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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 11.08.2024
The last day saw a huge turnout on the Main Stage and it was all in aid of Raised By Owls and their brand of light hearted Death Metal. From the moment the band kicked into their set the crowd erupted and it was clearly obvious that band and crowd alike were certainly living their …
Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 10.08.2024
As Saturday dawned, I made my way to Catton Hall in time to catch a nice early slice of caustic Black Metal by way of the impressive Deitus. From the moment they unleashed their brand of raw and uncompromising Black Metal to the moment they signed off they were unrelenting, aggressive and vehement. The vocals from …
Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 09.08.2024
Day two, the first feature-length day, sees a wake-up call courtesy of UK powerhouse Rock trio Haxan and their competent riff-loaded tunes. Bolini’s vocals were aggressive and controlled, while the drum work behind her was natural and workhorse-esque. All blending together to create punchy and catchy Rock tunes that had you nodding your head, tapping your toe, …
Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 08.08.2024
An annual pilgrimage, a field in deepest darkest Derbyshire and as much metal as you can physically absorb for four days must mean only one thing, it was time for Bloodstock 2024. With the Thursday historically serving in recent years as an amuse-bouche, Bloodstock seems to have stepped it up a gear this year and …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 14.08.2022
As the news broke overnight that due to the unfortunate illness of a member of Life Of Agony, the main stage had had a slight change in proceedings, Skarlett Riot had been plucked from the Sophie Stage lineup and were now opening the Main Stage, wow, kudos to Bloodstock for allowing one of the ‘smaller’ …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 13.08.2022
What better way to start a Saturday than with a healthy slab of brutal Death Metal and today’s slab comes in the form of Danish batterers Baest. I was keen to catch these Danes again ever since I reviewed their last offering, ‘Necro Sapiens’, and today my wishes had been answered. Again, a healthy crowd …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 12.08.2022
So, with the heatwave well and truly entrenched I made my way to the arena for the first full Bloodstock day and my first main stage band of the weekend, Heart of a coward. As I stood in the pit awaiting their arrival, I looked around and their seemed to be a lot of like-minded …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent 11.08.2022
Thursday 2022 and Catton Hall needed to brace itself and stand firm, Bloodstock was back in town and boy had it returned with a bang. Boasting one of the strongest line ups I had seen for a few years, all was set for a weekend of rocking and moshing, with the temperatures set to be …
Live Review: Infected Rain / Skarlett Riot – Rebellion, Manchester 30.08.2024
So, it’s been just under three weeks since we caught the charismatic Infected Rain at Bloodstock with their impressive set on the Sophie Stage and this time round we had an appointment with them in the cosy and oppressive surroundings of the Rebellion Club in Manchester. Skarlett Riot were opening up the proceedings and they …
News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Announce A Massive 19 Bands For 2025 Including Gojira, Machine Head And Trivium As Headliners
As has increasingly become tradition, Bloodstock decided to unleash a plethora of bands for its 2025 edition as we approached the halfway mark of the current festival. They dropped a huge 19 bands for the 2025 edition, including all 3 Sophie Lancaster Stage headliners and all 3 Ronnie James Dio Stage headliners. Strap yourself in …