RED HORSE BEER and PULP LIVE WORLD proudly announce the international band line-up of PULP SUMMER SLAM 16: COME OUT AND PLAY!, the 16 longest-running metal festival this April 30, 2016 at Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City: LACUNA COIL, BELPHEGOR, VEIL OF MAYA, WE ARE HARLOT, PROTEST THE HERO, I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, ACT OF DEFIANCE and VOLUMES.
This year’s roster of international talent are all coming to Manila for the very first time and promises to bring more chaos to a festival which already has loads of those! Co-head LACUNA COIL is a Gothic metal band from Italy fronted by Andrea Ferro and the enigmatic Cristina Scabbia. Their 2012 album Dark Adrenaline peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and hit various chart records in 15 other countries worldwide. Local black metal fans are definitely looking forward to mosh to Austria-based band BELPHEGOR. The band has been one of the most recognized names in the field of black metal for the last 23 years, peaking at the charts in 2014 with their album Conjuring the Dead. VEIL OF MAYA is a deathcore band from the United States who’s known for their distinct combination of highly technical musicianship and brutality. Their guitarist Marc Okubo is widely recognized these days as one of the most celebrated young guitarists in rock music. WE ARE HARLOT is the old school hard rock supergroup fronted by Danny Worsnop, who first came into prominence as the original lead vocalist of PULP Summer Slam 14 co-headliners Asking Alexandria. The group is signed under Roadrunner Records, one of the most celebrated record labels worldwide in the field of hard rock.
PROTEST THE HERO is a progressive metal band from Canada who has awarded with the Juno Award (Canada’s equivalent of the Grammys) in 2014. I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN is one of the leading names of metalcore from the Land Down Under. ACT OF DEFIANCE is an extreme metal supergroup comprised of former Megadeth members Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick alongside former Scar the Martyr frontman Henry Derek and Matt Bachand from former PULP Summer Slam headliners Shadows Fall. VOLUMES is a fast-emerging band American metalcore band whose albums Via (2011) and No Sleep both topped the iTunes Rock & Metal charts.
PULP Summer Slam 16: Come Out and Play featuring LACUNA COIL, BELPHEGOR, VEIL OF MAYA, WE ARE HARLOT, PROTEST THE HERO, I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, ACT OF DEFIANCE and VOLUMES is co-presented by PULP Live World and Red Horse Beer in cooperation with 28 Black, Touch Mobile, Tribal, and Pepsi, with official media sponsors Monster Radio RX 93.1, MYX, The Philippine Star, and PULP Magazine. Tickets go on sale at all SM Ticket outlets nationwide on March 1, 2016 for only P555. Gates open at 12NN. Log onto www.smtickets.com and www.pulpliveworld.com for more details. For PULP Royalty inquiries that offer special and exclusive fan privileges, you can e-mail royalty@pulpliveworld.com or contact the PULP Royalty hotline at 727-4957.