FREE MUSIC MARATHON (LAP 3 / 4)

I'll be out of town until Wednesday but I didn't want to leave The Circle Pit hanging. So here's something I set up last week to kill all the memory left on your iPod.

THIS IS THE FREE MUSIC MARATHON!

We've helped promote a lot of free music over time. This is the cream of the crop. And it ranges from big bands to the deep underground. Click a link, any link. You may just find a new favorite. No matter what, you'll find free music and tunes available for the price of your choosing. All of these artists deserve support, so don't be afraid to throw some dollars if something really makes you happy.

This is the third lap of four. 25 links a day.

We'll officially be back in full operation on Wednesday.

TesseracT
Architects
Cloudkicker
Ovid's Withering
Substructure
Ascariasis
Empires Fade
Circles
The Northern 

Pomegranate Tiger 
Tharsis They
Bury The Silence

Colosso

Elysion Fields

Incendia Management 
Uneven Structure
Aronious
Set In Motion
Aestus
Mind's I 
Vampire Squid
Widek
Ophidian I
Sirens 
Cartoon Theory

UK TECH-METAL FEST THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT

It's finally here, the long awaited third announcement to complete this summer's UK Tech-Metal Fest line up! First up, a little info... The festival is going to take place in Peterborough from July 11th to the 15th and it's looking to be one of the greatest events of this Summer!

Onto the announcements. The UK's psychotic technical death metal act Meta-stasis will headline the second stage on Friday the 12th. Along with this announcement, 12 more bands were also added to the line up. They are Bloodshot Dawn, Empires Fade, Red Enemy, Black Tongue, Acrania, Chronographs, Murdock, Mask Of Judas, Karybdis, When Our Time Comes, Subversion and Cambion! This is going to be sick! Also, Dan-Elias Brevig and Seething Akira are set to join the after parties!

They've also announced specific event dates and stage splits. Monuments will be headlining the early bird show on Thursday 11th. Scar Symmetry, Sybreed and Uneven Structure will be ruling the main stage on Friday. Veil Of Maya, Skyharbor, and No Consequence will conquer on Saturday. This leaves Tesseract, Exivious and Chimp Spanner on Sunday! Headliners of the second stage will be Meta-stasis, Xerath and Dyscarnate.

This is going to be an unforgettable weekend! Single day tickets and weekend tickets are available at www.uktechfest.com. Book yours now!

Links: Facebook // Official Website

FREE MUSIC MONDAY - EMPIRES FADE

Emerging from Manchester, Empires Fade have been making somewhat of a stir in the Hardcore world of late. After some listening, there's no doubt these guys are the real deal with their impressive Melodic Hardcore sound infused with Metalcore elements. Between haunting melodies and hard hitting breaks, their music is full on legit. They bring a deceptively simple mix to the table which is both fresh and enjoyable.

The first time I heard this band was on a passing recommendation (in case if you haven't noticed, we get a lot of those) and liked what I heard. Unfortunately I didn't really have time to properly follow up. But just recently I stumbled upon the single "The Highest Highs" again and immediately latched onto the melodies with a strange sense of musical nostalgia. Powerful composition.

Just to make things more awesome, Empires Fade are offering up their entire 2012 EP "Reflection" for FREE! It includes the tracks below and some. Grab that Melodic Hardcore greatness right here!

Links: Facebook // Merch // FREE DOWNLOAD