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Bloodstock festival announces one-day Winter Gathering event headlined by doom legends Candlemass
By Matt Mills published
Venom Inc., Hellripper and others will also populate the bill in Wolverhampton this December

Mastodon join stacked Bloodstock 2025 lineup
By Merlin Alderslade published
Mastodon will subheadline Sunday at Bloodstock, playing right before Gojira

Watch rising doom metal shamans Green Lung bewitch Bloodstock festival in pro-shot footage
By Matt Mills published
The folkloric up-and-comers will headline their biggest-ever UK shows in London and Manchester next year

Bloodstock announces ultra-rare Nailbomb performance - and 12 other bands
By Rich Hobson published
August's Bloodstock line-up just got even bigger with the likes of Ministry, Nailbomb and Fear Factory joining the bill

The 10 bands that defined Bloodstock 2024
By Rich Hobson published
From Green Lung's massive midday set on Friday to Hatebreed's "Ball of Death", these are the sets that defined Bloodstock 2024.

“They’re unquestionably ready for the big time”: Malevolence break records (and a good few bodies) with weekend-stealing Bloodstock set
By Stephen Hill published
At Bloodstock Open Air, Sheffield nasties Malevolence rile up a passionate crowd – to the point that they break a festival record for crowd-surfing

Opeth headline Bloodstock Festival 2024: Metal Hammer review
By Rich Hobson published
Opeth's third time headlining Bloodstock shows just how they elevated extreme metal at the turn of the millennnium

Watch footage of Lemmy tribute and exhibits at UK's Bloodstock Open Air Festival
By Stef Lach published
Bloodstock 2024 is underway and late Motorhead frontman Lemmy is being celebrated in a number of ways

Trivium, Machine Head and Gojira to headline stacked Bloodstock 2025 lineup
By Matt Mills published
Emperor, Lacuna Coil, Creeper and more have also been announced for the Derbyshire weekender in August 2025

“Bloodstock has always been a special place for Motörhead and for Lemmy.” Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes to be displayed annually at Bloodstock festival
By Matt Mills published
Some of the Motörhead leader’s ashes will be on show at the Catton Park metal festival from the 2024 edition onwards
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