FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS EVERYWHERE

Tuesday has dawned with some exciting news - new festival line-up announcements! These come from some of the UK's smaller rock/metal festivals.

So, first up, GHOSTFEST 2013 revealed their first billing, and it's pretty killer.
Headlining Ghostfest, which takes place on the 29th and 30th June at Leeds University, are The Devil Wears Prada, to be joined by: The Acacia Strain, Bury Your Dead, Veil Of Maya, iwrestledabearonce, Harm's Way, Vanna, Odessa, Malevolence, Chronographs, Twitching Tongues and Departures. Tickets are bargain price at £37.50, while day tickets are £25. Get them from Impericon now on pre-order, while general sale starts Monday February 11th.

Next up today was HIT THE DECK. which announced the following slew for its 2013 edition; Attack Attack! (the American one), Sonic Boom Six, Rolo Tomassi, Canterbury, Jonah Matranga (acoustic), Walter Schreifels (acoustic), Empress, Evarose, The James Cleaver Quintet and Natives. They join a line-up headed by Don Broco, We Are The In Crowd, Never Shout Never and We Are The Ocean. HTD takes place over 2 days, on April 20th in Bristol and on the 21st in Nottingham, and tickets are around £25.

Combining this with the stunning announcement of the legendary Black Flag for Hevy Fest, things are looking sexy for the small festival scene this year.