King Diamond's vocal quality declining isn't so much of an issue as the fact that voice is like nails down a chalkboard at the best of times. :hurl: As for the announcement: eh, it could've been so much worse. If the choice is either having Priest back so soon vs having someone like Europe or Triviu...

Not to mention they haven't released anything good in over a decade.

Sisters of Mercy and/or Devin Townsend would be good announcements for me, but as I've said before, I doubt a Rock band that peaked in the late 80s/early 90s and hasn't released anything new since is hardly headliner material.

You could make the same arguments about elections. Especially with the shitty system we have where tactical voting is actively encouraged.

Might be worth doing the Glasgow date just to see Scenes. Don't think I'd stick around for the second half if they're mostly doing their new shite.

I got into Metal through Rock, which my parents listen to (dad likes some metal too -- e.g. Maiden), so they're pretty okay with what I listen to. My girlfriend likes some of the lighter stuff I listen to, but really hates the more extreme stuff (anything "loud and shouty"). She also impos...

It's working now.

Looks good, thanks Lee.

Who do we think will be the next announcement?

Also, first!

Nuke the hurricanes!

Jesus fucking christ, we're all fucked.

Think there's a good chance Epica'll and/or Arch Enemy will be back as the token female-fronted mainstage band (AE played in 2017 though, so might be too soon for them). Hoping we'll get one or more of the following: Korpiklaani, Ensiferum, Finntroll, Moonsorrow. Oh, and an appearance by Kalmah is p...

Good: ⋅ Mead! Everywhere mead! :yes: I spent a lot more than I meant to, and drank a lot more than I probably should have, but when it's as readily available as that, my wallet doth open! ⋅ Thought it was a consequence of arriving later than usual, but apparently the Thursday que...

I was in the Rock Soc tent for their performance and they seemed to have a pretty big audience from that angle. However, the Rock Soc tent was almost deserted, which is pretty rare, so I guess most weekenders headed back to camp, and the day ticketers made up the bulk of the audience. My own opinion...