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Heriot, Fear Factory, Ministry and more added to Bloodstock 2025 bill

Bloodstock have added 13 more bands to next year’s bill, including Heriot, Ministry, Undeath, Flotsam & Jetsam, and Fear Factory playing Demanufacture in its entirety.

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Bloodstock 2025 weekend camping tickets have sold out in record time

Metal fans are already champing at the bit for next August, with Bloodstock selling out in record-breaking time…

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Remembering Michelle Kerr: “Bands stuck by her because of the person she was, and because of her passion for the music”

The world of heavy music lost one of its brightest lights on September 14, with the passing of legendary and much-loved publicist Michelle Kerr. K! photographer Paul Harries looks back on a decades-long friendship that took them from bonding over epochal outfits like Sepultura and Type O Negative to collaborating on career-defining work with the mighty Slipknot, and beyond…

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“I wanna see more sex in the mosh-pit”: Kerrang!’s view from the bar at Bloodstock 2024

All the gossip, news and funny stories we picked up at Bloodstock, from Opeth, Green Lung, Mimi Barks and more…

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“His personality made him special, as well as his ability to put people at ease”: K!’s Paul Harries on curating an Ashley Maile exhibition at Bloodstock

At Bloodstock this weekend, K! photo legend Paul Harries will be curating a special gallery of equally legendary late K! photographer Ashley Maile’s work, as well as his own. We spoke to him about displaying some of his friend’s finest shots…

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Bloodstock announce final bands for 2024 line-up

With less than a month to go until this year’s Bloodstock, the festival have announced all the Metal 2 The Masses winners…

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Mimi Barks drops new single featuring Ho99o9’s Yeti Bones

Two of the coolest people on the planet have united: watch the video for Mimi Barks’ new single, MONTANA, featuring Yeti Bones of Ho99o9.

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Bloodstock announce first bands for 2024’s Hopical Storm New Blood Stage

Calling all new bands! Bloodstock have announced who will be playing on the Hopical Storm New Blood Stage (so far), as well as revealing how you can join them via the Metal 2 The Masses initiative.

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Bloodstock to open this year’s festival campsites one day early

After working with the local licensing council, Bloodstock have announced that you can turn up to the festival a day early – for an extra £20 – in 2024 to make the most of your time there.

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Lemmy’s ashes will be housed at one of his “most loved places”, Bloodstock

Bloodstock have announced that Lemmy will be memorialised at this year’s festival – and every year after – with some of his ashes being housed in a ‘unique urn’ across the weekend.

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Bloodstock announce 18 more bands for 2024 line-up

Unpeople, Soen, Combichrist, Burner and more have been added to this year’s Bloodstock, joining the likes of Amon Amarth, Opeth, Architects, Clutch, Hatebreed and Carcass at Catton Park in August.

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Bloodstock add Carcass, Satyricon, Sylosis and more to 2024 line-up

For Bloodstock’s holiday-themed ’11 bands of Christmas’ initiative, the fest have added… well… exactly what they’ve promised.

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Bloodstock confirm final 2024 headliner, plus more bands

A fan-chosen Opeth headline set! Hatebreed and Enslaved on the main stage! Bloodstock have added more bands to next year’s line-up…

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The big review: Bloodstock 2023

Welly boots, wild weather and neck-wreckage: Catton Hall once again hosts the heaviest weekend of the summer. This is Bloodstock Open Air 2023…

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Killswitch Engage: “A few things might blow up during our Bloodstock set”

Ahead of their first-ever UK festival headline performance, Killswitch Engage’s Adam D shares some secrets on what their Bloodstock set might contain, as well as looking ahead to new music…

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Bloodstock announces Metal 2 The Masses finals and first New Blood Stage bands

Here's the first unsigned names joining the summer's biggest metal party...

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Bloodstock confirm final main stage and Sophie stage bands for 2023

Bloodstock have announced 14 more bands for this year’s line-up, including Employed To Serve, Tribulation, Witchsorrow and Skin Failure…

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Heriot, Fear Factory, Ministry and more added to Bloodstock 2025 bill

Bloodstock 2025 weekend camping tickets have sold out in record time

Remembering Michelle Kerr: “Bands stuck by her because of the person she was, and because of her passion for the music”

“I wanna see more sex in the mosh-pit”: Kerrang!’s view from the bar at Bloodstock 2024

“His personality made him special, as well as his ability to put people at ease”: K!’s Paul Harries on curating an Ashley Maile exhibition at Bloodstock

Bloodstock announce final bands for 2024 line-up

Mimi Barks drops new single featuring Ho99o9’s Yeti Bones

Bloodstock announce first bands for 2024’s Hopical Storm New Blood Stage

Bloodstock to open this year’s festival campsites one day early

Lemmy’s ashes will be housed at one of his “most loved places”, Bloodstock

Bloodstock announce 18 more bands for 2024 line-up

Bloodstock add Carcass, Satyricon, Sylosis and more to 2024 line-up

Bloodstock confirm final 2024 headliner, plus more bands

The big review: Bloodstock 2023

Killswitch Engage: “A few things might blow up during our Bloodstock set”

Bloodstock announces Metal 2 The Masses finals and first New Blood Stage bands

Bloodstock confirm final main stage and Sophie stage bands for 2023

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