Bloodstock Open Air 2024 is a month away! Headlined by Architects, Opeth, and Amon Amarth, get tickets and the full festival information at the links below. Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2024.Continue reading
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CONCERT REVIEW: Rotting Christ 35th Anniversary Concert with Varathron, Live at Lycabettus Theatre
June 29th 2024, was a night to remember as Greece’s greatest metal export, Rotting Christ celebrated 35 years as a band. Presented by Rockwave Festival, the show was held at Lycabettus Theatre, which is located on a famous beautiful viewpoint overlooking all of Athens. Opening the show for them was Greek Occult Black Metal legends Varathron.Continue reading
Bloodstock Books Metal 2 Masses Winners Sleep In Motion, Nihilanth, Kraken Waker, Hammer, Black Hole Divers, Hellbearer, Running With Knives, Divided By Design, and Semprah
There’s just 65 days – or 9 weekends – ‘til your heavy metal brethren thunder their way onto Catton Park’s hallowed turf. As the days count down, Bloodstock has the next phase of Metal 2 The Masses winners to reveal, as well as a new batch of club nights for June and July, plus news about the gaming arena this year, Vikings, and more!
First up then, the bands… Grabbing a Friday slot on the Hopical Storm New Blood stage are Nottingham alt-rock trio Sleep In Motion, Belfast metallers Nihilanth, Newcastle riff merchants Kraken Waker, and Edinburgh heavyists Hammer.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Rotting Christ – Pro Xristou
Whilst veteran darkened Gothic Metallers Rotting Christ have been with renowned label Season Of Mist for seventeen years, the partnership seems to have particularly flourished with a quadrilogy of albums that began ten years ago with the revered Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού (or, Katá ton Daímona Eaytoy). The 2013 release saw a progression of their sound to a fuller, more refined and stately entity. That proud style and sound has been polished and shaped through the last decade, culminating in ΠΡΟ ΧΡΙΣΤΟU (Pro Xristou). Continue reading
PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 5-24-24
Bloodstock Announces EMP Stage Line-Up ft. Lost Brethren, Lethal Evil, Crowley, King Kraken, MAB, Flamebearer, Rupcha Farms, Warpstormer, Goblin Smoker, Yersin and More
In a new partnership, Bloodstock is excited to announce the line-up for its 2024 EMP Stage (formerly the Jagermeister Stage)! Friday’s bill will include tech/death squad Lost Brethren, thrash/death trio Lethal Evil, occult rockers Crowley, heavy blues rockers King Kraken, and goth metal outfit Mab. Saturday’s line up features grindcore/hardcore outfit Public Execution, metalcore beasts Parting With Origin, doom-fused heavyists Flamebearer, high octane fusionists Rupcha Farms and alt metal band Lurcher. Coming up on Sunday will be ‘fantasy space metal riff machine’ Warpstormer, celtic punk troupe The Callowgate Murders, fuzz-soaked riffmeisters of the Toad King Goblin Smoker, the 3-man noise machine Yersin and heavy blues rockers Loyds Trip.Continue reading
Bloodstock Announces First Bands For The Hopical Storm New Blood Stage, Metal 2 The Masses Finals Tour Kicks Off
The Metal 2 The Masses tour returns in 2024! Bloodstock’ initiative to give emerging bands a step up and also support grassroots venues, kicks off on 10th May, with 30 regions and 6 countries participating. The fun begins in Belfast and rolls down through Dublin and back to England, Scotland, and Wales, taking in Norway and Poland along the way. The tour wraps up in Coventry on 15th July, with all the regional winners from the finals being revealed in due course. Check out the local events below and get along to your nearest event to support the headliners of tomorrow!Continue reading
Uada Book West Coast US Tour Dates with Rotting Christ
Enigmatic black metallers, Uada, will be joining Rotting Christ on the Pacific North West dates of their upcoming tour in late March. They then continue through Western and Central Canada from March 29 – April 01, and also appear at Milwaukee Metal Fest, Friday, May 17. The live shows come in support of their latest album, Crepuscule Natura, released via Eisenwald records September 2023. Find live listings and more from Uada in the article below.
Rotting Christ Announce New Album Celebrating 35th Anniversary
Greek black metal legends, Rotting Christ, are celebrating 35 years with their 14th album, ΠΡΟ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ (Pro Xristoy). Mixed by Jens Borgen, and mastered by Tony Lidgren at Fascination Street Studios (Örebro, Sweden), it comes out May 24th via the Season of Mist record label. Keep reading below for more information.