ArcTanGent announce 46 new bands

January 29, 2020 James Weaver

46 new bands have been announced for this year’s ArcTanGent!

After previously announcing UK prog giants TESSERACT (as a 2020 UK festival exclusive), American post rock legends THIS WILL DESTROY YOU, EMPEROR vocalist Ihsahn, post-metal Belgians AMENRA (as a 2020 UK exclusive show) and British undefinable five piece ROLO TOMASSI in November, now, a massive 46 new bands have been announced for this year’s festival!

Emerging from the New York No Wave scene, SWANS will be playing ArcTanGent for the very first time, bringing their post-punk, industrial, noise-rock to Fernhill Farm. Joining them will be Californian grindcore legends THE LOCUST, who will be playing their first UK show in over five years at the festival. Also making a long awaited return will be much loved and hugely impressive Belgian four piece OATHBREAKER, whose show at ArcTanGent is a UK exclusive performance. Also announced includes Canadian punks METZ, experimental instrumental Leicester five piece MAYBESHEWILL (with a UK exclusive performance), highly acclaimed mighty Norwegian prog outfit LEPROUS and the incredibly impressive Icelandic rock band AGENT FRESCO.

Also confirmed in this morning’s massive announcement is THE WORD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE & I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE, CAR BOMB, WEAR YOUR WOUNDS, A.A. WILLIAMS, TIDES FROM NEBULA, JO QUAIL, THE SAMUEL JACKSON FIVE, PETBRICK, HEROD, TEETH OF THE SEA, THE HIRSCH EFFEKT, BENT KNEE, ASTROSAUR, TORTUGANÓNIMA, BOLT RUIN, THE HYENA KILL, MUTANT-THOUGHTS, COLDBONES, SKEMER, NATALIE EVANS, ODRADEK, HEISA, THE MANTIS OPERA, LAST HYENA, RAINBOW SLICER, LACK THE LOW, SEIMS, ELEPHANT TREE, KOKOMO, THUMPERMONKEY, TOTS, BICURIOUS, GOD ALONE., LAND WARS, MIËT, VOGONS, STRAIGHT GIRLS, OGIVES BIG BAND and QARIAQ.

Speaking about the new announcement, festival organiser James Scarlett says, “I’m so ridiculously excited about this announcement that it’s difficult to know where to start! I’m particularly hyped for OATHBREAKER, THE LOCUST and MAYBESHEWILL, all of whom I thought might be gone for good. And we’ve also got CONVERGE’s Jacob Banon back at Fernhill Farm with WEAR YOUR WOUNDS plus the epic awesomeness of a 90 minute SWANS Main Stage set will be incredible. I cannot wait! Word to the wise, we’re not increasing our capacity this year so tickets will sell out!” Bobby Bray of THE LOCUST adds, “it’s been years since THE LOCUST returned to the UK so we are tickled pink to play ArcTanGent! We’ve known for a while now that the world is fucked but before our species ends itself there are still epiphanies and solace to be had whilst the soundtrack to life on a fucked timeline continues.”