AVANTASIA — the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias
Sammet — has been confirmed for the Rockin’ Field
Festival, set to take place July 26 in Adro (BS),
Italy. The group’s schedule is now shaping up as
follows:
July 04 – Castle Festival – Smederevo Fortress, Serbia
July 10 – Masters of Rock Festival – Vizovice, Czech
Republic
July [...]
Nebraska-based extreme power metal band CELLADOR has
issued the following update:
“As some of you may have seen, the first two major
tours of 2008 ended up falling through on us for
various reasons which were named. As you might guess,
these cancellations came as a somewhat devastating
blow to everyone involved with the band and ultimately
started a chain reaction that [...]
TESTAMENT, HATESPHERE and LAY DOWN ROTTEN aer among
the confirmed bands for the third installment of the
Metal GDL festival, set to take place June 27-28 in
Grandola (Parque de Feiras e Exposições de Grandola),
Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as
follows:
TESTAMENT
HATESPHERE
LAY DOWN ROTTEN
MEN EATER
SWITCHTENSE
CONCEALMENT
SEVEN STITCHES
REQUIEM LAUS
THE RANSACK
THANATOSCHIZO
CORPUS CHRISTII
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/metalgdl.
CANDLEMASS, UNLEASHED and MESHUGGAH have been
confirmed [...]
New MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick (formerly of
JAG PANZER and NEVERMORE) has issued the following
update:
“Just finishing up some loose ends before I head out.
I have 20 songs down and there are a few more I will
learn while on the road. I love playing the solos to
‘Hangar 18′ and ‘Washington Is Next!’ and look forward
to playing them [...]
TURMOIL, HOODS and FURIOUS STYLES are among the
confirmed bands for the Eulogy Fest, set to take place
March 15-16 at The Dogpund in Miami, Florida. The
event, which is being organized by Eulogy Recordings
and Hand of Hope Records, will showcase the current
lineup of bands, new signings, and affiliated artists.
Eulogy Fest billing so far:
TURMOIL
HOODS
FURIOUS STYLES
WISDOM IN CHAINS
DIEYOUNG
KIDS LIKE [...]
According to The Pulse of Radio, MUDVAYNE’s touring
and album plans for 2008 have yet to be nailed down.
The band was initially rumored as one of the big acts
on this summer’s Rockstar Mayhem tour, which is
already confirmed to include DISTURBED and SLIPKNOT on
the bill. MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough told The
Pulse of Radio that he heard the [...]
KORPIKLAANI, ELUVEITIE, OCTOBER FILE, DEAD BEYOND
BURIED and BIOMECHANICAL have been confirmed for the
Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 3-9, 2008
in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping
up as follows:
Friday, July 4:
IN FLAMES
WINTERSUN
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
CATAMENIA
OCTOBER FILE
MACHINEMADE GOD
HATE
ALESTORM
PENITENZIAGITE
STAUB UND SCHATTEN
Saturday, July 5:
APOCALYPTICA
CELTIC FROST
SOILWORK
FINNTROLL
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
TANKARD
MERCENARY
DARK FORTRESS
THE SORROW
DEAD [...]
Scandinavian melodic metallers SAINT DEAMON have been
confirmed for this year’s Bloodstock Open Air
festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at
Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival
billing is now shaping up as follows:
AT THE GATES
CLOUDSCAPE
COMMUNIC
DIMMU BORGIR
ELUVEITIE
EVILE
HELLOWEEN
KATAKLYSM
MOONSORROW
OPETH
OVERKILL
PRIMAL FEAR
SAINT DEAMON
SOILWORK
SWALLOW THE SUN
TÝR
SAINT DEAMON was formed in 2006 by ex-DIONYSUS drummer
Ronny Milianowicz who subsequently recruited fellow
DIONYSUS member Nobby [...]
Diminished Fifth Records has announced the signing of
Moncton, New Brunswick’s IRON GIANT. The group’s
second full-length album, “Creator of Scars”, will be
released later in the year.
According to a press release, IRON GIANT “needs no
introduction in Eastern Canada,” having been “tearing
up stages for years with their brand of no-class,
heavy-ass, white-trash, rock ‘n’ roll! Since recording
‘Creator of Scars’, [...]
Alan Sculley of the Asbury Park Press recently
conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA
drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and HELLYEAH guitarist Tom
Maxwell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
On HELLYEAH’s “party” vibe:
Vinnie: “I think the party vibe evolved as we were
writing the record. We were having a good time making
the record, so why shouldn’t the lyrics be [...]
