Opeth walked so Gojira could run. Progressive death metal titans at the turn of the millennium, the Swedish band's ascension to festival headliner - this is their third time taking top billing at Bloodstock - and into venues as illustrious as Wembley Arena helped elevate extreme metal beyond its underground roots and into the kind of mainstream, crossover sphere where such bands can play events like the Olympics whilst still getting booked as Bloodstock headliners.
So an Opeth headline set based on a fan vote, drawing almost entirely on old school classics must surely be a slam dunk, right? Well, sort of.
