Hevy Fest which moves from its new home of Newhaven, Derbyshire has announced the first wave of artists for 2016 including Refused, SikTh, While She Sleeps and Animals as Leaders.

Other bands revealed today include Hacktivist, Gnarwolves, Krokodil, No Consequence, Devil Sold His Soul, Forever Never, Vukovi, Murdock, and When Our Time Comes.

Hevy Fest 2016 first release poster

The festival prides itself on having some of the best Hardcore, Punk and Metal bands in the world, this year it will be unleashing over 60 incredible bands across 3 stages, With two headliners still to be announced plus many other huge bands it looks like 2016 will be the best ever.

Earlybird tickets are still available for just £79.