Kev of @RFTKPromotions : @BLOODSTOCKfest #METAL2THEMASSES Semi Finals are coming to #Newcastle! #metal #rock @weareTHINKTANK
Over the past few weeks, 25 great bands have graced the stage in the first ever Newcastle round of the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses. The Newcastle winner will go on to play Bloodstock Festival in August. There have been some high quality and extremely tight battles in the heat stages, but now only 10 bands remain. "I knew there was a lot of talent in Newcastle," says promoter Kev Morris of RFTK Promotions, "Though I hadn't expected some of the heats to be so tight." "I'm genuinely gutted for some of the bands that didn't go through - but - that only goes to show the bands we've got to be all the better" There are two semi finals which will reduce the field from 10 down to 5. The semi finals take place in Think Tank on Time Square on May 15th and May 29th. This Sunday, 5 bands battle it out - they are; Hellion Rising - local Groove metal Arcite - Melodic Metal Guardian - hardcore from Nort...