Bloodstock Announce Band Replacements Due To Ongoing Logistic Issues

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The countdown to Bloodstock 2021 is quickly ticking down, with just 41 days until Catton Park opens the gates to the biggest – and longest, at 5 days – metal party of the year!

Despite there not being long left until the festival, the current pressures on international bands experiencing issues with travel and logistics have seen a few more have to announce that they need to cancel their appearances, however, the festival has managed to sub in some great replacements. This is the case for Thursday’s Sophie Lancaster stage headliner, The Night Flight Orchestra, who have been replaced by Brit metal legends Lawnmower Deth.

“We are truly sorry you’re not going to get Night Flight Orchestra.” Lawnmower Deth said. “They’re terrific and awfully melodic. Naturally as the B-TEC replacement for them, we sound exactly the same, so your disappointment should be somewhat abated. Just think melodic Swedish hard rock, with balloons. However, the chance to get in a field, well a tent, with you lovely lot and some beer, did we mention beer, is the bar open yet? Bloodstock, we’re coming! At our age, slightly slower, but we’ll be there. Bring beer. And dancing shoes. And beer. Love LMD. x”

Stepping into Soen’s slot on Friday’s Sophie stage are sonic heavyweights, Conan. Talking about their return the British three-piece said “We return to Bloodstock, dead eyes ablaze, breath like frost in our lungs as we arise from our slumber. From a lake of frozen souls, all hail CONAN!”

Replacing Lost Society on Friday’s Ronnie James Dio main stage, are Bloodstock New Blood stage alumni, Divine Chaos. The band had this to say about playing the main stage “Bloodstock is woven into the very fabric of Divine Chaos. Having had the pleasure of playing both the Sophie Lancaster and New Blood Stages, not to mention countless messy weekends as attendees, we are beyond delighted to have the opportunity to play on the Ronnie James Dio stage, long considered the holy grail of UK underground metal. We’re eternally grateful for the faith that the Bloodstock crew has put into this band over the years, and can’t wait to showcase ‘The Way to Oblivion’ on the greatest of stages.”

Also on the Ronnie James Dio main stage, Friday’s Savage Master slot will now see British metal collective Lotus Eater replace them. The band’s debut album ‘Where The Body Goes’ is set for release later this month via Hopeless Records and features their ferocious new single, ‘Obliterate’, featuring a guest slot by Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon. Check it out here:

Thrash beasts Shrapnel replace Noctem on Friday’s Sophie stage. The band inform us “It’s been a long, crazy year, but we can’t think of a better way of getting back to business than playing at Bloodstock! It’s the 20th Anniversary, and our first time at Bloodstock with our new line up, so it’s going to be a special one. We can’t wait to finally blast some of ‘Palace For The Insane’ for you, and we’ll see you in the pit!”

While Blasphemer also had to cancel, Necronautical bring their British black metal wares into their spot on Sunday’s Sophie Stage. “We are thrilled to be granted the opportunity to perform at this year’s Bloodstock.” Frontman/guitarist Naut says. “After over a year in wait, it will be an incredible experience to meet with the fans for our return, and right before the release of our new album ‘Slain in the Spirit’! In spite of the short time to prepare, we guarantee the audience at this year’s Bloodstock an epic and immersive Black/Death metal experience they will not soon forget! See you at the Sophie stage on Sunday night!”

And finally, dark metal squad, Spectral Darkwave join Sunday’s Jager stage line up. Describing themselves as “a hi-definition musical tour of human horror in sonic technicolour”, you know you’re in for something unique! Here’s what to expect:

In after-hours Bloodstock news, the legendary VIP Area ‘Silent Disco’ is returning in an expanded format! VIP-ers will still get their Silent Disco on Friday and Sunday in the Serpents Lair tent, but on Thursday and Saturday, the Silent Disco will kick in from 11pm until 2am over in the New Blood tent. Headsets are at limited capacity, so availability is on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. There’ll be two channels, DJ Rich Harris (Total Rock, Desertfest) will be manning the metal/rock channel and DJ Lloyd Rust (Bearded Theory, Truck Festival) will be spinning the cheese on the pop/disco/dance channel.

Standard weekend tickets for the extended, now 5-day event in 2021 remain under a temporary price freeze at £145 (+ booking fees). In addition, child tickets and parking tickets for 2021’s event are available now at the ticket store, as well as a limited number of day tickets for Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun. Wednesday’s fun remains exclusively for weekend ticket holders. VIP and campervan tickets for 2021 are sold out.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival Bloodstock are teaming up with Planet Rock Radio to launch a new Bloodstock pop-up station showcasing music from many of this year’s acts like Judas Priest, Kreator and The Wildhearts, as well as others from BLOODSTOCK’s past such as Slayer, Nightwish, Machine Head, Gojira, etc. The channel will run for 3 months and is available on Planet Rock’s premium app, the Planet Rock Radio website and via smart speakers. Fans can get a month’s free subscription to Planet Rock Premium (in addition to a 7-day free trial period) using the code ‘Bloodstock’. Start your Bloodstock party early by tuning in from next Friday! More info here.