NILE AND MAYHEM Added to the Bloodstock 2012 Lineup

Some fantastic news from the Bloodstock 2012 team as they announce two more additions to what is already shaping up to be the heaviest Bloodstock Open Air Festival ever. Joining the fun this August will be American death metal virtuoso’s Nile and black metal legends Mayhem. They join an already great lineup consisting of the already announced headliners Alice Cooper (Sunday) and Behemoth (Friday) plus Deicide, special guests Dimmu Borgir, Watain, Hatebreed and many others. The full lineup so far is below:
RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE
ALICE COOPER
BEHEMOTH
ANVIL – WATAIN – PARADISE LOST – DIMMU BORGIR – HATEBREED – CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – SANCTUARY – GRAND MAGUS – THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – DEICIDE – NILE – MAYHEM
SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE
ORANGE GOBLIN – ANAAL NATHRAKH
With four critically acclaimed albums, a few EPs and several world tours under their belt, NILE has raised the bar for extreme metal bands musically, lyrically and conceptually. Guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders says:

The members of Nile are eagerly looking forward to our first-ever appearance at Bloodstock this year. Let Metal Take Place!

Boasting withering live performances that are nothing short of legendary, expect NILE to deliver one of the most crushing sets of the weekend.
When it comes to the definitive history of black metal, MAYHEM’s name is at the forefront. Through the church burnings, murder, imprisonments and myopic teenage nationalism, MAYHEM has endured and survived, turning the circus-like atmosphere into a sustained musical career, in the studio and more importantly, on stage, without losing any of their spit and bile along the way.
With a live show oozing evil and darkness both sonically and visually, MAYHEM’s only UK show of 2012 will leave CATTON HALL in a bloody mess, and all the better for it.
Tickets for Bloodstock Open Air 2012 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire are currently on sale from all the usual outlets. For further rock & metal festival news including any further additions to the Bloodstock line up as well as news on Download 2012 and Sonisphere Knebworth please keep checking back with Rocksins.