PREVIEW: BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL UK 10-13TH AUGUST 2023


by Carina Lawrence

UK’s heaviest metal festival, Bloodstock, is nearly upon us, taking place at Catton Park, Derbyshire, on 10th-13th August 2023. With a massive line-up consisting of Ronnie James Dio main stage headliners Killswitch EngageMeshuggah and Megadeth, a whole load of other heavy hitters, and rising metal acts. Here are some bands we recommend you catch over the mighty packed weekend!

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SLIPKNOT’S COREY TAYLOR TO TOUR ACROSS THE UK THIS NOVEMBER


GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum singer-songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) will hit the road across the UK in November. UK tour dates include London’s Eventim ApolloManchester Academy and O2 Academy Glasgow

Tickets now on sale via LiveNation.co.uk.

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NEW TRAILER REVEALED FOR ‘METALLICA: M72 WORLD TOUR LIVE FROM ARLINGTON, TX’


Metallica and Trafalgar Releasing have revealed a brand-new event trailer for the upcoming Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event, featuring footage captured throughout the band’s European tour stops this summer.

Presented in cinemas worldwide, this unprecedented global theatrical event brings Metallica’s M72 World Tour live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, to the big screen live in cinemas in the U.S., Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela on Friday, August 18 and Sunday, August 20 at 9:15 p.m. EDT / 6:15 PM PDT with encore showings on August 19 (Friday’s concert) and August 21 (Sunday’s concert) at 9:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. PDT. Movie audiences in all other exhibiting countries, including throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania, will view the concerts on August 19 (Friday’s concert) and August 21 (Sunday’s concert) as best suited for local time zones. For the most detailed exhibition times and dates by location, visit metallica.film.

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SVALBARD announce new album ‘The Weight Of The Mask’ + single/video ‘Faking It’


Svalbard are proud to announce their ardently anticipated new studio album, The Weight Of The Mask, due out on October 6th via Nuclear Blast Records

White-hot new single ‘Faking It‘ has also been revealed, accompanied by a video. The track lays bare a poignant, candid account of dealing with depression and coming to the realisation that you are “faking it” to just get by. 

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BLOODSTOCK 2023 Final band news & RAM Gallery details revealed


As this year’s event gets ever nearer, BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to announce that Sunday day tickets for 2023 are now SOLD OUT!! Standard weekend tickets remain available but are going quickly, plus a limited day allocation for Friday and Saturday.  Read on for more band news, plus all the details on the RAM Gallery exhibitors, the return of the T-Shirt/CD Amnesty and Planet Rock Signing Tent, plus how to do a one-stop-shop for all your festival essentials. 

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KAMELOT Reveals Stunningly Cinematic Music Video for Album Track “Eventide”


Modern heavy symphonic metal leaders KAMELOT recently released their most introspective, uplifting, vital release to date – their first full-length in five years, The Awakening. The album, which debuted at #2 on the US Current Hard Music Albums chart and #27 on the Current Album Sales chart, connected with fans and critics alike – touted by many as the best late-era KAMELOT release to date!

In anticipation of their upcoming “Awaken The World” North American headline tour with special guests Battle Beast and additional support from labelmates Xandria, which kicks off August 17, KAMELOT have revealed an exciting new music video for the new fan favorite album single “Eventide”. The video showcases the band playing puppet masters inside a castle far beyond imagination, setting a scene of gothic darkness amid love lost.

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