Peace and Love Festival 2012

ROXETTE TO PLAY ONE SWEDISH SHOW IN 2012 AT PEACE & LOVE FESTIVAL!

In 2012, Roxette will make one appearance in Sweden and it will be at Peace & Love.

Since their comeback in 2009, Roxette fever has risen at a furious pace all over the world and Marie and Per are hotter than ever. An incredibly successful world tour, nineteen months long, with over 1.5 million tickets sold  and in addition, Roxette managed to release two albums: Charm School and Travelling which together sold 700 000 copies.

“It’s been a wonderful journey and we look forward to making our stop in the beautiful Swedish Dalarna” says Per Gessle.

“This is nostalgia high level. Every Swedish probably have a relationship with Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson of Roxette. When they run “Must have been love” teaches singing along would be enormous” says press officer Ronny Mattsson

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Guilfest 2012

BJORN AGAIN, ALVIN STARDUST, ROLO TOMASSI AND MORE FOR GUILFEST LINE UP!

The wonderful Björn Again are confirmed to perform on The Main Stage on Saturday 14th July.  Created and founded by director and musician Rod Stephen, Bjorn Again was designed as a rocked-up light-hearted satirical ABBA spoof – which has achieved world-wide cult status since its inception in 1988.

Dodgy will be performing on The Good Time Guide Stage on Sunday 15th July.  With 12 top 40 singles and 3 top 10s, including catchy hits “Staying out for the Summer” and “Good Enough” (the latter still a staple of radio playlists), Dodgy can lay claim to selling over 1 million albums to date.  Their brand new album, “Stand Upright in a Cool Place was released to critical acclaim summer 2011, and they have since toured the UK with their new material.

Alvin Stardust returns to GuilFest on The Main Stage on Sunday 15th July.  Best known for his enormous hits “My Coo-Ca-Choo”, “Jealous Mind”, and “Pretend”, the pop icon with the leather glove (and catsuit) shot to fame with a raft of moody hits with impossibly catchy choruses.

Hotly tipped South London based indie/RnB outfit Bastille will appear on The Good Time Guide Stage on Saturday 14th July.  From the early success of their debut “Flaws” which garnered over 250,000 views on Youtube and has been treated to scores of covers by performers around the world, Bastille have gone from strength to strength with a run of sold-out shows in 2011 and appearances at many major festivals.

Elsewhere at the festival there are new confirmations on The Big Cheese Cave:  On Saturday 14th July, you can catch British mathcore band Rolo Tomassi, hardcore punks Feed The Rhino, London based hardcore/metal crossover band TRC; While on Friday 13th July post-hardcore rockers LostAlone will take to the stage.   The Vive Le Rock Stage sees the one and only Glitter band performing on Saturday 14th July, with all-female rockers The Priscillas, and original 1970’s mod revival group The Chords both appearing on Sunday 15th July.   The Kane FM presents Funky End Dance tent sees two great new acts confirmed for Saturday 14th July – Young Brighton based UK producer Dismantle and dubstep trio Millions Like Us.

Lastly, the hilarious comedy spoof act Take Fat will hitting The Main Stage on Saturday 14th July.  Gary Lardo, Jason Chocolate Orange, Howard McDonalds, Mark Growin and Blobbie Williams will be performing their special medley of Take That songs; A stunning live show, faithfully reproducing hit after hit, like you’ve never seen before – complete with “phat” dance routines and spectacular visuals.

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Wakestock Festival 2012

HUW STEPHENS, ALUNAGEORGE, KOAN SOUND, A PLASTIC ROSE & SMILER JOIN LINE UP!

Wakestock 2012 is now only 6 weeks away! With the festival fast approaching organisers have announced that they have five new acts on the bill including Wales’s very own Radio 1 DJ, HUW STEPHENS. Huw will be joined by ALUNA GEORGE, KOAN SOUND, A PLASTIC ROSE and SMILER.

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Pukkelpop Festival 2012

FIVE NEW NAMES  & THE BELGIANS ARE COMING TO PUKKELPOP!

