Headbangers Balls 2014

Headbangers Balls are set for a series of charity metal shows this autumn, in support of The Teenage Cancer Trust, starting on 7th November 2014. Organiser Andy Pilkingon explains the background to the event which started last year:

“In 2013 REIGN OF FURY vocalist Bison Steed marked five years free of testicular cancer, that’s the Nation Cancer Institutes time frame to be declared officially ‘cancer-free’. They wanted to put on a little show to celebrate… one thing led to another and in the searing heat of mid summer 2013 Reign of Fury played host to the inaugural HEADBANGERS BALLS tour. Twelve UK dates, with 50 bands including special guests such as Hatebreed and Xentrix. All bands played for free. All bands played for their lives. Much fun was had.
The unbelievable part of the tour was that apart from Bison, through no contrived invitations or bias, we discovered that there were SIX other survivors of testicular cancer playing on the tour.”

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Watch some the highlights from 2013:

Bands playing on this year’s tour include REIGN OF FURY, SAVAGE MESSIAH, ONSLAUGHT, BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE, SHRAPNEL, SCREAMER plus much more top quality metal! Check out the full list of bands on the poster below.

Check out the dates and Facebook event pages for this years’ shows:

07.11 CHESTER – THE COMPASS

Reign of Fury’s only HBB headline show

https://www.facebook.com/events/216885478510958

08.11 MANCHESTER – REBELLION BAR

Headline: Savage Messiah

https://www.facebook.com/events/298132207010986

14.11 CAMDEN TOWN (FREE SHOW)

Headline: Anihilated

https://www.facebook.com/events/615819015153639

15.11 LONDON – BOSTON MUSIC ROOM

Headline: Fleshrot

https://www.facebook.com/events/605266536233513

05.12 NUNEATON – QUEENS HALL

Headline: Beholder

https://www.facebook.com/events/533236036792260

06.12 BIRMINGHAM – THE FLAPPER

Headline: Lawnmower Deth ft. Dr Hell from Evil Scarecrow

https://www.facebook.com/events/724675314239294

13.12 GLOUCESTER – NEW OLYMPUS THEATRE

Headline: Bull Riff Stampede

https://www.facebook.com/events/749206335113039

17.01 BIRMINGHAM – NEW YEAR SHOW – THE FLAPPER

Headline: Onslaught

https://www.facebook.com/events/684645621584161

To show support for the cause and help raise awareness, visit Thunderclap at this location and for more information about Headbangers Balls, check out the links below:

www.facebook.com/headbangersballsUK

www.headbangersballs.co.uk

Headbangers Balls 2014 Following on from their successful launch in 2013, UK Charity Tour HEADBANGERS BALLS has started up the engines on it’s second music fuelled campaign and this years looks like it will be even bigger.

The 2013 tour, comprising of 50 of the UK’s hottest emerging rock & metal bands, alongside special guests such as HATEBREED and XENTRIX, took in 12 major UK venues and raised awareness for Testicular Cancer and funds for TEENAGE CANCER TRUST.

The new 2014 campaign begins with a call to arms for bands and fans alike, inviting applications for the live shows scheduled for a November staging. The team are inviting all rock & metal outfits to get in touch with merchandise donations, sponsorship, and publicity partnerships.

The campaign has already received over 300 band applications, and has been inundated with enquiries, with more than a dozen major UK events donating ticket prizes to the cause already. The Headbangers Balls have been selected by “Out of the Ashes” festival as their official good cause for 2014, and EMP, Europe’s largest rock & merch retailer have become official sponsors.

James Pritchard-Barrett, EMP UK Manager, said: “EMP, Europes biggest merchandiser of Rock and Metal merchandise are pleased to be supporting Headbangers Balls and the very worthwhile charity of Teenage Cancer Trust”

The 2013 event won the ‘Contribution to charity’ award as voted for by the listeners of the UK’s most popular rock and metal radio station TBFM. This shows the hard work of everyone involved in the campaign is being recognised by the industry and fans alike. REIGN OF FURY, who’s lead singer Bison was the starting point for the Headbangers Balls, will once again be heavily involved. Bison suffered from testicular cancer and after a successful period of treatment he has managed to beat the cancer into submission. The Headbangers Balls is his way of saying thank you to the people that supported him and its a way to raise more awareness about testicular cancer.

Andy Pilkington, organiser of Headbangers Balls said: “It was an exceptionally tough ask to launch such a major charity event in 2013 with such a small team, but the support has proven the blood, sweat and tears were worth it. The 2014 event looks to build on the success of the first, and intends to build on the live events with the addition of some very special new projects to grow our Balls into something the UK will have to take notice of. The Teenage Cancer Trust is a wonderful cause, and we will be doing everything we can to make this project surpass all expectations.”

Expect some big announcements over the coming months from the team over at The Headbangers Balls.

Check out the official Headbangers Balls Facebook page here.

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