 If you tuned into Planet Rock Radio this morning, you’ll have been amongst the first to hear Bloodstock’s hotly anticipated news, revealing the final two Ronnie James Dio main stage headliners for 2020’s event. Devin Townsend was announced as Friday night’s headliner last month. Without further ado… Metal legends Judas Priest will headline Sunday night. In a year when Bloodstock celebrates 20 years, we can think of no better place to also celebrate Judas Priest’s 50 Heavy Metal Years! The Grammy Award-winning British icons were recently nominated again for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and to date have sold over 50 million albums. Their latest release, 2018’s ‘Firepower’, saw the band return all guns blazing, earning the accolade Best British Album at the Planet Rock Awards. Judas Priest enthuse:- “Horns up Bloodstock - the Priest is back to headline the 20th year of Bloodstock with our 50 Heavy Metal Years anniversary show!! A double barrel, once in a lifetime, blast of metal mania 2020....!!” You can watch a special message from the inimitable Rob Halford at: https://youtu.be/2VJIsrJf_Mc. The mighty Behemoth are set to headline Saturday in a UK festival exclusive for 2020. Having wowed fans across the globe with their phenomenal set on both Slayer’s final US tour and Slipknot’s current Knotfest Roadshow, the Polish metal heavyweights will be upping the stakes by bringing their biggest and best production to date. Don’t miss the spectacle of them closing out the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Saturday night! Charismatic frontman Nergal tells us:- “Bloodstock! The hallowed lands of Catton Park will once again host our Fiendish Festivities. This is Behemoth’s first UK festival headline and that will be celebrated in the only way we know how; Hell will be raised, blood will be shed, and magick will descend! We shall see you there Legions!” Hear it straight from Behemoth themselves at: https://youtu.be/oe_1eQyZpXY. BLOODSTOCK will be headlined on Friday by DEVIN TOWNSEND and also welcomes PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, SKINDRED, PARADISE LOST, LIFE OF AGONY, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DIAMOND HEAD, JINJER, VIO-LENCE, SACRED REICH, GLORYHAMMER, DARK TRANQUILITY, and BUTCHER BABIES so far. Many more bands performing over the weekend will be announced in due course. Discounted Early Bird tickets, VIP tickets, child tickets and car parking tickets for 2020’s event are available now at the ticket store. Campervan tickets for 2020 are already sold out. BLOODSTOCK 2020 takes place at Catton Park, Derbyshire from 6th-9th August 2020. For more info, click to www.bloodstock.uk.com.
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 [ photo credit: Irene Serrano ] Portuguese dark metal pioneers, Moonspell, will embark on an extensive European Tour with Rotting Christ this Fall. Starting on October 24th in Hamburg, Germany, this finest metal package will travel two months literally all over Europe, including dates in the UK, Spain, Turkey, Scandinavia and many more! Just recently, Moonspell proudly announced to re-release their path-breaking Sin/Pecado and 2econd Skin records on December 13rd 2019 with Napalm Records. Especially Sin/Pecado, originally released back in 1998, became a great divider of the Moonspell wolfpack, showcasing the band's diverse talent, skills and signs of a rebellion in within vampire and wolves themes. A diversity the band will be also representing live on stage, when they will not only perform songs of their latest, Portuguese album 1755, but also timeless classics of their entire band history – from records such as Sin/Pecado, the unforgettable Irreligious, Wolfheart, Night Eternal or the critically acclaimed Extinct – no matter what's your favourite Moonspell era, on this run you will definitely come at your expense!  