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Bloodstock Festival announce new band additions for New Blood and EMP stages

Bloodstock Festival have announced a host of new bands joining this year’s lineup!

Across the New Blood and newly reworked EMP Stages, 24 emerging artists have been added to the bill, continuing the festival’s long‑standing commitment to spotlighting rising talent from across the heavy music underground.

Appearing on the New Blood Stage, Friday will see VOID BELOW, TEMPLES ON MARS, NEGATIVE FRAME, and CONCRETE AGE take to the stage. Saturday follows with THRASHERWOLF, IMPERIAL DEMONIC, CHAINED SAINT, and IMBRIUM, before Sunday rounds things off with OVERPOWER.

Meanwhile, the EMP Stage will host a stacked lineup across all three days of the festival. Friday welcomes UNTAMED SILENCE, CHANGE PERSONA, AFTER SMOKE CLEARS, SOULRIDE, and VANITAS. On Saturday, festivalgoers can catch GOAT MAJOR, CANCEL THE TRANSMISSION, TEMPEST SAINT, TROLLMOTHER, and DOSED, while Sunday closes the stage with performances from STITCHED, WREX, FOLLOWING THE SIGNS, THE CARTOON CARTEL, and AETHORIA.

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Bloodstock Festival 2026 is set to take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire from 6th August – 9th August 2025. Tickets are sold out, resale tickets may be available via Tixel.

For more information on Bloodstock 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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