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Waterlines: Explosive EDM-Metalcore from North-West UK
Self-proclaimed "Dirtbags from The North," WATERLINES are hellbent on taking the UK metalcore scene by storm. Formed in late 2022, the band write music built for one purpose: to be played live to a room that's about to erupt. Their sound fuses nu-metal with EDM and synthwave-laced metalcore, backed by performances that are as dynamic on stage as the tracks are on record.
The band has wasted no time making that mark. A run of UK headline and main support shows, festival slots, and single releases have built a reputation fast, headlined by their latest offering "Sinister," a synthwave-laden metalcore slap to the face. Elsewhere in the catalogue: "BRACE.", a hefty song about a plane ride with an unhappy ending; their cover of Ultrabeat's dancefloor classics "Pretty Green Eyes // Elysium," a verified audience pleaser; and "Set The Pace," the track that sparked the Daisy Chain Gang movement (hundreds of fans linking arms and jumping left, left, left, right, right, right in unison is a genuine sight to behold). Add BBC Radio 1 airplay, a 100% moshpit success rate to date, and pre-rebrand appearances at Takeover at Download Festival, Tech Fest, and Radar Fest, and it's clear this band doesn't do things by half.
Bloodstock has been a turning point twice over. In August 2023, WATERLINES headlined the Jägermeister Stage to riotous acclaim. They were invited back in Summer 2025, delivering an incendiary set on the Sophie Lancaster Stage that had stage crew, punters, and journalists alike calling it a standout of the whole weekend. 2025 and 2026 have kept the momentum going, with shows at Radar Fest, Takedown, Mangata, Hammerdown, Mayday Mayhem, Slaughterhouse, and The Sanctum, plus relentless UK touring in between.
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