States Moonspell vocalist, Fernando Ribeiro:- “The question in the air for Moonspell and Rotting Christ is: how will you guys pull this one out? We concede that we have embraced a quite epic trek of more than fifty cities to take in just one breath from the 24th of October all the way to December 15th. There’s only one way to answer your question: to grab a ticket and show up in one of our shows. The tickets are running low in some dates, some are sold out, and yes besides 1755 we will represent the classics and a couple of Sin/Pecado songs live to celebrate its reissue via Napalm Records in December. Europa under the spell!!!“ Make sure to catch this unholy tour pack of MOONSPELL & ROTTING CHRIST, live at the following dates: 24.10.2019 DE - Hamburg / Markthalle 25.10.2019 DE - Bochum / Matrix 26.10.2019 NL - Hengelo / Metropool 27.10.2019 NL - Amsterdam / Melkweg 28.10.2019 FR - Nancy / L'Autre Canal 29.10.2019 UK - London / Islington Assembly Hall 30.10.2019 BE - Antwerp / Trix 31.10.2019 FR - Rennes / L'Etage 01.11.2019 FR - Paris / La Machine du Moulin Rouge 02.11.2019 FR - Toulouse / Metronum 03.11.2019 ES - Madrid / Mon 07.11.2019 ES - Murcia / Garaje 08.11.2019 ES - Barcelona / Salamandra 09.11.2019 FR - Bourg-en-Bresse / La Tannerie 10.11.2019 IT - Milano / Magazzini Generali 11.11.2019 IT - Bologna / Estragon 15.11.2019 TR - Istanbul / If Performance Hall 16.11.2019 RO - Bukarest / Quantic Club 17.11.2019 BG - Sofia / Mixtape 5 18.11.2019 HR - Zagreb / Mochvara 19.11.2019 AT - Graz / Dom im Berg 20.11.2019 SK - Bratislava / Majestic Club 21.11.2019 AT - Vienna / Simm City 22.11.2019 HU - Budapest / A 38 23.11.2019 CZ - Zlin / Winter MOR - Euronics Sports Hall 24.11.2019 PL - Krakow / Kwadrat 25.11.2019 PL - Warszaw / Progresja 26.11.2019 PL - Gdansk / B90 27.11.2019 LV - Riga / Melna Piektdiena 28.11.2019 EE - Tallinn / Tapper 29.11.2019 FI - Helsinki / Tavastia *SOLD OUT 30.11.2019 FI - Tampere / Klubi *SOLD OUT 01.12.2019 FI - Turku / Apollo 03.12.2019 SE - Stockholm / Slaktkyrkan 04.12.2019 NO - Oslo / Parkteatret 05.12.2019 DK - Kolding / Godset 06.12.2019 DK - Roskilde / Gimle 07.12.2019 DE - Berlin / Columbia Theater 08.12.2019 DE - Hanover / Musikzentrum 09.12.2019 DE - Mannheim / MS Connexion Complex 10.12.2019 LU - Esch Alzette / Kluturfabrik 11.12.2019 CH - Geneve / PTR 12.12.2019 CH - Pratteln / Z7 13.12.2019 DE - Leipzig / Hellraiser 14.12.2019 DE - Würzburg / Posthalle 15.12.2019 DE - Munich / Backstage www.moonspell.com www.facebook.com/moonspellband www.instagram.com/moonspellofficial www.napalmrecords.com  Icelandic blackened metallers Zhrine are about to embark on their European tour with Dutch label mates Ulsect. The tour starts in Utrecht (NL) on Friday, November 30th and ends at the De Mortem Et Diabolum festival in Berlin (DE) on December 14. The full list of tour dates can be found below. Zhrine with Ulsect 30 Nov 18 Utrecht (NL) DB's 01 Dec 18 Leeuwarden (NL) Into Darkness Festival 02 Dec 18 Tilburg (NL) Little Devil 03 Dec 18 Brussel (BE) Magasin 4 04 Dec 18 Paris (FR) L'Olympic Café 06 Dec 18 Tübingen (DE) Epplehaus 08 Dec 18 Wels (AT) Celebrare Noctum Fest 09 Dec 18 Wien (AT) Escape 10 Dec 18 München (DE) Feierwerk 11 Dec 18 Praha (CZ) Underdogs 12 Dec 18 Chemiefabrik (DE) Dresden 13 Dec 18 Poznan (PL) U Bazyla 14 Dec 18 Berlin (DE) De Mortem Et Diabolum Zhrine will be playing in support of their latest release 'Unoretha', which was released via Season of Mist in April 2016. www.facebook.com/zhrineofficial  Sólstafir have added more dates to their already announced European tour in support of their latest release 'Berdreyminn' this December. Their massive road-trip will kick off at Poland's B90 in Gdansk on November 20, and run through 17 more countries before the final curtain falls at the Voodoo Lounge in Dublin, Ireland on the 22nd of December. 
