THURSDAY
One of the UK’s real festival success stories, ArcTanGent’s growth is testament to the loyalty instilled through its dedication to all things post-, progressive, noisy and fiddly. Attracting 10,000 fans to a farm in north Somerset for its eighth iteration is an affirmation of this steadfast commitment.
THE HYENA KILL kick things off in acerbic style, with a rambunctious forging ahead of their more experimental wing. Despite their line-up changes, post-metal collective PIJN feel as powerful and vital as ever. SKIN FAILURE feature ex-Black Peaks vocalist Will Gardner alongside members of Memory Of Elephants. They don’t disappoint, approaching thrash with the joyful exuberance of Mutoid Man or Municipal Waste. DVNE’s lush sludgemeets-prog loses none of its intricacies on the main stage and their four-song set feels as epic as the book they take their name from.
