BLOODSTOCKers! The big 25th Anniversary celebrations are here, and there’s no shortage of ways to get involved – whether you’re pedaling, gaming, or just feeling lucky. You can even join in if you’re not at BLOODSTOCK!
Heavy Metal Truants: The “Ed To Ed” Challenge
While the HMT crew makes their epic ride to Catton Park starting today (follow them here), you can get in on the action without breaking a sweat on the road. If you’re at BLOODSTOCK, head to the HMT tent in the main arena and hop on a static bike to see how fast you can generate enough real electricity to boil water – kids are racing to 5ml, adults to 10ml (a hand crank is available for differently-abled participants).
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On the eve of the release of its eagerly awaited 12th album, 72 Seasons, Metallica announces the Metallica Marching Band Competition: a national challenge to marching bands of all levels to craft their most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of some of the band’s most beloved songs. Marching bands entering the competition at metallicamarchingband.com will have access to a library of marching band charts, provided by Hal Leonard via sheetmusicdirect.com, for Metallica songs including:
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Dutch Symphonic metal band EPICA will release their new album ‘Ωmega’ on February 26th through Nuclear Blast. This will be the band’s first album in 5 years. In the month leading up to the release the band will be launching daily specials. Expect exclusive competitions, content, giveaways and much more.
Isaac Delahaye comments: “Our brand-new album ‘Ωmega’ will be released later this month on the 26th of February. We know that it has been a long time waiting for the fans. So to help you count down the days, and to celebrate the release of our new album, we will take you with us on “The Road to Ωmega” from February 1st until its release on the 26th.Every day you can enter the EPICA maze with lots of prizes, goodies and giveaways to be found! Every day a new door opens with awesome stuff provided by us and/or by the great companies we work with. Every day it is yours for the taking.So come along and let’s embark on this journey together! “
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This year, Hassle celebrated its 15th anniversary & released a series of special editions of 15 key releases that have shaped the label’s existence. In celebration of the releases, the label are proud to offer a giveaway for 1 winner who will receive an award-winning turntable from UK independent manufacturer Rega, & every vinyl in the 15x 15 series. There will be 2 runner up prizes & full details on how to enter are below.
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With a new year comes new and exciting news from Mammothfest, who are launching the ‘Mammothfest Best Band 2018’ competition to search for the best and most talented emerging metal acts in the UK this year.
There will be hundreds of shows held in 11 locations including London, Cardiff, Ireland and of course Brighton where Mammothfest is held. These will all include semi-finals and the all-important final where the overall regional winners will then go head to head in the national final at Mammothfest on the Sunday 7th October where one winner will be crowned MAMMOTHFEST BEST BAND 2018. But not just that, there are other prizes up for grabs such as a possible label deal and more.
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