18 Aug 18 Dinkelsbühl (DE) Summer Breeze Open Air 11 May 19 Vienna (AT) Vienna Metal meeting
29 Aug 18 Perth (AU) Rosemount Hotel 30 Aug 18 Sydney (AU) Factory Theatre 31 Aug 18 Brisbane (AU) The Zoo 01 Sep 18 Melbourne (AU) Max Watts
20 Nov 18 Gdansk (PL) B90 21 Nov 18 Warsaw (PL) Progresja 22 Nov 18 Vilnius (LT) Loftas 23 Nov 18 Riga (LV) Melna Vilnius 24 Nov 18 Tallinn (EE) Tapper 29 Nov 18 Gothenburg (SE) Sticky Fingers 30 Nov 18 Oslo (NO) Vulkan Arena 01 Dec 18 Copenhagen (DK) Lille Vega 02 Dec 18 Leipzig (DE) Taubchenthal 03 Dec 18 Stuttgart (DE) Im Wizeman 04 Dec 18 Winterthur (CH) Salzhaus 05 Dec 18 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod 06 Dec 18 Biarritz (FR) Atabal 07 Dec 18 Madrid (ES) Madrid Is The Dark Festival 08 Dec 18 Lisbon (PT) Under The Doom 09 Dec 18 Porto (PT) Hard Club 11 Dec 18 Cognac (FR) West Rock 12 Dec 18 Audincourt (FR) Le Moloco 13 Dec 18 Lille (FR) Aeronef 14 Dec 18 Eindhoven (NL) Eindhoven Metal Meeting 15 Dec 18 Istanbul (TR) Garajistanbul 16 Dec 18 Athens (GR) Fuzz Club
17 Dec 18 Bristol (UK) The Fleece 18 Dec 18 Birmingham (UK) Hare & Hounds 19 Dec 18 Manchester (UK) Deaf Institute 20 Dec 18 Glasgow (UK) Classic Grand 21 Dec 18 Belfast (UK) Limelight 2 22 Dec 18 Dublin (IR) Voodoo Lounge The band will be touring in support of the Icelander's latest album, 'Berdreyminn' which is streaming in full here. www.solstafir.net www.facebook.com/solstafirice  Australian metalheads! Prepare yourselves as Sinsaenum have set their eyes on Australia for the very first time. The supergroup featuring Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot), Frederic Leclercq (Dragonforce), Sean Z (Chimaira), Heimoth (Seth) and Stephane Buriez (Loudblast), will tear the roof off this November on the backs of their latest, bone-crushing release ‘Repulsion For Humanity’ across two exclusive Australian shows. Formed in 2016 by Leclercq, Buriez and Jordison, the trio quickly recruited Sean & Heimoth and released their debut album ‘Echoes Of The Tortured’ to world-wide critical acclaim. The supergroup are back with their sophomore release ‘Repulsion For Humanity’, out Augsut 10th via EarMusic, and are set on unleashing their very first live offerings to fans around the world. A sonic assault on the senses and pure manifestation of death metal aggression - Sinsaenum will be bringing this to Australia this November. Australian Sins, be ready! Limited VIP Meet and Greet upgrades available for those who want to meet the legendary musicians behind the band!  Overdrive Touring & Dragon Productions Presents: Sinsaenum 'Repulsion For Humanity' Australian Tour 2018 Thursday 8th November - Sydney, Factory Theatre Event: https://facebook.com/events/431776110650373/ Tickets: https://www.overdrivetouring.com/sinsaenum-november-2018 Saturday 10th November - Melbourne, Max Watt's Event: https://facebook.com/events/1019216171589953/ Tickets: https://www.overdrivetouring.com/sinsaenum-november-2018 TICKETS AND VIP UPGRADES ON SALE NOW! https://www.facebook.com/Sinsaenum/ http://www.sinsaenum.com/ https://www.facebook.com/overdrivetouring/ www.overdrivetouring.com  [photo by João Fitas] The mysterious Portuguese blackened death metal sect The Ominous Circle will embark on their maiden raid of America, with a run of Eastern US tour dates beginning tomorrow, July 24th. The tour sees them joined by 20 Buck Spin labelmates Scorched and includes their performance at Migration Fest this weekend. The Ominous Circle is a burning black sphere of sinuous