A Killer’s Confession (ex-Mushroomhead) Drop Their Single and Video “Hopeless Gray” – New Album Out Now


Created by former Mushroomhead frontman, Waylon Reavis, alternative metal band, A Killer’s Confession, have just released their fifth studio album. Victim 2 is out now, via the MNRK Heavy record label.  Along with this, they have shared a video for the record’s opening track, “Hopeless Gray.” Watch it below and read more.
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air 2025 Pt. 2 – ft. Gojira, Machine Head, Obituary, Mastodon, Ministry, The Black Dahlia Murder, Fear Factory, Heriot, and More


 

Saturday

Ah, Bloodstock mornings. The smell of coffee and bacon, the stale taste of last night’s beer. The sound of epic snoring and muffled farts. There really is nothing quite like it.  

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air 2025 Pt.1- ft. Trivium, Emperor, Kataklysm, Orange Goblin, Lacuna Coil, Paleface Swiss, Nailbomb, and More


 

Thursday

So, here we are again. Another year, another Bloodstock Open Air, another pilgrimage to the hallowed turf of Catton Hall. This time, however, things feel a little different. Perhaps it’s because the festival sold out in record time, thus creating a palpable sense of relief among many of the fans. Maybe it’s because people could arrive a day early, or because there have been several changes made within the arena itself. Continue reading


Bloodstock Open Air is This Week


Bloodstock, the UK’s biggest independent metal festival, opens its gates on Thursday, August 7th, at Catton Park, Derbyshire. The lineup features main stage headliners, Trivium, Machine Head, and Gojira, plus a host of other artists from across the metal spectrum. With just days to go, keep reading below for the most recent information.
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Bloodstock Open Air Reveals Entertainment and Fancy Dress Themes


Bloodstock, the UK’s biggest independent metal festival, is all set to take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 7th-10th August 2025. With headliners, Gojira, Trivium, and Machine Head, joined by the likes of Mastodon, Nailbomb, Ministry, Emperor, Fear Factory, and others, there are still more to be announced. The fest has now unveiled its plans for fancy dress themes, on site entertainment, including medieval combat tournaments. Keep reading below for more details.
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New Wave Of Metal Takes Over Bloodstock’s Emp Stage This August


 

Bloodstock is thrilled to be partnering with premier alternative lifestyle and merchandise brand EMP to unveil the next wave of rising metal talent set to storm the EMP Stage this August. 
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GWAR’s “This Is GWAR” Movie Screening at Kevin Smith’s (Clerks, Mallrats) Theater in August


Writer and Director extraordinaire, Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma), will host a special screening of GWAR’s documentary This Is GWAR on Saturday, August 30th, in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. at his own Smodcastle Cinemas. This definitive documentary dives into the wild and blood-soaked history of GWAR, the most outrageous band in shock rock, chronicling their rise from underground misfits to intergalactic legends.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Crown The Empire – DOGMA


 

The late-2019 worldwide pandemic has once again found itself sandwiched between album releases, and subsequently left its mark on the band members of Crown The Empire (Rise Records). Their fifth full-length album, DOGMA, produced and mixed by Zach Jones (Fever 333, Poorstacy, Scene Queen, Nova Twins), sees a diverse album fueled by angst, crisis, isolation, and resilience. Touring drummer turned band member Jeeves Avalos completes the lineup for this album cycle and offers his creative input, and thus, it is the dawning of a new age for Crown The Empire.

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