Final line-up revealed for Damnation Festival 2011

Not one for the faint hearted, Damnation Festival 2011 is all ready to set Leeds alight on Bonfire night with the final line-up now confirmed for the seventh edition of this metal all dayer.

Swedish doom titans Grand Magus and a choice selection of the UK underground’s finest music complete the bill for the strongest Damnation Festival to date.

The highly respected Stockholm trio will fly into Leeds to perform on the Jagermeister Stage on Saturday, November 5, alongside the likes of Devin Townsend, Godflesh, Evile and Turisas.

Liverpool’s Conan add a second dose of doom to the event, while rising Scottish death metal flag bearers Cerebral Bore, progressive black metal purveyors A Forest of Stars and Leeds’ own wall of noise Humanfly beef up the bill.

The jaw-dropping live prospect of classical tinged post rock performed by Talons and the powerful progressive rock of Illuminatus complete a diverse bill which features 23 bands, across three stages at Leeds University Union on Bonfire Night.

Festival director Gavin McInally welcomed the new additions and appealed to fans to support the event’s seventh installment, or it could mark its final chapter.

 He said: “It’s fantastic to be able to round off what we consider to be the best line-up Damnation Festival has ever put together with a highly sought after Grand Magus performance and a pick of the finest underground bands the UK has to offer, across a spectrum of genres.

 “We hope that with the line-up now complete, the summer festival season now over and the prospect of one last metal shindig before the miserable winter sets in, fans will continue to show the unbelievable support we’ve received in the past seven years and make this year another resounding success.”

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