NEWS WARPED TOUR UK CONFIRMED FOR 2015 GHOSTFEST CHANGES FOR THE BETTER Ghostfest, originally put on in late August, has been moved to September, leaving fans of the annual festival quite pessimistic. Not only has the date been moved, it has also become a one day event. The organisers of the well-known festival have claimed that the date has been changed to avoid clashes with Slam Dunk, Download, Outbreak, Temples and every other festival in May and June. By doing this they’ve avoided issues with exclusivities and as such have booked the biggest line up Ghostfest has ever had, (they say). Ghostfest has also moved two cities, as it offers bands two shows and two payments rather than one, giving accessibility to more bands that are flying over from America, meaning the overall line up may be pretty awesome. All super early bird tickets for Leeds and Bristol are completely sold out, however there are still tickets available for the North and South shows which you can buy from their official website. HARM’S WAY ROBBED IN TEXAS The Chicago hardcore band Harm’s Way were robbed only a few days ago whilst on tour in America, leaving the band’s members and fans angered. The band’s personal items and money they had accumulated thus far on the current tour was stolen, leaving them penniless and without passports. Harm’s Way was visiting the Guitar Center in Houston, Texas when the incident happened, where they returned to find their tour van had been broken into. Regardless of the theft act, the band are carrying on with the ’RUST’ America tour, supporting Code Orange with Eternal Sleep, and the other half of the tour with Homewrecker and Discourse. The band has put up a fund site where you can donate to help finish the tour. Theft happens way too much in the music industry, especially on tour, so it is essential we support our music scene. UK fans of the Vans Warped Tour better get fucking excited, as festival organisers have confirmed the event is to take place this year after last year’s hiatus. Founder of the travelling festival Kevin Lyman revealed on twitter, as a response to a fan question, that the festival would return to the UK later this year with a simple ‘yes’ and revealed its to take place on 18 October. The festival left the states and went international in 1989, covering cities in Europe, Australia and Japan and returned to the UK in 2012 after a 14 year absence. Last headlined in 2013 by Rise Against and Enter Shikari, no acts have currently been confirmed for this year’s event; however Lyman expects the first line-up announcement ‘in early May.’ FRANK CARTER TEASES FUTURE MUSIC RETURN Previous Watford punk group Gallows and more recently Pure Love vocalist Frank Carter has put up teasers of his new musical project on his Instagram profile. Whilst there has been no official music released yet, the teaser does suggest a much heavier sound leaning towards the music that was made during his stint in Gallows. Carter has been hinting at a return to music after going on an “indefinite hiatus” with previous band Pure Love. The teaser is only fifteen seconds long so don’t be expecting to hear much, but fans can get excited as it appears that Memby Jago, previous drummer for The Ghost of a Thousand is the drummer for Carter’s new project. MARTYR DEFILED GET TO USA THANKS TO FANS Lincoln based death metal / hardcore band Martyr Defiled have successfully made it to the United States following a crowd funding plea in eight days. Following the crowd funding started, money came in quick and the band were able to raise enough money to get their VISA applications paid for and approved. They will be joining Oceano on their tour of the United States, with other support from The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Lorna Shore and Boris The Blade. The band have missed the first three dates of the tour but as of March 19th, Martyr Defiled have arrived in the United States and their next show as part of the tour is on March 20th at In Distress Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. THE STORY SO FAR RELEASE NATIONWIDE TOUR California Punk band The Story So Far have released news of a forthcoming nationwide tour of the United States starting on the May 1st in Santa Ana California and ending mid-June in San Francisco. The band will be showcasing a new setlist composed of both older less played gems and newer material from their upcoming self-titled album, which is set to be released mid-tour on May 19th. Joining the band on tour will be melodic-hardcode outfit Four Year Strong, hardcore-punk quintet Terror and poprock group Souvenirs. Sure to be a tour full of energy and loud in your face punk music, it’s a tour not to be missed. Tickets and VIP packages are available via the band’s official website. TERROR DESTROYS CAMDEN AT THE UNDERWORLD The 15th March saw popular hardcore band Terror reliving their January 2011 gig at The Underworld in Camden, however this time with support from Knuckledust, Risk It, Survival, Broken Teeth and Redemption Denied. It was the last show of the action packed European tour and in one of the band’s favourite venues. The European tour started off at the beginning of March in Berlin, which travelled all around Germany and ended up in the heart of London. Terror is next set to support The Story So Far HIT THE DECK ADDS MORE ACTS TO LINE - UP The annual alternative-rock festival has just unveiled the latest addition of bands to the exisiting line up. The new bands now joining the festival bill are: The Xcerts, Hactivist, Brawlers, Black Peaks, Tellison, Oceans Ate Alaska, Oath Breaker, Hundreth, Calabrese and Bad Sign. These bands are now there with the likes of Skindred, While She Sleeps, Cancer Bats, Idiom, Allusondrugs and When We Were Wolves. The festival will be taking place across April 25th and April 26th starting in Bristol and ending in Nottingham. More bands are to be announced and shall be announced in the coming weeks. 04 <strong>PIT</strong> <strong>TALK</strong> on their nationwide tour in May. <strong>PIT</strong> <strong>TALK</strong> 05