The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that German folk metallers EQUILIBRIUM have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2009 .
Equilibrium were formed in Bavaria in 2001, originally for just one gig. However, buoyed by the reaction to the show, they decided to stay together and eventually recorded their first demo in 2003. The demo soon came to the attention of underground label Black Attakk who promptly offered the band an album deal. Issued in 2005, their full-length debut Turis Fratyr combined rousing folk metal with elements of black metal, traditional instruments and lyrics sung entirely in German. A critical success, the release gained the band a slot at several high-profile summer festivals that year. Impressed with their performances, long running label Nuclear Blast signed the band for their second and most recent effort Sagas, which extends and develops their sound in an even more epic direction.
Click the Link below to View the EQUILIBRIUM Bloodstock Band profile page .
http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/bands-profile.php?id=341
EQUILIBRIUM Balance of Power - BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2009.
The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that GIRLSCHOOL have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2009.
Girlschool emerged from the highly prolific New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement which dominated the UK rock scene in the late 70s and early 80s, and spawned the likes of Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard and Diamond Head. Originally operating as a covers band under the moniker Painted Lady, the band changed their name to Girlschool in 1978, releasing their debut single Take It All Away the same year. This led to interest from Motörheads management and a support slot on the Overkill tour in early 1979. The tour brought the band to the attention of Motörheads label Bronze Records who signed Girlschool and issued their debut album Demolition in the spring of 1980.
1981 saw the release of their second album Hit And Run, a sell-out UK tour and a headline slot at the prestigious Reading Festival. Their notorious collaboration with Motörhead the St. Valentines Day Massacre EP also appeared in 81, hit No. 5 in the charts and helped make this the most successful period in their career. After releasing Screaming Blue Murder in 1982, the band hit the road in the U.S. for stadium tours alongside Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Scorpions and Blue Öyster Cult. Their fourth album, Play Dirty, followed in 83.
Line-up changes and a softening of the bands signature sound saw both their profile and popularity dwindle as the 80s progressed, and they would spend the greater part of the 1990s inactive after the release of their eponymous 1992 album. They eventually returned in 2002 with the 21st Anniversary Not that Innocent album, rebuilding their fortunes from the ground up and issuing Believe in 2004 and their latest full-length Legacy last year. 2008 also saw the release of a 30th anniversary DVD celebrating the career of the longest running female rock band in the world.
Click the Link below to view the GIRLSCHOOL Bloodstock Band Profile page .
http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/bands-profile.php?id=342
GIRLSCHOOL Play Dirty - BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2009.
Line up so far: AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, BATTLELORE, CANDLEMASS, CARCASS, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, ENSLAVED, EQUILIBRIUM, GIRLSCHOOL, GWAR, KATATONIA, KREATOR, MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD, MOONSPELL, MUNICIPAL WASTE, SATYRICON, SAXON, TURISAS, THE HAUNTED, SABATON,
Date: 14th, 15th, 16th August 2009-01-26
Location: Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire
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The Bloodstock team are delighted to announce that both BLIND GUARDIAN and CRADLE OF FILTH have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2009. The pair will co-headline one day of the festival and the event will mark the ONLY UK shows of 2009 for both bands!
Following Blind Guardians unfortunate cancellation in 2007, the Bloodstock Open Air team have responded to constant demand from the festivals core fans and brought the band back to Bloodstock at the earliest possible opportunity.
Neither Cradle Of Filth nor Blind Guardian will need any introduction to metal fans. Both are leaders in their genres, and both have built long and successful careers through hard work, dedication, a refusal to compromise and, of course, some very fine metal music along the way.
Influenced by the Scandinavian black metal scene of the early 90s, Cradle Of Filth soon developed their own unique take on its frenetic sound, delivering a gothic and decidedly English take on the genre which broke into the mainstream consciousness with the release of the landmark Dusk And Her Embrace album in 1996. Since then, the band has steadily expanded their base without diluting either their sound, their spectacular stage shows or the controversial themes which their music so vividly brings to life.
When it comes to power metal, few bands have proved as influential or inventive as Blind Guardian. Starting life in Germany in 1984, the band issued their debut album Battalions Of Fear in 1988, following it up with Follow The Blind in 89. It was with their third opus, however, 1990s Tales From The Twilight World that they began to move in a more epic direction which later culminated in the classics Nightfall In Middle Earth (1998) and A Night At The Opera (2002).
Blind Guardian mainman Hansi Kürsch sent the following message:
Its almost seven years since we 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 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.
Cradle sent the following message:
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, Candlemass, 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! F.O.A.D.! (Insane screaming continues and then fades to black...)
BLIND GUARDIAN vs. CRADLE OF FILTH Power And Pain - BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2009.
Regards
Bloodstock Team
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