CITY OF THIEVES Debut Single ‘Buzzed Up City’ Out Now (Frontiers) The buzz has been spreading about City Of Thieves ever since they made their initial debut in 2015. No frills, no messin’, no gimmicks – just heavy rock in its purest form that will send you straight to the front of the stage with no nonsense …
Read More »Bloodstock announce six more bands for Easter
BLOODSTOCK is racing towards the weekend with some heavy metal Easter treats! Six more bands for August’s best heavy weekender, the first wave of club nights and the annual Easter Egg hunt on the BLOODSTOCK website, kicking off Friday 30th March! Check out www.bloodstock.uk.com from 8am Friday for details on …
Read More »WEDNESDAY 13 Returns to Scotland & Ireland in August
The Duke of Spook, Mr WEDNESDAY 13 is set to play some warm-up shows on these shores around his appearance at Bloodstock Festival in August. Wednesday tells us, “We’re really stoked to be heading back to the UK this summer. We’re hitting Ireland, N.Ireland and Scotland for a few dates …
Read More »Bloodstock announces Alestorm, Pallbearer, & more
BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce four more bands for August’s best heavy metal weekender! Tickets are moving fast for 2018 and we expect another advance sell-out, so don’t delay in picking up yours! There’s also only 6 days left to sign up to the deposit scheme… We welcome pirate metal’s …
Read More »Bloodstock reveal eight more bands
As we head into February, the days are clicking by and BLOODSTOCK is just six months away! Tickets are moving faster than ever in 2018 so don’t delay in picking up yours! There’s another batch of bands to announce; one main stage band and seven more to flesh out part …
Read More »Bloodstock welcomes At The Gates, Exhorder and more for 2018!
BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce four more bands for 2018! Tickets are moving faster than ever for 2018’s weekender, with ‘Serpent’s Lair’ VIP tickets sold out completely! Don’t delay in picking up your ticket before August comes around. We’re expecting another weekend sell-out this year! Now for the latest band …
Read More »New Year, New Bands for Bloodstock 2018
BLOODSTOCK are excited to make their first band announcement of 2018! Tickets for 2018 are flying out the door, with less than 50 VIP tickets remaining. Do not delay if you’re planning on joining us in the Serpent’s Lair! Standard tickets, as well as the very popular Deposit Scheme and …
Read More »Bloodstock launches 2018 deposit scheme!
BLOODSTOCK’s a hive of activity this December, with many more exciting band confirmations still to come! Our latest news is the launch of 2018’s very popular ‘deposit scheme’! Launching on Thursday 21st December, BLOODSTOCK’s payment plan helps ease the ‘big lump sum’ shock of paying for your weekend ticket, by …
Read More »Final VIP tickets for Bloodstock now on sale
We’re excited to say that BLOODSTOCK’s first wave of 2018 Serpent’s Lair VIP tickets sold out in record time this year. The second & final wave of VIP ticketing, including a limited amount of VIP upgrades priced at £145 and a limited number of deluxe VIP packages (Octopads, Bellepads and …
Read More »BLOODSTOCK bring more treats in time for Christmas!
BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce another four bands for their August 2018 metal weekender. Joining Friday’s main stage bill are crossover thrash legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, who play BLOODSTOCK for the first time in their storied 38-year career. The revered band’s twelfth studio album, ‘World Gone Mad’ landed last year, …
Read More »Doro, Fozzy, Bloodbath and Septicflesh announced for Bloodstock 2018
BLOODSTOCK are excited to announce four more additions to their August 2018 line-up. German metal legend, DORO will be our Friday night Sophie Lancaster stage headliner! With a career spanning over 30 years and 17 studio albums under her belt (including 4 with Warlock), DORO’s current label Nuclear Blast recently …
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Thursday 10/08/2017
Thursday at Bloodstock is mainly a day for arriving, getting wristbands sorted and setting up camp before meeting up with friends. Then in the evening the arena opens for some bands. The fact that this year’s festival is sold out was apparent – the car park was a lot busier …
Read More »Devils Playground interviewed at Bloodstock 2017
Devils Playground took to the New Blood stage on the Friday at this year’s Bloodstock festival Planetmosh were there to chat with the band before the set, and to talk about the route to Bloodstock via the Metal To The Masses competition, upcoming live shows, future plans and …
Read More »Blood Oath interviewed at Bloodstock 2017
Blood Oath took to the New Blood stage at this years Bloodstock Festival on the Friday, and we caught up with them soaking up the atmosphere of the media area to talk about the ‘Kingdom Of Dead Souls’ album, early influences, and other such nonsense, prior to …
Read More »Björn Strid of Soilwork interviewed at Bloodstock 2017
With a career spanning some twenty years, Soilwork were one of the major draws at this years Bloodstock festival I was lucky enough to grab Björn for a chat before the band hit main stage on the Friday. We talk about festival life, playing at midnight at …
Read More »Ramage Inc interviewed at Bloodstock 2017
We managed to grab Bryan on the Friday at Bloodstock, having opened the festival the night before with Ramage Inc We talk about the set, their recent trip to Poland, Bryan’s love of the Cello, new material and much more https://www.facebook.com/RamageInc/
Read More »Metal 2 the Masses Bristol: The Grand Final, 02/07/17
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 »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland 2017 – The Grand Final – 13/05/2017
It’s Dublin on a Saturday night in May. There’s more than 350 people rammed into Fibber Magees and that can only mean one thing. It’s time for the Metal 2 The Masses Ireland Final 2017. Throughout the first half of this year thirty five bands have been whittled down to the last …
Read More »Bloodstock reveal ten more bands for 2017
As Spring creeps into Summer, BLOODSTOCK HQ is a hive of activity. The ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ finals are well under way and plans are on track for 2017 being the biggest and best BLOODSTOCK yet! Here’s ten more bands for starters… BLOODSTOCK is delighted to now reveal that nefarious …
Read More »Interviews: Voluntas, Mutant-Thoughts, Panic Switch, Metal 2 the Masses Bristol
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 …
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