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Not hugely interesting overall, bar the reformation of Warning.
From a Kerrang press release -
QuoteOn the eve of the 20th anniversary of our Watching from a Distance album, we are proud to be invited back to perform at Damnation's 20th anniversary, where we will play the album in full, alongside new material," say Warning. "This will be our only UK performance of 2025. We look forward to seeing you at Damnation.
Kinda mad. WFAD has seemingly only grown and grown over time.
Whoa, wasn't expecting the warning announcement! And new music :o How do you follow WFAD though..
But yeah terrible lineup apart from that, if I wasn't so far away I would have travelled just for Warning.
Used to really enjoy this festival, but the last few years the lineup is doing nothing for me. Hopefully might be something better in the next announcement
Well the return of Warning is fantastic news, not that I'll be attending this to see them.
Admittedly I don't pay attention to this fest much but would I be not far off in thinking Pig Destroyer and Wormrot play every year? :laugh:
Fucking Meryl Streek..jesus...ugh.
I thought the same re: Pig Destroyer.
Just cool that Warning are back.
Pig Destroyer played 2012 and 2022. Wormrot have never played it. Both might have been booked to play 2021 but then all the non-UK bands (apart from maybe a few EU bands) had to cancel.
20th Anniversary will be cool but they need some real top-tier bookings for it. It can't just be a normal Damnation lineup, as good as they can be. Pig Destroyer are an odd choice considering they played so recently. Warning reforming is pretty special though. I can see Sikth playing as they played the first one.
Day splits announced:
https://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/lineup
Day tickets on sale:
https://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/#tickets-section
Nine bands still to be announced, Toxic Holocaust have dropped out (again).
Sunday is the better day for me but will be there for the whole thing.
Looking forward to the weekend!
Looking forward to this, just going Sat, gonna check out Castle Rat and Brodequin
Happy enough with the final announcements, I always good to see Raging Speedhorn & Primordial, hoping for a good lineup for Night Of Salvation on the Friday.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on December 02, 2024, 07:35:48 PMFucking Meryl Streek..jesus...ugh.
Such an Irish reaction! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
But yeah!
Was not expecting him to pop up on bill like this.
Just got tickets for this, by my reckoning at least 6 bands on Sat and 8 on Sunday I want to see. If anyone wants to meet up for a beer during, let me know
Night Of Salvation confirmations:
- Venue - Bread Shed
- Lineup - Four bands, that are already playing the main festival but they will not be announced before tickets go on sale
- Playing special album sets
- On sale 15 Sept
Primordial teased Spirit The Earth Aflame being 25 and maybe playing it in full so they could be one of the bands.
Deadguy also apparently released a poster with the NoS date on it.
Quote from: Halo on September 08, 2025, 03:47:30 PMNight Of Salvation confirmations:
- Venue - Bread Shed
- Lineup - Four bands, that are already playing the main festival but they will not be announced before tickets go on sale
- Playing special album sets
- On sale 15 Sept
Primordial teased Spirit The Earth Aflame being 25 and maybe playing it in full so they could be one of the bands.
Deadguy also apparently released a poster with the NoS date on it.
is this on the friday night? Where is information posted?
Yeah NoS is always on the Friday beforehand, it's almost grown into its own thing at this stage
There is a Damnation Festival Forum on Facebook, Gav posted an update about 5 days ago there with the details.
The venue only has a capacity of 450 so they expect it to sell out pretty quickly even without bands confirmed.
He also said it would be about £35
Quote from: Halo on September 09, 2025, 09:55:12 AMYeah NoS is always on the Friday beforehand, it's almost grown into its own thing at this stage
There is a Damnation Festival Forum on Facebook, Gav posted an update about 5 days ago there with the details.
The venue only has a capacity of 450 so they expect it to sell out pretty quickly even without bands confirmed.
He also said it would be about £35
ok thanks, not on FB so it's hard to check.
Tickets for that show are up at 10am tomorrow.
Suddenly find myself off the hook for anything I was supposed to be doing next weekend so will probably end up in a frenzy of booking and buying this evening to make it over. Never been before but heard mostly positives about it as an event.
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on November 01, 2025, 03:22:15 PMSuddenly find myself off the hook for anything I was supposed to be doing next weekend so will probably end up in a frenzy of booking and buying this evening to make it over. Never been before but heard mostly positives about it as an event.
If you're within decent distance Knock's had decent flights to Manchester recently and I think it alligns with Damnation
I'll be coming from Cork and it's looking like 17 quid each way, lol
Quote from: Yung Led Zeppelin on November 02, 2025, 01:15:05 AMI'll be coming from Cork and it's looking like 17 quid each way, lol
Nice wan
That's fecking mad! Nice one indeed, enjoy.
off to Manchester this evening, should be a good laugh.
Any good metal bars to have a pint in tonight?
Meryl Streek is a serious pivot, I doubt hes helping shift any tickets
I think Pig Destroyer have been on the lineup and had to pull out twice I think, raging speedhorn are regulars, been a few years since primordial, id go Just cause gavs a legend and the price is exceedingly reasonable
Was at this yest, mainly for Brodequin who were incredible. Portrayal of Guilt also cool enough. Stage/lighting deadly in fairness.
