Category Archive: Festivals

Music News: Gojira announced for Bloodstock festival

French metal titans Gojira have been added to the bill at this year’s Bloodstock festival. They will play on the Saturday on the Ronnie James Dio stage. It will be their first appearance at the Derbyshire based festival since 2010, where they put on an absolutely blinding performance that had many talking. You can check …

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Devin Townsend, Thunder, and Kvelertak amongst 20+ acts added to Download festival

Download festival has unveiled it’s last big band announcement for this year, with over twenty new bands added. Devin Townsend, Thunder, Kvelertak, Terrorvision, We Are The Ocean and Zico Chain are amongst the new additions across the festivals five stages. With the main stage finished off weeks ago, attention has since turned to the lower …

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Music News: Bloodstock add seven more bands

Gama Bomb, Beholder and Last in Line are amongst seven more bands added to this year’s Bloodstock festival. Irish thrashers Gama Bomb and heavy metallers Beholder have been added to the foot of the bill on the Ronnie James Dio stage. Last in Line are the third and final headliner to be announced for the …

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8 more bands for Bloodstock

Bloodstock have added another eight bands to its New Blood Stage. Covering everything from stoner through to black metal, these eight new bands are: Bound By Exile, Fury, The Infernal Sea, Kremated, Mask of Judas, Prosperina, Rezinwolf and XII Boar. These join bands such as Amulet and Fahran on the festival’s third stage. You can …

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UK metal festival news: Damnation and UK Tech-Metal Fest both make band announcements

Two of the UK’s heavier metal festivals (Damnation and UK Tech-Metal Open Air) have made band announcements. Leeds based Damnation festival has added Vallenfyre, Crippled Black Phoenix, Negura Bunget, Moss and the fantastically nerdily named The Sontaran Experiment. They all join main stage headliners Carcass for the 2nd November festival. You can find more info …

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Download announce 17 more bands!

  17 more bands have been added to the bill of this year’s Download festival.   Black Stone Cherry were confirmed as headlining the second stage on the Friday evening, a move that pits them against metal titans Slipknot. Satyricon were also confirmed as the third stage headliner on the Sunday, and will play opposite …

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Ten more bands for Bloodstock

Sabaton, Voivod and Evil Scarecrow were amongst ten more bands added to Bloodstock Open Air 2013. Wolfsbane were confirmed as Sunday headliners of the Sophie Lancaster Stage, and popular power metal outfit Power Quest confirmed that their last ever show will be at the festival. Gormathon, Mael Mordha, RSJ, Skiltron and Xentrix were all also …

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Bloodstock announce seven bands for New Blood stage

Seven more bands have been added to the Bloodstock bill, with the New Blood stage finally getting some acts. Amulet, Diesel King, Dishonour the Crown, Fahran, Karybdis, Left Unscarred and Merciless Terror have all been given spots on the bill at the UK’s premier heavy metal festival. This septet of bands cover a wide range …

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49 more bands confirmed for Download!

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49 bands have been added to Download 2013!   The full list of bands is as follows: Architects After The Burial The Algorithm Astroid Boys Blacklist Royals Blitz Kids Bleed From Within Broken Brutality Will Prevail Buckcherry Bury Tomorrow Crowns Cyota Dir En Grey Escape The Fate Emperor Chung Empress Europe The First The Ghost …

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3 Inches of Blood, Death Angel and Exodus amongst ten bands added to Bloodstock Open Air 2013

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3 Inches of Blood, Death Angel and Exodus amongst ten bands added to Bloodstock Open Air 2013.   Dying Fetus, Scar Symmetry, Xerath, Bloodbound, Vanderbuyst, Scarab and The Prophecy have also been announced. Canadian heavy metal act 3 Inches Of Blood will join thrash acts Death Angel and Exodus, as well as death metallers Dying …

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