AS we head into February, the days are clicking by and BLOODSTOCK is just six months away! Tickets are moving faster than ever in 2018 so don’t delay in picking up yours!
There's another batch of bands announced; one main stage band and seven more to flesh out part of the Sophie stage line up.
Swedish metal crew AMARANTHE (www.facebook.com/AmarantheBand) are on the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Sunday. Featuring three vocalists, the band are a unique mix of death and power metal. Their video for single ‘Maximize’, at https://youtu.be/nfk7YZJtmeo, has already racked up more than 5.5 million views!
Landing a Sophie Lancaster stage slot on Friday are Mancunian bruisers, INGESTED (www.facebook.com/ingesteduk). The Century Media-signed band have built a reputation for savage death metal, taking their influences from classic gore and splatter movies.
Joining them on the Friday line-up are MORTISHEAD (www.facebook.com/mortishead) - definitely not to be confused with Portishead! - who bring their hybrid of industrial, thrash, groove & sludge metal to the Sophie stage. As former victors of Bristol’s Metal 2 The Masses, we’re thrilled to see the band progress since their debut on the Hobgoblin New Blood stage in 2015.
Joining the ranks on Saturday’s Sophie bill, we welcome back Irish trio, DEAD LABEL (www.facebook.com/DeadLabel). The three piece are rapidly growing a reputation and we’re thrilled to have them as BLOODSTOCK alumni!
All the way from Perth, Australia, prog metallers VOYAGER (www.facebook.com/voyageraustr alia) join the fray on Saturday. The long-running group dropped their sixth album, ‘Ghost Mile’ last May.
After having to pull out last year, Nuclear Blast’s brutal German duo MANTAR (www.facebook.com/MantarBand/) are able to join Sunday’s Sophie bill in 2018! Don’t miss them if you love a bit of black metal combined with doom and punk.
If thrash is more your thing, be sure to catch Brighton beasts, KING LEVIATHAN (www.facebook.com/KingLeviatha nMetal).
Fans will welcome heavy supergroup, ACT OF DEFIANCE. Formed in 2014, by ex-Megadeth men Chris Broderick & Shawn Drover, plus Henry Derek (ex-Scar The Martyr) & Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall), check them out at http://metalblade.com/actofdef iance/.
Standard weekend tickets are now available priced at £145 for four days of metal fun, so grab yours now at https://bloodstock.seetickets. com.
If you haven’t grabbed your ticket yet and are still broke from Christmas shenanigans, BLOODSTOCK’s payment plan helps ease any ‘lump sum’ shock by breaking your ticket payment into five smaller, more manageable amounts. Sign up in the ticket store any time before 28th Feb for an initial deposit of just £36. Thereafter, four additional instalments of £29 will debit your bank account on 3rd April, 1st May, 1st June and 2nd July respectively. Find out full details or sign up over at https://bloodstock.seetickets. com.
If you already know you can only attend for one day, sign up for a day ticket reminder email as day tickets do not go on sale until June. Register your day ticket interest here - https://www.seetickets.com/reg ister/bloodstock.
With Friday night headliners, JUDAS PRIEST, Saturday headliners, GOJIRA and Sunday’s bill toppers, NIGHTWISH already announced, as well as EMPEROR, AT THE GATES, DEVILDRIVER, WATAIN, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, WEDNESDAY 13, JASTA & FRIENDS, FOZZY, COMBICHRIST, BLOODBATH, VENOM INC., MR BIG, ORPHANED LAND, KAMELOT, DORO, ORDEN OGAN, SEPTICFLESH, EXHORDER, VOLA and MEMORIAM so far, 2018 is shaping up to be another stellar year for BLOODSTOCK.
BLOODSTOCK will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 9th-12th August 2018. Get additional information over at www.bloodstock.uk.com.
Showing posts with label Metal. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 06, 2018
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Pure metal - just metal as Zombified, Rabid Bitch of the North and Scimitar tear into a Friday night...
