THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 79 DAYS TIL BLOODSTOCK 2022! The clock is ticking! There’s just 79 days left until the marauding hordes thunder their way through the gates of Catton Park, pitch their tents, crack some beers and kick off the best heavy metal weekender of the year! As is …
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If you’re anything like us, you can’t wait to be back in the green fields of Catton Park watching some world-class heavy metal at BLOODSTOCK – and we’re well over halfway there! Is it too soon to start a count down yet?! (136 days to go, in case you were wondering… yes, …
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BLOODSTOCK’S 2022 ‘METAL 2 THE MASSES’ PROGRAMME REVS UP BLOODSTOCK’s hugely popular, grassroots-supporting ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ scheme gives unsigned and DIY bands the chance of being part of the BLOODSTOCK festival experience. After the festival’s biggest and most successful year in 2021 – an absolute triumph in the face of adversity – …
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BLOODSTOCK ADDS 12, INCLUDING 2 SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE HEADLINERS After the biggest and most successful BLOODSTOCK to date this year, a certified triumph in the face of adversity, BLOODSTOCK’s 2022 event is off to a flying start with all VIP, discounted early bird tickets and campervan passes sold out in record time! Standard tickets …
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BLOODSTOCK BUILD IS GO! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN IS ON! It’s critical mass over at festival HQ this week, as the site build begins and at last, we can say one week til BLOODSTOCK! Weekend tickets are now SOLD OUT, but if you missed out and hope to still snag one, or indeed, …
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BLOODSTOCK’S WEEKEND TICKETS SELL OUT – DAY TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE MORE DETAILS REVEALED BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce that weekend tickets to this Summer’s festival are now SOLD OUT! A limited number of one-day tickets are still available for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the latter day’s availability now …
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LAST CALL FOR BLOODSTOCK TICKETS! There are just 29 days left to BLOODSTOCK and the remaining tickets are flying, so don’t wait if you want to join the fun this year, as it’s looking very likely the event will sell out in advance. Don’t miss tonight’s BLOODSTOCK Facebook Live at 6:30 pm with festival directors …
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There are just 35 days to BLOODSTOCK 2021! We’re counting down the hours before Catton Park opens the gates to the biggest – and longest, at 5 days – the metal party of the year! First, we have some bad, but also, good news! A few more international bands are experiencing issues with travel and …
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BLOODSTOCK SHARES MORE JAGERMEISTER STAGE ADDITIONS! While we all wait patiently for the final lockdown restrictions to be eased, BLOODSTOCK HQ remains busier than ever finalising details for this year’s event. We know everyone is more than ready for a hellaciously good time with their friends in the sunshine and tickets are …
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There’s just 85 days left before BLOODSTOCK and more bands are locking in for 2021! Regrettably, due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, DIMMU BORGIR has been forced to postpone to 2022, but fear not, we welcome CRADLE OF FILTH onto the bill in their wake. Dimmu’s management tells us, “Due to restrictions and uncertainties regarding international travel and logistics, …
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NOT 1, NOT 2, BUT 19 BANDS ADDED TO BLOODSTOCK 2021! With the weather slowly warming up, we’re counting down the days to BLOODSTOCK. There’s a veritable feast of new bands to get your ears around before August – some you may know, some you may not (yet), but one thing …
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SIXTEEN WEEKENDS ‘TIL BLOODSTOCK… Hot on the heels of JUDAS PRIEST confirming that their Sunday headline slot at BLOODSTOCK this summer will now be their only European performance this year, let the excitement for the metal party of the year continue to rev up with another 7 bands joining them on the bill… VENOM PRISON is …
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BLOODSTOCK is full steam ahead planning for August with five more bands announced! Landing a Ronnie James Dio main stage slot on Sunday is THERAPY? The Northern Irish rockers released their ‘Greatest Hits (2020 Versions)’ album last year via Marshall Records and are currently dropping some of their classic albums on vinyl. Pre-order …
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BLOODSTOCK FORGE AHEAD, ANNOUNCING 11 MORE BANDS FOR 2021! We’re full speed ahead with plans for this year’s event and are excited to announce a string of new bands to the 2021 bill at Catton Park!THE WILDHEARTS romp into a main stage slot on Friday! Having been a big hit in 2019 …
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BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCE REPLACEMENT SATURDAY NIGHT HEADLINER; DETAIL THREE MORE BANDSBLOODSTOCK is working to bring you the very best metal party possible this August, but due to the ongoing issues and restrictions surrounding Covid-19, a number of overseas bands are no longer able to be at Catton Park with us this Summer. …
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It’s a miracle! It’s a Christmas miracle! Our saviour is here! No no no, not that fictional story we were told at school but the debut album Physical Copy by the five wise members that make up Cadence Noir! The eight year wait has finally come to fruition with a …
Read More »So it all comes down to this. After six heats, two semi-finals, covers of ‘You Suffer?’, drummers dabbing mid-set and busts of Theresa May being destroyed, there’s one more hurdle for the six bands affectionately dubbed ‘The Best in the South West’. Tonight it’s all about going harder than ever …
Read More »Eight became eleven at the end of April when Voluntas, Mutant-Thoughts and Panic Switch became the latest additions to the Metal 2 the Masses Bristol semi-finals. I was able to chat with all three bands afterwards and find out a little more about them… Voluntas This is your first time …
Read More »Awakening Hyperia. Ylem Darkul. MYST. Auraelis. Embodiment. Kikamora. Franklin Mint. Black Wasp. Above are the names of the eight bands who have successfully made the semi-finals of Bristol’s Metal 2 the Masses, the eventual winner going on to appear at Bloodstock Open Air Festival in August. Tonight sees the heats …
Read More »Two weeks ago, four bands in the semi finals of Bristol’s Metal 2 the Masses became six as Kikamora and Embodiment made it through their heat into the next round. I had a chat with both qualifiers recently to find out a bit more about them… Kikamora For people hearing …
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