Santigold is coming to Pukkelpop on Thursday 16th August. On her new album she has again succeeded in conjuring up a very refreshing cocktail of hip hop, punk, electro, and reggae. Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z and Basement JaXX, great fans of hers, have asked her to join them on their tours. If Santigold is hot, what other word we could use to describe her dancers.

Let the drums roll and the guitars howl! Baroness is coming to Pukkelpop too. Together with Mastodon, this terrific band have added a fresh new sound to metal. Their previous album, The Blue Record, scored high on the metal end-of-year lists. They will present their long-expected new record on Friday 17th August. On Saturday you can find Diplo protégé Dillon Francis in the Boiler Room. He is one of the talented new names in the influential Moombathon genre. And Pukkelpop wouldn’t be Pukkelpop if we hadn’t gone looking for new indie bands in the dark alleys. On Saturday 18th August you will be able to meet our latest discovery, Light Asylum, the 2012 version of Grace Jones. Time to switch on the neon lights. If you like Beach House and Deerhunter, you will certainly appreciate the sound of Lower Dens. As always Pukkelpop offers you the opportunity to explore new bands and new sounds. Get ready for the 2012 expedition.

It’s highly unlikely they will ever be asked to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Festival.  To play a slot at Pukkelpop on the other hand…..The Belgians are coming!

On Thursday Zornik will kick off the show with a few well-aimed guitar riffs. On Saturday Balthazar, The Van Jets and Freaky Age will premiere some of their new material.  Other bands that won’t shy away from knocking their audience sideways: Steak Number Eight, Wallace Vanborn, Drive Like Maria and Diablo Blvd.   Bands such as Isbells, Amatorski, The Me In You, Mad About Mountains and Flying Horseman prefer a more subdued sound, often with a jagged edge.

In the category ‘classics’ organisers present Vive La Fête, De Mens and Gorki.  SX, Bed Rugs, Marco Z, Great Mountain Fire and Geppetto & The Whales on the other hand represent the future.

Other bands whose music you can enjoy to the full are Customs, Fence, Creature With The Atom Brain, Merdan Taplak, Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat, Reiziger and COEM.  The Boiler Room will be opened with tricoloured pride by Raving George, Ego Troopers a.o. and in the Dance Hall Sound Of Stereo will play live for the first time at Pukkelpop.

A large selection of authentic sounds from our country’s rich musical landscape to look forward to this year.

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West Coast Riot 2012

WEST COAST RIOT ADDS FIVE MORE ACTS TO THE LINE UP!            

Just two months away from Scandinavia big punk festival West Coast Riot in Gothenburg! Today organisers have announced five new additions -  The veterans Randy is back this summer for a long awaited gig. In addition, the Street Team, The Danish  band 20Belows, and the two Norwegian favorites Wolves Like Us and Honningbarna.

West Coast Riot, which this summer celebrates its fifth anniversary being organised for the first time in a new festival site at the Red Rock on 26 July. Klara already include Rancid, Against Me!, Gallows, Anti-Flag and Astarte.

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Sziget Festival 2012

NEW NAMES FOR THE 20TH SZIGET FESTIVAL
Sziget Festival in Hungary just confirmed seven new names have been added to the line-up.!

They join earlier confirmed acts including The Stone Roses, The Killers, Placebo, Hurts, Korn, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines, The XX and Friendly Fires. Maxïmo Park and The Roots will be making their appearance on Main Stage. Kraak & Smaak will perform with a live-set in the Arena, while Agnes Obel, Beardyman, Citizens! and Bonaparte will perform on the A38 Stage.

The Sziget Festival is held 6th-13th of August on an island in the Danube in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

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Roskilde Festival 2012

LINE UP ‘ALMOST COMPLETE’ -DR JOHN TO PLAY ROSKILDE 2012!

Dr John, the legend from New Orleans is added to the lineup along with electronic summer sounds from Africa Hitech and Giraffage.

Today’s new music announcements span a genre spectrum from silver-grey voodoo rock to young electronica. We welcome the brightest times of the year with music from different genres, filled with a sunny taste.

