Aborted, Skeletal Remains, The Lazys, 3 Headed Snake, Boss Keloid and More Booked For Bloodstock 2019


Bloodstock Open Air has added seven more bands to the bill for 2019, including Aborted, Skeletal Remains, The Lazys, 3 Headed Snake, Boss Keloid, Dust Bolt, and Red Method. The fest has also added seven more coach pick-ups for the fest, which you can see below. Eighty more bands still to be named for BOA 2019, with headliners Sabaton, Parkway Drive and Scorpions, join Anthrax, Dimmu Borgir, Children Of Bodom, Code Orange, Powerwolf, Soilwork, Cradle Of Filth, Thy Art Is Murder, Tesseract, Metal Church, Soulfly, Death Angel, Dee Snider, Queensryche, Eluveitie, Swallow The Sun, Evil Scarecrow, Ross The Boss, Grand Magus, Rotting Christ, Incite and Hypocrisy on the Catton Park stages this August. Continue reading


Parkway Drive Named The Final Headline Act For Bloodstock 2019


Ending months of speculation, Parkway Drive have been named the Saturday night headline act at Bloodstock Open Air 2019. Watch a video teaser from the fest and the band below! Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2019. Continue reading


Bloodstock Adds Powerwolf, Soulfly, Incite, and Swallow The Sun


Bloodstock has kicked off their 2019 by adding four more bands to the 2019 festival lineup. Powerwolf, Soulfly, Incite and Swallow The Sun join the bill, and add both diversity and power. Incite’s new album is out this week and Swallow The Sun’s new album is out in two weeks. The fest has also announced that their annual payment plan is open at the link below. Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2019. Continue reading


Anthrax, Dimmu Borgir, Thy Art Is Murder And TesseracT added To Bloodstock 2019


Four more bands have been added to Bloodstock Open Air 2019. Anthrax, Dimmu Borgir, Thy Art Is Murder and TesseracT have joined a stellar lineup that already includes headliners Sabaton and Scorpions, along with Children Of Bodom, Code Orange, Soilwork, Cradle Of Filth, Metal Church, Skeletonwitch, Death Angel, Dee Snider, Queensryche, Eluveitie, Evil Scarecrow, Ross The Boss, Grand Magus, Rotting Christ and Hypocrisy at Catton Park in Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2019. Watch the trailer for the fest now!Continue reading


Bloodstock Adds Grand Magus, Death Angel, Metal Church, Ross The Boss And More



Bloodstock Open Air continues to grow into a monster lineup as the vaunted festival has added five new bands for 2019! New to the bill are Grand Magus, Death Angel, Metal Chuch, Ross the Boss and Evil Scarecrow! Grand Magus will headline the Sophie Lancaster stage and aims to have a new album out in time for the festival. These bands join a bill that already includes Sabaton, Scorpions, Together With Children Of Bodom, Code Orange, Soilwork, Cradle Of Filth, Skeletonwitch, Dee Snider, Queensryche, Eluveitie, Rotting Christ and Hypocrisy among others, with many more to be named later. Tickets are moving fast!Continue reading


Full Metal Cruise Sets Sail This Month With U.D.O., Kreator, Ross The Boss And More


Now that we have moved into October, it’s time for the Autumn festival and tour soon season. The Full Metal Cruise and Full Metal Mountain Destination Mallorca takes place in a few weeks from the 14th to the 21st of October. Different than typical music cruises, The Full Metal Cruise and Full Metal Mountain Destination Mallorca offers the metal a full social programme topped off with a series of stunning live shows each day. The lineup includes Udo Dirkschneider (Ex Accept), Kreator, Ross The Boss (featuring former Manowar guitarist Ross Friedman), Skindred, Life Of Agony and Doro. Packages are available at the link below. Continue reading


Victoria Hungerford Talks Booking Bloodstock Open Air And More


 

The biggest underground metal festival in the world, Bloodstock Open Air kicks off today. Headlined by titans of metal like Judas Priest, Nightwish, and Gojira, the festival has grown over the years from a small cottage enterprise to a huge undertaking. One of the lynchpins of the operation is Vicky Hungerford, as one of the four directors of the festival. She is directly responsible for booking the bands on the fest and attracting world-class talent every year. Thus, she helps to shape rock and metal history in the process year in and year out. We chatted with Vicky by phone a few days ago to get her take on BOA 2018, the challenges of planning such a big festival, and much more.

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Rockharz Festival 25 Is Totally Sold Out!


This year’s Rockharz Open Air is sold-out, faster than ever before. As preparations begin to host the 25th edition of the festival, it will take place from July 4th to July 7th, 2018 in Ballenstedt.  The fest is headlined by In Flames, Powerwolf, Kreator, Hammerfall, Eisbrecher, Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Knorkator, Schandmaul, Cannibal Corpse, Alestorm, Ensiferum, Exodus, Sodom, Equilibrium, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Finntroll, Battle Beast, Amaranthe, Bannkreis, Gloryhammer and many more. You can see the final poster below. Continue reading