Tag Archives: BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

#BOA ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡ FOUR bands added to the BLOODSTOCK 2017 LINE-UP! BLOODSTOCK is powering ahead with even more bookings for 2017!  We’ve four more to get you excited for August’s best metal weekender…   German thrash legends KREATOR shred their way on to BLOODSTOCK’s main stage this Summer in Saturday’s …

Last week, the second heat of Bristol’s Metal 2 the Masses took place with another two spots in the semi-finals up for grabs. Have a read of the show here and then proceed below to find out a little bit more on Auraelis and Myst, the winners of the night in question. Auraelis For people …

With Storm Doris battering the country and Leicester City sacking title-winning manager Claudio Ranieri, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the UK was descending into madness. Luckily, there’s none of that in Bristol tonight – or at least, not at the Exchange. Instead, it’s time for the second heat of …

With Metal 2 the Masses underway in Bristol again – the review of which you can read here – I had a chat with qualifying bands Awakening Hyperia and Ylem Darkul after the show to find out a little bit more about them! Awakening Hyperia For people hearing about Awakening Hyperia …

Saturday night saw the second heat of Metal 2 The Masses Ireland take place at Fibber Magees and with 4 new bands  to the competition (of the 5) taking part, it was a night of new discoveries and crunching rock and metal. With the straws drawn, Dublin metal troop Outbreak …

The lovely guys from Zlatanera joined me at Bloodstock this year to chat about their set and their drummer falling off the stage, future gigs and festivals, the new album, their writing process and a new music video.

I had a chat with the lovely Jouni and Kai from Whispered in the Media Tent at Bloodstock this year. The band were super excited to finally be playing this festival and England in general which has been a dream of theirs. We chatted about their stage costume, the concept …

The lovely Dublin lads from Two Tales of Woe came to chat to us at Bloodstock this year (their first time playing in the UK) about their set “one of the best sounding sets we’ve ever played”, the reaction to their new release, the balance between playing gigs and recording …

The lovely lads from Ten Ton Slug came and met us in the Media Tent at Bloodstock Open Air to chat about their set at the festival, the up and coming EP, exciting future shows, their amazing slug glass pipes and the possibility of slug condoms…”slime with the slug”.

The lovely Rabid Bitch of the North lads from Belfast came to chat to us at Bloodstock Open Air to talk about playing the festival, the up and coming new release, their recording sound and their views on cassettes.

As the clock ticks and the countdown to Bloodstock Open Air 2016 begins in earnest, PlanetMosh sat down and debated everything that comes together to make BOA the best metal festival in the UK. Allow us to present our alphabetised guide to the festival. The A-Z guide to Bloodstock. A …

Bloodstock Open Air has confirmed that it will be running its annual ‘Metal 2 The Masses‘ competition in 2016. ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ offers venues, promoters and bands – as well as fans – a chance to be part of the Bloodstock Festival experience at local level. Amust4music Ltd, along …

It had been a busy weekend for PM’s Northern Ireland team, having already caught 12 bands over the previous 48 hours, including our annual pilgrimage to the depths of Fermanagh countryside for the annual Monsters Of Rot extreme metal extravaganza.  But, the pace was showing no sign of relenting as …

With Download over for another year, things are just ramping up for Bloodstock, which opens its gates in just seven weekends time!  With the ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ finals well under way and racking up record attendances, including numerous sell-out events, the next batch of winning bands to grab their …

Friday night was the final of the Scottish leg of Metal 2 the Masses, the prize a spot on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock Open Air festival. Six bands took the stage at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow city centre to battle it out under the watchful eye of M2TM …

@planetmosh reviews Black River by .@DoomsdayOutlaw Doomsday Outlaw are a five piece from Derby who went into the studio to produce this, their debut album after reaching the East Midlands finals of Metal to the Masses but narrowly missing out on a spot at Bloodstock Open Air in 2014.  Fast forward …

Saturday night at Fibber Magee’s in Dublin can only mean one thing. We’re back in front of the stage at Metal 2 The Masses Ireland. Tonight is the Wildcard final; Something new for 2015, where 6 bands who did not progress to the Semi Final by crowd or judge vote …

After their biggest and most successful year to date in 2014, BLOODSTOCK are excited to announce their first UK headliner for 2015! WITHIN TEMPTATION are set to play their only UK show next year as Saturday night headliners at Catton Park!  It is a triumphant return for the Dutch megastars, …

As one of the ‘new bloods’ on the PM team, the editorial board took it upon themselves to throw this Bloodstock debutante in at the deep end by sending me to cover the stage of the same name – presenting the daunting task of covering some 13 bands each day, …

The sun dawned over the final day of Catton Park… well, it would have if it could have been seen through the heavy clouds and incessant rain which had unleashed itself over southern Derbyshire in the early hours of the morning and showed no sign of abating a sodden campers …