Started in 2012, Tech-Fest is Europe’s biggest and most diverse progressive and technical metal outdoor festival. It takes place annually at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire and attracts artists from around the world, internationally acclaimed for their contribution to tech metal.

The 4th Tech-Fest UK is organised for 9th until 13th July and has attracted many big names. The line up includes UK exclusives from Decapitated and The Contortionist as well as many other artists including Hacktivist, Monuments, Rolo Tomassi, Nexilva, No Consequence, Carcer City, Red Seas Fire, The Sun Explodes, Subversion, Kryn, Kadinja, Borders, Sumer, This is Turin, Immersa, Clockwork, Brutai, Agent, Sentience, Heavy Metal Ninjas, Promethee, Shattered Skies, Mask of Judas, Slaughter To Prevail, No Sin Evades His Gaze, The Voynich Code, The Colour Line, Voices From The Fuselage (featuring Ashe O'Hara - ex TesseracT), Bad Sign, The Room Colored Charlatan, Sectioned, The Dali Thundering Concept, Kardashev, The Parallel, F·O·E·S, She Wears The Universe and Hieroglyph with many more bands, after parties and workshops to be announced.