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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 ​f​estival circuit continues to weather each disaster with remarkable grit

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

"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

Metal Hammer · May 27

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

Metal Hammer · Feb 25

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 ​t​o do when it all goes wrong

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025

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

Metal Hammer · Mar 20, 2025

“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 · Feb 20, 2025

“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

Metal Hammer · Feb 19, 2025

“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 · Oct 18, 2024

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

Metal Hammer · Oct 1, 2024

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

Metal Hammer · Aug 19, 2024