You've read the headline, right? Well that's the story: Belphegor and Hell have been added to Bloodstock Open Air's 2013 line-up. That's all there is to it. Today's two new additions join the previously announced King Diamond, Lamb of God, Slayer, Anthrax, Fozzy, Firewind, Dark Funeral, Amophis, DevilDriver, Ex Deo, Accept, Whitechapel, Kataklysm, Municipal Waste, Avantasia and Negligence over on the bill over at Catton Hall, which in 2013 takes place on the weekend of 08-11 August. Tickets are on sale now ,  starting at £125 (before fees) and rising depending on what camping, parking, and VIP stuff you add [...]
There you go - yet another festival announcement, and yet another headline that pretty much tells the entire story. Lamb of God will be headlining the Saturday night of Bloodstock Open Air 2013, in what's being billed as their only UK of next year. Also added to the bill today were Dark Funeral and Amorphis. These three new additions join the previously announced King Diamond, Anthrax, Fozzy, Firewind and Accept over on the bill over at Catton Hall, which in 2013 takes place on the weekend of 08-11 August. Early Bird Weekend Tickets are on sale now  for the [...]
Not wanting to be left behind in the big game of announcing-your-2013-headliner s-as-early-as-possbile, today Bloodstock Open Air confirmed that King Diamond will be headlining the Friday night of their festival next year. The King join the previously-announced quartet of Anthrax, Fozzy, Firewind and Accept over on the bill over at Catton Hall, which in 2013 takes place on the weekend of 08-11 August. Early Bird Weekend Tickets are on sale now for the bargain price of £100, so if you want to save a few quid for a new Merciful Fate t-shirt in time for next [...]
Not much to add beyond the obvious - Bloodstock Open Air has today confirmed Accept, Fozzy and Firewind for their 2013 festival. The trio join the previously-announced Anthrax on the bill over at Catton Hall, which in 2013 takes place on the weekend of 08-11 August. Early Bird Weekend Tickets are on sale now for the bargain price of £100, so if you want to save a few quid for Bloodstock's infamous ale bar, now would be a good time to cough up some cash.
With Bloodstock Open Air 2012 now over, Hugh Platt and Tom Dare have reconvened in the studio to look back at the highs and lows of Thrash Hits' Bloodstock experience this year - talking about our high and lows, the winners and losers, and just what Tom was doing with a Hairy Helmet and an Old Growler on the Friday night. We also took time out to see what nonsense MegaDave has been spouting this week, to discuss Peter Dolving's revelations about what really went on with his split from The Haunted earlier this year [...]
And here it is - our final gallery from Bloodstock Open Air 2012. This year that honour goes to the almighty Anaal Nathrakh - we'll be publishing a killer interview with Dave Hunt (aka V.I.T.R.I.O.L.) from the band in the very near future, but right now, just go gorge yourselves on Jenn McCambridge's photos. -- Anaal Nathrakh @ Bloodstock Open Air - 12 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) [...]
They might've started as a doss-about band for various members of a whole host of noisy London-based bands of bastards, but DripBack meant serious business at Bloodstock Open Air 2012. With a new album due before the end of the year, and at least one of the band finding the energy to keep drinking until 5am on Saturday, DripBack are looking more and more like they've got the legs to turn into a tasty long-term prospect. -- DripBack @ Bloodstock Open Air - 11 [...]
When we saw Savage Messiah play live a few weeks ago , we were very impressed. But were they able to bring the same level of quality to the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock Open Air 2012? -- Savage Messiah @ Bloodstock Open Air - 11 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) Ä Back [...]
Tom Dare had some good things to say about Ancient Ascendant in our Bloodstock Open Air 2012 Preview podcast last week - we wonder if he got round to seeing them play at the festival in the end? You'll have to listen to our review podcast this week to find out.... -- Ancient Ascendant @ Bloodstock Open Air - 12 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) [...]
Death Valley Knights technically come from London, even though one of them is originally from Texas. According to their blurb over on the Bloodstock Open Air website , they're very keen on beer. Our keenness for beer is why our memories of certain parts of this year's festival are a little bit hazy. -- Death Valley Knights @ Bloodstock Open Air - 11 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) [...]
Demonic Resurrection came all the way from India to play at Bloodstock Open Air 2012. It kind of makes us moaning that we had to get a train up from London look more than a little lazy. -- Demonic Resurrection @ Bloodstock Open Air - 12 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) Ä Back [...]
Ben Ward from Orange Goblin is still  the tallest man we have ever stood next to, and we've stood next to James Monteith . And unlike that skinny bag of bones from TesseracT, Ben Ward also has the air of a strategically-shaved wookie - i.e., you get the impression he could quite easily pull your arms off. What any of these observations have to do with our gallery of photos from their set at Bloodstock Open Air 2012, we don't know. -- [...]
Sweet Savage are most famous for A) having Viv Campbell as a former member, and B) being covered by Metallica on Garage Inc. . Neither of these facts had much of a bearing on their set at Bloodstock Open Air 2012. -- Sweet Savage @ Bloodstock Open Air - 10 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) Ä Back [...]
We know nothing about Gonoreas other than they have the silliest name of all the bands playing Bloodstock Open Air 2012. It's so silly in fact, we can't even be bothered to Google them for any kind of spurious fact to go in this introductory paragraph to the gallery of photos Jenn McCambridge shot of them over on the Sophie Lancaster stage. -- Gonoreas @ Bloodstock Open Air - 10 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) [...]
The ever-controversial Winterfylleth played the Sophie Lancaster stage at this year's Bloodstock Open Air. We've got an interview with the band coming very soon, but for the time being, here's our gallery of photos from their set on the second stage. -- Winterfylleth @ Bloodstock Open Air - 11 August 2012 (c/o Gary Wolstenholme) Ä Back [...]
The Gallic shoegaze-metal of France's Alcest proved an interesting counterpoint to some of the more aggressive music on display at Bloodstock Open Air 2012, and was just one of the reasons the band bagged the Friday night headline spot over on the Sophie Lancaster stage. -- Alcest @ Bloodstock Open Air - 10 August 2012 (c/o Jenn McCambridge) [...]
We could write anything at all about Chthonic's main stage performance at Bloodstock Open Air 2012, and it probably wouldn't matter a jot. Why? Because you'll probably just skip reading this and just head straight to our photo gallery to ogle pictures of Doris Yeh. We know what you're like. -- Chthonic @ Bloodstock Open Air - 11 August 2012 (c/o Gary Wolstenholme) [...]
We're just going to let that photo up there of Steve "Lips" Kudlow from Anvil do all the talking, as far as our opinion of Anvil's Bloodstock Open Air 2012 performance goes. Bloody hell.... -- Anvil @ Bloodstock Open Air - 12 August 2012 (c/o Gary Wolstenholme) [...]
There wasn't a single person as happy to be at Bloodstock Open Air 2012 as Karl Sanders from Nile. Check out our photos and you'll see what we mean. -- Nile @ Bloodstock Open Air - 12 August 2012 (c/o Gary Wolstenholme) Ä Back [...]
We love a bit of gloomy atmospheric metal on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon. Given that Paradise Lost played a blinder at Bloodstock Open Air, we needn't have worried. Nick Holmes has also cut off all his hair, meaning those Nickelback jokes we used to make no longer work. -- Paradise Lost @ Bloodstock Open Air - 12 August 2012 (c/o Gary Wolstenholme) [...]
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