 Are you a Bloodstock regular? Perhaps you’re thinking of coming for the first time, or you’ve tested the waters before with a day ticket just to see what you think? Bloodstock weekend ticket holders don’t just get three days of heavy metal glory, they get four! While day tickets can be purchased closer to the event for Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday, Bloodstock starts the party on Thursday, exclusively for weekend ticket holders! Get your tent pitched, grab your mates, and head over to the Planet Rock presents...Sophie Lancaster stage for a jam-packed evening of heavy metal fun. Back in December, Bloodstock revealed that Swedish hard rockers The Night Flight Orchestra are set to headline Thursday’s opening night party. The Nuclear Blast-signed band, who feature members of Soilwork and Arch Enemy in their ranks, are promising new songs in 2020, but meanwhile, check out ‘This Time’ from current release, ‘Sometimes The World Ain’t Enough’ here. Bloodstock is thrilled to announce that they’ll be joined on the bill by these four bands… Firstly, the irrepressible goblin kings, NEKROGOBLIKON. Hailing from California, the group released latest album ‘Welcome To Bonkers’ in 2018, featuring the track ‘Dressed As Goblins’ - watch the video for it here. If that’s not enough goblin for you, browse the rest of their Nekrogoblitude, and if you want to dress up especially for their set, who are we to stop you?! Be sure to get your photo snapped by our roving official photographers if you do! Northern Irish death/doom merchants THE CRAWLING are also added to Thursday’s line-up. Citing influences such as Paradise Lost, Marduk, Katatonia, and Bolt Thrower, this stripped back, dark three piece will bring all the heavy. Get familiar via the video for ‘Still No Sun’ here, taken from their album ‘Wolves And The Hideous White’. Derby-based grind squad RAISED BY OWLS are looking forward to adding their brand of extreme metal to Thursday’s headbangin’ shenanigans, promising a no-holds-barred aural assault with a hefty dose of sardonic humour. You only have to check out the video for their Christmas charity single ‘The Santanist’ here (proceeds going to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation), to get a flavour of what’s in store. Also joining the fray, are last year’s Bournemouth Metal 2 The Masses victors ANAKIM, offering up a choice blend of progressive black/death metal to get your weekend started. Check out that live set, including the single ‘Born Of The Serpents Tongue’, filmed at Bloodstock, here. Their album, ‘Monuments To Departed Worlds’, is out now. And that’s just the bands! There’s a host of other entertainment planned too, sure to kick off your weekend in glorious style. Don’t miss out! Already got your weekend ticket? Started planning your travel yet? Don’t forget that BIG GREEN COACH picks up from 33 different locations across the country (with new cities added), very conveniently dropping you, your mates and all your camping gear, right inside the festival grounds. It’s good for your green credentials too! For more info or to book your spot, head over to their site here. For those of you interested in working at BLOODSTOCK as your means to attend, FESTAFF begin their volunteer recruitment drive from February 1. To get all the details on what that entails and to apply, go here. BLOODSTOCK’s very popular ticket deposit scheme is now up and running, allowing you to spread your standard weekend ticket purchase over 5 instalments. You can sign up at any time until February 28th and will make your first payment of £29 + booking fees straight away. After that, payments breakdown as follows: Payment 2 - £29 (debits 27/03/20), Payment 3 - £29 (debits 27/04/20), Payment 4 - £29 (debits 26/05/20), and then your Final Payment - £29 + postage (debits 26/06/20). Please note VIP and child tickets are not eligible for the deposit scheme. Get tickets at the ticket store. Unsure what to expect? Watch a trailer all about BLOODSTOCK here. BLOODSTOCK’s 2020 main stage headliners are DEVIN TOWNSEND (Friday), BEHEMOTH (Saturday), and JUDAS PRIEST (Sunday). The festival also welcomes HATEBREED, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, SKINDRED, PARADISE LOST, LIFE OF AGONY, BURY TOMORROW, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DIAMOND HEAD, JINJER, VIO-LENCE, SACRED REICH, GLORYHAMMER, DARK TRANQUILLITY, BUTCHER BABIES, CATTLE DECAPITATION, BLOODYWOOD, MEMORIAM, RAMAGE INC, GREEN LUNG, BOSSK, CONJURER, ORANGE GOBLIN, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, SAXON, SYLOSIS, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, NECTOR, WINTERFYLLETH, & EXHUMED so far. Many more bands performing over the weekend are still to be announced! Standard weekend tickets, VIP tickets, child tickets, and car parking