It is a suitably chilly December morning as we wait on our transport to the distant land of Wolverhampton. Bloodstock bound for the second time this year, the eagerly awaited Bloodstock Winter Gathering is just a few hours away. A flashback to Bloodstock of old, the indoor all-day event promises to be a fun start to this new (fingers crossed) annual event. Continue reading
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Seeing as summer is fast becoming a memory, I figured it was time to check my weather app before setting off this evening. With poor visibility due to dense fog, the forecast, leaving earlier than usual was definitely a wise move, but strangely, this apparently widespread, impenetrable wall of mist never actually materialised. However, soon after entering KK’s Steel Mill the reason became clear. With three bands of varying Goth persuasions on the bill, all the fog in the country was inside.
Cyberpunk cult writer and director, Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil), is to direct the upcoming film, Steel Donkeys. The script was also written by Stanley, for the new company Steel Mill Films, based in Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing’s Wolverhampton venue. All exterior scenes will be shot at Bloodstock festival, UK, with other recording taking place at K.K.’s Steel Mill. Find out more below
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