Jo Quail

To make up for the two lost years, Hellfest returns for two weeks in 2022, and it would be easier to list which heavy bands *aren't* playing...

Neptunian Maximalism, Dead Neanderthals, Hexvessel, Jo Quail, Kairon; IRSE!, Plague Organ, and more are among the first names announced for the virtual edition of Roadburn.

Metal-friendly cellist Jo Quail (who's collaborated with My Dying Bride and Myrkur, was supposed to play Roadburn this year, and has toured with Mono, Boris, Caspian, and others)...

The virtual metal fest also added members of Megadeth, Samhain, Repulsion, Vio-lence, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Hatebreed, Municipal Waste, Testament, and much more.

IIVII, the project of A Storm of Light leader and former Neurosis visual artist Josh Graham, will release a new double album called 'Grinding Teeth / Zero Sleep' in March. Hear the first single now...

The album features guest appearances by cellist Jo Quail and Wardruna vocalist Lindy Fay Hella.

Other new Roadburn additions include Russian Circles, Torche, Brutus, Warhorse, and more. Tickets go on sale today.

The tour includes dates with The American Dollar and This Patch of Sky, both of whom are on guitarist Torsten Kinsella's list of what music he's been into lately...

Plus: SECT, Pro-Pain, Exhumed, Gatecreeper, Vio-lence (with Ringworm and Havok), Insomnium, Oranssi Pazuzu, Mono, and more recent heavy tour announcements.

Mono will be joined by the Wordless Music Orchestra in NYC and LA, and by the Candlelight Chamber Orchestra in Chicago.