First Announcement....

Northern Irish trio THERAPY? kick-start the line-up for Damnation Festival with a heavy dose of alternative rock.

And they'll be joined by Greek black metallers ROTTING CHRIST - who will appear exclusively at the Leeds-based event - and Josh Graham's doom laden post-metal purveyors A STORM OF LIGHT.

It's an exciting treble coup for UK's finest metal event but only the start of what will be the festival's biggest and most diverse line-up to date.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "It's a real honour to have Therapy? perform at Damnation Festival, especially in a busy year for band following the release of the excellent Crooked Timber.

"Fans have been demanding Therapy? for a while now and we're delighted to finally be able to oblige with a slot on the Jagermeister Stage.

"Rotting Christ are another fans' favourite and they've been kind enough to agree to a break from the studio this October to fly over to devastate our Terrorizer Stage.

"And following the massive success of our Rock Sound Stage last year, A Storm of Light are the first band announced to push the aural envelope with their eclectic post-metal rumblings."

Damnation Festival 2009 will take place on Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union, across three stages with doors opening at the earlier time of 1pm through until 3am.

Details of tickets will be announced soon.

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The Damnation organisers get coarse when you play football against them and are mostly Scottish.

I want Rotting Christ to play my uni!

Rotting christ were splendid last year at hellfest, tempted to try out damnation this year, seeing as bloodstock dosen't really tickle my fancy!

Rotting Christ are ace! I'm there!

thrashduck wrote:The Damnation organisers get coarse when you play football against them and are mostly Scottish.

lol, who's this? Take it you were at Bloodstock and found yourself on the end of a 5-1 thrashing by the Scots?




Tickets for the fifth annual DAMNATION FESTIVAL are now on sale… at last year’s price.

Despite an earlier opening time of 1pm, more bands across all three stages and a stronger bill of diverse rock and metal talent, briefs will be kept to £29.50, and a fewer number will be available than last year’s 3,500 capacity sell-out to help ease congestion in the Leeds University Union.

And if that wasn’t enough good news, English grindcore punks EXTREME NOISE TERROR, Texan post-rock masters THIS WILL DESTROY YOU and Chicago psychedelic metallers MINSK, are the latest additions to the bill which already boasts; Therapy? an exclusive Rotting Christ appearance, A Storm of Light and Stand-Up Guy, not to mention the comeback and final farewell of Mistress – with ALL headliners still to be announced.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "Despite every effort being made to improve the festival - more bands, less clashes, earlier doors – we were determined to keep the ticket prices as low as last year.

“There will also be fewer tickets on general sale this year which – with careful billing and much better signage to the stages – should ease the congestion around the building.

“We were voted the UK’s best metal event by the fans that turned out in the numbers last year but they can be assured we’ll do everything in our power to continue to make the event even better.

“Extreme Noise Terror were built for these kind of shows and our only hope is that our Terrorizer Stage is sturdy enough to host them, while This Will Destroy You and Minsk are sterling additions to the majestic Rock Sound Stage.”

Damnation Festival will take place at Leeds University Union, on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Tickets are available now 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: http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/damnationfestival

If Therapy promise to play the whole of Troublegum back to back ill come. ENT/Rotting Christ are mint and i've saw Mistress squillions of times living in Brum, so just get Narcosis to reform

FANS' favourites ENTOMBED and AKERCOCKE will terrorise Damnation Festival after being voted the top two acts to return to UK's finest metal event.

The show will mark a UK Exclusive date for Swedish death 'n' roll titans Entombed who headlined the Terrorizer Stage at the inaugural Damnation Festival in 2005.

While the UK's finest progressive death purveyors Akercocke return after topping the same stage in Manchester in 2006.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: "It's always a coup to land great bands but when they are the bands the fans have requested time and time again and even voted for, it's all the more satisfying to have them back.

"Entombed were phenomenal in our first year and for many Akercocke were the band of the day in 2006 so there's no doubt they'll be sterling additions to the fifth Damnation Festival."

Bands already confirmed for Damnation Festival 2009 - which will take place in Leeds University Union on Saturday, October 24 - include: Therapy? Rotting Christ, Mistress, This Will Destroy You, A Storm of Light, Extreme Noise Terror, Minsk and Stand-Up Guy.

Tickets are on sale now priced at £29.50 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: http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/damnationfestival

ThrashConvert wrote:Rotting christ were splendid last year at hellfest, tempted to try out damnation this year, seeing as bloodstock dosen't really tickle my fancy!

Kreator? Municipal Waste? GWAR? are you insane?

What thrash is at Damnation this year?

aruzo wrote:

ThrashConvert wrote:Rotting christ were splendid last year at hellfest, tempted to try out damnation this year, seeing as bloodstock dosen't really tickle my fancy!

Kreator? Municipal Waste? GWAR? are you insane?

Waste i've seen too many times touring the same stuff, kreator i saw a little while ago and indeed were top banana, but not enough to me goto a festival for, and gwar arejust not my cuppa tea!
So i stand by my previous statement

As much as I love the band, Therapy? ?

Atmospheric rock veterans ANATHEMA will add a touch of class to this year's DAMNATION FESTIVAL while UK sludge standard bearers MANATEES will guarantee the bill remains heavier than a skip full of bricks.

Liverpool's Anathema - who have just completed a Latin America tour in support of their latest release 'Hindsight' - will make their long-awaited debut at the UK's finest metal event when they take to the Jagermeister Stage in Leeds on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

For those less in favour of soothing melodies there's a prospect of Manatees' powerful, raw, progressive sludge to contend with following the release of their jaw-dropping 'Icarus, The Sunclimber' album.

Festival Director Gavin McInally said: "Unsurprisingly, Anathema are a much sought-after band and we're delighted that they agreed to play Damnation this year.

"With Therapy? already confirmed for the Jagermeister Stage it's a great double-billing for our heavy rock fans who support the event.

"While Manatees will bring to the mix their blend of soul-crushing progressive sludge in what is shaping up to be our most eclectic line-up yet.

Damnation Festival will take place on Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union.

Bands already confirmed for the event are: Therapy? Anathema, Entombed, Rotting Christ, Mistress, This Will Destroy You, A Storm of Light, Extreme Noise Terror, Minsk, Manatees, Stand-Up Guy.

Headliners and more bands to be announced.


Tickets are priced at £29.50 (stbf) and 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: http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/damnationfestival

Dont mind Anathema, good choice!
So whos the headliners then.............

I know General Surgery are looking to play this fest.

Basically I only want to see ENT and Entombed.