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DANAVA, ACID KING & WOUNDED GIANT Added To Hoverfest; Final Lineup & Poster Revealed

22nd July 2014 Lee Edwards Acid King, Cravedog Media, Danava, Eight Bells, Holy Grove, Hovercraft Amplifiers, Hoverfest, Mountain God, News, Nial McGaughey, Portland, Witch Mountain, Wounded Giant, Yob

The final lineup of HOVERFEST has been revealed along with the new poster, the festival takes place on August 23rd,

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HOVERFEST: First-Annual Portland Heavy-Music Festival Featuring YOB, WITCH MOUNTAIN & More Announced

3rd July 2014 Lee Edwards Cravedog Media, Eight Bells, Holy Grove, Hovercraft Amplifiers, Hoverfest, Mountain God, Nial McGaughey, Portland, Witch Mountain, Yob

In association of Hovercraft Amplifiers, the first-annual Hoverfest, a festival of friends of and music created with Hovercraft amps, will

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RED FANG Confirmed As Final STUMPFEST 2014 Headliner

11th March 2014 Lee Edwards Ancient Warlocks, Black Cobra, Chron Goblin, Diesto, Lord Dying, Mississippi Studios, News, Portland, Red Fang, Stumpfest

Unstoppable rock and roll heavyweights and Portland hometown heroes RED FANG will be the third and final headliner of STUMPFEST

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ANCIENT WARLOCKS Confirmed For STUMPFEST 2014

11th February 2014 Lee Edwards Ancient Warlocks, Mississippi Studios, News, Portland, Stumpfest

Seattle’s heavy, fuzzy-riff astronauts and Pacific Northwest rock-and-roll staple ANCIENT WARLOCKS have been confirmed to play STUMPFEST 2014! ANCIENT WARLOCKS‘

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BLACK COBRA Added To The STUMPFEST 2014 Lineup!

4th February 2014 Lee Edwards Black Cobra, Mississippi Studios, News, Portland, Stumpfest

BLACK COBRA, the devastatingly heavy duo hailing from the bay area and backed by Southern Lord Recordings, has been added

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STUMPFEST 2014 Dates & First Lineup Announcement!

21st January 2014 Lee Edwards Mississippi Studios, News, Portland, Stumpfest

STUMPFEST, Portland, Oregon’s “fantastic amalgam of music, bro love and art” will return on April 24-26, 2014 with its biggest

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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