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Bloodstock
Add Sepultura And Iced Earth. Friday 3rd February 2012
Metal titans ICED EARTH and thrash icons SEPULTURA
are the latest additions to BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
2012, joining an already stellar line up that
includes headline sets from ALICE COOPER and BEHEMOTH,
as well as exclusive appearances from WATAIN,
special guests DIMMU BORGIR, HATEBREED, BLACK
DAHLIA MURDER & many more.
ICED EARTH were born in 1985, formed by Jon Schaffer
– a determined, street-tough kid with the
drive to create a band to make his heroes Judas
Priest, KISS, and Iron Maiden proud. The band
released its riff-heavy self-titled debut album
in 1990 and never looked back. Nine studio albums
– considered masterpieces of metal –
cemented the band’s reputation for crafting
exceptionally well-made music, the centerpiece
of which being Schaffer’s trademark rhythm
guitar style and powerful, in-your-face lyrics
that often combine themes of self reliance, a
healthy distrust of authority, history, and science
fiction. He says:
"We are looking forward to returning to Bloodstock
in 2012, our second time after 2008. The UK shows
we played on our World Dystopia Tour last fall
were some of the best on the tour and we cannot
wait to bang our heads with the UK minions again!"
Over the years, Schaffer has surrounded himself
with some of the finest musicians in the world
– including famed vocalists Matt Barlow,
Tim Owens, and now Stu Block – to help bring
his musical visions to life. This summer Schaffer
brings this vision to BLOODSTOCK once more, for
their only UK show of 2012, and one of the highlights
of the metal festival calendar.
SEPULTURA is one of the major names in metal history.
From their humble beginnings 27 years ago, these
Brazilians went on to create a legacy, influencing
a whole generation of younger bands and becoming
a true institution. Despite rough times due to
significant line-up changes, nomadic relationships
with record labels and various changes in the
overall musical environment, SEPULTURA have never
backed down, continuously following their path,
always re-emerging stronger than ever before.
At their only UK show of 2012, SEPULTURA will
remind the BLOODSTOCK crowd why they are South
America’s biggest metal export, with a classic
set featuring timeless anthems such as “Arise”,
“Beneath The Remains”, “Troops
Of Doom” “Refuse/Resist”, “Territory”
and many many more.
With tickets selling faster than ever before,
BLOODSTOCK 2012 is destined for a sell-out this
year. Over 100 bands - the majority of which are
exclusive appearances - and a ticket price of
only £115 for four days of metal magic INCLUDING
camping - BLOODSTOCK offers metalheads the most
attractive ticket in the UK. Get yours now from
www.bloodstock.uk.com
2012 marks the 6th season of Red Bull Bedroom
Jam, the platform that takes unsigned bands from
the bedroom to the stage. Evolving each year, 2012
marks a new chapter in the program which, among
its many others benefits, will now give 3 successful
bands the chance to devise, create and produce their
very own high spec music video in conjunction with
a team of industry professionals – so this
year there’s even more reason to get uploading!
As always, this year’s Red Bull Bedroom Jam
will be giving 8 bands the chance to play four of
the UK’s best summer festivals – Slam
Dunk, Hevy, Download and Sonisphere. In addition
to this, the overall champion will then get studio
time in the state-of-the-art recording space, Red
Bull Studios London and a support slot of a major
artist’s UK wide tour.
To kick off the 2012 season, from Monday 30th January
15 weekly shows will present the best of this year’s
entries before it goes to the vote on who will make
it through to the festival stage. Hosting the shows
this year is Kerrang!’s new bands editor and
rock connoisseur, Katie P. The judging panel who
will be helping pick the cream of the crop to go
through to the festival stage and later, the live
final is: editor Ben Patashnik (Rock Sound), festival
booker Andy Copping (Download Festival) and rock
agent Becky Sugden (The Agency Group).
How it works:
Bands can enter Red Bull Bedroom Jam now by uploading
their music video to redbullbedroomjam.com
One band will be chosen each week for 15 weeks,
using the Buzz Chart system. These bands will have
the Bedroom Jam team come and record a live show
direct from their bedrooms
From these 15 bands, 8 will be chosen by the panel
of judges to play the festival tour
At the end of the festival season the judges will
choose three finalists. Each of these will have
a TV-quality music video made for them
Then the final 3 will go head to head in a live
final to see who walks away as the Red Bull Bedroom
Jam Champion!
Last year’s Red Bull Bedroom Jam Champions,
Page 44 have recently returned from their UK-wide
tour supporting The Blackout and We Are The Ocean.
Commenting on their RBBJ experience they said:
“It was incredible – absolutely
amazing. Joining The Blackout and We Are The Ocean
on tour was something we could never have dreamed
of without the help of Red Bull Bedroom Jam. We’ve
experienced so much and have so much to show since
entering - we've really developed as a band!”
Head to redbullbedroomjam.com now to get your band
involved or check out the entries so far.
Editors’ Notes:
Buzz Radar
Buzz Radar is an algorithm that measures an artist’s
true 'buzz' across the various social networks and
aims to provide an accurate picture of artist popularity
whilst guarding against the usual problems associated
with vote rigging. Data collected will include number
of views and votes each video gets on the Red Bull
Bedroom Jam, number of plays and views each artist
gets on Myspace, along with information on the number
of Tweets that are received. Data will then be correlated
to form a real-time chart that will be used to select
the artist for the live shows on a weekly basis.
Rules & Dates
To enter, bands must be unsigned and have at least
one member under the age of 22
The first Red Bull Bedroom Jam web-streamed show
featuring the band picked using the Buzz Chart will
be broadcast on redbullbedroomjam.com at 5pm on
Monday 30th January. These shows will be at the
same time each week for a series of 15 weeks
From the 15 bands who have played a live show, the
band that resides at the top of the Festival Buzz
Chart and 6 bands chosen by judges will continue
to the festival tour. In addition to this a ‘wild
card’ band will be chosen by the judges from
any of the 2012 entries to also continue to the
festival stage
Following the festival tour, the judges will pick
3 bands to go head to head in a live final.
The public will then vote to choose their favourite
band to be crowned the 2012 Red Bull Bedroom Jam
Champion
The Judges
Andy Copping Andy started in the business as a DJ
at Rock City in Nottingham before moving on to launch
City In The Park and Distortion Festival. Since
then Andy has become the booker for Download Festival
and is now in his 9th year of doing so.
Beckie Sugden Currently acting as an agent for clients
including Architects, My Passion and Devil Sold
His Soul, Beckie worked her way up through the ranks
from music journalist to beginning her own company
to acting as an agent for Ice-T. Having made the
move into rock and metal music she is the knowledge
when it comes to an industry perspective of ‘the
next big thing’.
Ben Patashnik Current editor of Rocksound Magazine.
Rock addict and all round authority on everything
metal, Ben joins the judging panel this year to
bring his passion for music and reviewing prowess
to the selection process. The ultimate filter for
great music.
The
Presidents Of United States Of America - Peaches
As
we are excited to see that The Presidents OF United
States Of America are heading back to the UK in
March for a tour we have decided to stream their
video for the classic song 'Peaches'.
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2012 marks the 6th season of Red Bull Bedroom
Jam, the platform that takes unsigned bands from
the bedroom to the stage. Evolving each year, 2012
marks a new chapter in the program which, among
its many others benefits, will now give 3 successful
bands the chance to devise, create and produce their
very own high spec music video in conjunction with
a team of industry professionals – so this
year there’s even more reason to get uploading!