"FRIDAY night's here; what's the scene; nothing to do you know what I mean..."
For those who do not recognise that these are the opening lines of Stiff Little Fingers song 'Here We Are Nowhere from their album Inflammable Material, released in the dark days of Northern Ireland's Troubles in the late 70s.
Then, Belfast's City Centre was surrounded by barriers that closed at 11pm, few bars were open, and apart from seeing punk bands and hanging out with ageing hippies there was little to do.
Now, in 2014, we have night clubs, more bars than you can possibly drink at, and all the beautiful people flitting around like moths to the false sun of pretentiousness.
But, there are still places where two fingers are thrust into the face of such conformity, in the same way SLF's Rigid Digits were in the face of the backward looking paramilitaries.
However, we now have punk and metal as the underground are keeping real, live music alive, and in a place where the disaffected and disillusioned can gather in unity.
Such unity was in clear evidence on Friday (30th May) at Belfast's Voodoo when a variety of metal was served on a platter of neck snapping delight.
Unfortunately circumstances conspired in a way that we missed out on openers Shrouded, but that still left us with three bands to savour.
Rabid Bitch of the North are enjoying something of a growth at the minute, with their cassette release of Defending Two Castles and their recently announced slot at Bloodstock.
Opening powerfully with 'My Misery' their sound has evolved to stand on the perch which merges the classic metal through to a more contemporary metal sound.
For a three-piece they do manage to produce a monstrous sound; with 'Green Eyes' , 'Defending Two Castles', and 'Us Against Them' stand out tracks.
However, at times the banter was lost on the audience and once or twice the performance was a little bit ragged. But overall Rabid Bitch of the North are ready - all guns blazing - for the next stage of the career, which Bloodstock just might kick start.
Scimitar are at a different stage of their career, growing up on stage, evolving their thrash sound. Where on occasions in the past Scimitar have been a little bit formulaic in their all-out thrash approach. However, it was a revelatory performance from the band; merging first generation thrash with some of the later thrash acts.
Straightforward, no nonsense, at times glorious, guitar sounds merging right into an overall attack that is tempered with a sense of humour (passing plastic scimitars to the crowd) and mock sword fights with audience members all worked to make a memorable performance. Scimitar's potential is getting more and more obvious.
Zombified have always been a potent force, delivering death metal with an edge and insight into the depths of humanity with an evil glint in the eye.
Pete Clarke has always provided the type of deep, deep growl of intent and the sound is always an all-out death assault. Sweet soloing from Jamie and Adrien and Chris and Gary's rhythm section marrying pace and precision. 'Outbreak', Murder' and 'Awakening' all outstanding.
Even Gary's destruction of the drum kit barely hampered the performance for the audience; even if the band were momentarily thrown off their stride.
It is a sign of a coherent unit that banter was quickly restored, and the musicianship peaked by the time 'Human Cull' came along.
Given the mediocrity surrounding a lot of death metal Zombified epitomise what can be achieved, an assault with subtleties in its diverse pace diving down to doom and rising to full-speed. Broken drums? No problem! Laying waste with an aural awesomeness? That comes naturally with the undead sound that Zombified produce.
For those who do not recognise that these are the opening lines of Stiff Little Fingers song 'Here We Are Nowhere from their album Inflammable Material, released in the dark days of Northern Ireland's Troubles in the late 70s.
Then, Belfast's City Centre was surrounded by barriers that closed at 11pm, few bars were open, and apart from seeing punk bands and hanging out with ageing hippies there was little to do.
Now, in 2014, we have night clubs, more bars than you can possibly drink at, and all the beautiful people flitting around like moths to the false sun of pretentiousness.
But, there are still places where two fingers are thrust into the face of such conformity, in the same way SLF's Rigid Digits were in the face of the backward looking paramilitaries.
However, we now have punk and metal as the underground are keeping real, live music alive, and in a place where the disaffected and disillusioned can gather in unity.
