Browsing all posts from June, 2008.

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Metal Rock Fest, Startovarius, Gravetemple, Kansas City Power Metal Fest

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

HANOI ROCKS, WHITE LION, RICHIE KOTZEN, DRACONIAN,
MIDNATTSOL and CRIMES OF PASSION have been confirmed
for the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set
to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
Friday, August 15
CRIMES OF PASSION
WHITE LION
THE WILDHEARTS
HANOI ROCKS
TWISTED SISTER
ADAM BOMB
FATE
WARRIOR
ASTRAL DOORS
ALESTORM
TROUBLE
BULLET
RICHIE KOTZEN
Saturday, August 16
MANIFEST
BENENA [...]

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Lauren Harris, Earthshaker Fest, Rob Zombie, Shadows Fall

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Lauren Harris — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve
Harris — has been confirmed for this year’s Sziget
festival, set to take place August 12-18 in Budapest,
Hungary.
The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:
IRON MAIDEN
REM
DIE ÄRZTE
SEX PISTOLS
KAISER CHIEFS
LAUREN HARRIS
ROISIN MURPHY
Lauren Harris recently inked a deal with Demolition
Records. Her debut CD, “Calm Before The Storm”, was
produced by [...]

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KISS, Zodiacyouth, Scott Ian, KISS

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has told
Australia’s ABC News that although the U.S. might be
suffering an economic slump, he still wants to rock
‘n’ roll all night.
“Good economy or no economy, we gave up doing this for
money a long time ago,” he said.
“We do it because we love it, but we still like being
paid, so you can [...]

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Wacken Open Air, Alice Cooper, Jamey Jasta, David Shankle Group

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

The organizers of the Germany’s Wacken Open Air
festival have issued the following update:
“As announced a few weeks ago, we had an incredible
pre-sale und now it’s happened: the 19th Wacken Open
Air 2008 is SOLD OUT! We thank you all for your
loality and support. In the coming weeks we will
announce campside maps, running [...]

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Alchemist, Bospop Festival, Ozzy Osbourne, Warrant

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Australia’s ALCHEMIST been confirmed for this year’s
edition of Waldrock festival, set to take place July 5
in Burgum, The Netherlands.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
ALCHEMIST
BIOHAZARD
DEATH ANGEL
DEATH BY STEREO
FORBIDDEN
HAIL OF BULLETS
HELMET
HOLLENTHON
LIFE OF AGONY
LORDI
MORBID ANGEL
MY DYING BRIDE
QUEENSRŸCHE
ROSE TATTOO
SLAYER
SYMPHONY X
THIN LIZZY, EUROPE and ANATHEMA have been confimed for
the Bospop festival, set [...]

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Manowar, Ragnarock Open Air, Baden In Blut, Nikki Sixx

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Magic Circle Music and MANOWAR are launching a “Battle
Of The Bands” contest where groups from around the
world will compete against each other to win the
once-in-a-lifetime chance to play on the main stage at
the Magic Circle Festival 2008. The winning band will
be invited to play three songs on the main stage on
Saturday, July 12, 2008. The [...]

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Metallica, Dragonforce, Rockweekend Festival, Rainbow Fanclan

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

METALLICA has scheduled a concert in France on August
14 in Arras at Grand d’Arras. Tickets for this
general-admission showwent on sale on Tuesday, March 18
at 10:00 a.m. local time. MetClub (official METALLICA
fan club) presale begins on Friday, March 14 at 2:00
a.m. PST.
UK extreme power metal band DRAGONFORCE has announced
a special one-off headlining show [...]

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Black Label Society, The Power Of Prog Festival, Cloven Hoof, Nikki Sixx

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Classic Rock are reporting that BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
have been confirmed as the first headline act for the
Hard Rock Hell II festival. This will be the ZAKK
WYLDE fronted band’s only UK gig this year.
Hard Rock Hell II will take place December 5th – 7th
at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales. Black Label
Society will appear on December 6th.
Further [...]

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Anthrax, Vehement, Black Stone Cherry, Dimebag

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

An action figure of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian is
currently being developed for an estimate August 2008
release.
Bif Bang Pow! brings Scott Ian to the world of
collectible figures for the very first time with this
rockin’ resin wobbler that stands seven inches tall
and comes in window-box packaging. If you’re a
faithful fan of this talented man and his music, [...]

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Def Leppard, Randall Amplifiers, Status Quo, Joey Belladonna

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

WHITESNAKE and DEF LEPPARD will team up for a show at
Romexpo, the B Pavilion in Bucharest, Romania on July
8. Both bands are also scheduled to perform in Sofia,
Bulgaria on July 4 at the Academic Stadium as part of
the Arena Muzika 2008 festival.
DEF LEPPARD and WHITESNAKE will embark on a UK
co-headlining tour [...]

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