This August's Bloodstock Festival is already looking to be an unmissable event for metal fans - now it's just got even better.
Iced Earth have now been added to the bill for the Saturday of the three-day festival for what will be their only UK show of this year.
December 2007 saw band chief John Schaffer bow to longtime fans' wishes and announce the return of vocalist Matt Barlow to replace fornmer Judas Priest frontman Tim 'Ripper' Owens.
The band are currently working on a new album tentatively titled 'Revelation Abomination' and preparing for their first live shows of 2008.
BANDS CONFIRMED ALREADY FOR BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2008
FRIDAY AUGUST 15:
OPETH
HELLOWEEN
EVILE
PRIMAL FEAR
ELUVEITIE
COMMUNIC
TYR
SAINT DEAMON
SATURDAY AUGUST 16 :
DIMMU BORGIR
ICED EARTH
AT THE GATES
MOB RULES
SOIL WORK
MOON SORROW
SWALLOW THE SUN
CLOUDSCAPE
SUNDAY AUGUST 17:
OVERKILL
KATAKLYSM
Our bets are on the reformed Carcass as headliner for the Sunday but who knows.
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