FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air 2022 Part 2


Catton Park, United kingdom, 14 Aug 2022, Lamb of God performing on the Ronnie James Dio Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival Credit: Rich Price/Ghost Cult Magazine

 

SATURDAY

Considering most people are already feeling like overcooked baked potatoes wrapped in tin foil, the fact that today is meant to be the hottest day of the festival really isn’t the best news. Still, that certainly doesn’t deter a healthy crowd from shaking off the hangovers and getting on with the business at hand, Baest and Lost Society both grabbing the main stage by the scruff of the neck while Sister Shotgun and Mastiff do the same on the Sophie stage.Continue reading


Cyhra (ex-Amaranthe, Ex-In Flames) Signs to Nuclear Blast, New Album Due This Yearr


Heavy Metal group Cyhra , featuring vocalist Jake E (ex-Amaranthe), guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-In Flames), guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-Shining) and drummer Alex Landenburg (Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody), has signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s sophomore full-length album should be released before the end of the year.  More details to be announced soon. The band was announced earlier today as the opening band for Battle Beast’s late 2019 European tour. Continue reading


Battle Beast Taps Cyhra and Brymir for European Tour Dates


Finnish Power Metal band Battle Beast have tapped Cyhra and Brymir for their previously announced European Tour. Following a summer performing at European festivals and upcoming dates next week with Kamelot and Sonata Arctica, the proper EU tour kicks of on 15 of November, All dates are on sale now. Led by dynamic front-woman Noora Louhimo, you can watch the band in action at Metal On The Hill (Graz, Austria) in this aftermovie for the fest: Continue reading