Bloodstock Open Air have announced their final bands on their line-up with 14 brand new bands playing the Ronnie James Dio main stage and the Sophie Lancaster stage.
On Friday, The Ronnie James Dio stage adds doom metal outfit Witchsorrow, UK locals Wytch Hazel and Hate, a blackened death metal band from Poland. Woking-based Employed to Serve and Royal Republic will take to the Ronnie James Dio Stage on Saturday and blackened/doom/proggers Tribulation complete the Sunday line-up.
The Sophie Lancaster stage also has plenty of variety when it comes to new additions including Friday headliners doom legends Candlemass, who will be replacing Whitechapel who unfortunately had to drop out. Friday will also feature Lancashire death metal band Bloodyard, Manc black/crust outfit Wolfbastard, Nu-Metalcore boys in Black Coast, Russian Turbo Polka metalers Russkaja whom could be making their very last appearances in the UK this year, Portuguese extremists Gaerea and Canadian power metal Striker. Finally, Skin Failure will take the final slot on Saturday with their brand of thrash/hardcore.
Bloodstock Open Air will take place on August 10th-13th and will include the likes of Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah, In Flames, Triptykon, Devildriver as well as Viking battle reenactments and so much more on-site entertainment to come. Tickets are still available as well as monthly payment plans for a limited time at this link.