Jinger will make their return to Amplified Music Festival in the UK next year following last years performance and will be closing the Red Stripe stage on Friday, July 19th.
The Red Stripe Main Stage line-up will also additionally feature progressive thrash metal in the form of SIN THETA from Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday, July 20th.
More additions to Sunday, July 21st include Scottish hard rock trio, THE AMORETTES are back at AMPLIFIED FESTIVAL following their ‘storming’ performance in 2017…thankfully despite unsubstantiated reports of their demise here in 2017 they’re ALL still very much alive and kicking!
Headlining the Very Metal Art Stage Saturday 20th July are the legendary American thrash and progressive metal band FLOTSAM & JETSAM. With 12 albums released and the title of the only band to achieve a 6K rating in a KERRANG! review, their most recent opus entitled ‘Flotsam & Jetsam‘ being another critically acclaimed release.
Album number 13 is due out this year, the band continue to grace stages at festivals the world over so it was only right that we invited them here to Amplified Festival.
Joining the Very Metal Art Stage as the Sunday headliners are MEMORIUM featuring former Bolt Thrower vocalist Karl Willetts, MEMORIUM are a band with a substantial and proud Death Metal heritage and are ones not to be missed.
And continuing with the Very Metal Art Stage headliners on Friday 19th July, Liverpool based doom-metal band, CONAN bring their heavily distorted and down-tuned sound. It has been described as “caveman battle doom” delivering unending hammer blows unto the earth! It’s going to be heavy!
In addition, the festival announces THE SIXPOUNDER will be appearing here at Amplified Festival on the G’s Stage Sunday 21st July. THE SIXPOUNDER beginnings date back to the year 2006 to a city called Wrocław in Poland.
The musical style that it presents is a combination of groove metal, melodic metalcore and melodic death metal and this gained them a following which quickly allowed them to perform at festivals such as Przystanek Woodstock and Wacken.
Remaining Early Bird Tickets will be on sale until midnight on the 31st October 2018 via the festival website. For full details, please visit this location.
Band applications close 31-October-2018 and should be submitted here. This year bands will be selected by way of online video voting system! Voting will take place between 4 November 2018 through to the end of March 2019. Watch this space for more information and best acts listing.
Oran O’Beirne
www.overdrive.ie 2018
