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  BLOODSTOCK festival HQ have revealed the first bands for 2027, unveiling them at the Ronnie James Dio stage right after Municipal Waste’s face-melting set on Friday the 7th August at the 2026 event. Mark your calendar now and start planning for August 5th - 8th, 2027. On Friday night, your Ronnie James Dio main stage headliners are MERCYFUL FATE - the Danish legends who helped invent heavy metal theatrics, King Diamond's falsetto still as unholy as ever. Corpse paint, inverted crosses, and a stage show soaked in occult drama…pay your respects, this is where a lot of extreme metal's DNA actually comes from. King Diamond has a little update for you, declaring, “Mercyful Fate is honored and looking extremely forward to playing BLOODSTOCK again, last time was awesome, and this time with a brand new album out, FINALLY!!!” Saturday night parties hard in a totally different fashion, though with no less chaos, as ELECTRIC CALLBOY headline BLOODSTOCK for the very first time. German ...

  BLOODSTOCK is gearing up for their best ever festival and the countdown is ON! There’s just over a week to go, ‘til the marauding metal hordes thunder through the gates of Catton Park and return to their spiritual ‘home’ at BLOODSTOCK. Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, SOEN have had to cancel, but the heavy noise of STRIGOI will slide into a Sunday slot on the Sophie Lancaster Stage. But there’s plenty to keep you entertained across the weekend, not least that very special ‘surprise’ set on Friday afternoon over on the Sophie Stage! Who could it be?!! Set times will be released soon on the BLOODSTOCK app, so download yours to your phone from the appropriate app store to stay up to date on all band time slots. Hot on the heels of the recent massive food & traders update , BLOODSTOCK is particularly excited to confirm that everyone’s essential sunny weather accessory will be available in the main arena all weekend - BLOODSTOCK’s BLACK ICE CREAM. Is there anything...

  With a month to go, BLOODSTOCK’s taking a breather from bands this week to showcase the diverse range of traders, food stalls, drinks, on-site entertainment and other facilities at next month’s heavy metal weekender, plus a handy reminder to get your questions ready for the one and only Nergal, frontman and creative visionary of Friday’s headliner BEHEMOTH for this coming Friday’s Facebook Live chat! First up, BLOODSTOCK is very aware of the cost of living squeeze we’re all going through right now, so is extra pleased to announce that food prices at 2022’s event are frozen at 2021 prices. Not only that, BLOODSTOCK can confirm you’ll be able to buy a pint of beer at the bars on site for £5, paying by cash or card. Speaking of beer… BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce their first year teaming up with MOTÖRHEAD BEER to bring both their cask and keg Road Crew - a session 4.5% easy-drinking, refreshing beer - to #BOA22 pouring across all bars (including Lemmy’s Bar, of course)! Gra...

What happens when Brick-Metal-guy BEN BLUTZUKKER and Swedish Metal-Icon  SNOWY SHAW (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Notre Dame, Illwill, Dream  Evil, among others) team up for a joint single? The result is called METALHEAD and will not only musically pick up those who grew up with the metal of the 90s, but also remind them with its countless cross-references to the great bands of that time hidden in the lyrics! Of course, a Brickfilm music video with Lego and alternative bricks must not be missing for this single! Besides BEN BLUTZUKKER and SNOWY SHAW as minifigures, there are also a whole lot of Easter Eggs from the metal heydays of the 90s to discover! Who will find them all? Check out the Brickfilm Music Video for 'Metalhead' here or below  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nja84fxXivU Download & Stream 'Metalhead':  https://ben.blutzukker.com/Metalhead/ Webshop:  https://BenBlutzukker.bandcamp.com For more on Ben Blutzukker: https://ben.blutzukk...