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2023 Download-20 Festival Review

Pictures by Enda Madden Review by Howard Keogh There is an air of anticipation as Download festival celebrates its 20-year anniversary. Continuing the tradition of music festivals in Donington, Download…

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June 19, 2023
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2024 Download XXI Review

Where has the time gone since last year’s Download festival epic four day event to celebrate its 20 year anniversary? Festival managing director Andy Copping revealed late last year that…

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July 1, 2024
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Download 2025 Review

2025 Download Festival Review by Howard Keogh Festival season is upon us once again and it’s time to dust down tents, boots, and all manner of festival paraphernalia. With the…

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June 22, 2025
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Enda Madden releases ‘Freedom’ for Ukraine Humanitarian Relief

20 Dec 2022 This is a song about the war in Ukraine from the perspective of an ordinary Ukrainian forced to bear arms to defend their country. Like many others,…

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January 2, 2023
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Download XXII

Download XXII – BEYOND THE BANDS WITH LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TO GO UNTIL DLXXII, IT’S TIME TO REVEAL MORE OF WHAT’S IN STORE. A DOWNLOAD TICKET GIVES FESTIVALGOERS ACCESS…

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May 1, 2025

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    BLOODSTOCK HQ ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT THIS YEARS FESTIVAL

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    SABATON Announce US Tour With Judas Priest

    February 25, 2020 /

      Celebrated Swedish metal battalion SABATON will make their awaited return to the frontlines this fall on a massive U.S. campaign with the legendary JUDAS PRIEST for their“50 Heavy Metal Years Tour.” The year’s heaviest tour will take place in September and October and will follow SABATON’s upcoming Russian invasion in March and European festivals in late summer, including their own Sabaton Open Air in Sweden in August. For information on tickets visit: www.sabaton.net/tour.    SABATON bassist Pär Sundström comments: “It’s a great honour for us to be special guests to one of the most influential metal bands of all time, for a very special tour. We received a lot of requests from the USA that fans wanted to see us return…

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    BODY COUNT Release Video For “Bum-Rush” From New Album “Carnivore”

    February 21, 2020 /

    “Another fast moving Body Count track continuing my attempt to wake people up” – Ice-T Today the originators of Rap Metal give the world another taste of their up – coming album “Carnivore” (out March 6th). Check out the video & track HERE! The video was shot in New York as well as Los Angeles and it was produced and directed by Jay Rodriguez for Itchy House Films. The NY footage was shot by Eric Mittleman. “CARNIVORE”, the band’s second album for CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS, continues the path of its uncompromising and critically acclaimed predecessors, “Bloodlust” (2017) and “Manslaughter” (2014), in pairing ICE-T’s angry and socio-critical lyrics with thick guitar riffs and…

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    BLOODSTOCK CONFIRM SEVEN MORE BANDS & ANNOUNCE ON SITE GAMING ARENA FOR 2020

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    Grammy Nominated BONES UK Release “Unplugged” EP With Performance Film

    January 24, 2020 /

    Photo Credit: Yana Yatsuk Grammy nominated BONES UK release their “UNPLUGGED” EP today via Sumerian Records – available here. The EP accompanies a 29-minute film that was produced by the duo with creative direction from Rosie Bones (vocals/guitar) and musical direction from Carmen Vandenberg (guitarist) working closely with Director, Ryan Valdez (Korn, Stone Sour) to conceptualize their vision, available as a bundle here – view trailer here.  BONES UK will celebrate their EP release with a Paste Studio Live performance in New York City, 4:30pm ET – set a reminder and tune in here! The duo will be heading back from NYC to Los Angeles in time for the Grammy…

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    BODY COUNT WINS “BEST METAL PERFORMANCE” AT THE 63RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

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    Glam Punk Quartet STARBENDERS To Release New Album “Love Potions” On Valentine’s Day

    January 20, 2020 /

    Atlanta glam punk four piece, STARBENDERS are set to release their hauntingly unpredictable brand of rock n roll alchemy upon the world with their new album ‘Love Potions‘ when it drops on February 14th via Sumerian Records.  With a unique combination of ethereal fragility, magnetic rock n roll swagger, perfectly crafted pop choruses and punk rock fury, frontwoman Kimi Shelter and her glamorous gang of misfits cast a captivating spell with the 14 track sonic grimoire that is ‘Love Potions’. The album features previously released singles ‘Holy Mother‘ and ‘London‘ which provides the soundtrack for a new live video the band have just released featuring footage shot on their current tour (watch below).   ‘Love Potions’ is STARBENDERS’…

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    HATEBREED – BURY TOMORROW – SYLOSIS – TOXIC HOLOCAUST – WINTERFYLLETH – EXHUMED & NECROT – CONFIRMED FOR BLOODSTOCK 2020

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