Aborted among seven bands added to Bloodstock line-up
Image credit: Katja Ogrin
Lucky for some, Bloodstock springs into March with news of seven more bands joining this summer’s best metal weekender and a massive thirteen more coach pick-up locations, making it easier than ever to get you, your mates, and all your camping gear to Bloodstock for a very fine metallic time this August.
Aborted
Belgian death metal kings ABORTED stride onto the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Sunday.
The band tell us, “BLOODSTOCK! It’s been a while! We couldn’t be more thrilled to lay waste to thee in the most offensive of manners this coming summer. Prepare my friends, the
Their current album ‘TerrorVision’ is blazing holes in our speakers over at BOA HQ. See what we mean via the video for ‘Deep Red’, a track taken from that record below.
Skeletal Remains
Cali death metallers, SKELETAL
The band released their third album ‘Devouring Mortality’ last April via Dark Descent/Century
Watch the video for that album’s earthquake-inspired first single ‘Seismic Abyss’, below.
The Lazys
Aussie rockers THE
The band’s current album, ‘Tropical Hazards’ came out last year, so crack a cold one and check out the video for their infectious tune ‘Nothing But Trouble’.
3 Headed Snake
3 HEADED SNAKE
The LA-based classic metal band was put together by current Ministry guitarist Sin Quirin and features the soaring vocals of Johnny Ray.
See their video for ‘Wisdom Screams’ below and if you like what you hear, go pick up the five piece’s eponymous 3-track debut EP from Amazon.
Boss Keloid
BOSS KELOID land a Sunday slot on the Sophie stage.
With
Witness their musical mastery via the video for ‘Chronosiam’ below.
Dust Bolt
German crossover thrash squad DUST BOLT
Their brand new album, ‘Trapped In Chaos’ was released last month via Napalm Records.
Check out the video for album opener ‘The Fourth Strike’ and warm up those necks for their
Red Method
RED METHOD romp into a Saturday slot on the Sophie stage.
The band, comprising former members of Meta-Stasis and The Defiled, are set to release their debut album, ‘For The Sick’ sometime this year.
Investigate their sound by watching the video for ‘Split’ over on their YouTube channel.
13 extra coach pick-up locations
Making your travel plans yet and usually come by coach?
We asked you to let the good folks at Big Green Coach know if you wanted a new pick-up point in your town and if there was enough interest, they’d look into it.
They had such great response, they’ve added an extra 13 pick-up points for their BOA coaches!
Travel
Say hello to a total of 34 locations, with prices for a return ticket starting at just £32.
Full list of Bloodstock 2019 coach pick-up locations
- ABERDEEN
- BIRKENHEAD
- BIRMINGHAM
- BRADFORD
- BOURNEMOUTH
- BRISTOL
- CAMBRIDGE
- CARDIFF
- CARLISLE
- CHESTER
- DUNDEE
- EDINBURGH
- EXETER
- GLASGOW
- GLOUCESTER
- LANCASTER
- LEEDS
- LIVERPOOL
- LONDON (Victoria Coach Station)
- MANCHESTER
- MIDDLESBROUGH
- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
- NEWPORT
- NORWICH
- OXFORD
- PERTH
- PLYMOUTH
- PRESTON
- SHEFFIELD
- SOUTHAMPTON
- SUNDERLAND
- SWANSEA
- TAUNTON
- WORCESTER
Head over to Big Green Coach to book your seat or your coach + ticket bundle!
Big Green Coach’s services were hugely popular last year and many routes sold out in advance of the event, so please book early to guarantee your spot!
If you’re coming by train instead and need a shuttle ride from Lichfield City rail station to the festival site, Big Green Coach do those too, so click to their site to secure your place for just £10 (it’s more expensive on the day) and get ahead of the rush!
The final allocation of VIP tickets, plus Podpads, Luxpads, Bellepads and Octopads are now on sale, plus a limited number of VIP upgrades (for those who’ve already purchased a standard ticket). See the Bloodstock website.
Standard weekend tickets are also in the ticket store, priced £145 (+ fees), snap yours up at Seetickets.
Friday night’s headliner SABATON, Saturday’s top dogs PARKWAY DRIVE and Sunday’s bill toppers SCORPIONS, join ANTHRAX, DIMMU BORGIR, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CODE ORANGE, POWERWOLF, SOILWORK, CRADLE OF FILTH, THY ART IS MURDER, TESSERACT, METAL CHURCH, SOULFLY, DEATH ANGEL, DEE SNIDER, QUEENSRYCHE, ELUVEITIE, SWALLOW THE SUN, EVIL SCARECROW, ROSS THE BOSS, GRAND MAGUS, ROTTING CHRIST, INCITE and HYPOCRISY on the Catton Park stages this August.
With more than 80 bands to go, stay tuned for even more artists to be announced soon!
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BLOODSTOCK will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2019. Get additional information over at the Bloodstock website.
Bloodstock 2019 line-up poster
Main image credit: Katja Ogrin
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