tickets for 2020’s event are available now at the ticket store. A limited number of day tickets will go on sale later this year - sign up for a free reminder here. Campervan tickets for 2020 are now 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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 Russian Progressive Metalcore group Next Door To Heaven are heading out for their first US tour with the excellent We Were Giants. The band will be featuring tracks from their recent Sliptrick Records release V Ways To Accept. US Tour with We Were Giants: 05.12 | Reno, NV | The Cellar Stage 06.12 | Las Vegas, NV | The Boxx Eastside 07.12 | Bull Head City, AZ | Lazy Harry’s Bar And Grill 08.12 | San Diego, CA | Bancroft 09.12 | Murrieta, CA | The MSC 10.12 | Los Angeles, CA | 5 Star Bar 12.12 | Ventura, CA | The Garage Bar 13.12 | Modesto, CA | The Other Place 14.12 | Sacramento, CA | On The Y 15.12 | Oakland, CA | Elboroom  The second album from Russian progressive metalcore group Next Door To Heaven is called V Ways To Accept. It is a mature work which totally differs from the first releases of the band which were part of the search for their own style and sound. With V Ways To Accept, they seem to have found it. The album takes the listener on a long journey with a concept based around human emotions. You start from the denial stage, go through anger, bargaining, depression and finally end up with acceptance. Read more about V Ways To Accept …here Buy now from: Shop Sliptrick | Apple Music | Spotify | & other major stores V Ways To Accept | Released on June 25th, 2019 on Sliptrick Records Next Door To Heaven are: Daria “Dasha” Mazunova – Vocals/Lyrics Evgenii “Gene” Mazunov – Guitars/Programming Sergey Kovalenko – Bass guitar Band links: Official Website | Facebook | VK | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | On Sliptrick  Midnight, the witching hour – even more so in the final night of October to the 1st of November, when according to the popular American Halloween tradition all sorts of ghosts, vampires, and other nocturnal creatures are roaming around in search of sweets and other treats. There is no better time to announce a true metal monster for the upcoming 31st edition of the Wacken Open Air: Slipknot! The mask wearing metal maniacs from Des Moines, Iowa have not just evolved into massive chart strikers since their foundation in 1995, but have also earned a justified reputation as a most impressive live act. Anyone who has witnessed the 9-piece band fronted by exceptional vocalist Corey Taylor on stage knows which enormous power their unique baseball bad wielding brand of modern metal can achieve live. Almost one year after the American headliners released their current album "We Are Not Your Kind", Slipknot will enter the main-stage at the Wacken Open Air – for the first time ever at this festival. Thomas Jensen (festival co-founder and organiser) comments:- "We are thrilled and admittedly a little proud that one of our great musical dreams will finally come true next year, when Slipknot will be on stage for the first time at the Wacken Open Air. We are also glad for this opportunity to state once again that being sold out is never a reason for us to stop working on delivering a great billing. We would like to thank our fans for their continued trust and hope that this announcement will be as great for them as it is for us." This year’s Wacken Open Air will take place from the 30th of July until the 1st of August 2020. Further information can be found at www.wacken.com.  Due to phenomenal demand Within Temptation and Evanescence have added three more dates to the UK leg of their 'Worlds Collide' tour as well as three more in Europe. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. GMT 29th October followed by general on sale at 9 a.m. on 1st November. Tickets are available HERE. Fronted by two of the most influential and creative women in the rock world in the form of Amy Lee from Evanescence and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, the extra UK dates take in Glasgow, Leeds, and Birmingham. Den Adel commented:- "It is beyond our greatest expectations that a lot of our shows with Evanescence would sell out so quickly! We are super grateful for this. Surprise! We’ve got a surprise for Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK: we are adding some extra shows end of April and beginning of May. Check out the extra dates! Lee said:- “We are very excited to announce that due to the overwhelming response to our upcoming tour with Within Temptation, we are adding 5 more dates!” Full tour dates are: April 2020: Sat 4th Belgium, Brussels Palais 12 (SOLD OUT) Sun 5th France, Paris Accor Hotel Arena Tues 7th UK, London, The O2 Thurs 9th Germany, Berlin Velodrome Sat 11th Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle