Legendary Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR have been confirmed to headline the 2014 edition of Bloodstock festival, set to take place next August at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. The band will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their In The Nightside Eclipse album by making a number of festival appearances next year, including Wacken.
EMPEROR members Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) and Samoth (real name: Tomas Haugen) will be joined by Bård Guldvik “Faust” Eithun on drums, and they will perform the CD in its entirety. There will be no new studio album or a worldwide tour — only a few exclusive festival appearances next year to mark the celebration of this landmark release.
The news of EMPEROR’s appearance at Wacken Open Air was announced on August 2 at this year’s edition of the festival at a press conference which was attended by Ihsahn and Samoth.