Megadeth, Biohazard, Amon Amarth, Lacuna Coil, Down, Orphaned Land, Emperor, Aborted, Hatebreed, Prong Carcass, Saxon, Floatsam and Jetsam, Satan, Rotting Christ, Decapitated + more TBA.
With a name like Bloodstock, you can guess this ain't a folk and blues get-together – it's hard and heavy metal styles all the way here, shredding your eardrums and feedbacking its way furiously into your brain. There are several big names that non-metal fans might know (Megadeth, Saxon), but most of the acts at this weekend riff-fest are for committed fans, for whom moshing, bleeding and downing eight pints of snakebite is akin to nipping out for a pint of milk. Bring earplugs and a neckbrace.