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AVANTASIA: Footage From Tour Kick-Off Available
EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA kicked off its European tour on Thursday, June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert's opening song can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "bomberman021"). AVANTASIA's touring lineu...June 8, 2008
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STORMWARRIOR Confirmed For Holland's DOKK'EM Festival
German metallers STORMWARRIOR have been confirmed for the Dokk'em open-air festival, set to take place August 9, 2008 in Raard (near Leeuwarden),Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGER AS ART AWAKE BLAZE BAYLEY CARACH ANGREN DIAMOND HEAD DYLATH-LEEN HEIDEVOLK INCURSION DEM...June 4, 2008
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Serbia's CASTLE FESTIVAL Cancelled
The 2008 edition of the Castle Festival, which was slated to take place July 1-5 at Smederevo Fortress in Serbia, has been cancelled. According to a posting on HELLOWEEN's web site, the festival was called off due to "the political situation and local incidents in the country." The following bands w...June 4, 2008
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PRAYING MANTIS Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
UK rock veterans PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Bloodstock Open Air festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDSCAPE COMMUNIC C...June 3, 2008
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Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival; Trailer, Anthem Video Available
This year's Metalcamp festival is scheduled to take place July 3-9, 2008 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The official trailer for the event and the Metalcamp anthem video (performed by the Slovenia-based band PROSPECT) can be viewed below. Metalcamp festival billing: Friday, July 4: Main Stage: IN FLAMES IN EX...June 3, 2008
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F**K YOUR SHADOW FROM BEHIND Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
FUCK YOUR SHADOW FROM BEHIND, MY ELEGY, DARGOLF METZGORE, BLACK THOUGHTS BLEEDING and A DEAD LAMENT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLO...May 31, 2008
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Former STRATOVARIUS Members Reportedly Decide Against Carrying On Without TOLKKI
Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENASISSANCE mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "Just thought you might want to hear this and end the speculations. "Today I made an interview with a biggest heavy metal magazine Rock Hard in Germany with a longtime journalist fr...May 30, 2008
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SAXON: New Album Due In October
According to SPV, SAXON's follow-up to 2007's "The Inner Sanctum", which is currently being recorded, is scheduled for release in October. SAXON's latest video podcast, which was filmed on May 7, 2008 in Sydney, Australia, can be viewed below. Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, BLIND GUARDIA...May 30, 2008
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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: Russian Dates Announced
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have confirmed the following Russian dates: Sep. 06 - St. Petersburg, Russia - DK Lensoveta Sep. 07 - Moscow, Russia - B1 Sep. 09 - Krasnodar, Russia - DS Olimpic Support on the shows will come from GAMMA RAY. HELLOWEEN's Japanese record label, JVC Victor, released a...May 30, 2008
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SAXON Recording New Album
British heavy metal legends SAXON are in the studio recording the follow-up to 2007's "The Inner Sanctum", tentatively due before the end of the year via SPV. In other news, SAXON's latest video podcast, which was filmed on May 7, 2008 in Sydney, Australia, can be viewed below. Produced by Charlie B...May 29, 2008
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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Parts Ways With FRONTIERS RECORDS
REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE the new band featuring former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki appears to have parted ways with Frontiers Records. Commented Tolkki: "Yesterday I finally got confirmation that we are able to do this. They [Frontiers] simply were not the right label for us. That became absol...May 28, 2008
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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Still Looking For Bassist
REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE the new band featuring former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "Having almost completed the line up for REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, we are still looking for bass players. You have to be quick, recordings and tours are awaiting. So please send tw...May 27, 2008
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NAPALM DEATH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. "We are really excited to be a part of the Bloodstock festival this year," NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury told Metal Hammer....May 27, 2008
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MARDUK Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
Swedish black metallers MARDUK 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: Main Stage: IN FLAMES IN EXTREMO CARCASS SIX FEET UNDER WINTERSUN OCTOBER FILE PENITENZIAGITE STAUB UND...May 27, 2008
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RISING DREAM Completes Work On 'Heretic Prophecy' Video
Croatia-based power/thrash metallers RISING DREAM have just finished filming a video for the song "Heretic Prophecy" with director Steve Ravic, who has previously worked with such bands as MANOWAR, GAMMA RAY, RHAPSODY, DESTRUCTION and DORO. According to the band, the clip was shot "in a perfect atmo...May 26, 2008
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