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Bloodstock Festival 2011 - Day 3 (Sunday) @ Catton Hall, Derbyshire
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Bloodstock Festival

Day 3 - Sunday

14.08.2011

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Catton Hall, Derbyshire

United Kingdom
It may be 11am but Hell are 666% up for this, and are possibly a surprise to many who aren’t familiar with them. For a man who has never been in a band until now David Bower is captivating as a front man and the rest of the band are on equally top form. The whole performance is utterly eccentric as well as fantastic in every aspect. It’s such a triumph that they have been able to resurrect this band with such vigour and energy.[CG]

There’s been a bit of a buzz from those in the know that four piece progressive metal band Spires are ones to definitely catch over at the New Blood Stage this weekend and it soon becomes apparent that this buzz is well founded. Obvious comparisons to Opeth & Mastodon come to mind (which is no bad thing) as vocalist/guitarist Paul Sadler leads the way through a soaring performance of winding songs and razor sharp technical ability that is fantastic to see from a band of this standing. Definitely ones to keep an eye on.

Birmingham grind legends Napalm Death hit the main stage and immediately grab the gathered crowd by the throat with ‘Strong Arm’ from their ‘Time Waits For No Slave’[2009] album. Frontman Barney circles the stage like a man possessed, putting every ounce of his self into every scream and roar as they blast through tracks such as ‘When All Is Said And Done’, ‘Scum’, ‘Suffer The Children’ and a vicious cover of Cryptic Slaughter’s ‘Lowlife’. This is a display of out and out pummelling brutality that once again shows that Napalm Death are still capable of  performing extreme music that can be rarely matched by any of their modern day contemporaries.[JH]

“And this exercise helps you brutalize with us! Exodus!” The ‘Toxic Waltz’ does indeed finish off the boozed up bruisers of the pit, who crawl around in the dust to the thrash titans. Gary Holt melts us with his sexy solos while Rob Dukes, paces up and down stage angrily. Unfortunately the set is ridiculously short due to sound issues.[LR]

Led by the charismatic (and it has to be said – funny as hell) front man Hal Sinden, progressive death metallers Talanas have pulled in a large crowd over at the New Blood Stage. Playing tracks from both their 2009 debut EP ‘Reason & Abstract’ and their  debut album ‘The Waspkeeper’ the band put on a display that although not as tight as their recorded material, proves more than worthy of the attention they receive today.[JH]

Billed as their last ever UK gig At The Gates play a storming set mixing in some of their more popular tracks from ‘Slaughter of the Soul’ with lots of older stuff which is a real treat for the Bloodstock crowd. They have a fantastic sound and Thomas Lindberg is being dazzled by the setting sun for the majority of the performance and remarks “I thought it usually rains here – fuckin’ hell!”! This didn’t seem to matter one jot as the set is note perfect from start to finish, hopefully they will rethink this ‘last ever gig’ business.[CG]

Morbid Angel are welcomed to a mixture of dedicated fans and others who’s nails are bitten to the core, as many wonder how the setlist will pan out after the controversial release of ‘Illud Divinum Insanus’. David Vincent showcases a few more recent favourites such as ‘Nevermore’ while ‘I Am Morbid’ has very mixed reactions. The headbanging resumes as the more old school approach is revisited with classics like ‘Angel of Disease’, ‘Where The Slime Live’ and ‘Chapel of Ghouls’. Unlike a lot of the bands today, MA are lucky enough to have a sound quality to match their deathly superstar status.

Despite clashing with the end of Morbid Angel’s set, hidden gems over on the Sophie stage in the shape of Criminal, end up dragging in the stragglers for a beefy as hell thrash onslaught. The South American sound of early Sepultura seeps through the chunky riffs and with a new album out, this is a band to definitely keep your weary eyes out for as you crawl back to your tent to wave goodbye to the filth that is Bloodstock.[LR]

By all accounts any Motorhead show is always a goodun, but at BOA their headline set it’s rare sight to see the band in such poor spirits and put out a lazy performance. [The Majority Present At BOA]

Reviewed by Claudia Glazzard, Jason Hicks & Lily Randall
Photography by Dale Roberts

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Bloodstock Festival 2011 - Day 1 (Friday)
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