Powerwolf - Blessed & Possessed - they got three songs off it for Wacken, and learning the words to Armata Strigoi is, pardon the rhyme, a joy.

Gandalf the Red wrote:That's a pity. Should have done the decent thing and cancelled.


But it's not like he's disabled or anything. Jeff Becerra is paralysed FFS.

Change.org petition - Parkway5 to stop abusing and missing their bassist, by forcing him to play in a wheelchair.

Delain
Saxon
Beyond the Black
Mayhem
Behemoth
Helloween
Edguy
Alcest
Winterfylleth
Candlemass

(I refuse to speculate on which emoscreamo band we'll get, it's depressing)

Skippy wrote:

J.Ross29 wrote:Decent announcment from what I have heard of the bands. Does anyone know why Shvpes dropped out?

The collective will of the entire forums?

But no. The answer is no.

Thy Art & MaroonDrive to go. I reckon they could get Visions of Atlantis, Avantasia & Gamma Ray with the money saved...

ScrumpiesVeteran wrote:Body Count been confirmed since Dec 18 for WOA. Think they have just moved their slot around.

Thank Christ for that. Emoscreamo rubbish is one thing, but BOA can't start booking rappers !

Grab a random pub band called something similar, confuse the karate kids, profit !

I reckon they'll shift loads of day tickets for Parkway, if that impacts weekend though then could be a poor trade off. Yep - any the further problem there is "let's turn up an hour before PWD, watch the end of whatever is on before them", as if it's a normal show. These folks don't spend...

bloodofthekings wrote:If it's bands that Vicky is enthused about then we're in for some god-awful shite

One of the Facebook admins has already had to shoot down a Bring Me The Horizon rumour. It's not great that people took it seriously !

Watching the Download film last night, I can safely and happily say I don't mind if they keep booking these awful emoscreamocore bands - At least they're not booking rappers.

I imagine that Manowar are right out of contention already now ? They've never been in contention, their demands are way beyond what Bloodstock could afford or even want to bow down to. From Simon Hall's social media posts it's reasonable to presume the two have spoken before but got nowhere near a...

I am almost expecting Behemoth, Devin Townsend and Volbeat next year. I figure Saxon will be there too as they headlined the first year and 2020 is the 20th anniversary. Saxon have also said they have some special shows lined up for 2020. Saxon in the sunshine would be glorious. Especially if Biff ...

Haldamir319 wrote:I'm sure Vicky mentioned that there would be a band announcement at the festival. Can't remember if it was headliner or special guest.

What awful rumours are circulating this time ?

It'll be fun to see if they can top the Parkway drama with whoever they've picked.

Manowar having a touch of the Blackie Lawless I see.

Shame for the fans - there can't have been anything stopping them pulling out in time to allow another headliner in.

I imagine it'll be something stupid like "they wouldn't let us play at 200 decibels".

houston4044 wrote:

phuqsticks wrote:Looks like there's going to be a decent crowd around the Jager stage for Womenovwar

Considering there's barely any room nor a sound system that can be heard beyond two lines of people a decent crowd isn't what you want

Operation: BiggerThanShvpes'sCrowd

houston4044 wrote:Thanks for the rundown

Not a bad announcement actually, just got to hope clashes work out alright.

No problem - the small stages are actually looking pretty decent (especially by comparison with the main lineup) - looking forwards to lurking in the tents a lot more this year !