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The big review: Bloodstock Open Air 2025

Four days of bottomless beer, bin-jousting and blasphemy underline that Catton Park is the UK’s premier destination to bang your head as Bloodstock Open Air returns for its biggest edition yet…

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Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock 2026

The Derbyshire metal fest have announced the first 25 bands for its 25th birthday bash next year – and it’s a stormer!

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Bloodstock to feature “unmissable 17m Ozzy tribute wall” at this year’s fest

Bloodstock have revealed that fans can pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne at a tribute wall near the main stage, as well as “other commemorative moments during the festival”.

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Bloodstock announce 17 names for their new bands stage

The Metal 2 The Masses finals are all wrapped up – here are 17 bands set to hit the Timothy Taylor New Blood stage at Bloodstock in August.

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Bloodstock announce first-ever one-day Winter Gathering in December

Bloodstock will be bringing Candlemass, Venom Inc, Raised By Owls and more to Wolverhampton later this year for the first-ever Winter Gathering.

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Heriot, Fear Factory, Ministry and more added to Bloodstock 2025 bill

Bloodstock have added 13 more bands to next year’s bill, including Heriot, Ministry, Undeath, Flotsam & Jetsam, and Fear Factory playing Demanufacture in its entirety.

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Bloodstock 2025 weekend camping tickets have sold out in record time

Metal fans are already champing at the bit for next August, with Bloodstock selling out in record-breaking time…

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Remembering Michelle Kerr: “Bands stuck by her because of the person she was, and because of her passion for the music”

The world of heavy music lost one of its brightest lights on September 14, with the passing of legendary and much-loved publicist Michelle Kerr. K! photographer Paul Harries looks back on a decades-long friendship that took them from bonding over epochal outfits like Sepultura and Type O Negative to collaborating on career-defining work with the mighty Slipknot, and beyond…

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“I wanna see more sex in the mosh-pit”: Kerrang!’s view from the bar at Bloodstock 2024

All the gossip, news and funny stories we picked up at Bloodstock, from Opeth, Green Lung, Mimi Barks and more…

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“His personality made him special, as well as his ability to put people at ease”: K!’s Paul Harries on curating an Ashley Maile exhibition at Bloodstock

At Bloodstock this weekend, K! photo legend Paul Harries will be curating a special gallery of equally legendary late K! photographer Ashley Maile’s work, as well as his own. We spoke to him about displaying some of his friend’s finest shots…

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Bloodstock announce final bands for 2024 line-up

With less than a month to go until this year’s Bloodstock, the festival have announced all the Metal 2 The Masses winners…

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Mimi Barks drops new single featuring Ho99o9’s Yeti Bones

Two of the coolest people on the planet have united: watch the video for Mimi Barks’ new single, MONTANA, featuring Yeti Bones of Ho99o9.

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Bloodstock announce first bands for 2024’s Hopical Storm New Blood Stage

Calling all new bands! Bloodstock have announced who will be playing on the Hopical Storm New Blood Stage (so far), as well as revealing how you can join them via the Metal 2 The Masses initiative.

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Bloodstock to open this year’s festival campsites one day early

After working with the local licensing council, Bloodstock have announced that you can turn up to the festival a day early – for an extra £20 – in 2024 to make the most of your time there.

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Lemmy’s ashes will be housed at one of his “most loved places”, Bloodstock

Bloodstock have announced that Lemmy will be memorialised at this year’s festival – and every year after – with some of his ashes being housed in a ‘unique urn’ across the weekend.

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Bloodstock announce 18 more bands for 2024 line-up

Unpeople, Soen, Combichrist, Burner and more have been added to this year’s Bloodstock, joining the likes of Amon Amarth, Opeth, Architects, Clutch, Hatebreed and Carcass at Catton Park in August.

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Bloodstock add Carcass, Satyricon, Sylosis and more to 2024 line-up

For Bloodstock’s holiday-themed ’11 bands of Christmas’ initiative, the fest have added… well… exactly what they’ve promised.

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The big review: Bloodstock Open Air 2025

Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock 2026

Bloodstock to feature “unmissable 17m Ozzy tribute wall” at this year’s fest

Bloodstock announce 17 names for their new bands stage

Bloodstock announce first-ever one-day Winter Gathering in December

Heriot, Fear Factory, Ministry and more added to Bloodstock 2025 bill

Bloodstock 2025 weekend camping tickets have sold out in record time

Remembering Michelle Kerr: “Bands stuck by her because of the person she was, and because of her passion for the music”

“I wanna see more sex in the mosh-pit”: Kerrang!’s view from the bar at Bloodstock 2024

“His personality made him special, as well as his ability to put people at ease”: K!’s Paul Harries on curating an Ashley Maile exhibition at Bloodstock

Bloodstock announce final bands for 2024 line-up

Mimi Barks drops new single featuring Ho99o9’s Yeti Bones

Bloodstock announce first bands for 2024’s Hopical Storm New Blood Stage

Bloodstock to open this year’s festival campsites one day early

Lemmy’s ashes will be housed at one of his “most loved places”, Bloodstock

Bloodstock announce 18 more bands for 2024 line-up

Bloodstock add Carcass, Satyricon, Sylosis and more to 2024 line-up

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