So we have had a band a week this week from Desrtfest HQ and just to recap there are some absolute stonkers on there:
Monday – Anciients
Tuesday – ASG
Wednesday – Church of Misery
Thursday – ELDER
Friday – Spirit Caravan
That is some amazing names and we have our first of the headliners! This line up is starting to shape up as a truly unique one and boasts a vast array of different styles and genres without steering away form the Desert inspired theme of our mighty beloved festival…
So here we have it, the complete line-up for the Winter Warmer Weekender taking place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of February 2014 and now features 13 bands over the entire weekend!
Joining the previously announced bands on the Saturday we have Dorset behemoths IN THE HILLS, recent Witch Hunter records newbies SEAL CLUBBER and epic Doom monsters WOLFSHEAD
and aiding in the fun times and hangover encouragement for the Sunday we have the scurge of London BASTARDHAMMER and Dorset sludge crew GREENHORN. Bringing the weekend to a VERY horrendous conclusion!
ITS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST WPC EVENT YET!!!
GET YOUR REDUCED WEEKEND ENTRY TICKETS NOW FOR JUST £10 AND BE QUICK AS THERE ARE ONLY 50 ADVANCED TICKETS otherwise its £7 on the door for each individual day.
We have a new family member joining the ranks of next years Desertfest in the form of THE QUIETUS and with them they are bringing a stage of some fantastic avant garde noise
The Full Line up has been announced and includes:
The Master Musicians of Bukakke
Dragged Into Sunlight
TheBody
Hey Colossus
ÅRABROT
Slabdragger
HOWS THAT FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT!!??
Everything about the NEW GHOST EP makes them by far the undisputed Kings of Cover…
This is how its done kids!
So here we have it, the second release on WPC:Presents is from our very own GURT..
‘Little Donkey’ first reared it ugly head last Christmas and made an appearance at a handful of Live shows at the end of 2012. Everyone who saw it had their lives changed for ever so we felt the need to lay the track down and release it as a Christmas song this very year, will it be the 2013 Christmas no. 1?
We shall see…
The track is available to download for FREE as of December 1st at whenplanetscollide.bandcamp.com but it is available physically NOW as an 8cm CD single.
The special ‘Christmas Card’ edition of Little Donkey comes signed by the band and is limited to just 50 copies, and comes with an envelope included so you can send it on to a family member or loved one as the ultimate christmas gift!
BUY YOUR EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS CARD 8CM CD EDITION HERE
It is with much annoyance that the Admiral can no longer play at this show and nothing upsets me more than losing a headliner to an already announced show BUT to save the day we have some massive treats as replacements…
Firstly, We are bumping up GROAN to the place they deserved to be and that is the place of headliners. After hearing the new EP you guys will be in for a real treat as its going to be a hell of a show!
Secondly, We have 2 new bands in the form of long time faves XII BOAR and the awesome VODUN.. so more excellent bands for your buck!
and Thirdly, FREE MINCE PIES!! for all involved, upon arrival you can help yourselves to a little snack to bring in the Christmas cheer.
So, with just a month to go this show has just got a whole lot better..
GET YOUR ADVANCE TICKETS HERE FOR JUST £4…
And if the change in lineup means that previous ticket holders no longer wish to attend please get in touch at whenplanetscollide@hotmail.co.uk for a full refund.
GROAN have grown! and in more ways than one, they have a brand new line up (leaving only Andreas Mazzareth and Leigh Jones as original members) and they have a much more evolved sound since there last 2012 full length ‘The Divine Right of kings’. I think the best and laziest way to describe this 5 song piece of awesomeness is that it has the same style of the some of the best of Pepper Keenan’s DOWN riffs mixed with the balls out rock attitude of SKID ROW, all in all its a damn fine party metal record and the addition of these new guitarists is a damn fine move paired alongside new stickwoman Zel.
The comedy factor is still there with Mazz’s fantastic lyrics and unique persona, the grand singalong choruses are still present with songs like ‘women of doom’ and ‘Drug Lord’ but this is now been amplified with some extra powerful riffs, particularly noticeable of the raging track ‘Slice of that Vibe’ which for me is the greatest on the EP!
although this is just a 5 song EP, it packs more of a punch than most full lengths I have heard this year and I hope this is a taste of GROAN to come because they sounding larger and tighter than ever!
Its not up quite yet but once it is you can PRE-ORDER THIS BAD BOY RIGHT HERE!
Or for now you can see the ‘Women of Doom’ video RIGHT HERE
So, unless you have been living under a rock you would have noticed that this week saw the first ever release from our brand new label ‘When Planets Collide:Presents’ and that was in the form of the new Burden of the Noose single.
If can be bought from HERE and Downloaded from HERE
We already are gearing up for the second release as a special Christmas treat and ahead of the official announcement we thought we would share a little clue with you (See below)
It certainly has been a while, so what better way to remind you of some awesome quality Sludge covers than with good friends LIMB from the recent split that my band GURT did with these groovy London monsters.
This cover is from one of QUEEN’s older and more rarer tracks but the riff that May wrote all those years ago has been given new life and turned into something truly unique…. NICE!
YES YES YES! WAR WOLF are back and this is by far the greatest release yet, the recent split Cassette with SOB STORY proved that things were improving in their no nonsense hardcore crust BUT they truly have out done themselves with this record.
The first album was almost as instant as their appearance on the scene which meant that they had little chance to find their “sound” but with songs like ‘Oxygen Thieves’ and ‘The Upper Hand’ they now prove to mix blackened hardcore and groovy crusty Grind with the greatest of ease, this is an album to get very VERY excited about!
One thing that is apparent with this band is they have a real political message and a massive hatred for all things religious and outdated in today’s society so if you like your music with a FUCK YOU attitude to this antiquated idealism then its another reason to get on this amazing collection of songs.
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