CEREBRAL FIX Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited British punk/thrash crossover band CEREBRAL FIX has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. It is rumored that V.I.T.R.I.O.L. from U.K. black metal band ANAAL NATHRAKH will handle vocals for the group as a one-off at this show. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

Thursday, August 16:

Outdoor

FIREWIND
KIUAS
HEAD-ON
TESTAMENT

Friday, August 17:

Outdoor

DAMAGE CONTROL
EPICA
KORPIKLAANI
MEMFIS
WOLF
DARK TRANQUILLITY
EXPLODER
LACUNA COIL
NEVERMORE

Unsigned Stage

CEREBRAL FIX
IDIOM
MINDFLOW
SINOCENCE
TIMEFALL
ENEMO J
LIFE-DENIED
OMEN
THE-AFTERMATH

Saturday, August 18:

Outdoor

ARCH ENEMY
BEYOND ALL REASON
FINNTROLL
IN FLAMES
RISE TO ADDICTION
BENEDICTION
DREAM EVIL
FREEDOM CALL
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
SABBAT

Unsigned Stage:

EXIT TEN
KOBRAKAI
NEPHWRACK
SPEEDTHEORY
THE APOSTACY
TRIGGER 9
HONEY FOR CHRIST
NEMHAIN
SINNERGOD
TERRATHORN
THE HOLLOW EARTH THEORY

Formed in 1986, CEREBRAL FIX was made up of vocalist Simon Forrest, bassist Frank Healy, rhythm guitarist Gregg Fellows, lead guitarist Tony Walburton and drummer Kev Frost, according to The Runout Groove. For a while their drummer was Andy Baker, a metal mainstay who would play also with SACRILEGE, VARUKERS and the legendary CATHEDRAL. CEREBRAL FIX recorded their first demo, "We Need Therapy", the following year, but it wasn't until 1988 that their debut, "Life Sucks... And Then You Die", was released through the Vinyl Solutions label. In the next year they recorded demos for the follow-up, "Tower of Spite", which was released via Roadrunner Records and became their most celebrated album. "Bastards" came out in 1991, and was followed by the band's final LP, 1992's "Death Erotica".