40,000 Leagues at Manchester Academy 2025-12-20T19:30:00
40,000 Leagues are a five-piece metal band hailing from Greater Manchester, UK, that combine elements of melodic metal, metalcore and progressive metal into their music. Twin guitar harmonies, lyrics of leviathan proportions and an astute balance of heavy riffs and heartfelt choruses: Manchester’s 40,000 Leagues encompass the finest hallmarks classic metal.
Formed in 2016, the band developed their sound over a string of well received singles including Reaper, Control and a cover of Chaka Khan’s Ain’t Nobody. With 2023’s Reflections, the quintet is at the peak of their powers, with neck-snapping metalcore riffs, huge, rasping vocals and sumptuous lead guitars.
Regulars on stages and festivals across the UK, they’ve shared stages with the likes of RED, Evile, Bokassa, Keith Wallen (of Breaking Benjamin), The Fallen State, Countless Skies, Fury and Florence Black, amongst many others. They tread a fine line between stadium metal sensibilities and progressive inflections - with a hint of power metal in there too.
40,000 Leagues are no strangers to the festival scene either, having played at Rabidfest, Breaking Bands Festival, Slammer Manchester as well as reaching the Manchester M2TM finals twice and being the guest headliners for Satan’s Hollow Battle Of The Bands.