Mad About Rock

  With Halloween around the corner, BLOODSTOCK has some early treats to share, by way of some fiendishly good bands to announce! No tricks here. Hot on the heels of the recent reveal of special guests BODY COUNT, today BLOODSTOCK can tell you another 10 bands who’ll be treading the boards at Catton Park next summer, and if you’re quick, you might just manage to snap up the last of the standard weekend tickets before the box office goblin swoops in with the giant sold out stamp. Striding onto the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Sunday, will be the mighty BLACK LABEL SOCIETY . Led by the inimitable, master storyteller Zakk Wylde, do they need any more introduction? Warm up your necks in advance headbangers, you’ll need it. Not ones to be intimidated by that hefty gut punch, Friday sees prime deathcore dealers FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY join the bill. The Sophie Lancaster stage is no slouch either. Thursday welcomes back Birmingham’s previous Metal 2 The Masses winners, boisterous lads MANTIS...

After the long anticipated release of their latest studio album No Cross No Crown, and an extensive North American run supporting BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are set to return to European shores to play a string of headline shows in between the previously scheduled festival appearances. The band have teased that they will be back later in the year so watch this space. Speaking about the dates, Woodroe stated: "We're stoked to be heading across the pond again to play some festivals and even more excited to be able to add in a few select headline dates, more to come later. See ya there!" 09.06. UK Donington - Download Festival 11.06. UK Colchester - Arts Centre - BUY TICKETS 12.06. NL Nijmegen - Doornroosje 13.06. LUX Luxembourg - Den Atelier 14.06. D Stuttgart - Universum 16.06. CH Pratteln - Z7 17.06. I Milan - Santeria Social Club w/ CONVERGE 18.06. I Rome - Orion Live Club 19.06. A Innsbruck - Hafen 20.06. F Grenoble - La Belle Electrique 23.06....