Contents
UK Festivals 2015
WELCOME
W
elcome to the first ever
issue of RAMzine! The step
of moving from a website,
to include a digital magazine, is a milestone that I am very excited about!
This time of year I suffer from ‘the
festival blues’ it’s common amongst
a lot of us music fans who crave not
just the need to see bands live, but to
be in that environment, that exciting
atmosphere.
For many a festival provides a community of likeminded people, coming
together to celebrate something that
they are passionate about, and for us
that’s Rock and Metal music. A festival
provides a sense of belonging, it can
take you out of your normal life for a
few days. At Rock and Metal festivals
individualism is celebrated, anything
goes really. If you wake up and feel
like wearing fancy dress that day, you can, and you will most likely
be praised for it. Festivals are places where you can have beer for breakfast, and giant
Yorkshire puddings for lunch. People are constantly yelling for someone called Dave
and he never seems to be found. We embrace the sunshine, and oh do we embrace
the mud. For me, festivals are something that I can’t live without. I’m addicted to the
exciting atmosphere, the array of new and old bands on display, and the lifestyle. I
sometimes dream of owning a camper van, and traveling to as many as possible.
In this issue we hope to give you a snapshot of some of the different UK Rock and
Metal Festivals this summer. The cover is just one combination of headliners that your
year in festivals could look like. Naturally more festivals will pop up throughout the
year, email me at [email protected], and we shall add it to our website.
Victoria Purcell,
Editor In Chief
04 Festival Listings
There is a lot happening this year, our
listings give you a chance to have a
chronological view, and make your festival
plan.
05 Festival Previews
-Takedown Festival
-HRH United: Hammerfest + HRH AOR
-HRH Prog
-Download Festival
-Bloodstock
-Ramblin’ Man Fair
08 Festival Tips
We give you our tips and tricks to help you
feel like a pro at festivals this year. We also
talk to The Qemists, and All Hail The Yeti
who give you some great tips.
10 People on Vacation
Incase you weren’t sure what you shouldn’t
be doing at festivals this year. Jaret Reddick
Interview
12 36 Crazyfists
We catch up with Brock Lindow, about
the bands forthcoming album ‘Time and
Trauma’. We also discuss the bands stance
on paid meet and greets, and kickstarter
projects. See our review of ‘Time and
Trauma on page 13.
Reviews
14 Album Reviews
On the cover: Left Rob Zombie (Bloodstock Festival 2015). Centre Corey Taylor
(Download Festival 2015) photo by Matt Bishop of www.TheRockRevival.com.
Right Thomas Youngblood of Kamelot (Hammerefest 2015).
-Venom - From The Very Depths
-All That Reamins - The Order Of Things
-Blackberry Smoke - Holding All The Roses
-Billy Talent - Hits
-People on Vacation - The Chronicles Of Tim Powers
-Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz
-Hayseed Dixie - Hair Down To My Grass
-Bowling For Soup - Songs That People Actually Liked
-Black Star Riders - The Killer Instinct
Contributors
CHRIS JAMES RYAN
(FAN PHOTOS)
STEPHEN STANFORD
ANDREW DOWLING
STEVE JACKSON
SEAN RAFFERTY
NEIL MACH
STUART IVERSEN
Cover by Ryan Stanikk
www.ryanstanikk.co.uk
Paul H Birch
Black Star Riders Review
Milly Youngman
RAMzine’s Festival Tips &
Tricks, What to Pack.
Neale McGeever
Sub-Editor
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