Sun 12th Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion Tues 14th Italy, Milan Mediolanum Forum Wed 15th Germany, Munich Zenith Fri 17th Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle Sat 18th Germany, Leipzig Arena Mon 20th Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Hall Tue 21st Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome (SOLD OUT) Wed 22nd Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome Fri 24th Belgium, Brussels, Palais 12*^ Sun 26th Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Rockhall Mainhall*^ Tue 28th UK, Glasgow, The SSE Hydro * Thur 30th UK, Leeds, First Direct Arena* May: Fri 1st UK, Birmingham, Arena* *= New dates ^= New dates on sale Thursday, October 31st at 10am CEST. A variety of VIP ticket packages are available to ensure fans obtain the best seats in the house. Other VIP benefits include the opportunity to meet the band and attend their sound check, plus receive exclusive merchandise items. For full details go to: www.evanescence.com and www.within-temptation.com Evanescence: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Spotify / YouTube / Twitter Within Temptation: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Spotify / Twitter / Website Evanescence & Within Temptation join forces to tour Europe in April 2020 as both 'Worlds Collide'17/9/2019  In what promises to be one of the biggest tours of next year Evanescence and Within Temptation confirmed they have joined forces for 'WORLDS COLLIDE', a massive co-headline European tour kicking off in Brussels, Belgium on 4th April 2020. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. BST 17th September followed by general on sale on 20th September. Tickets are available HERE. Fronted by two of the most influential and creative women in the rock world in the form of Amy Lee from Evanescence and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, the two bands will be inspiring fans across Europe including a date at London’s O2 Arena. Den Adel commented:- "We’ve got exciting news…In April we’re going to team up with Evanescence to bring you a very special co-headline tour! This is going to be a tour YOU don’t want to miss :) 😜. It was really great meeting Amy and the rest of the band recently. I think we have a lot in common but most of all I’m sure that we share the same passion and fire for what we love doing most. I’m really looking forward to touring Europe together and to make it memorable!" Lee said:- “We are very excited to join forces with Within Temptation for what I know will be an epic tour in April. We’ve had people ask us about doing something together for a long time, and we’re going to make it worth the wait! Looking forward to hearing Sharon’s gorgeous voice every night!” April 2020: Sat 4th Belgium, Brussels Palais 12 Sun 5th France, Paris Accor Hotel Arena Tues 7th UK, London, The O2 Thurs 9th Germany, Berlin Velodrome Sat 11th Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle Sun 12th Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion Tues 14th Italy, Milan Mediolanum Forum Wed 15th Germany, Munich Zenith Fri 17th Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle Sat 18th Germany, Leipzig Arena Mon 20th Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Hall Tue 21st Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome A variety of VIP ticket packages are available to ensure fans obtain the best seats in the house. Other VIP benefits include the opportunity to meet the band and attend their sound check, plus receive exclusive merchandise items. For full details go to: www.evanescence.com and www.within-temptation.com Evanescence: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Spotify / YouTube / Twitter Within Temptation: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Spotify / Twitter / Website  [photo by Joe Ellis] Bay Area melodic death metal outfit Light This City announces the band's first ever European tour, confirmed for the end of summer, as the band continues to support of their acclaimed Terminal Bloom LP, released last year through Creator-Destructor Records. Terminal Bloom, Light This City's first album in a decade, boasts ten tracks that capture their tendency towards extreme melody and intensity, honoring the Swedish sounds of the '90s. Having spent the past decade performing and touring in numerous other bands, the five members of Light This City have only honed and shaped their skills and musicianship since their 2008-released Stormchaser. Terminal Bloom was recorded from December 2017 through February 2018 with Zack Ohren (Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, Fallujah) at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, California, as with their previous four albums, and is wrapped in the vibrant cover artwork