Rocktopia festival and concert reviews: Bloodstock 2010

BLOODSTOCK 2010 – Catton Hall, Derbyshire, UK – 13th to 15th August 2010. A Fireworks Magazine / Rocktopia festival review by Faye Coulman: Musicians in all manner of gory, brutal and glam trappings roll up to salute Bloodstock's momentous ten-year anniversary. Swamped by a 10,000-strong crowd, the UK’s premier metal meeting has expanded dramatically beyond its humble, indoor origins. But with this immense progress, the festival's once-cosy ambience has been sacrificed to the inevitable evils of overpriced ale and militant security checks. Nevertheless, a wealth of electrifying entertainment awaits, with BOA favourites and new blood alike entertaining the metal-hungry hordes gathered here this weekend. http://ping.fm/BDmfk