychiatric S-scapes (also known as the vocalist of the band!) about what to expect at the festival and their new album.. Meta-Stasis originally formed in 2012 through the union of Sikth andTed Maul members ...