DR. JOHN and THE LOWER 911 feat. JON CLEARY (US) give a demonstration of what the music city New Orleans excels in. Since the acid-rocking breakthrough with Gris Gris from the late 60s, Dr. John’s swampy voodoo funk rock has become an institution. The great medicine man’s latest album, Locked Down, is a round of classic swinging roots rock filled with golden Farfisa organ, brass, female choir singers and a well-oiled showy feel.

AFRICA HITECH (UK) consists of two experienced and respected lads in progressive electronic music, Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek. With Africa Hitech the two Brits weave together a global-scented sound tapestry that contains traces of not only Africa and the Caribbean but also Chicago and London’s steamy nightclubs.

GIRAFFAGE (US) conjures an impressionistic sound full of warm synthesizers and hazy memories of summer holidays. At the same time, the solar-heated, electronic tracks carry enough challenging rhythms and quirky details, making this music for both ears, nostalgia and the mind.

More music to come – It’s getting close but we’re not quite finished yet. The last acts in the lineup will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Peace & Love Festival 2012

PEACE AND LOVE ADDS ROSVO, A SWEDISH TIGER, GREENLEAF AND MORE!

Peace & Love have added a further five acts to this year’s program.  This time it is about five acts in rock, punk and hardcore. Joining the line up today include hardcore band Rosvi with Peter Dolving from The Haunted, Göteborg punk band a Swedish Tiger and Greenleaf with former members of Dozer.

The full announcement is as follows:  Rosvo, A Swedish Tiger, Greenleaf, Great Heat, Benesser

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Getaway Rock Festival 2012

GETAWAY ADDS HAWKEYES AND OZ TO HTIS YEAR’S LINE UP!

From the UK, Leeds quartet Hawkeyes represents one of the major breakthroughs in 2012. With the band’s recently released album, Ideas, the acclaimed heavyweights such as Kerrang, Q Magazine and Metal Hammer, to name a few, and deservedly described as the future of the heavier British rock.

Getaway Rock Festival also welcomes veterans Oz, 30 years after his debut by continuing to hold heavy metal flag flying. As recently as last November, they gave us samples of the old is the oldest of the disc Burning Leather, produced by none other than Nicke Andersson.

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Sweden Rock Festival 2013!

RUSH CONFIRMED FOR SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2013!

With this year’s festival only a few weeks away, Sweden Rock organisers have announced that RUSH have already been confirmed for next year’s festival! The show will feature full stage production and is the bands first European festival appearance in 35 years!

It is a great honor, in more ways than one, for organisers to introduce Rush as the first announcement for Sweden Rock Festival 2013. Firstly, they are one of the most legendary and influential rock bands in history with total album sales exceeding 40 million; secondly, this marks the Sweden Rock Festival debut that so many have longed for; and last but not least – this will be Rush’s first appearance at a European festival in 35 years!

Rush are arguably world champions of timing. Ever since their 1974 debut they have constantly been on par with the progress of rock, and more than once they have accelerated it. They have paved the way for such sub genres as progressive metal, synth rock and alternative metal. Their skill and discipline on their instruments have influenced countless musicians (to name but a few; Metallica, Queensrÿche, Dream Theater and the Foo Fighters). They have raised the intellectual bar for rock lyrics with their fascination for philosophy, natural science and literature. And lest we forget, they released and keep releasing successful and groundbreaking albums, including classics as ”2112” (1976), ”A farewell to kings” (1977), ”Moving pictures” (1981), ”Power windows” (1985), ”Counterparts” (1993) and “Vapor Trails” (2002). The Canadian trio’s new studio album “Clockwork Angels” will be released on June 11th. The first single, “Headlong flight”, is out now.

In 2004, Rush played in Sweden for the first time in 25 years, selling out the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The overwhelming audience response marked the beginning of a passionate love story between the band and Sweden, and on June 8th 2013 they will be back again. The event promises to be a magnificent assault on all senses – Geddy Lee (vocals/bass), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums) tell us that the stage production will be one of the greatest in Rush’s entire history, and the biggest they have ever brought to Europe. Their show at Sweden Rock Festival will be the only festival appearance in Europe, and the band’s first festival appearance since they played at Pinkpop in Holland in 1977.

