Mad About Rock

  BLOODSTOCK is hurtling towards the Xmas season at a rapid pace, but planning for August 2023 is still in full swing. The Deposit Scheme is also ready to go, so if you’ve not already grabbed your ticket, secure yours now by signing up and make paying for your ticket a little more manageable. First though, here’s twelve new bands to get you excited for next August… Landing a slot on Friday’s Ronnie James Dio main stage are thrash icons SACRED REICH . Having dropped ‘Awakening’ in 2019, their first studio album in 23 years, they’ve wasted no time since 2021 hitting the road (most recently with Sepultura). Check out the rifftastic video for the album’s title track here. BLOODSTOCK also welcomes HEAVEN SHALL BURN , in their first ever UK festival appearance! The well respected German metalheads are warming up for BLOODSTOCK touring with Trivium in early 2023. Watch the video for ‘ Übermacht ’ to get in the mood, from their album ‘Of Truth And Sacrifice.’ Also bagging a Friday main s...