Such unity was in clear evidence on Friday (30th May) at Belfast's Voodoo when a variety of metal was served on a platter of neck snapping delight.
Unfortunately circumstances conspired in a way that we missed out on openers Shrouded, but that still left us with three bands to savour.
Rabid Bitch of the North are enjoying something of a growth at the minute, with their cassette release of Defending Two Castles and their recently announced slot at Bloodstock.
Opening powerfully with 'My Misery' their sound has evolved to stand on the perch which merges the classic metal through to a more contemporary metal sound.
For a three-piece they do manage to produce a monstrous sound; with 'Green Eyes' , 'Defending Two Castles', and 'Us Against Them' stand out tracks.
However, at times the banter was lost on the audience and once or twice the performance was a little bit ragged. But overall Rabid Bitch of the North are ready - all guns blazing - for the next stage of the career, which Bloodstock just might kick start.
Scimitar are at a different stage of their career, growing up on stage, evolving their thrash sound. Where on occasions in the past Scimitar have been a little bit formulaic in their all-out thrash approach. However, it was a revelatory performance from the band; merging first generation thrash with some of the later thrash acts.
Straightforward, no nonsense, at times glorious, guitar sounds merging right into an overall attack that is tempered with a sense of humour (passing plastic scimitars to the crowd) and mock sword fights with audience members all worked to make a memorable performance. Scimitar's potential is getting more and more obvious.
Zombified have always been a potent force, delivering death metal with an edge and insight into the depths of humanity with an evil glint in the eye.
Pete Clarke has always provided the type of deep, deep growl of intent and the sound is always an all-out death assault. Sweet soloing from Jamie and Adrien and Chris and Gary's rhythm section marrying pace and precision. 'Outbreak', Murder' and 'Awakening' all outstanding.
Even Gary's destruction of the drum kit barely hampered the performance for the audience; even if the band were momentarily thrown off their stride.
It is a sign of a coherent unit that banter was quickly restored, and the musicianship peaked by the time 'Human Cull' came along.
Given the mediocrity surrounding a lot of death metal Zombified epitomise what can be achieved, an assault with subtleties in its diverse pace diving down to doom and rising to full-speed. Broken drums? No problem! Laying waste with an aural awesomeness? That comes naturally with the undead sound that Zombified produce.
Written by Jonny
Additional 'evidence' by Zakk
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Been away - but we're back
Been a long time since we all rock 'n' rolled with y'all - but we're back!
Short story, long story, in mini-version - sponsors were almost secured for the site; they asked us to hold posting for a few weeks to help get details sorted, examine proposal...two weeks went by, three weeks went by...finally after an exchange of emails...
"We're sorry, but after consideration, while the reach of your site is impressive your core demographic does not match our target audience."
Well, I'll not name them, but what did they expect with a site called Belfast Metalheads Reunited!!!!
Anyhows, anyway we're back! Plenty of posts and gig information to come up...keep reading...short info burst now:
Short story, long story, in mini-version - sponsors were almost secured for the site; they asked us to hold posting for a few weeks to help get details sorted, examine proposal...two weeks went by, three weeks went by...finally after an exchange of emails...
"We're sorry, but after consideration, while the reach of your site is impressive your core demographic does not match our target audience."
Well, I'll not name them, but what did they expect with a site called Belfast Metalheads Reunited!!!!
Anyhows, anyway we're back! Plenty of posts and gig information to come up...keep reading...short info burst now:
- Airbourne's Wednesday night's gig is sold-out - but fear not the Aussie party train will be back in Belfast for a Mandella Hall appearance on 11th November - review on Thursday
- Residual Effect are back in gear with new sticksman - feature to follow
- Fucked Up play in August - feature on why the Canadian mentalists have a confrontational name and an anarchist background to come
- Don't forget Dragonforce and Turisas's October gig - new 'Force album out on August 25th - at last!
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