THE HAUNTED, AKERCOCKE To Headline U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

August 9, 2006

Extreme legends THE HAUNTED and death metal overlords AKERCOCKE will headline this year's Damnation Festival, set to take place October 15 at Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box in Manchester, England. Ragga-punks SKINDRED and the debauched MISTRESS will join them to complete two stages of uncompromising and diverse metal. THE HAUNTED performance will be a U.K. festival exclusive, while Terrorizer Stage headliners AKERCOCKE will also be making a rare live appearance in Manchester.

Festival spokesman Gavin McInally said: "With the exclusive capture of THE HAUNTED, AKERCOCKE and arguably the U.K.'s hottest live band right now in SKINDRED, Damnation Festival now offers fans the most diverse and genuinely exciting bill the U.K. will see this year. Italian jazz, raw punk and extreme death, all by seasoned and highly respected live performers — it's going to be an event to remember.

"Despite the legendary big names, we haven't lost focus on why Damnation Festival was born, and again, this year will also see some of the finest rising talent from our shores wow fans come October 15th. EVILE, KINGSIZE BLUES, HEAD-ON, MURDER ONE, BIOMECHANICAL and MISTRESS are a pick of England's finest, and we've even extended a warm invite to two of Scotland's top extreme bands; MAN MUST DIE and MADMAN IS ABSOLUTE."

Unfortunately, THE AXIS OF PERDITION have been forced to pull out due to personal reasons, so it's up to depraved sludge mob MISTRESS to sharpen the nasty Terrorizer bill. Monstrous slabs of doom and drunken debauchery big enough to fill the hole left in IRON MONKEY's wake, delivered by the godly Dave Cunt and Mick Kenney.

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2006 are priced £15 and are on sale now through Seetickets, Ticketline, Manchester's Piccadilly Box Office, and Liverpool's Radio City Box Office.

For further information about the event, visit www.damnationfestival.co.uk.

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