After an unforgettable debut last year, BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING storms back this winter, bringing the spirit of the UK’s premier metal festival indoors once again for a full day of festive heaviness. Returning to take over KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton, on Saturday 5th December 2026, this one-day celebration promises towering riffs, intimate chaos, and all the community magic that BLOODSTOCK is known for.
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ALESTORM, ICE NINE KILLS, GAEREA AND BLACK OAK COUNTY ANNOUNCED FOR COPENHELL 2026
The COPENHELL 2026 festival poster is close to being complete with the announcement of four new bands delivering everything from wild pirate parties and crushing metalcore to bleak black metal and melodic hard rock.
COPENHELL is nearing a full lineup for 2026 with the addition of ALESTORM, ICE NINE KILLS, GAEREA and BLACK OAK COUNTY to this year’s music schedule. The final remaining slots on the festival poster will be filled during the spring.
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TOM MORELLO, MASTODON, SOCIAL DISTORTION, BURY TOMORROW, PALEFACE SWISS, BLOOD FIRE DEATH and many more bands have been added to the COPENHELL 2026 music lineup.
The COPENHELL 2026 poster is already packed with bands and today, 17 new acts join the bill: TOM MORELLO, MASTODON, SOCIAL DISTORTION, BURY TOMORROW, PALEFACE SWISS, BLOOD FIRE DEATH, ALL THEM WITCHES, MAMMOTH, LOATHE, DOGMA, (0), SLAY SQUAD, CALVA LOUISE, LIGHTCHAPTER, HÅNDGEMENG, HENRET and SCIMITAR.
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Monday 3 November 2025: Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, returns for its molten hot 23rd edition, reborn and recharged in 2026 as DLXXIII. Announced today are three monumental headliners, with their only UK shows in 2026 – Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park – with over 90 more colossal names spanning the full spectrum of rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, alternative and classic rock. This year’s festival will take place on 10-14 June 2026 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets onsale now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
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The first names for the 29th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting are here… are you ready? On Thursday 18 June, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth and Within Temptation will rule the festival arena at Graspop Metal Meeting! Limp Bizkit is headlining the North Stage on festival Thursday. Within Temptation will roam the South Stage. Also on the North Stage that day: Megadeth!

BLOODSTOCK add TESTAMENT and THROWN INTO EXILE
Have you recovered from the last BLOODSTOCK announcement yet? Well hold onto your battle jacket, because your cries of delight over that news can only be matched by today’s reveal.
BLOODSTOCK can now confirm that 2026’s stellar line-up will be further enriched by Bay Area thrash icons TESTAMENT, who have been ripping the UK a new one this month already. With more than 40 years of excellence and influence under their belt, miss their set on the Ronnie James Dio main stage before BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on Sunday at your peril. While you wait, they’ve just dropped their brand new album, Para Bellum, only yesterday via Nuclear Blast – check out its first single ‘Infanticide A.I.’ here.
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