Carcass, Satyricon and Sylosis Lead Christmas Bloodstock Line-Up Announcement

If you’re a hardcore Bloodstock fan then Christmas has come early as organisers have dropped a slew of new bands joining their August bill which is set to be headlined by Opeth, Architects, and Amon Amarth.

On the Ronnie James Dio main stage, grindcore & melodic death metal pioneers Carcass land Sunday’s special guest slot while also appearing Sunday on the RJD main stage are South American progressive sludge metal project, Cultura Tres, who feature Sepultura’s Paolo Pinto Jr on bass.

Black metal icons, Satyricon will return to the stage for the first time in 5 years to headline Sunday’s Sophie Lancaster stage. Speaking about their increasingly rare appearances, frontman Satyr informs us:

“The way SATYRICON’s attitude has resonated with English fans throughout our journey as a band, has made us feel that playing there isn’t so much a visit, but rather a homecoming. Having decided to do only a few select shows, we can’t go everywhere, but fortunately there are a few places our hearts seem to take us, one way or the other. Like England.”

British progressive metallers Sylosis have landed a Saturday slot on the Sophie stage and had this to say about their return:

“We can’t wait to be back at BLOODSTOCK! We’ve had some amazing shows over the years, but it feels like next year is going to be really special!”

Also appearing on Saturday’s Sophie stage are American goth metal project, Ludovico Technique while metal pirates Red Rum also grab a Saturday Sophie slot.

Elsewhere, thrash veterans Sadus bring their death/thrash fury to the Sophie stage for the first time ever on Sunday joined by Spanish alt metal collective, Ankor. Before that though, the party kicks off on Thursday night as prog metal Swedes Evergrey are set to headline Thursday’s Sophie stage, with earlier evening sets from classic heavy metallers Tailgunner and Bournemouth rock n’ roll squad, South of Salem kicking off the party.

Tickets for Bloodstock 2024 are onsale now and going fast, with less than 10% remaining of the standard Early Bird weekend tickets, priced at £165 (+ bkg fee). Once the discounted Early Bird allocation has gone, standard weekend tickets will increase in price to £185 (+ bkg fee) so head over to the 2024 ticket store now. If you still need a reason to buy a ticket, check out our extensive coverage of Bloodstock 2023 here.

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