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MYSTERIOUS: Arctangent - You Need To See This

The Guide #256: Norovirus, giant puddles, sit-ins and no beer – how can festivals survive the worst?

As promoters like James Scarlett prove, the UK’s festival circuit continues to weather each disaster with remarkable grit

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"People come away from our shows going, ‘I cried my eyes out." Meet the cult heroes healing from unspeakable tragedy with riffs

Dimscûa are one of the UK's hottest underground bands - but they also contend with some of life's hardest experiences through colossal post-metal

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Primus announce first UK and European tour in almost a decade

Les Claypool's alt. rock mavericks line up first full European tour since 2017

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“Think of it as the metal version of Goodbye by the Spice Girls!” Leading lights of the UK underground Svalbard have just released their final song

The four-piece’s farewell UK tour kicks off on Wednesday

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Arctangent – the UK’s best prog metal festival – announces first bands for 2026, including Igorrr, Svalbard, Alcest, Agent Fresco, Chat Pile

The most forward-thinking bands in prog, post-rock and metal will once again gather at Bristol’s Fernhill Farm next August

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British metal has ruled the world this summer – just this once, I’m actually proud of my country

From Black Sabbath’s blockbuster farewell to Sleep Token’s first time as a Download festival headliner, all eyes have been on the British metal scene in recent months. Rightfully so.

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You’ve never heard of this space rock band, but they just put on one of the loudest, craziest and most incredible festival sets I’ve seen in my life

Though French cosmonauts Slift are very much a cult prospect, it’s only a matter of time before their mesmerising live shows make them superstars

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The Guide #202: Awol headliners to rampaging deer: how festivals survive the worst-case scenarios

The British festival season is a logistical minefield. One veteran promoter walks us through the thrills, threats and total meltdowns and what to do when it all goes wrong

The Guardian - UK

Ever wondered what it's like putting on a metal festival? Music podcast Two Promoters One Pod reveals all

Created by Damnation organiser Gavin McInally and 2000 Trees/ArcTanGent boss James Scarlett, Two Promoters One Pod shares behind the scenes stories of the music world

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“I sent this to Strandberg to get the wiring done and when they sent it back they included this”: Plini shows us his modded signature Strandberg Boden – but what’s that hiding in the tremolo springs?

Plini was hanging around at ArcTanGent 2024 waiting for his set to start. We asked him what was new with his Strandberg, pointed a camera at him, and this is what he told us....

MusicRadar

“As I was leaving the stage, I put my arm around Niall and said, ‘I think we got away with it’”: And So I Watch You From Afar were brave enough to debut their album Megafauna in full at a festival

Irish band broke the limits of their own ambition when they performed every track of their seventh record at ArcTanGent

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“We were surrounded by bands like Animals As Leaders, Meshuggah, Plini… and the crowd could clap in time over a 7/8 time signature, too!” From a virtuoso Tool support to Rabea Massaad’s new supergroup, meet the next generation of progressive guitar heroes

The UK’s ArcTanGent Festival is the world’s biggest celebration of heavy progressive music, and this year’s lineup featured epic sets from Meshuggah, Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky. Could these 5 bands be the headliners of the future?

Guitar World

Arctangent announces first bands for 2025, including Between The Buried And Me (playing Colors in full) and headliners Karnivool

The Melvins, Rolo Tomassi, Kylesa, Dvne and more will also play the Bristol festival from August 13 to 16

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The 12 bands that defined Arctangent 2024

From headliners Meshuggah to left-field picks like Glassing, Arctangent’s 10th birthday was another extravaganza of forward-thinking talent

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Five bands you mustn't miss at this year's ArcTanGent Festival

This year's ArcTanGent Festival takes place between August 14-17 at Fernhill Farm, Somerset, near Bristol

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10 awesome independent UK festivals still to come in summer 2024

Think festival season is nearing its end? Pfft, it's just beginning

Louder

Spiritualized replace Clown Core at this year's ArcTanGent festival

The 10th anniversary staging of ArcTanGent takes place at Fernhill Farm, Somerset, near Bristol, between August 14-17.

Guitar World

“I send two delays out to an amp each and pan them. You get this glorious wash that makes you feel like you’re on drugs”: With Oceansize, Mike Vennart influenced a generation of progressive guitarists – and he’s not ruling out a reunion

The Empire State Bastard riff-meister and Biffy Clyro guitarist has produced some of his best work with his latest solo album, Forgiveness & The Grain. He breaks down his otherworldly tone secrets, and explains what made The Verve’s Nick McCabe a guitar Jedi – and why the Pro Co Rat…

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Want to attend Download, Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, ArcTanGent or Bearded Theory festival for free? Here's how you can do it, while also helping others

If you're interested in free access to a range of UK festivals in exchange for volunteering, Oxfam wants to hear from you

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"We weren’t lying when we said our 10th year is going to be the biggest ever!": Mogwai, Electric Wizard, Explosions in the Sky and Ihsahn among artists newly confirmed for ArcTanGent 2024

The 10th anniversary staging of ArcTanGent is shaping up to be an absolute beast, with over 50 artists added to the bill

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Meshuggah and Animals As Leaders announced for ArcTanGent

ArcTangent celebrates its tenth anniversary at Fernhill Farm, Somerset between August 14-17

Louder

"Not many bands have played Summer’s End, ArcTanGent and with Hawkwind!" Welcome to the world of The Fierce And The Dead

Rushden quartet The Fierce And The Dead are prog's unlikely heroes who's latest album The Euphoric draws from a diverse selection of influences and sounds great

The Guardian - UK

ArcTanGent festival – metal at its spine-tingling best

The likes of Cult of Luna, Amenra and Tesseract grace the return of a prized weekend of heavy and progressive talent

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