{
    "title": "The first announcement for Friday 18 June!",
    "modified_at": "2026-10-23 15:00:01",
    "published_at": "2026-10-23 15:00:00",
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    "subtitle": " Discover the third headliner for Graspop Metal Meeting 2027! ",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Happy Birthday F*cker!</em> With blink-182 and Parkway Drive, we&rsquo;ve already announced two bombshells for our 30th edition and now we&rsquo;re adding another heavyweight to next year&rsquo;s line-up with Faith No More. Meanwhile it&rsquo;s been 11 years since the band last graced the GMM stage. In 2022 they were unfortunately forced to cancel but now they&rsquo;re back to headline the North Stage on Friday 18 June.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a167b1ef-48d1-4625-90a4-e421701deaa3/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-a167b1ef-48d1-4625-90a4-e421701deaa3\"\n                data-id=\"a167b1ef-48d1-4625-90a4-e421701deaa3\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a167b1ef-48d1-4625-90a4-e421701deaa3/-/inline/no/GMM+2027+-+Faith+No+More.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a167b1ef-48d1-4625-90a4-e421701deaa3/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Faith No More were one of the bands that shaped the alternative metal scene. Never afraid to explore new horizons, the San Francisco-based band around figurehead Mike Patton developed an idiosyncratic blend of metal, funk, punk and rock. Albums such as <em>&lsquo;The Real Thing&rsquo;</em>, &lsquo;<em>Angel Dust&rsquo;</em> and <em>&lsquo;King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime&rsquo; </em>were landmarks in alternative music, spawning classic tracks such as <em>&lsquo;Epic&rsquo;,</em> <em>&lsquo;Midlife Crisis&rsquo;</em> and <em>&lsquo;A Small Victory</em>&rsquo;.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">The live stage is probably the environment where this quirky single-mindedness really comes into its own. With Mike Patton at the helm, a Faith No More show can go in any direction and that&rsquo;s exactly why their live performances are so unpredictable. Eleven years after their last performance here and four years after 2022&rsquo;s cancellation, they&rsquo;re finally returning to Dessel next summer to bring the North Stage to a thunderous close on Friday 18 June. </p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">More details about ticket sales for Graspop Metal Meeting 2027 will follow soon so keep an eye on <a href=\"https://www.graspop.be/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the GMM website</strong></a> and our socials!</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>About GMM: From 17- 20 June 2027 we&rsquo;re celebrating 30 years of Graspop Metal Meeting. Four days, five stages and the cr&egrave;me de la cr&egrave;me of the international hard rock and metal scene. For the 30th time, Graspop Metal Meeting will shake Dessel to its foundations with monumental mosh pits, piledriving riffs, bludgeoning drums and mind-blowing shows. GMM2027: the anniversary bash no metalhead wants to miss out on.</em></p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>30 Years Beyond Metal.</em></p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">GMM</p><hr /><p><u>Note for the editorial team, not for publication:</u></p><p>For more information, you can always contact the GMM Press Office at <a href=\"mailto:press@gmm.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press@gmm.be</a> or +32 14 37 59 81.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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