A two-day metal festival titled Metal Blast and Rock Nation “United” will be taking place at El-Sawy Culturewheel on 25 and 26 July. Bands to perform a mix of covers and original songs include Bluenotes, The Jokers, Destiny In Chains and Origin. Performances start at 7pm and each band will perform for an hour. 25 July: Bluenotes (Blues, Funk) The Jokers (Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock) Electrified (Hardrock, Instrumentals) Forest (Rock, Hard Rock, Instrumentals) 26 July: Varden (Symphonic Power Metal) Tide of Septum (Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal) Destiny in Chains (Metalcore, Hardcore) Origin (Oriental Metal)