Sweden Rock Festival 2013 will take place June 5-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden

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Rock in Idrho Festival 2012

SUM 41 COMPLETE THE ROCK IN IDRHO LINE UP!

Organisers have announced that Canadian band Sum 41 will play the second day of Rock In IdRho 2012 which will be staged July 21st at the Arena Rho.

The band’s last studio work dates back to 2011 with the release of “Screaming Bloody Murder” (Island Records). In November of that year were nominated for the prestigious Grammy Awards for “Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance”. They recently published in the pages of their website a collection of unreleased films, titled “Do not Try This At Home”, with footage during recording of the hit and went backstage life of Sum 41. In February this year the band announced via Twitter implementing the new video for the song “Blood In My Eyes” soon to be published.

Sum 41 have always been ahead of the curve for over 15 years, the proof is their sold-out show held in Italy during the last world tour.

With the inclusion of Sum 41, Rock in IdRho once again becomes a fixture of the Italian summer with two days of live music, fun and pure adrenaline, with a stellar line-up must for all lovers of the genre.

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Benicassim Festival 2012

BEINCASSIM FESTIVAL ADDS 21 MORE ACTS TO THE LINE UP!

Festival organisers have announced a further 21 acts for this year’s already spectacular line up – check them out:  Zola Jesus, Stevie Jackson, Matmos, Timber Timbre, The Crookes, Little Boots, Shit Robot, The Antlers, Getatchew Mekuria + The Ex, La Habitacion Roja, Damian Schwartz, Kidd Ross, Chin Yi, Aldo Linares, Smart, Blanca db, Virginia Diaz, Viktor Flores, Two Pias DJs, Los Hermanos Pizarro, and Don Gonzalo

Day splits are also now online so you can check out when your favorite bands are playing!

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Vagos Open Air Festival 2012

NEW FESTIVAL IN PORTUGAL ADDED TO OUR BLOG!

So if heavy metal is your thing then this is one festival for you!  Taking place on the 3rd and 4th August in Portugal is the VAGOS OPEN AIR FESTIVAL which will features headliners Arch Enemy and At The Gates as well as other great bands like Arcturus, Enslaved, Eluveitie, Northland, Disaffected, Overkill, Coroner, Textures, Chthonic and Mindlock!

Tickets are on sale now for a very reasonable 30€ for a single day and 50€ for both days – tickets can be purchased from the official Vagos Open Air website here >>>

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Metal Town 2012

METAL VETERANS CANDLEMASS AND OZ JOIN LINE UP!

With only one month left to the festival, organisers continue to fill the line up with artists.

Confirmed today are the Swedish doom metal kings of Candlemass who in the summer make their first Metaltown appearance in five years. In addition, the legendary Finnish band OZ are also confirmed, reformed after a full 20 years of silence now resurfaced.  Also joining today’s announcement is Canadian comedian and rock lover Jason Rouse.

After three decades as a band belonging Candlemass our most experienced metal masters and most revered Swedish hard rock bands. Grammy-winning, groundbreaking and trend-setter with its doom metal that could not be compared with many other things in the ’80s. The album “Nighfall” from 1987 is a real milestone for the whole genre. The plate which sold nearly a million expemplar became Candlemass definitive breakthrough.

Now updated with their eleventh studio album, “Psalms for the Dead”. Candlemass 2012 is heavier than ever before. A plate as close to dark perfection as you can get and who should be most complete to date.

The Finnish metal veterans in OZ formed the band in the late 70′s. 1983 released the album “Fire in the brain,” as the cult declared and counted as a true metal classic. With songs like “Search Lights,” “Black Candles” and “Megalomaniac” became the album is pretty good here in the USA and Japan.

After 20 years of silence resurfaced OZ last year. Along with Nicke Andersson from the Hellacopters as a producer, they played the album “Burning Leather”.

