Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

bloodstock open air festival unleashes another huge announcement for its 25th year anniversary edition

BLOODSTOCK 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT – 27 more bands for 25th anniversary celebration Did you know? BLOODSTOCK is going to open the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Thursday and weekend tickets…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 10/08/2025

So, on to the final day and my morning was starting with a huge slab of Modern Deathcore by way of The Cartographer on the New Blood Stage. With guttural…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 09/08/2025

My Saturday got off to a battering start with the absolutely brutal Cage Fight and from the off they absolutely crushed everyone in the field around them. From the moment…

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bloodstock open air festival announces 25 bands for the 25th anniversary

Bloodstock will be returning to Catton Park in August 2026 to celebrate its 25th anniversary and they have announced a massive 25 bands already. BLOODSTOCK is overjoyed to welcome back…

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The mighty Incineration Festival has announced its date, venues and the first band for the 2026 edition. FIVE DEATHLY GROUNDS The Roundhouse will be the setting of our main stage…

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the amazing fortress festival unleashes the first wave of bands for the 2026 edition

The first batch of bands have been announced for the 2026 edition of the immense extreme metal festival. Strap yourself in, this is one hell of an announcement Old Mans…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 08/08/2025

Starting where I left off with the Sophie Stage and a mid-morning start by way of Atmospheric Black Metal band Ofnus who absolutely blew me away. The vocals throughout were…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 07/08/2025

After having successfully traversed through a downpour that Noah and his Arc would have potentially been stumped by and Poseidon would have undoubtedly been proud of I eventually made my…

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live review and + gallery : slayer, amon amarth, anthrax, mastodon, hatebreed & neckbreakker – finsbury park, london 06/07/2025

Six years, which some would say seems like an eternity, and the day had finally come for the Capital to experience the return of the Thrash overlords, and if the…

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