The UK’s Mangata Festival have announced Overhead, the Albatross as the final band for their 2026 line up. They join a bill featuring ten56., The Hara. Nordic Giants, Raised By Owls, Scordatura, and many others. Keep reading below for more.
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Winter Gathering Live at KK’s Steel Mill
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
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air Part 2 – Live at Catton Hall
SATURDAY:
After I visit the bust of Lemmy in the RAM Gallery, Brazilian death metallers Crypta are in full flow on the main stage, tearing through the likes of “Lift the Blindfold” and “From the Ashes”, casually stripping away any vestiges of third-day fatigue. And if that wasn’t the perfect wake-up call, then there”s always Bay Area thrashers Forbidden who blast through the likes of “Forbidden Evil,” “Twisted Into Form,” and “Step By Step” aided by summer recruit Dan “Chewy” Mongrain of Voivod. A great show, although a time overrun means we are deprived of the classic “Chalice of Blood.” Continue reading