Takedown 2014 is best yet!

I myself am Southampton based and Takedown 2014 looks to be the best yet, the buzz surrounding the festival at other rock and metal events I've attended has been immense! They've got some major names involved in this years lineup, including Heaven's Basement who recently got back from a tour in the US, Yashin who have previously supported the likes of Papa Roach and Kids in Glass Houses and Black Spiders who have played at Download and Sonisphere festival!

There are too many bands to write about on this lineup. I've seen pretty much all of them before and can attest to their greatest but special mentions have to be for the more local bands like The Catharsis (see previous post about them at Joiners) and Our Hollow Our Home (see same post) who have so much energy that you just can't turn away. Zoax and The Smoking Hearts have previously been at Camden Rocks Festival and I personally would love to see them with a bigger crowd at Takedown, not that it made a difference to them because they played like thousands were watching them.

Then there are bigger bands like Baby Godzilla who are due to appear on the Kerrang Tour in February alongside Limp Bizkit and Nekrogoblikon, and the Fearless Vampire Killers who more recently played the main stage at Butserfest 2013.

I may be entirely bias but I cannot go without mentioning Jettblack, they are currently working on their 3rd album with the help of fans via PledgeMusic, and are definitely ones to watch because they never leave a crowd disappointed and they keep you coming back for more! Trust me, I've seen them twenty times already! The Howling are special friends of theirs and I believe they have shared a stage together before, as are Western Sand a more local southern rock-esque band. I've interviewed both Jettblack and Western Sand before, just click the names to be taken to those interviews.

This amazing day is taking place on March 15th at Southampton University, with doors opening at 1.30pm. It's due to finish around 10.30pm, however for those of you who don't want the night to end just then there's an after party in association with UPRAWR (over 18's only) at The Cube in the Student  Union. For more information on when and where and who, go over to the Takedown Official Page or look them up on facebook and twitter.
Tickets for the event are £30, or £34 if you want to attend the after party. I really can't argue with the price, considering what I've paid to see some of these bands alone before. More than likely this event will sell out, so get in there quick!!