The rebellious and independent comedian Jason Rouse maintains this summer Metaltown! Canadian who made his name by appearance on including Showtime, HBO, MTV and BBC. We’re talking about a stubborn hard rockers who performed at festivals like Sonisphere, Blood Stock, Hole in the Sky, Download, just to name a few. After an earlier visit to Sweden, he created the evening newspaper headlines after an altercation.

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Hop Farm Festival 2012

FINAL ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR HOP FARM 2012 LINE UP!

So the line up is now completed with the additions of NITIN SAWHNEY, JOSE GONZALEZ, ATHLETE, TAJ MAHAL and I AM KLOOT…..excited, we are!!!

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Guilfest 2012

ASH, ABC, THE SOUTH STOOSHE AND MORE ADDED TO THE GUILFEST LINE UP!

New wave / Synth pop outfit ABC are set to headline The Good Time Guide Stage on Friday 13th July.  ABC are one of a few groups that can be credited for introducing a new sound into pop in the 1980s.  Their debut album “The Lexicon Of Love” is seen by many as the best British album of the decade and was released in May 1982, going straight into the UK album charts at number 1 and showcasing hit songs such as “Tears Are Not Enough”, “Poison Arrow”, “The Look Of Love”, and “All My Heart”.

The South (formerly The Beautiful South) will be entertaining crowds on The Main Stage on Friday 13th July.  After 20 years, ten studio albums, five greatest hits compilations, thirty-four chart singles, 15 million record sales worldwide and performing in front of millions of fans, when time was called on The Beautiful South in 2008, not everyone was ready to leave the party.  Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, lead singers with the band were having too much fun to get out the pipe and slippers, and so The South was formed.

Heaven 17 are to perform on The Good Time Guide Stage on Friday 13th July.  Best known for 1980s hits “Temptation”, “Come Live With Me”, and “Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry”, the band have released a total of 27 singles and 8 studio albums since their inception back in 1980.

2 tone ska revival band, The Beat, will headline The Vive La Rock Stage on Saturday 14th July.  Fronted by vocalist Ranking Roger, The Beat are responsible for UK top 10 hits “Mirror In The Bathroom”, their cover of Smokey Robinsons “Tears of a Clown”, “Hands off… She’s Mine”, “Too Nice to Talk To”, and “Can’t Get Used to Losing You”.

Republica will be on The Main Stage on Saturday 14th July.  Famous for tracks such as “Ready to Go”, “From Rush Hour With Love”, and “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, the band describe their sound as techno-pop punk rock and are one of the most memorable of a wave of female fronted rock bands to emerge in the 1990s.

The godfather of Drum and Bass, Andy C is confirmed to headline The Kane FM presents Funky End Dance Tent on Saturday 14th July.  Regarded as one of the greatest DJs ever to touch a turntable, Andy C has been instrumental in the development of the Drum and Bass genre across the globe, since first playing out at events at almost two decades ago.

Dubstep innovator and one of the biggest DJs in the genre, Benga is the headliner for The Kane FM presents Funky End Dance Tent on Friday 13th July.

Drum and Bass sensation Sub Focus will be headlining The Kane FM presents Funky End Dance Tent on Sunday 15th July.  With three UK Dance Chart number 1s under his belt, a top 40 UK single, remix work with huge artists such as The Prodigy & Deadmau5, and numerous plays on Radio 1, Sub Focus is one of a rare breed to Drum and Bass artists to have truly broken into the mainstream.

Welsh Rockers Kids In Glass Houses are to headline The Big Cheese Cave on Friday 13th July.  Having achieved success on the strength of the singles “Give Me What I Want” and “Saturday” from their debut album Smart Casual in 2008, the band released their second album Dirt in early 2010.  The band’s third album, In Gold Blood, was released on 15 August 2011.

Last but by no means least, new three piece British pop/RnB sensation StooShe are to perform on The Main Stage on Sunday 15th July.  Nominated for The BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll as well as T4’s rising Stars of 2012, their first single “Love Me” was released in March this year and debuted at number 5 in the UK singles chart.

