Having survived through the first two days of Bloodstock Open Air 2013 with relative success, Sam, James and Fran were ready for one last tilt through the grounds of Catton Hall surrounded by quality metal all day long. If you missed the first two days coverage you can check them out on the links below:…
Saturday of Bloodstock saw Lamb Of God headlining and plenty of killer sets from the likes of Gojira, Sabaton and Hell. Like Friday Rocksins team on the ground were there to keep reviewing it all! After how good the first day of Bloodstock was it’s hard not be a bit disappointed by openers Stormbringer (5),…
Sam, James and Fran were recently lucky enough to be sent to a field in Derby quite a bit larger than the field we sent James to a few weeks ago. Along the way they managed to watch some bands. Here’s part one of their review of Bloodstock Festival 2013. Opening up a festival main-stage…
Thrash metal veterans Exodus took to the stage on Sunday afternoon at this years’ Bloodstock Open Air Festival and played a blinder of a set, blasting ahead at full throttle from opening song ‘The Ballad of Leonard and Charles.’ It’ll never be as good as actually being there but this video of Exodus at Bloodstock…
Thrash legends Slayer have recently issued an announcement concerning a public memorial service for their fallen brother Jeff Hanneman who passed away earlier this month from liver failure. The update, which was posted on the Slayer Facebook page, reads as follows: The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration will take place on Thursday, May 23 at the…
They’ve destroyed the UK twice over the last twelve months, both on their own headline tour and as part of the 2013 Jagermeister Music Tour and now Gojira are once again heading to our shores as they make their return to Bloodstock Open Air. The appearance at BOA 2013 will be a festival exclusive for…
With the 2013 edition of the Bloodstock Open Air Festival already boasting arguably Bloodstock’s most diverse bill in it’s history, the organisers have added yet more rock and metal to be enjoyed by the festival goers. Top of the pile for the latest announcement are Swedish power metal favourites Sabaton. Riding as high as they…
In news that was officially confirmed late last night, and accidentally leaked a few hours prior to that by our friends over at Metal Hammer courtesy of a rotating ad banner put up a little bit early, the mighty SLAYER have been announced as the third and final headliner for Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2013….
Keeping their foot firmly on the pedal when it comes to adding bands to the festival, Bloodstock Open Air 2013 have announced four more additions to the line up for next year. Announced as special guests for the Sunday night in a very rare UK appearance are rock opera specialists Avantasia. The band, fronted by…
Hot off the presses, we have the latest news from the world of Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2013 with two new bands, and also some catch up on some rather important news from last week that we didn’t manage to publish. Last week, Bloodstock announced their second headliners for the 2013 edition of the festival…
Incase you missed the news when it broke at the end of last week, we thought we would bring our readers up to date with the bombshell that, after many years of being linked and rumoured for the festival, the legendary King Diamond is the first confirmed headliner for Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2013. This…
Its been rumoured, suggested and threatened for the last three years (even to the point where the band’s legendary frontman Chris Jericho himself once told Rocksins they were negotiating over an appearance) but plans for Bloodstock Open Air 2013 have now really kicked off with a blast and the news that FOZZY will be making…
