The Cancer Bats and Ghost of a Thousand are among the bands to be announced for Daniel P Carter’s stage at this December’s Hard Rock Hell 2.

The Daniel P Carter stage promises to showcase the best new rock music around with sets from six up and coming new acts all of which are currently being championed by the DJ on his Radio One show. The stage will also be sponsored by Metal Hammer magazine.

Also playing are Textures, Johnny Truant, The Plight and Cry For Silence.

Other Acts playing this year’s event include Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy, Hawkwind, Clutch and The Wildhearts.

This year’s festival takes place over the first weekend in December at at Pontins, Prestatyn, and North Wales.

For a full listing of the acts and tickets go to www.hardrockhell.com.

For reviews from 2007’s event go
here.