After Earache Records tremendous first year at Glastonbury in 2017, they return to Shangri-La this year with a killer lineup on the Scum Stage. Idles, The Damned, Black Futures, Gojira and Vodun will be joined by Wales’ Venom Prison, who will perform twice at the festival.

Regarding the announcement, Venom Prison commented, “We are incredibly honoured to announce our debut performance at Glastonbury Festival 2019. For a band to play at a festival that wouldn’t normally have music or people like us in attendance for that matter to be this welcoming is amazing to see. We’d like to pay special thanks to the team at Earache for firstly having the audacity of swindling a stage out of Glastonbury in the first place but also inviting us to play, you all rule. The grind is real. See you in the fields.”

The announcement follows a full-on start to 2019 which saw the release of Venom Prison's critically acclaimed second album, Samsara. The band will also head out on tour this month supporting Fit For An Autopsy.

Here’s a BBC bit about last time out

Pioneering British independent record label Earache has launched its brand-new website, giving it its first full refresh since its original launch in 1995. The website serves to celebrate all that Earache has achieved over the years; from humble independent record label to international rock powerhouse with stages at Glastonbury Festival and indeed forthcoming at the 2018 Boomtown Fair.

 “Earache is a genre-defining, future-thinking, wholly independent rights-based entertainment company. Founded by owner/Managing Director Digby ‘Dig‘ Pearson, the company remains privately owned and fiercely independent. Technology sits at the heart of our business. We do things differently and we answer to no-one.

Boasting the first independent record label deal with Apple/iTunes, no less than two Guinness World Records and a global footprint with offices in London, Nottingham (HQ), New York and Germany. Earache continues to deliver outstanding results for its artists by staying one step ahead of the curve.

Earache Records is where it all began. Initially focussed on avant-garde experimental guitar music, Earache Records is now a global guitar music specialist creating career artists. Launched in 2017, our live/festivals division is now a trusted partner for both Glastonbury Festival and Boomtown. We curate world-class bills of artists that carry a message and resonate.”

See the site in all its glory at www.earache.com