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Bloodstock confirm another 10 bands

Bloodstock have confirmed another ten bands for this year’s festival!

With the annual metal festival rapidly approaching, the festival have confirmed another ten bands to perform across the weekend at 2017’s event. Whilst there are still spots on the main stage that are yet to be filled, the bands announced today will perform on the Sophie Lancaster Stage and the Hobgoblin New Blood Stage. Announced for the Sophie Lancaster Stage are Leeds based metal trio BLIND HAZE, Italian classic metallers ARTHEMIS, sludgy groove outfit GODS, symphonic goth outfit SEASON’S END, Bristol based progressive rockers ENDEAVOUR and classic rock n’ rollers BLIND RIVER.

Also included in today’s announcement is the first bands for the Hobgoblin New Blood Stage which is dedicated to bringing new blood forward across the festival. Announced today are Lebanese thrashers BLAAKYUM, British progressive power metallers DAKESIS, Norwegian black metal outfit NORDJEVEL and groove metallers TORQUED.

The bands announced today join Friday’s headliners AMON AMARTH, Sunday’s headliners MEGADETH, Saturday’s headliners GHOST plus ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR, BLIND GUARDIAN, HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY, KING 810, BRUJERIA, WHITECHAPEL, SKINDRED, POSSESSED, ANNIHILATOR, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HELL, DECAPITATED, SOILWORK, CHELSEA GRIN, MACABRE, INQUISITION, KINGPARROT, SCARAB, WINTERSUN, ONI, DENDERA, KROH, ABHORRENT DECIMATION, COURTESANS, WRETCHED SOUL, BOSSK, and WINTERFYLLETH. More bands will be announced in due course.

Bloodstock 2017 - 18 April

Bloodstock Open Air Festival takes place at Catton Park, Derbyshire from August 10-13th 2017. A variety of ticket options and bundles are on sale now and can be purchased here.

For more information on the festival like their official page on Facebook.

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.

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