torment taking shape over their native land. Appalling Ascension, their initiation into this upper physical world, was released in early 2017 through 20 Buck Spin. While the reverent tropes of nowadays death metal will be recognizable to the band's adherents, the cauldron is mixed in myriad conjurations that stray from the retreating safety inferior forces are prone to linger in, with moments of oppressive death doom, grinding blasts of mania, rancid melodies and mid-tempo dynamic necromancy throughout. The late obsession of some to ignore songwriting in favour of cavernous ambient suffocating "evil" doesn't play on Appalling Ascension - here instead, and most welcome, are crushing and barbarous dark death metal songs for initiates to devote themselves to, and to enter the pantheon of most memorable debut recordings. Poison Fumes Over North America MMXVIII will see the shrouded members of The Ominous Circl storming the East Coast from July 24th through July 31st. With support from Scorched, the tour will hit Brooklyn, Providence, Worcester, and Montclair on their way to perform at Migration Fest 2018 where they'll share the stage with Khemmis, Krallice, Pelican, Panopticon, Mournful Congregation, Bongripper, Zombi, The Cancer Conspiracy, Deadbird, Spirit Adrift, Thou, Yellow Eyes, and more. Following the fest, the tour will continue through Philadelphia and Washington, and end in Richmond. See The Ominous Circle's "As The Worm Descends" RIGHT HERE and stream the entire Appalling Ascension album HERE. THE OMINOUS CIRCLE - Poison Fumes Over North America MMXVIII w/ Scorched: 7/24/2018 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY 7/25/2018 Dusk - Providence, RI 7/26/2018 Ralph's Rock Diner - Worcester, MA 7/27/2018 The Meatlocker - Montclair, NJ 7/28/2018 Mr. Small's Theater - Millvale, PA @ Migration Fest [info] 7/29/2018 Millcreek Tavern - Philadelphia, PA 7/30/2018 Atlas Brew Works - Washington, DC 7/31/2018 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA Featuring artwork by Timo Ketola (Dead Congregation, Sunn O))), Teitanblood), Appalling Ascension is available on CD, LP, and digital formats in North America through 20 Buck Spin; stream and purchase the album at Bandcamp HERE and find physical order options HERE. The album is out in Europe through Osmose Productions. https://www.facebook.com/theominouscircle http://www.osmoseproductions.com http://www.20buckspin.com  Australian prog metal masters Ne Obliviscaris have announced a European tour with Ihsahn and Astrosaur. The tour kicks off on October 29 in Sweden and will end on November 11, in Hungary. A full list of tour dates can be found below. Ne Obliviscaris comment: "Ihsahn, from arguably the most well known black metal band in history, Emperor, has given us the opportunity to share his European tour in support his latest solo release, the brilliant, “Ámr”. We’ve all been fans of Ihsahn’s work for many years now and to support such an iconic artist we’ve looked up to is an honour and will certainly be a defining moment in not only our careers, but also our lives. Opening will be instrumental Norwegians, Astrosaur. If you want prog, melody, metal, and history, be there." 