Bloodstock are delighted to announce the following:
It is with great pleasure the Bloodstock Team can announce the second headliner for this year’s Bloodstock Open Air festival. In order to give you more (head)bang for your buck, this is another co-headline slot, with two great names from the world of metal. First up are Epic Metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. No strangers to Bloodstock, the German metallers are looking forward to their return. Singer Hansi Kürsch checked in with this message:
“It’s almost seven years ago since we have played Bloodstock for the first time. Still we have never forgotten our first appearance in front of a fantastic British audience. Easy to imagine how thrilled we are by the given chance to play there for a second time. I expect nothing but some outraging bards singing our songs with us and a band in perfect shape - take that for granted.
Next up, the UK’s very own blasphemous boys CRADLE OF FILTH will be hammering the final nail in the evening’s coffin for what promises to be a spectacular set. With a penchant for assaulting spectators not just aurally, the Suffolk six-piece’s live shows often resemble a horrific circus with all manner of freaky stunts providing the backdrop for their dark cacophony. As COF frontman Dani Filth eloquently communicates his excitement on their upcoming appearance:
“Cradle Of Filth, metal forged from the hot friction of wanking nuns, are very much looking forward to headlining the Bloodstock heavy metal festival this Summer, especially knowing and loving most of the other bands playing on the bill over the three day weekend. But obviously not in a gay way. Carcass, Kreator, Moonspell, Arch Enemy, The Haunted, Apocalyptica, Satyricon, Enslaved, Saxon, Gwar, Candlemas, Turisas… this line-up alone places this up-and-coming British festival right up there with its sometimes-a-pain-in-the-arse-hard-to-reach European rivals. So hail to England! Hail to Bloodstock! This is a proper metal festival for proper festive metallers. No shoddy haircut screamo pap allowed~! FOAD! (Insane screaming continues and then fades to black….)”
Looks like Turisas and CoF are gonna be seeing a lot of each other!
At least Blind Guardian are good!!! Still, 1 out of 4 headliners...