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From Wednesday 24 October 2018

First acts for Download 2019 released

Download Festival have announced that Tool, Def Leppard and Slipknot will be headlining the festival next year, making it Tool’s first return to the festival since topping the bill in 2006. Def Leppard will be playing their album ‘Hysteria’ in full at the festival, which will be their only

Wednesday 30 August 2017

LIVE: Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2017

Words: Rhian Wilkinson / Photos: Emma Stone Very few spaces in music feel as accepting, diverse, and special as the field at Bloodstock Open Air. Headlined by Amon Amarth, Ghost and Megadeth, Download’s slightly more extreme cousin was a joyous weekend of headbanging and horn raising. There is

Tuesday 20 June 2017

Havok, OHHMS, Fallujah and more join Bloodstock 2017

Bloodstock have announced  more bands for this year’s festival. Havok, OHHMS, Fallujah, Shrapnel, Internal Conflict, Ironrat, Criminal, and are the latest names to be added the metal event of the summer They will be joining Megadeth, Amon Amarth, Ghost, Obituary, Testament, Hatebreed, Blind Guardian, Whitechapel, Skindred, Kreator, King 810, King Parrot,Winterfylleth, Bossk,

Tuesday 16 May 2017

Bloodstock Festival adds more bands

Bloodstock have announced ten more bands for this year’s festival. Devilment, Battle Beast, Devil’s Playground, Merithian, Enslavement, Ba’al, Zhora, Mist, Heathen Deity, and Shrouded have also been announced as the first bands for the New Blood stage. They will be joining Megadeth, Amon Amarth, Ghost, Obituary, Testament, Hatebreed, Blind Guardian, Whitechapel,

Sunday 02 April 2017

Ghost announced as third headliner for Bloodstock

Bloodstock have announced that the almighty Ghost will headline the Saturday night of this year’s event. They will be joining Megadeth, Amon Amarth, Obituary, Testament, Hatebreed, Blind Guardian, Whitechapel, Skindred, Kreator, Inquisition, King 810, King Parrot,Winterfylleth, Bossk, Kroh, Dendera, Abhorrent Decimation, Courtesans, Wretched Soul and more. Bloodstock takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire,

Sunday 01 January 2016

Bloodstock 2017 add Megadeth as second headliner

Bloodstock have announced that Megadeth will be headlining the Saturday night of the four day metal festival. They will be joining Friday headliners Amon Amarth, as well as Hatebreed, Blind Guardian, Whitechapel, Skindred and more. This takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire, from the 10th to the 13th August. Standard

Tuesday 26 April 2016

LIVE: Amon Amarth @ The Underworld

Greeted at the door by two huge men, fully clad in Viking armour, it was clear that the first show of Amon Amarth’s Jomsviking tour was going to be a good one. This was the first show of their 32 date tour to a sold out crowd at the