Originally posted by Eagle
Children Of Bodom & In Flames would be my choice!
And we've already got Waylander (who seem very promising)
Too Baletempest,
Out of the thus confirmed acts. I only see 5 Power Metal Bands, Nightwish, Hammerfall, Masterplan (could be classed as traditional as some of their stuff sounds like rocked up Whitesnake) , Power Quest & Dragonforce,
others confirmed or to be confirmed include:
Waylander (extreme folky metal?!)
Paradise Lost (don't know what they sound like now but it's not power metal)
Blaze (Traditional Metal)
Biomechanical (sound like a modernized priest)
fulc (grunge/alternative metal)
Bates Motel (Not heard any but suppose to be like Black Label Society)
Mercury Rain (goth metal)
And to Marshan Man,
I agree with your suggestion for Saxon but whether you like it or not, it's the 'cheesy' Power Metal bands that brings the fans in. Not just from the UK but from Europe and places much further away. Bloodstock '02' was a far greater success then '01' And with the current line up '03' could be even better then '02'. That's how things progress. I do agree that there should be some extreme metal on display but go for quality bands.
Don't forget there's still at least 6 more bands to be confirmed!
i think popular bands from differnet genres would bring in large crowds from their respected fan bases... im an open guy when it comes to metal.. ill give anything and everything a fair hearing, then decide if i like it... im not, from what iv heard, a major power metal fan... but what ever floats ya boat... and id rather listen to 5 hrs of cheesy power metal than 3 secs of a 'cheeky girls' ''song''
i thought that the origonal premise of bloodstock was that if gave a chance to showcase a cross-section of the british metal scene... weither that be power, prog, trad, folk, grunge, stoner etc.
and as u say theres 5 powermetal bands and 1 or 2 bands from other genres... hence me sayin that it seems a big cheese fest.. i dont use cheese as a derogary term.. but tis how i veiw power metal... ( i know i used
uke: but hey... )
i maybe wrong on the 'british fest for british bands'.. and its no bad thing that euro bands get a look in and get premiare slots on the bill... for sadly they dont often come over here and give the uk fans much chance to see em.
i also think that 02 would have been a bigger success than 01, purely on the fact that it was the second year of the fest, and the organisers learnt from puttin on first fest and how to promote it better, and from word of mouth. and i hope 03 is bigger and better, and carries on to give real metal fans a great fest to call they're own and not have to share it with a 'dance tent' and a bunch of neds like a t the reading fest.
and the Blaze BB will continue its tradition of a week long camp around the bloodstock fest
also dont get me wrong... as much as i want Marshan on the bill, i know that to alot of ppl they are an unknown... and that if a bigger band say they want the gig, then they have priority, cos the bigger the band, the more likely they are to draw a crowd. but as a friend and fan of the band... i canne help it.. i want em to get the chance to play
oh and from what little i know about Opeth.. they would be a great bloodstock band...
