Slam Dunk 2014 Reveals First Names

There are some shit-hot names in the first announcements for Slam Dunk 2014.

As well as modern metalcore heavyweights like Bury Tomorrow and I Killed The Prom Queen, there’s also the likes of stage-recking heroes Letlive, deathcore favourites The Devil Wears Prada and melodic hardcore crew The Ghost Inside.

The full list of names in the first announcement is as follows:

The All American Rejects

Canterbury

Letlive.

Bury Tomorrow

The Ghost Inside

The Devil Wears Prada

I Killed The Prom Queen

Caliban

Crown The Empire

Goldfinger

Zebrahead

Fandangle

H20

I Am The Avalanche

Real Friends

Neck Deep

Decade

Slam Dunk 2014 takes place across three venues in Leeds, Hatfield and Wolverhampton, on the following dates:

Saturday 24th May: Slam Dunk Festival North. Leeds University.

Sunday 25th May: Slam Dunk Festival South. The Forum, Hertfordshire.

Monday 26th May: Slam Dunk Festival Midlands. Wolverhampton Civic.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (Feb 14) from www.slamdunkmusic.com, with plenty more bands to come.

Merlin was promoted to Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has written for Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.