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Bloodstock confirm another four bands

Bloodstock Open Air Festival have confirmed another four band’s for this year’s festival!

With the festival now only five months away, announcements are coming thick and fast and today, the festival have confirmed another four heavy hitters to perform at this year’s festival! Fresh off their UK tour dates, German thrash metal titans KREATOR will perform as special guests on the Saturday, speaking about the announcement vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza says, “We are happy to finally return to Bloodstock! KREATOR will give you the full treatment this time. WE SHALL KILL.” 

Also included in today’s announcement is KING 810 who have been added to the Ronnie James Dio Stage in a UK festival exclusive whilst black metal maestros INQUISITION will perform a headlining set on the Sophie Lancaster Stage on the Friday night. Rounding up the announcement is Australian extreme metallers KING PARROT who will also perform on the Sophie Lancaster Stage.

The full list of bands announced for this year’s festival is as follows:

  • AMON AMARTH (Friday Headliners)
  • MEGADETH (Sunday Headliners)
  • BLIND GUARDIAN
  • ARCH ENEMY
  • KREATOR
  • HATEBREED
  • TESTAMENT
  • OBITUARY
  • BRUJERIA
  • WHITECHAPEL
  • HELL
  • SKINDRED
  • MUNICIPAL WASTE
  • DECAPITATED
  • INQUISITION 
  • POSSESSED
  • CHELSEA GRIN
  • ANNIHILATOR
  • SOILWORK
  • WINTERSUN
  • ONI
  • KING 810
  • KING PARROT
  • MACABRE
  • SCARAB

Bloodstock 2017 3 March Lineup

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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