Bloodstock : 30 Bands Not To Miss - Bossk

29. Bossk - Sophie Lancaster stage - Friday evening, just before eight (probably).

Are you bored with modern metal? Does everything sound to you the same? Do you hunger after something with more complexity and emotional depth? Well my friend the answer is simple, the answer is Bossk. This is prog metal for a dystopian world. It takes what is usually euphoric and optimistic artform and dials up the fear, loathing and pessimism. But don't be expecting dark, dank introspection. This is widescreen Odyssey of biblical proportions. An immersive journey into the dark confines of the soul. 

For 18 years Bossk been doing undefinable things with metal. They have never been content to sit on their laurels and they have never been content to exist within one specific genre on the school confined. Within the enclosure of the Sophie Lancaster stage, they will provide a haven for those seeking a more intellectual and transcendental experience. Don't expect anything safe and fully expect to have your definitions of music questioned and challenged.

But that's the point. Bossk don't want you to be mindlessly devoted. They want you to engage with what you are hearing and question its very existence. So, if you're after the antidote to songs about booze, women and broadswords Bossk is the answer.