Bloodstock organisers confirm 15 more bands

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Artists including Forever Still, Electric Mother, Trendkill and Twisted Illusion have been confirmed for Bloodstock 2017

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Another 15 artists have been confirmed for this year’s Bloodstock.

Artists including Amon Amarth, Ghost, Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Testament, Kreator, Skindred, Devilment, King 810, Chelsea Grin, Havok and Fallujah are lined up for the UK festival, which takes place from August 10 to 13 at Catton Park, Walton On Trent.

They’ll now be joined by Forever Still, Electric Mother, Hung Daddy, Trendkill, Biggus Riffus, Hanowar, Spyderbyte, Bangover, Tales Of Autumn, Twisted Illusion, Departed, Everest Queen, Atragon, Silverchild and Voodoo Blood.

Bloodstock organisers launched day tickets for the festival last week and now they’ve announced that fans can win a range of prizes by sharing Bloodstock video clips on YouTube.

They say in a statement: “Want to win lots of Bloodstock goodies – plus a chance to meet bands, get your ticket upgraded, watch from side of stage, or just snap up some free tickets?

“You can win every week between now and the festival. Lots of prizes to be won just by sharing your fave Bloodsstock YouTube video on your social media.”

For more information, visit the official Bloodstock website.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.