MOTORHEAD, WASP, HAMMERFALL and POISONBLACK confirmed FOR BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2011

MOTORHEAD, WASP, HAMMERFALL and POISONBLACK have been confirmed for BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR set to take place August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. FROM BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR PROMOTERS: BLOODSTOCK cements its already impressive line up with the announcement of it’s Friday and Sunday night headliners.

Closing the weekend’s proceedings, the legendary MOTORHEAD step up to make sure that BLOODSTOCK 2011 ends with a suitable bang. One of the most successful bands the British rock scene has ever produced, MOTORHEAD have sold over 42 million albums worldwide, received the prestigious Grammy Award and sent several singles smashing in to the UK Top 40 Charts in their 36 years. But what they do best, as we all know, is play Rock’n’Roll, and what better place to deliver the goods than at the end of the most metal weekend in the British calender. There is much to celebrate, as iconic frontman LEMMY warns:

“Bloodstock is celebrating 11 years, Motorhead 36 years - Boys and girls, come and see, we will rock your fu**in’ ass’. See you at Bloodstock!”

Possibly the biggest band ever to grace the grounds of CATTON HALL, MOTORHEAD’s headline set at BLOODSTOCK 2011 will mark a standout moment in the festivals history, and with the promise of heavy hits like ‘Bomber’, ‘Overkill’. ‘Killed By Death’ and ‘Ace Of Spades’, the loudest so far.

Multi million selling metal legends W.A.S.P have the honours of winding down the Friday’s festivities, at their only UK festival of 2011. Led by the infamous BLACKIE LAWLESS, W.A.S.P have been alarming the more conservative members of decent society for nearly three decades now. Like last year’s headliners Twisted Sister, W.A.S.P enjoyed the kind of notoriety that only a mob of politically active angry parents could provide, after being targeted by Tipper Gore’s PMRC who hurled ridiculous and misinformed accusations, apparently worried that heavy metal was going to ruin civilisation. 25 years later the band can expect a much warmer reception at Catton Hall. With a catalogue of Kick-ass classics such as ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’, ‘Wild Child’ and ‘L.O.V.E Machine’ to sing along to, W.A.S.P’s headline set at this years BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR is bound to be a summer festival highlight.

As well as the two fantastic headliners, BLOODSTOCK can also reveal a further five acts to solidify a mightily impressive undercard. Returning to BLOODSTOCK, Swedish heavy metal masters HAMMERFALL make an exclusive appearance on the RONNIE JAMES DIO stage. These seasoned musicians have become one of the leading and most successful metal acts of our time, flying the flag for true metal at a time when nobody cared about classic metal and baggy jeans were all the rage. With the same like minded spirit as BLOODSTOCK, HAMMERFALL deserve the credit for keeping the heavy metal genre alive despite what fashions and trends dictate. Throw your horns and bang your head as the Steel-hearted Swedes deliver metallic anthems such as ‘By Any Means Necessary’, ‘Templars of Steel’, ‘Hearts On Fire’ and ‘Renegade’ at their only UK festival appearance this summer.

Joining them on the RJD stage will be Finnish gothic metallers POSIONBLACK. Fronted by Ville Laihiala, formerly of suicidal metalheads Sentenced, POISONBLACK spread sonic poison and infect the masses with highly addictive dark rock hymns. Intense yet catchy, their ability to rock hard while still keeping a sombre mood showcases just how unique a band they are, and with gloomy tunes such as ‘Rush’, ‘Bear The Cross’ and ‘My Sun Shines Black’ under their sleeve, POISONBLACK are bounded to go down a storm at their BLOODSTOCK debut.

On the SOPHIE stage , additions come in the form of Blackened thrashers BYFROST, freaky prog metallers DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE, and from the ashes of legendary black metallers Venom, new project PRIMEVIL.

If you haven’t got your tickets - don’t miss out!

Experience the legendary Bloodstock atmosphere alongside 12,000 metal brethren this summer with 4 days camping, 85 bands across 3 stages, the infamous Bloodstock Metal Karaoke hosted by the 4 DJ’s of The Apocalypse, late night entertainment, cinema and more - Join the biggest Metal Party on UK Soil this summer!
BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2011 LINEUP:
Ronnie James Dio Stage

W.A.S.P.
IMMORTAL
MOTÖRHEAD
RHAPSODY OF FIRE
DEVIN TOWNSEND
AT THE GATES
MORBID ANGEL
CORONER
THERION
EXODUS
KREATOR
NEVERMORE
TRIPTYKON
HAMMERFALL
GRAVE DIGGER
NAPALM DEATH
TAROT
WOLF
1349
POISONBLACK

Sophie Lancaster Stage

ANGEL WITCH
LAWNMOWER DETH
CRIMINAL
ARTHEMIS
POWER QUEST
THE ROTTED
OCTOBER FILE
NEMHAIN
DEF-CON-ONE
SURVIVORS ZERO
BYFROST
DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE
PRIMEVIL

New Blood Stage

BREZNO

More acts TBA
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-