Waiting for the plane back to Dublin.
It's a great festival, really well organised, good food and beer options, everything runs like clockwork with the bands starting and finishing. Sound seemed good every where. All the punters were sound. Would deffo recommend it to anyone here for the future.
Anaal Nathrakh were cool, delighted to see them finally.
Organisation is always spot on. One band ends and the next starts on another stage straight away. Highlights were Castle Rat and Deafheaven from the Saturday and definitely Spectral Wound, Warning on the Sunday. Always great to hear Anaal Nathrakh's Forward!
Had an amazing weekend at this, whoever was doing the sums fucking nailed it, no wait for pints, food, or the jacks at any point, despite the huge number of people.
Saw some really incredible shit both days, highlights have to be Wormrot, Deafheaven, Portrayal of Guilt, Conjurer at 12:30 on a Sunday, Amenra (just another level of heaviness) and Pig Destroyer. Was excellent seeing Matt Pike do his thing in the flesh also, High on Fire really went down a treat. I'm really leaving so much out at that even, that's how great it was.
Is accommodation easy to get?
You have the whole of Manchester to choose from, it's never going to be cheap with two Premier League teams in town but if you plan you can get a hotel room for about £100 a night.
My 13th Damnation and it was a cracking festival, my highlights were Stampin' Ground (both sets), Portrayal of Guilty, Conjurer (again both sets), Deafheaven and Primordial. I thought Raging Speedhorn played two blinding sets and Overhead, The Albatross surprised me.
I will probably do the blind buy/installment plan again when they go on sale (tomorrow).
We had a hotel around the quays, 3 stops away from the venue on the tram line. Was 370 euro for 3 nights, including breakfast for 2 people. Which I thought was good value. Hotel was a little old fashioned but clean & comfortable (Copthorne Salford Quays).
Loved Stampin Ground, the crowd was wild and the frontman did a great job. Raging Speedhorn always good fun. Messa and Castle Rat, a nice bit of doom.
Agree about OVerhead the Albatros, really good set, comes across very well live. Wormrot was probably my highlight of Saturday, great energy.
Sunday had a ton of good stuff, missed some bands as I was too tired
Jesus that was some craic. Already got my tickets for next year in the bag
Also, and sorry if this spoils someone's announcement later this week, Ian from Stampin' Ground said they're playing Dublin, Cork and Belfast next year (Dublin on 1 August), so there is that to look forward to
That will be brilliant of they come back here.
Bought a ticket for Knuckledust, Stampin Ground, Born From Pain and others today.
It's next June in London.
Should be full of gimps doing gymnastics but the lineup is killer.
Happy days seeing Born from Pain in Nancy's. Pure Bolt Thrower riffage.
Stampin Ground played Cork a few times as well IIIRC. Nancys and upstairs in The Grand Parade?
Didn't Stampin Ground play Fred's sometime in the late 90s? Vague memory of that being my first metal gig.
I definitely saw Born From Pain in Fredz.
I thought Stampin Ground played The Phoenix?
I guess they both played here a few times then! Maybe both played that night in Nancy's, where I got the Born from Pain tape. I was back and forth with another gig in the Wolfgound the same night anyway - Halfmast maybe?
Born From Pain supported Hatebreed in Nancys for definite.
Medulla Nocte played The Phoenix as well I'm sure.
I wasnt at either, but SG definitely played the Phoenix; and im sure they played one of those Fuck jazz weekends in Fredz?.
I wasnt really into hard-core but regretted not going to those gigs after.SG one of the few bands from that genre I actually liked.
Yeah Medulla Nocte played the phoenix around that time too.A sweaty night from what I can remember lol.
If I recall correctly Stampin Ground played Fredz in Cork either 99 or 2000. I was at it after a long bus down from Ros with Nerdlinger and a few other local punks. It was called Fuck Witness as I think it was on the same weekend as a Guinness sponsored event at Slane or whatever that the whole country was going to. It was a good laugh but it's probably the last time I listened to Stampin Ground :laugh:
Stampin Ground came over with Unite and played the 2nd night (I think) of the Fuck Witness Weekender in Freds, they previously played An Phoenix with 2000 Strong and Ten Point Rule, both gigs absolutely mental.
The Born From Pain gig was Nov 2002 supporting Hatebreed in Nancy Spains, we opened for them but also played a gig across the road in The Wolfhound that night, it was [r]evolution of a sun, not Half Mast @snare. Potatoe Potatoe.
As for Born From Pain playing Freds, that was July 2005, local supports only I remember.
Quote from: Halo on November 11, 2025, 09:12:30 PMAlso, and sorry if this spoils someone's announcement later this week, Ian from Stampin' Ground said they're playing Dublin, Cork and Belfast next year (Dublin on 1 August), so there is that to look forward to
anymore on this?
I have heard nothing but, being optimistic, it could be tied to some dates with Medulla Nocte? They are playing together in Nottingham and MD have said they'll be playing Ireland but have not announced anything beyond that Notts date