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2020 Copenhell Preview
Copenhell is the biggest metal festival in Denmark. 2020 will be Copenhell's 11th consecutive year and third year as a four-day festival. For the first four years Copenhell was a two-day festival (2010-2013), followed by four years (2014-2017) as a three-day festival. Regular, four-day tickets for 2020 sold out in January 2020, but four-day VIP (RIP) tickets remain, and some single-day tickets remain for Wednesday and Friday. The 2020 dates are June 17-20.
This year's bigger names include Judas Priest, Kiss, Korn, Mastodon, Opeth, Disturbed, Emperor, Iron Maiden, Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Gojira, and Mercyful Fate. Iron Maiden and Mercyful Fate are both playing on Saturday so, not surprisingly, that day sold out quickly. Other notable acts include The Hu, Destruction, Death To All, Bad Religion, and Jinjer. In addition to Mercyful Fate, Danish bands include Denial of God, Orm, Xenoblight, D-A-D, and Bersærk. About 20 more bands will be announced in the next couple months.
Copenhell has had three stages for several years so a band is nearly always playing, and frequently there are two bands going at once. On Wednesday only one stage has been open. In 2019 there were five bands on Wednesday and 13 - 17 bands on the other days. In 2020 Copenhell is adding a fourth stage, and two stages will be open on Wednesday. Along with the extra stage, Copenhell is selling 3,000 more tickets than last year. Hopefully the fourth stage, even with the additional tickets, will give things a less-crowded feel.
As anyone who has been to a metal festival knows, there is much more to the experience than just music. At Copenhell there are sideshow acts (Twisted Sisters pictured above), Copenhello (band meet and greets), Smadreland (Smash Land), art galleries, and cool places to relax and enjoy a cold one. Compared to festivals in Germany and the Czech Republic, the beer is expensive. However, the selection of alcohol is excellent--especially compared to festivals in other parts of Scandinavia where the beer is not only expensive and weak (4% or so) but also limited in how many you can buy at a time. Copenhell encourages large purchases by offering a discount when six are bought at once.
Single-day tickets are about US$80-$150 (depending on the day). Four-day RIP tickets can still be purchased for about US$425. RIP tickets include access to a rest area, private bars, and a better chance of running into band members (who sometimes hang out in the RIP area). To purchase tickets and for more details go here.
Mare Cognitum & Spectral Lore Premiere New Songs
Mare Cognitum and Spectral Lore premiere two new songs "Mars (The Warrior)" and "Earth (The Mother)", taken from their upcoming new split release "Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine", which will be released by I, Voidhanger Records (CD/LP/Digital) and Entropic Recordings (LP) on March 13th, 2020.
Check out now the two new tracks below.
Azath Premiere New Song "Knight of Chains"
Azath premiere a new song entitled "Knight of Chains", taken from their upcoming new album "Through a Warren of Shadow", which will be out in stores later this year via Pulverised Records.
Check out now "Knight of Chains" below.
Disembowel Premiere New Song "Immolation"
Disembowel premiere a new song entitled "Immolation", taken from their upcoming debut full length, "Echoes of Terror", which will be out in stores March 6th via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Immolation" below.
Live Burial Premiere New Song
UK death metal band Live Burial premiere a new song titled "The Crypt of Slumbering Madness", taken from their upcoming new album "Unending Futility", which will be out in stores April 3rd by Transcending Obscurity Records.
Check out now "The Crypt of Slumbering Madness" below.
Ruinas Premiere New Song "Fauces de Saturno"
Spanish death/grind duo Ruinas premiere a new song entitled "Fauces de Saturno", taken from their upcoming new album "Ikonoklasta", which will be released on March 20th via Spikerot Records.
Check out now "Fauces de Saturno" below.
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