SIGH & CARCASS to play Damnation Festival 2008!

[JDillinger]

AVANT-GARDE Japanese black metallers SIGH will play their first UK show in 13 years during an exclusive performance at Damnation Festival.
It will be the first time the entire line-up has ever played on British soil and they have promised to put a special show together for their patient fans.
They will be joined by Aussie grind masters THE BERZERKER and Welsh sludge rockers TAINT on the bill with the legendary Carcass.

Vocalist Mirai Kawashima, said: "We're extremely excited to play at the Damnation Festival!
"The last time we toured the UK was in 1995 so it's been 13 years!
"Back then we were a three-piece band so this is going to be the UK debut for Mikannibal and our drummer, Junichi.
"Get ready for the Eastern forces of Evil!"

Damnation Festival director Gavin McInally added: "To host not one but two bands who haven't graced our shores in over a decade is something truly special.
"We're also delighted to add brutal death metallers The Berzerker, and one of Britain's finest emerging talents in Taint."

Tickets for Damnation will go on sale TOMORROW, June 27 at 9am - priced at £29 (subject to booking fee).
Available from http://www.seetickets.com/ and http://www.ticketline.co.uk/
Look out for details of tickets going on sale in record stores and shops in and around Leeds in the near future.

For more information visit: www.damnationfestival.co.uk or www.myspace.com/damnationfestival

 

[DaveGYNWA]

Looks like I'm going to Leeds for the first time ever in November then

CARCASS!!!!!!!!

And ticket purchased. Tip for anyone else buying tickets online...use ticketline.co.uk as they are a couple of quid cheaper after the extra fees.

 

[Rude Dog]

I just found out about this on LJ! Sigh rule they did a Tribute to Venom in the past and it was pretty sweet!

Carcass & The Berzerker too!

May well be hitting DamFest!

 

[Podgie]

Carcass are probably the best Death Metal/Grindcore/Gore shit (whatevercore) band England have ever produced. Legends!

 

[DaveGYNWA]

Line-up has had Napalm Death added to it.

 

[Rude Dog]

Sexual healing baby!

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Im not happy about SIgh getting some girl vocalist, that just bums me out because Sigh was doing well without her.

 

[DaveGYNWA]

Latest additions....

Pitchshifter
Raging Speedhorn
Ramesses
Latitudes
Desecration \m/ \m/

Second (and final) wave of tickets went on sale this morning. Glad I got mine when I did

 

[DaveGYNWA]

My Dying Bride added to the bill
Raging Speedhorn off the bill, due to other opportunities in Japan... meh.

 

[JDillinger]

UK thrash titans ONSLAUGHT and death metal legends BENEDICTION will bolster the sterling line-up at Damnation Festival 2008 as the event is increased to a full THREE-STAGE, 3,500 capacity highlight on the metal calendar.

Rock Sound magazine will sponsor the third stage with rising post-metal talent *SHELS, LATITUDES and doom merchants RAMESSES taking the stage, with more to be announced.

The new additions will join a stunning UK bill that already includes the long-awaited return of CARCASS, as well as MY DYING BRIDE, NAPALM DEATH, PITCHSHIFTER and SIGH.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "With more tickets sold for this year's Damnation Festival in the first month than we managed in the whole of last year it was a simple choice; lock out the fans, or take the plunge and add the huge 2,000 capacity Refectory.

"Damnation Festival will now host three stages rammed with talent and we're delighted to welcome Rock Sound on board as our newest partners - they've been at the forefront of breaking bands for over a decade, and we pride ourselves on doing the same!

"We promised to host the UK's finest bill of metal in 2008 and with the addition of legendary UK acts like Onslaught and Benediction, we're definitely one step closer.

"Tickets are flying out the door at only £29 each, so make sure you get a brief whatever it takes!"

Following a sell out of the first batch of tickets, the remainder of tickets for Damnation Festival are now on sale, available from http://www.leedstickets.com/ , http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and http://www.seetickets.co.uk/
Tickets are also on sale in Leeds at stores including Crash and Jumbo.

For more information visit: www.damnationfestival.co.uk or www.myspace.com/damnationfestival

 

[DaveGYNWA]

oooooh yes!!!!

 

[Storm of Damnation]

Awww man, I want to go to this so much Sigh, Onslaught, My Dying Bride, Carcass... it would be awesome.

 

[DaveGYNWA]

Why not go?

 

[JDillinger]

UK doom stalwarts CATHEDRAL are the third and final DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2008 headliner, topping the hugely diverse Rock Sound Stage.

They will be joined by progressive metallers DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL and THE MIRIMAR DISASTER on the stunning bill in Leeds University.

It will mark a UK festival exclusive for the English doom legends at the event on Saturday 22nd November, completing a stage already bursting with progressive and alternative British talent such as *Shels, Latitudes and Ramesses.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "With the diverse and brilliant trio of Cathedral, Pitchshifter and Carcass headlining this year the only complaints we want to hear now is that they are clashing!

"Seriously though, we're delighted to host such a strong bill and also a great privilege to be able to have an all-British top billing for the first time.

"With Devil Sold His Soul and The Mirimar Disaster joining the bill, Damnation Festival will be the most varied and exciting metal event of the year."

He added: "In the following months we'll announce the unsigned Terrorizer Stage openers, which will be voted on by fans themselves as part of a cover-mount CD competition in this month's Terrorizer magazine."

Damnation Festival will take place on Saturday 22nd November at Leeds University with the full lineup being: Carcass, My Dying Bride, Pitchshifter, Napalm Death, Cathedral, Sigh, The Berzerker, Onslaught, Benediction, Taint, Ramesses, Desecration, *Shels, Devil Sold His Soul, The Mirimar Disaster, Latitudes and Terrorizer's unsigned winners.

The remaining tickets cost £29 and are available from http://www.leedstickets.com/ , http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and http://www.seetickets.co.uk/
Tickets are also on sale in Leeds at stores including Crash and Jumbo.

For more information visit: www.damnationfestival.co.uk or www.myspace.com/damnationfestival

 

[DaveGYNWA]

Great addition - shame it's looking like a clash of Cathedral and Carcass (unless something is being lined up to finish the Rock Sound stage early)

 

[D.Ingram]

I'm going just for Onslaught

 

[JDillinger]

Nice to hear you guys are coming along

Anyone else?

 

[Podgie]

Yep.

Pretty gutted about Carcass and Cathedral clashing though..

 

[Storm of Damnation]

I know! That's going to be a tough decision...

 

[Podgie]

I'll get the chance to see Cathedral again, I suppose.