BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2013 8/8-11 2013 DERBYSHIRE, UK: CONFIRM KING DIAMOND, LAMB OF GOD

Promoters for the 2013 edition of  BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2013, set to take place 8/8-11 2013 DERBYSHIRE, UK: CONFIRM KING DIAMOND, ANTHRAX, ACCEPT, FIREWIND, DARK FUNERAL, AMORPHIS and LAMB OF GOD for the festival.




FROM BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2013 PROMOTERS:
The Bloodstock team is thrilled to confirm that our 2013 Saturday night headliner will be groove-metal overlords, LAMB OF GOD.

The headline appearance will only be the Richmond, VA-based band’s second UK show since the release of their critically lauded ‘Resolution’ album back in January 2012. The riff-stacked album bulldozed on to the US Billboard album chart at #3 and racked up Top 20 status in the UK, cementing their status as natural successors to Pantera’s post-thrash crown. As Metal Hammer put it, “There's still no band on this planet that rips faces and sets heads banging like Lamb Of Oh-My-Fucking God. Outstanding." Check out the video for ‘Ghost Walking’, the lead video track from ‘Resolution’ below:
LAMB OF GOD Confirmed as Saturday HEADLINER !!! ONLY UK SHOW for 2013 !!!! Amorphis and Dark Funeral added to the Ronnie James Dio stage !! \M/
Also added as a UK exclusive, are Finland’s AMORPHIS. Esa Holopainen, Amorphis’s guitarist and driving force had this to say;
"Greetings from Hell-sinki's 5K studio where Amorphis is finishing recording our forthcoming 11th album. Our agent gave us the great news that we are booked for Bloodstock Festival 2013! Bloodstock has become one of the best European metal events, so it's an honour to be part of the festival again. We promise to put on an epic show, so keep the horns up and see you at Bloodstock next summer!"
Want to know more about the forthcoming Peter Tägtgren-produced opus?

The new album is due out through Nuclear Blast Records in Spring 2013.

Swedish black metal legends, DARK FUNERAL also join the bill. 2013 is shaping up to be a landmark year for DARK FUNERAL; not only do they play Catton Park’s hallowed grounds, but 2013 marks their 20th anniversary as a band, and a new studio album (‘In The Sign of The Horns’) will be released via new label, Century Media. Founder and guitarist, Lord Ahriman leads his revamped band, now fronted by Nachtgarm, full throttle into a new Satanic crusade in 2013. Hail the goat!!

LAMB OF GOD, AMORPHIS, and DARK FUNERAL line up alongside the previously announced Friday headliner KING DIAMOND, special guests ANTHRAX, ACCEPT and UK exclusive appearances from FIREWIND and FOZZY.

Stay tuned for more bands being announced in the coming weeks!

IN A BREAKING METAL BAND THAT WANTS TO PLAY BLOODSTOCK?
READ ON......

Bloodstock 2013 is offering breaking bands both in the UK and Worldwide, the opportunity to get seen on the Newblood Stage and this is how you can apply.

THE METAL 2 TH

E MASSES
Bands can apply directly to local promoters who are running events up and down the UK to find acts for Bloodstock 2013 – Via this route you could also win you a slot at either Wacken, Metaldays or OST festival in 2014 plus Bloodstock Radio coverage. This scheme mainly open to UK venues

UK
London - dave@nambuccalondon.com
Devon / Cornwall - nazgul-agency@hotmail.co.uk
Bournemouth - anvilbookings@hotmail.com
Birmingham - paul.prokopiv@gmail.com
East Anglia - metal.lust@ntlworld.com
Nuneaton – nuneatonmetal2themasses@gmail.com
Liverpool - bloodstock@whiplash4metal.com
Reading - ivoredwards1982@hotmail.com
Manchester - mark@rocksector.com
Glasgow - kelvin.cook@ivoryblacks.co.uk
Nottingham - rob@bloodstock.uk.com
Selby - drink@theriversidebar.co.uk
Bristol - laurence1987@hotmail.com
South Wales - contact@bogiez.com

Euro and Scandinavia - The Metal 2 The Masses
The following promoters are running events in their regions to seek out the best in breaking bands to play on the Bloodstock New Blood Stage - this is exclusive to Bloodstock only.

Norway
sandes.rockeklubb@gmail.com

Please note more Promoters / Venues are coming on board all the time so check the website. If you have a venue in your region/country that would be interested in running events then please email simon@bloodstock.uk.com

3. CD Submissions
If you are an Unsigned Act and wish to apply but not enter the M2TM then please send CD's and Biogs to the following address. Please note this form of application will not enter you forward for slots at the European Festivals for the following year but all CD's will be given our full attention.

Bloodstock Open Air - Unsigned
c/o Simon Hall
80 Capmartin Road
Radford
Coventry
CV6 3FX

4. European and Worldwide Submissions
A small number of slots for breaking European and Worldwide bands are available and please feel free to send CD's and Biogs to the following address. If you know of any Promoters / Venues in mainland Europe who may be interested in hosting the Metal 2 The Masses then please contact me with their details and I will make enquiries.

Bloodstock Open Air - Euro & Worldwide
c/o Simon Hall
80 Capmartin Road
Radford
Coventry
CV6 3FX

For all other enquiries check outhttp://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2013/masses_venues/intro or alternatively email simon@bloodstock.uk.com but please note due to the amount of emails received daily I can’t promise to get back to all - so please don't take it personally if I don't answer directly.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-