As you step through the gates of Bloodstock Festival, you feel something. Be it the sounds of people meeting old friends or the sounds of beers being cracked open upon arrival. You and your fellow headbangers know one thing. You're home.

As you step through the gates of Bloodstock Festival, you feel something. Be it the sounds of people meeting old friends or the sounds of beers being cracked open upon arrival. You and your fellow headbangers know one thing. You're home.

Dating all the way back to 2002, the idea of Empire State Bastard had been nothing more than just a chat between two friends. It wasn't until 21 years after that chat that the band had eventually come to fruition. Finally, what was originally a background idea from the minds of Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil and Oceansize's Mike Vennart has now become a reality.

Genre bending metal from the UK's worst-best kept secret. Urne have unleashed the reason why you need to know who they are.

As Bloodstock Festival approaches with each passing day, you'll see the big names on the line up poster.

British thrash legends Evile are back for album number six, The Unknown, to prove they’re more than just a thrash band and can experiment while still staying true.

Two years has passed since Vexed released their debut album Culling Culture to high acclaim. Many shows and tours later they’re now back in the spotlight to reclaim their spot as Britain’s heaviest band. A spot which they’ve not only claimed once more, but a spot that they won’t be removed from for quite some time.