Brit tech/prog extremists, KRYSTHLA will kick off proceedings on the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Saturday.  The band are currently in the studio working on their third studio album, set for release this Summer, so expect new material in August! 

In the meantime, check out the video to ‘The Minor Mystery Of Death’ taken from their last release, ‘Peace In Our Time’

LA-based metal squad, ALL HAIL THE YETI are set to open the main stage on Sunday.  The band released their third studio album, ‘Highway Crosses’ late last year via minusHEAD Records.  Check it out on their Bandcamp – https://ahty.bandcamp.com and crank the video for ‘The Nuclear Dust’, taken from that album here.

Six more bands pick up spots on the Sophie Lancaster stage, bringing their glorious noise for your delectation on both Thursday and Friday.  Kicking off the fun after you’ve set up camp on Thursday are doom-laden riffmongers, BARBARIAN HERMIT, classic hard rockers BLIND RIVER, groove heavy slug-lords TEN TON SLUG and bringing the party and all the laughs for opening night, FOOTPRINTS IN THE CUSTARD.  On Friday on the Sophie stage, we also welcome melodic death metal beasts COUNTLESS SKIES and sludge metal squad BONGCAULDRON

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