Deathfest - One for the extreme metal fans

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A wee touch plugging for a new Uk festival...



The inaugural UK DEATHFEST will take place in Leeds in May 2009.

Akercocke, The Rotted and Dam are the first of many extreme additions to play at the 16 band, two-stage event at the Leeds University Union on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 3, 2009, which is being organised by the team behind Damnation Festival.

And in a bid to beat the misery of the credit crunch and gloom of recession, a 'January Sales' offer will see tickets put on sale tomorrow morning at 9am for just £14.50 until the end of the month.

Festival organiser Gavin McInally said: "Following the continued success of our Terrorizer Stage at Damnation Festival over the past four years, we felt it was time to give some of the UK's most brutal talent the main stage to themselves.

"The first of hopefully many UK Deathfest events will feature two stages; a main stage of predominantly death metal and an alternative second stage crammed with doom, sludge, grind and even some thrash if we can squeeze it in.

"We're delighted that Akercocke, The Rotted and Dam are already on board and we promise further stellar announcements in the coming weeks."

Doors will open early in the afternoon at UK Deathfest with bands being staggered between the stages throughout the day.

Gavin added: "In recognition of Britain's sorry financial state right now, we've kept our ticket prices to a bare minimum and friends sharing Travel Lodge rooms in Leeds can get booked in for as little as £10 each right now so we hope to enjoy the support of the UK's extreme metal fan base without putting a dent in wallets!"

UK Deathfest will take place on Sunday 3rd May at Leeds University Union with Akerc--ke, The Rotted and Dam confirmed with more bands to be announced.

'January Sales' tickets are on sale tomorrow morning at 9am and cost £14.50 until 31st January 2009, 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.deathfest.co.uk or www.myspace.com/ukdeathfest

[Spitfire]

i live 20 mins from leeds... dont think its me tho.. death music

[rohlfo]

you at Leeds Uni then? Ever bumped into a Ian ('Hippy') Baker? Don't get fooled by the 'hippy' - he's into his metal  :twisted:
If I'm back in Leeds round then, might come along!

[Oli]

Well, the 1st three bands are certainly worth the ticket price! :) Will make a note of this one, not sure yet though, what with uni 'n' that.

[nfe]

Well, the 1st three bands are certainly worth the ticket price! :) Will make a note of this one, not sure yet though, what with uni 'n' that.

And Akercocke aren't even a headliner.  :)

[bucketshred]

Meh, The Rotted played at my venue a few months back. Wasn't impressed. However, check out a band called Kruger, they supported them and they were fantastic!

[Oli]

Didn't see the bit about a second stage, get some wicked doom going on there, Britain is crammed with it! When you've done that, give me a shout, and i'll tell you when to put people on, so we don't end up with a great doom band on at the same time as Akerc--ke or something, because that'd be a disaster! :)

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Death metal favourites DESECRATION will bolster the UK DEATHFEST lineup, with INGESTED and RETH joining them.

The bands will raise hell at Leeds University Union on Sunday May 3rd for the 16-band, two-stage event organised by the team behind Damnation Festival.

And they will join a brutal bill that already includes Akerc--ke, The Rotted and Dam.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "UK Deathfest is about unleashing extreme metal of the highest quality and it doesn't come much better than Desecration. We're also delighted to host great acts like Ingested and Reth and promise to announce more of the same in the coming weeks!"

Doors will open early in the afternoon at UK Deathfest with bands being staggered between the stages throughout the day.

Gavin added: "In recognition of Britain's sorry financial state right now, we've kept our ticket prices to a bare minimum and friends sharing Travel Lodge rooms in Leeds can get booked in for as little as £10 each right now so we hope to enjoy the support of the UK's extreme metal fan base without putting a dent in wallets!"

UK Deathfest will take place on Sunday 3rd May at Leeds University Union with Akerc--ke, The Rotted, Desecration, Dam, Ingested and Reth confirmed, with more bands to be announced.

'January Sales' tickets are on sale now and cost £14.50 until 31st January 2009, 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.deathfest.co.uk or www.myspace.com/ukdeathfest

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Kansas death metallers ORIGIN will invade British shores bringing their technical brutality to UK DEATHFEST.

They will be joined by legendary Brummies BENEDICTION and UK rising death/grind talent INFECTED DISARRAY in wreaking havoc on Leeds in May.

The trio join a bill of uncompromising extreme noise at Leeds University Union on Sunday May 3rd for the 16-band, two-stage event which is being organised by the team behind Damnation Festival.

Previously confirmed bands are: AKERc--kE, DESECRATION, THE ROTTED, DAM, INGESTED and RETH.

The Rotted frontman Ben McCrow said: "Having played on the bill of the first Damnation Festival, I'm proper looking forward to being a part of the first of what I hope will be many Deathfests!

"Respect to Damnation for putting so much weight behind extreme music in the UK!

"This is gonna be a killer day!"

'January Sales' tickets are on sale now and cost £14.50 until 31st January 2009, 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.deathfest.co.uk or www.myspace.com/ukdeathfest

[MDV]

ORIGIN!!!

Ok, now you have my attention!

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ORIGIN!!!

Ok, now you have my attention!

And in all likelyhood, that's still not even the sub-headliner  8)

[MDV]

ORIGIN!!!

Ok, now you have my attention!

And in all likelyhood, that's still not even the sub-headliner  8)

I actually find that dissapointing. I want them to be on for as long as possible and there are precious few bands, if any within the genre, that I would like to see in the top slot/s more.

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They'll be on a fair while, as will Akerc--ke, it's only an 8 band bill on the mainstage and we'll probabaly be looking at being on the from lunchtime till 11-11.30.

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DEATHFEST fans will be treated to a special one-two: legends VADER will fly in for a rare headline set while grind monsters LENG TCH'E invade for their first ever UK shows.
Glasgow's own BLACK SUN will also join what promises to be the filthiest day of music to ever disturb Leeds come Sunday May 3rd, at Leeds University Union.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "It's becoming a real beast of a lineup!
"Vader laying waste to Deathfest will be a true sight to behold, and with Leng Tch'e making their first ever trip across and the filthy noise of Black Sun disturbing punters, fans can expect a real treat.
"We've still got a couple of cats in the bag so we're not done yet... Watch this space!"

Previously confirmed bands are: ORIGIN, AKERc--kE, BENEDICTION, DESECRATION, THE ROTTED, DAM, INFECTED DISARRAY, INGESTED and RETH.

Tickets are only £19.50 and are available from http://www.leedstickets.com/ , http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and http://www.seetickets.co.uk/
Also on sale in Leeds at stores including Crash and Jumbo.

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

[bucketshred]

Okay this isn't too bad now...