of Tony Midi. Following several tours throughout the US and Canada, as well as their first tour of Mexico, and a recent tour of Japan, Light This City now confirms their maiden trip across the Atlantic. The band's European Bloom Part 1 trek will begin September 12th and run through Germany, Denmark, Holland, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland, coming to an end on September 21st. Watch for additional tour dates to be announced in the months ahead as the band continues to book new ventures. Drummer Ben Murray states:- "We couldn't be more excited to finally bring our thrash attack to Europe! This is just part 1 of our plan to tour Europe, as we'll be announcing another run early next year. If you live in one of these cities, we hope you make it out to one of the shows! It's been fifteen years since we began as a band, and we've wanted to get to Europe the whole time. See you in September!" See the Light This City's official video for "Agents Of Fate" and more via YouTube RIGHT HERE. Terminal Bloom is available on CD, LP, and digital formats now through Creator-Destructor Records. Find order options at the label webstore HERE and Bandcamp where the album is streaming HERE. LIGHT THIS CITY - European Bloom Part 1: 9/12/2019 Pocca Bar - Hamburg, DE 9/13/2019 Tempelt - Kongens Lyngby, DK 9/14/2019 Podium De Vorstin - Hileversum, NL 9/17/2019 Keller Klub - Stuttgart, DE 9/18/2019 Arena - Wien, AT 9/19/2019 Explosiv - Graz, AT 9/20/2019 Dagda Live - Retorbibo, IT 9/21/2019 Palazzo - Chur, CH https://www.facebook.com/Light-This-City-12498861242 https://www.instagram.com/lightthiscity_official http://www.creator-destructor.com http://www.facebook.com/creatordestructorrecords http://www.twitter.com/CD_Records http://www.creator-destructor.bandcamp.com  US symphonic metal Beyond Forgiveness have announced their Live To Tell The Story Eastern European Tour which takes in Ukraine, Russia and Latvia for 14 dates in June and includes an appearance at the 3 day ARM Antimateria Rock and Metal Festival in Lipetsk, Russia on June 14th. For the tour, the group will be featuring new tracks from their upcoming release Live To Tell The Story. They are currently putting the finishing touches to the album with a plan to release worldwide via Sliptrick Records later in the year. Since 2014, Beyond Forgiveness have cultivated their signature symphonic metal sound through the composition of lush classical orchestras, choirs, and operatic vocals colliding with heavy and aggressive metal. In 2019, the band continues to push the boundaries of the symphonic metal genre with Live To Tell The Story, which follows their 2016 EP, The Ferryman’s Shore, and their 2017 debut full length album, The Great Wall. Beyond Forgiveness vocalist Talia Hoit says:- “We are so happy to announce our upcoming tour this summer! We are very excited to introduce our new music and visit our friends and fans in Eastern Europe and are really looking forward to teaming up with the other fantastic bands in this tour package!” –  Upcoming Tour Dates: 07.06 | Zaporizhya, UKR | Old Pub 08.06 | Kryvyi Rig, UKR | Madison 09.06 | Odessa, UKR | More Music club 10.06 | Kyiv, UKR | Volume Club 13.06 | Voronezh, RUS | Club 12 14.06 | Lipetsk, RUS | ARM Antimateria Rock and Metal Festival 15.06 | Rostov, RUS | Badland 16.06 | Krasnodar, RUS | Rock Bar 17.06 | Volgograd, RUS | Belaya Loshad 18.06 | Tambov, RUS | Molotov 19.06 | Moscow, RUS | Rock House 20.06 | Riga, LV | Depo 21.06 | Liepaja, LV | Fontaine Palace 22.06 | Jelgava, LV | MCB Beyond Forgiveness are: Talia Hoit – Vocals/Orchestration Greg Witwer – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals Richard Marcus – Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals Sean Rogers – Drums/Percussion Jim Lasselle – Bass Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | VK | On Sliptrick  San Juan stoner/progressive metal act Moths embark on their first mainland United States performances this February with a string of shows on the East Coast. Following the November 2018 release of their debut EP (s/t), the band is looking forward to bringing their music to new audiences. Says bassist Weslie Negrón:- "We're extremely excited to be able to perform in the U.S. Mainland for the first time. Since we got featured as Album of the Day in Bandcamp, we've had people from the areas that we're playing give us great reactions to the EP -- and we can't wait to show people what the Puerto Rican metal scene is all about. There's a lot of talent in the Island, especially regarding metal, so we want to encourage people to keep digging on the bands that we got here."  Tour Dates
