Featured image: Abbi Draper Gracing Bloodstock 2026‘s New Blood stage on Sunday, hardcore duo Chug – Jacob Durrant (guitar) and Doug Knight (drums) – brought a relentless dose of aggression to the festival. The two-piece have been steadily carving out their place in the UK hardcore scene with their enigmatic, explosive live shows. Following their New…

Featured image: Katja Ogrin With many sore heads and limbs this morning after the most hardcore day of the festival taking place yesterday, many are recovering from the moshing and pit brutality of the previous day’s antics. As the tradition of a morning movie in the Serpents Lair prevails, the crowd sprawls out onto the plush,…

Featured image: Andy Ford With a new album out and a slot on The Serpent’s Lair Stage at Bloodstock 2026, N0trixx speaks to aAh! about her life with dissociative identity disorder, making an appearance at Bloodstock, and her love of Nu-Metal.  So, this is your first time at Bloodstock, how have you found it so…

Featured image: Abbi Draper After an electrifying start to the weekend, with temperatures slowly climbing, many lather themselves in suncream, shed their band shirts and rise from their tents to trek towards the arena. Saturday has big things incoming for the humans of Bloodstock 2026. Some pace themselves for the day and hide from the early…

Featured image: Abbi Draper After a memorable Thursday opener, Bloodstock 2026 opens its gates once again onto the Hallowed Grounds of Catton Park, kicking off day two of its 25th-anniversary celebration of metal. As the sun rises on Catton Park, festivalgoers emerge from their tents to prepare for another day of mayhem. The morning brings…