Amplifest may have been postponed for another year, but it returns in a big way in 2022, spanning two weekends in October.
With scheduling seeming set after COVID-related delays and challenges, the festival is now beginning to leak lineup announcements, including Swans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, SUMAC, Lingua Ignota, Amenra, Caspian, Lult of Luna, Oranssi Pazuzu, Pallbearer, and many more.
Check the festival’s website for the full scoop.
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Pictured: SUMAC
Bands returning after a prolonged hiatus, or re-forming after a break, are rarely able to recapture the essence and/or quality of their earlier existence. When Michael Gira announced the return of Swans it seemed that it would solely be a repeat of the band's earliest style at best. My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky came … Read more
The announcement on the newest band from Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom) was one of the most intriguing news in 2014. And things only got more exciting as the line-up of the new band was confirmed to include bassist Brian Cook (Russian Circles) and drummer Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists), as well as the members stating that SUMAC would be a … Read more
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Constantly exploring and never stagnant like a mosquito-infested bird bath filled with water, Swans are constantly reevaluating, reassessing and pushing boundaries of sound exploration to heavenly proportions. Pulsating dissonance collaborating with sonic clarity enlightens aural and cognitive perception bringing all closer to the truth and a more powerful entity. Is … Read more
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