There are still many more acts still to be announced for this year’s festival and the line up will take shape over the coming weeks – with over 200 performers across a massive 12 stages at the festival.  This year is looking to be a sell out year so get your tickets quick to avoid disappointment.

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Wireless Festival 2012

NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE WIRELESS FESTIVAL LINE UP!

A host of exciting new acts have joined the line-up for this year’s exciting Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 line-up!

Heading up the announcement is US superstar producer and recording artist The-Dream. Having helmed a number of massive worldwide smash hits including Umbrella, Single Ladies, Touch My Body and Justin Bieber’s Baby, he’s also a successful artist in his own right having hit the US top three with his album Love Vs Money.

Joining him is some of the hottest up and coming talent, with rapper Sneakbo, the critically acclaimed Lady Leshurr, Sweden’s EJ, the talented Josh Osho and rap trio Bakery Boys all joining Saturday’s line-up.

Soul trio Monsta, dance legend Steve Papa Edwards, and US five-piece Skyline will all join Sunday’s line-up.

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Hard Rock Calling 2012

TOM MORELLO – THE NIGHTWATCHMAN AND MORE CONFIRMED FOR THE LINE UP!

We’re very excited to announce that Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman is confirmed for Saturday, along with six more new acts across the weekend.

Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman is the solo project from the Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave guitarist. Few rock guitarists in the 90s were as groundbreaking as Tom, who incorporates a myriad of different styles into his guitar playing.

The Nightwatchman, Morello’s acoustic/folk alter ago, is a politically inspired solo project mixing acoustic melodies with his legendary electric guitar riffs. He’s released four studio albums and one live album under this alias, and this summer marks his debut solo performance at Hard Rock Calling.

Tom joined Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band in 2008 in Anaheim, US, collaborating on The Ghost of Tom Joad, which Rage Against the Machine also covered. They reunited again last month on the first of Bruce Springsteen’s comeback dates in the US, joining up for a mind-blowing four-song set.

Other exciting additions across the weekend include hotly tipped Karima Francis, and fresh from their tour with Korn, Brit rockers the The Dirty Youth are added to the bill. London-based teen heartthrobs Lawson are also confirmed. The band have been busy touring with The Wanted, Will Young and Avril Lavigne, and are causing hysteria across the country with their debut single When She Was Mine.

Irish singer/songwriter Ryan Sheridan, rockers The Night, and hotly tipped Rough Trade Records signing Dylan LeBlanc are also confirmed.

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Bloodstock Open Air 2012

WITCHSORROW, DRIPBACK & BATTALION FOR BLOODSTOCK’S SOPHIE STAGE

BLOODSTOCK has announced a further three acts for the SOPHIE stage at this years festival.

Returning to CATTON HALL, WITCHSORROW threaten the British summer time with downtuned doom and gloom that echoes metal greats such as St Vitus, Candlemass and Trouble. Says mainman Necro Skull:

“We are truly honoured to be returning to cast a shadow over Bloodstock once more. We promise you total doom annihilation, a celebration for the damned as the end of the world looms at the end of this wretched annum. To be in the company of such excellent bands as Watain, Alice Cooper, Orange Goblin, Grand Magus and Winterfylleth is a grand thing indeed. God curse us, every one!”

Returning for the second year in a row, London loud-louts DRIPBACK take a break from the studio to come back to the SOPHIE stage with their seething mix of hardcore and death metal.

“For us it’s all about being intense in tents, so this really is the perfect festival slot for Dripback. We’re all so buzzing about playing with CROWBAR, HATEBREED, TESTAMENT and all the other awesome bands, this really is the best festival”.

Finally, Swiss thrashers BATTALION make their UK debut at BLOODSTOCK. The Thrash Maniacs check in to say:

“It’s the first time for us to play in England! What a fucking start! We’re looking forward to kick some ass there!!! See ya Bloodstock!!!  Cheers from Zurich, the Battalion-Bastards”

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