Take a look at that line up and then see that the weekend tickets have sold out… And be amazed that it’s the very first year of this festival's existence!
Appearing seemingly out of nowhere in August 2013, the initial press releases promised the world and with a history of booking acts in the region such as Eyehategod, The Melvins and Corrosion Of Conformity, certainly gained the required curiosity, the very first announcement of the one and only Neurosis certainly proved they were not messing about!
Set in Bristol’s famed Motion art venue there are two stages which will run alternately meaning that the more hardcore attendees can watch ALL 46 bands on the line up! (which I will attempt to achieve)
With so many amazing bands on offer it’s hard to choose a definitive ”must see” moment but here is a smattering of the personal highlights I am looking forward to.
So let’s start with the Friday night headliner, the one and only Electric Wizard - a band so monstrously heavy that the last time I saw them in 2012 I lost all sense of balance for at least thirty minutes after the set!
Proceeding this monolith of doom we will have two out and out grindcore legends form different sides of the pond that will cause all manner of chaos with Brutal Truth playing their final ever UK show and Anaal Nathrakh simply being one of the most intense and consistently amazing British live acts on the circuit.
Providing intensity on an entirely different scale will be the triple threat back to back performances of slow punishing catharsis provided by Amenra, A Storm Of Light and Conan; the latter are gaining a lorry load of buzz and hype right now and rightly so meaning this show is not to be missed.
Doom by name but not by nature, these punk legends will once again show the “kids” how it’s done properly, while the “kids” will be represented by War Wolf from Brighton and will show that they have been taking notes….
Provide respite from the chaos and intensity will be the Apocalyptic death-rock of Beastmilk and occult rock of Black Moth, the former being another band surrounded with buzz and hype to spare, so make sure to see them before they go stratospheric!
So after three days of crushing high intensity heavy metal how do you close the show? Why you only go and book the one and only CLUTCH! The best rock band on the planet with an unparalleled collection of hip shaking RIFFtastic anthems!
