Many of you are no doubt making your way home after another stunning year at Catton Park over the weekend, but Bloodstock is not a festival to rest on its laurels - far from it.
Announced over the weekend, the metal festival is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary next year, going from its humble beginnings as an indoor festival to the huge event it has become in recent years (we did a piece on its history, if you fancied a read), and organisers have already announced 25 acts confirmed to be part of next year’s celebrations.
Pre-sale tickets to the event, set to be held from August 6 to 9, are already available - so if any of the 25 announced acts we’ve listed in our gallery take your interest, don’t delay and act now by visiting See Tickets from today.
So, who is set to fill Derbyshire with their cacophony next Bloodstock Open Air?
19. Carpenter Brut
French synthwave project of Franck Hueso, blending aggressive electronic beats with '80s horror/action film influences and a metal background. This will be their first appearance at Bloodstock. | Stefan Brending
20. 200 Stab Wounds
American death metal band from Cleveland, known for their brutal, old-school death metal sound with a contemporary edge and gore themes. This will be their first appearance at Bloodstock. | Stephanie Cabral
21. Shining
Norwegian experimental band from Oslo, known for their "blackjazz" sound, a fusion of free jazz and blackened industrial metal. This will be their second appearance at Bloodstock, having played in 2022. | Provided
22. The Hell
English metalcore/beatdown hardcore band from Watford, Hertfordshire, known for their aggressive style. This will be their first appearance at Bloodstock. | Provided
23. Heavysaurus
Finnish heavy metal band uniquely targeting children, with members performing in dinosaur costumes and music described as "dinosaur metal." This will be their first appearance at Bloodstock. | Getty Images
24. Black Spiders
English hard rock/stoner rock band from Sheffield, known for their overdriven guitar riffs and influences from AC/DC and Motörhead. This will be their second appearance at Bloodstock, having played in 2021 after their reformation. | Provided