Moths is a stoner/progressive metal band from San Juan, Puerto Rico that blends powerful riffs with unexpected and increasingly progressive undertones. The band was founded in 2016 by Weslie Negrón (bass), Jonathan Miranda (lead guitar), and Omar González (rhythm guitar), with the later addition of Damaris Rodríguez (vocals) and Daniel Figueroa (drums). With influences ranging from Porcupine Tree to King Crimson, they have impressed their local metal scene with an uncommon style that's enjoyed by metalheads and non-metal fans alike. With Damaris’ aggressive but melodic vocals, Omar’s catchy riffs, Jonathan’s unorthodox leads, Weslie’s solid bass lines, and Daniel’s extreme drumming, Moths create a perfect balance of heavy and cohesive music that impacts audiences on a whole new level. While the band was affected by Hurricane Maria, which devastated much of Puerto Rico in September 2017, they pushed through trying times to continue their craft. Their debut self-titled EP was released in November 2018 to international accolades, including being featured by bandcamp as an Album of the Day. Watch the video for lead single "Adhara & Ray" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYaYeC1Zgl8
Cannibal Corpse announce North American tour dates with Slayer, Lamb Of God, and Amon Amarth11/12/2018  Cannibal Corpse will play "Leg Five: North America" of Slayer's Final World Tour this spring. The journey begins May 2nd in Phoenix, Arizona and runs through sixteen cities, concluding on May 25th in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Additional support will be provided by Lamb Of God and labelmates Amon Amarth. Comments the band:- "We are extremely honoured to be sharing the stage with Amon Amarth, Lamb Of God and of course Slayer this spring on their farewell tour! To be a part of this historic event will be something we will never forget!" The journey with Slayer will follow Cannibal Corpse's previously announced co-headlining run with Morbid Angel on this year's Decibel Magazine Tour in February/March. See all confirmed dates below. Cannibal Corpse On The Decibel Magazine Tour 2019 w/ Morbid Angel, Blood Incantation, Necrot: 2/17/2019 Alamo Music Hall - San Antonio, TX 2/19/2019 Club Xs - Tucson, AZ 2/20/2019 The Observatory - San Diego, CA 2/21/2019 The Fonda Theater - Los Angeles, CA 2/22/2019 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA 2/23/2019 The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA 2/25/2019 Roseland Ballroom - Portland, OR 2/26/2019 Showbox Market - Seattle, WA 3/01/2019 The Oriental Theater - Denver, CO 3/02/2019 The Truman - Kansas City, MO 3/03/2019 Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN 3/04/2019 The Concord - Chicago, IL 3/07/2019 Playstation Theater - New York, NY On Slayer's "Leg Five: North America" Tour w/ Lamb Of God, Amon Amarth: 5/02/2019 Ak-Chin Amphitheatre - Phoenix, AZ 5/03/2019 Isleta Amphitheatre - Albuquerque, NM 5/05/2019 UTEP/Don Haskins Center - El Paso, TX 5/07/2019 Bert Ogden Arena - Edinburg, TX 5/08/2019 The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory - Dallas, TX 5/10/2019 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL 5/11/2019 Coral Sky Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL 5/13/2019 Big Sandy Superstore Arena - Huntington, WV 5/14/2019 Merriweasther Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 5/16/2019 Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center - Noblesville, IN 5/17/2019 Providence Medical Center Amphitheatre - Bonner Springs, KS 5/19/2019 DTE Energy Music Center - Clarkston, MI 5/20/2019 Covel Centre - Youngstown, OH 5/22/2019 Canadian Tire Centre - Ottawa, ON 5/24/2019 BB&T Pavilion - Camden, NJ 5/25/2019 Xfinity Center - Mansfield, MA http://cannibalcorpse.net http://www.facebook.com/cannibalcorpse http://twitter.com/CorpseOfficial http://www.youtube.com/user/cannibalcorpse http://www.metalblade.com http://www.facebook.com/metalbladerecords  Synlakross has just announced that will be on tour in United Estates next year, headlining the tour 'Female Voices Of Metal 2019'. The band will be sharing stage all over the country with the bands Frantic Amber (Sweden), Casket Robbery (USA) and Blackwater Drowning (USA). 'Female Voices Of Metal' is a concert tour coming to the U.S.A in Spring-Fall of 2019. The Tour will encompass 66 cities and 48 States and feature some of the BEST voices in Metal today. Full Line up and tour dates to be announced on New Years Day. SynlakrosS has recently released new album: 'Malice Murder', which is receiving great reviews and an amazing response by the metalheads from all over the world. The band also is working on an 'European tour' scheduled for 2019. More info soon. https://www.synlakross.com https://www.youtube.com/user/SynlakrossChannel/videos https://www.facebook.com/SynlakrosS https://twitter.com/Synlakross https://www.instagram.com/synlakross Booking: contact@synlakrossband.com |
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