Bloodstock Festival reveal 14 more bands
Bloodstock Festival have announced another 14 bands!
After announcing the likes of LAWNMOWER DETH, UK thrashers DIVINE CHAOS, SHRAPNEL, and at the start of July, now, another another 14 bands have been announced for the UK’s biggest metal festival!
With international issues continuing for some artists due to the ongoing pandemic, DARK TRANQUILLITY have had to cancel, but LOATHE have stepped up in to take their place on Friday’s Ronnie James Dio Stage billing. Frontman Erik Bickerstaff says, “we are thrilled to be performing at this year’s Bloodstock Festival for the first time, and to be sharing the Main Stage on August 13th alongside an incredible and eclectic lineup of heavy artists.”
Similarly, BURY TOMORROW have had to pull out due to their lineup change, but WHILE SHE SLEEPS have been announced in their place. BURY TOMORROW explain, “due to the band’s current line up situation and despite best efforts we are unfortunately unable to play Bloodstock this year, we are truly gutted! We support the festival and hope everyone enjoys every minute of the weekend! We are however over the moon to confirm Bloodstock have invited us back next year so we will see you all at Bloodstock 2022!!”
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS have also unfortunately dropped out and they will be replaced on the Sophie Lancaster Stage by British rock band BLACK SPIDERS, in their first ever festival appearance. Due to LOTUS EATER splitting up, death metal bruisers FOETAL JUICE will now step into their spot. “We are absolutely delighted to be playing Bloodstock this year!” They say. “It’s an incredible festival that we attend every year. The last time we played back in 2016 has still been the biggest show we have ever played. The year will absolutely kick that in the bollocks. We literally cannot wait to play this festival again!!”
In addition, the festival have announced 10 more Metal 2 The Masses winners who each win a slot on the New Blood Stage on Friday or Saturday. Landing slots on the Friday are extreme metal five-piece, TERMINAL SUN who win the Sheffield competition, the Essex victors are death metal squad BEYOND EXTINCTION, Somerset’s champs are melodic alt metallers, SAIL, Manchester’s victors are tech thrashers BEYOND SALVATION, and SEVERENTH bring home the prize for North Wales.
Snagging slots on Saturday’s New Blood Stage are Hitchin’s stoner/grunge winners, BLACK ATLAS, Norwich sludgers A HORSE CALLED WAR, blackened death trio ASCARIS take the Bristol area prize, Newcastle’s goes to groove metal squad DESOLATION, while London’s victors HAWXX are also the winners of PRS’s Women Make Music award.
Finally, brand new to the festival this year is the gaming arena! Brought to you by Nordic Spirit, the Game Zone brings that little bit extra to an already packed, five-day bonanza of metal. There’s a very wide array of games to play, on Xbox, Playstation, PC, retro consoles (from Atari to Sega to Nintendo), arcade machines, and more! The arena runs from 11am-8pm daily from Thursday.
Bloodstock Festival will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire from 11th-15th August 2021. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on the festival like their official page on Facebook.