'Urn' is streaming in full at the link below. https://youtu.be/_oTbsAHTXrc NE OBLIVISCARIS With IHSAHN and ASTROSAUR 29 Oct 18 Göteborg (SE) Sticky Fingers 30 Oct 18 Copenhagen (DK) Lille Vega 31 Oct 18 Hamburg (DE) Logo 01 Nov 18 Köln (DE) Luxor 03 Nov 18 Leeds (UK) Damnation 04 Nov 18 Eindhoven (NL) Effenaar 05 Nov 18 Paris (FR) La Machine 06 Nov 18 Esch (LU) Kulturfabrik 07 Nov 18 Milan (IT) Santeria Social Club 09 Nov 18 Vienna (AT) Szene 10 Nov 18 Prague (CZ) Palac Akropolis 11 Nov 18 Budapest (HU) A38 NE OBLIVISCARIS will be touring in support of their new release 'Urn'. www.facebook.com/NeObliviscarisBand  Icelandic black metal sensation Auðn have announced a co-headlining tour with French label mates The Great Old Ones in November 2018. The tour will start in Switzerland, and continues through Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, the UK and has the final date in France. A full list of tour dates can be found below. Auðn comment:- "It is great to finally break the news of our return to the mainland with our friends in The Great Old Ones whom we toured with last December supporting Gaahls Wyrd. Following the success of our previous collaboration it was only a matter of time before the two bands would join forces again, Europe get ready!"  AUÐN With THE GREAT OLD ONES 02 Nov 18 Winterthur (CH) Gaswerk 03 Nov 18 Munich (DE) Fall of Man 04 Nov 18 Leipzig (DE) Naumann's @Felsenkeller 05 Nov 18 Prague (CZ) Modra Vopice 07 Nov 18 Berlin (DE) Nuke 09 Nov 18 Leeuwarden (NL) Neushoorn 10 Nov 18 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje 11 Nov 18 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 13 Nov 18 Brussel (BE) Magasin 4 14 Nov 18 London (UK) The Boston Music Room 15 Nov 18 Manchester (UK) Rebellion 16 Nov 18 Glasgow (UK) Audio 17 Nov 18 Nottingham (UK) Angel Microbrewery 18 Nov 18 Oignies (FR) Tyrant Fest AUÐN will perform live in support of their latest highly acclaimed full-length, 'Farvegir Fyrndar', which has hit the stores in November 2017. www.facebook.com/audnofficial  After NAĐRA have recently been announced as third band from Iceland for De Mortem Et Diabolum, another highlight from the small isle follows: The blackened Death Metallers Zhrine will enter the stage in Berlin in December as well. The last of the limited Early-Bird-Tickets for 60€ instead of 68€ are available here: https://www.folter666shop.de/de/Tickets/eTicket/de-mortem-et-diabolum-vol-iv-early-bird-hardticket.html DE MORTEM ET DIABOLUM on Facebook DE MORTEM ET DIABOLUM event page onFacebook  Carach Angren have announced new live dates in support of their latest release 'Dance And Laugh Amongst The Rotten' this summer. The Dutch horror fanatics are scheduled to perform several festival and headlining shows. See below for all currently confirmed dates including festival performances. Carach Angren comment:- "The coming months we will make you dance and laugh amongst the rotten as we are haunting many festivals across Europe. After an incredible European tour earlier this year, we can't wait to get out there and summon our new stage presence for all of you!" CARACH ANGREN festivals 04 May 18 Paola (MT) Sin Fest 2018 09 Jun 18 Würzburg (DE) Skaldenfest 22 Jun 18 Dessel (BE) Graspop Metal Meeting 2018 23 Jun 18 Halden (NO) Tons of Rock 2018 06 Jul 18 Bucarest (RO) Headbangers Meeting 2018 04 Aug 18 Tampere (FI) Festival Saarihelvetti 11 Aug 18 Vagos (PT) Vagos Metal Fest 2018 CARACH ANGREN live 14 Sep 18 Moscow (RU) Zil Arena 15 Sep 18 Saint Petersburg (RU) Mod Club 21 Sep 18 Athens (GR) Kyttaro Live 22 Sep 18 Thessaloniki (GR) Eight ball Live Stage Carach Angren will be playing in support of their latest release 'Dance and Laugh amongst the Rotten'. www.carach-angren.nl www.facebook.com/carachangren |
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