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  If you've been hanging on for a few more bands to be revealed for BLOODSTOCK 2024 before snapping up your early bird ticket, this is the announcement you’ve been waiting for, with seven more stellar acts joining the bill. Don’t wait much longer for an early bird, because the allocation is over 90% sold, and after that, prices will increase. Swedish progressive legends, OPETH will headline Friday’s Ronnie James Dio main stage for a very special fan-chosen set. What’s more, the performance will be their only UK show in 2024. Frontman Mikael Akerfeldt extols, “So…back to BLOODSTOCK 2024 for us, it appears! I don’t remember how many times we’ve played the festival, but we do have fond memories from there. ”Filling in” for Heaven and Hell when RJD had passed is one. Fuck! Can’t remember a more emotional event on stage for us, to be honest. Anyhoooo, we’ll be there ‘rocking’ and ‘rolling’ in our own way, playing songs that you’ve chosen (apparently). Please be gentle. Right no...

  The brilliant ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL 2023 can today announce their next round of bands for this years event, following on from last years ATG Advent Calendar announcement week that happened in December 2022. The festival will be taking place between August 16th through to August 19th, at Fernhill Farm, a short drive from Bristol City Centre. The acts announced today include the magnificent US NYC experimental rock band Swans, the newest 'super group' in town Empire State Bastard which features Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro and Mike Vennart ex of Oceansize, as well as Norwegian extreme metal legends Enslaved. Also announced include PETBRICK, A Burial At Sea, A-Tota-So, Copse and many more. These brilliant acts join the already announced headliners Heilung, as well as other acts including Converge, Deafheaven (playing 'Sunbather' in full as a UK exclusive), Igorrr, Jaga Jazzist, Pigs7, And So I Watch You From Afar, Loathe, Cave In, Russian Circles and more. From festival org...

  Fistful Of Metal, the brand new classic heavy metal magazine launches Featuring the inside story on the making of ’Ace Of Spades‘, MOTORHEAD lead the charge alongside the likes of HAMMERFALL, RAVEN, ARMORED SAINT, ENSLAVED, MONSTERS OF ROCK, AMARANTHE, MINDWARS, PARADISE LOST, IRON MAIDEN, PRIMITIVE MAN, SKELETAL REMAINS, HAVOK, HEATHEN, NECROPHOBIC, HENRIK PALM, R.I.P. and much more. Orders are available now at https://fistfulofmetalzine.bigcartel.com  and pre-orders have been shipped already with the debut issue hitting shops on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 AVAILABLE ONLINE OR IN WH SMITH, TESCO, AND ALL GOOD NEWSAGENTS. STOCKIST: https://seymour.co.uk/storefinder/ Search 'Fistful Of Metal' and type in your postcode to find nearest store. Watch the video of messages of support from Ivar Bjornson (Enslaved), David White (Heathen), Elize Ryd and Olof Morck (Amaranthe), John Bush (Armored Saint) and Mike Alvord (Mindwars) HERE: https://youtu.be/PIyIBT-k4YM Fistful Of Met...

  FISTFUL OF METAL, the brand new Classic Metal magazine from Big Cheese Publishing hits newstands worldwide on October 22, 2020. Issue one includes Hammerfall, Iron Maiden, Armored Saint, Mindwars, Raven, Enslaved and many more to be announced soon! Plus a legendary act graces the cover. FISTFUL OF METAL will be available in the U.K, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden and the U.S.A. with more countries to be announced soon. “THE ONLY WAY TO FEEL THE NOISE IS WHEN IT’S GOOD AND LOUD” To keep up with all the news sign up for the newsletter at www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk and for Advertising or anything else email info@fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.fistfulofmetal.co.uk www.facebook.com/fistfulofmetalmag