GRASPOP 2021 announces 12 new names; ticket sale started

The organisers of Graspop Metal Meeting are toiling like mad to complete the line-up for the 25th XL edition. Today they are adding 12 new bands to the roster: A Day to Remember and Megadeth are just a few of the bands that perform from Thursday 17 through Sunday 20 June 2021 at the festival grounds in Dessel.

With nearly all music events cancelled this year, the bands are “chomping at the bit” to hit the road and the fans can’t wait to see their favourite artists in concert again. GMM is very much aware of this and are doing literally everything in their power to organise a safe and memorable anniversary edition of our festival.

Amaranthe, Creeper and Suicidal Tendencies have been confirmed for Thursday but the most striking name is probably Bullet for My Valentine. Meanwhile it’s been more than twenty years since the Welsh alternative/thrash metal band started its unstoppable climb to the top echelons of heavy music. During that time the energetic quartet has released six studio albums and was elected Best British Band on three separate occasions.

BFMV are currently holed up in the studio crafting their seventh long player.

On Friday Perturbator and The Pretty Reckless are joining the party and they’re also adding more prominent names to the Saturday line-up with Ihsahn, Monster Magnet and A Day to Remember.

New on Sunday are Megadeth, a prominent member of the Big Four and always in for a blistering thrash party. For the better part of four decades, master composer and band leader Dave Mustaine has thrilled metal audiences worldwide with stellar compositions and extraordinary riffs. But there’s more fun to be had on the closing day of the 25th edition of GMM. The Americans from Spiritbox are dropping by and Belgian war machine Bütcher has vowed to raze the festival grounds.

Following the returns period a number of tickets have become available for the upcoming 25th edition. Get ready to pounce if you don’t have your ticket(s) yet. Presales start again as of 10 am next Monday 26 October 2020. More details on www.graspop.be.
114 bands confirmed:

Thursday
Amaranthe • Baroness • Black Star Riders • Creeper • Death To All • Deez Nuts • Dropkick Murphys • Fleddy Melculy • Gojira • In Extremo • John Garcia & The Band Of Gold • Mastodon • Mercyful Fate • Misthyrming • My Dying Bride • P.O.D. • Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons plays Motörhead • Slapshot • Stake • Suicidal Tendencies • Vltimas • Volbeat • Wardruna • While She Sleeps.

Friday
Alestorm • Amenra • Battle Beast • Crystal Lake • Dool • Faith No More • Fields Of The Nephilim • Gaahls Wyrd • Heaven Shall Burn • High On Fire • Jinjer • Killing Joke • M.O.D. • Northlane • Our Survival Depends On Us • Paradise Lost • Perturbator • Powerwolf • Rival Sons • Sacred Reich • Steel Panther • Stick To Your Guns • Tempt • The Black Dahlia Murder • The Hu • The Pretty Reckless • Twin Temple • Wage War.

Saturday
A Day To Remember • Alcest • Beyond the black • Blues Pills • Boston Manor • Cemetery Sun • Devin Townsend • Disillusion • Down • Dying Fetus • Foreigner • Good Riddance • Ihsahn • Joyous Wolf • Judas Priest • Kontrust • Korn • Lagwagon • Levara • Majestica • Michael Schenker • Monster Magnet • Obituary • Of Mice & Men • Opeth • Powerflo • Saxon • Sloper • Soen • Tribulation.

Sunday
Aerosmith • Amorphis • Black Veil Brides • Bury Tomorrow • Bütcher • Crossfaith • Deep Purple • Deftones • Diamante • Dimmu Borgir • Dog Eat Dog • Enthroned • Fire From The Gods • Fu Manchu • Kadavar • Killswitch Engage • L7 • Me And That Man • Megadeth • Naglfar • Sepultura • Skillet • Spiritbox • Suicide Silence • The Dead Daisies • The Great Old Ones • The Offspring • The Vintage Caravan • Thunder • Tiamat • Wayward Sons.