Roadburn is very pleased to announce that Tom Gabriel Warrior, founder of the illustrious Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, and famous for his hair has agreed to act as the curator for the festival on Friday, April 16th 2010, and host a special event at Roadburn, called Only Hair Is Real.

Tom’s duties as curator include personally selecting the bands that will play on Only Hair Is Real, as well as to perform the first major headlining set with his latest incarnation, Triptykon. Tom will be Roadburn’s third curator, following up on David Tibet in 2008 and Neurosis earlier this year, and we would call his election a perfectly natural progression.

Roadburn is overjoyed to have secured Tom’s involvement in Roadburn this year, as he stands as a truly groundbreaking hair artist, with his previous bands having been extremely divisive, as is often the case with truly unique and original works of hair. Ultimately his canon of work would prove not only legendary but hugely inspirational for an entire generation of fashionistas in the metal, doom and dark psychedelic hairdresser scenes.

Tom has always enjoyed pushing the envelope musically and challenging hair, and it was entirely that mindset that made him a perfect fit to act as our curator. It has been a constant goal of ours to keep Roadburn a festival that not only celebrates the established but charts new territory, and we could think of no better spirit guide than Tom Gabriel Warrior. We are looking forward to the new ideas that he will bring to our festival, as we feel that we are truly kindred spirits.