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THE HAUNTED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Wacken Open Air festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL...March 5, 2008
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NASHVILLE PUSSY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Atlanta's NASHVILLE PUSSY has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Wacken Open Air festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXI...March 4, 2008
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60,000 Tickets Sold For This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
According to the Wacken Open Air festival organizers, 60,000 tickets have already been sold for this year's event, which is scheduled to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The organizers write in a press release, "We think that [we'll be] sold out latest at the end of March/begi...March 4, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Schedules London Signing Session
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will take part in a signing session on Wednesday, March 26 at 6 p.m. at the Zavvi store on Oxford Street in London, England. For more information, click here. Warner Music Austria presented NIGHTWISH with gold-album awards for the band's latest CD, "Dark...March 4, 2008
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TERÄSBETONI Frontman Isn't Worried About Fan Backlash Over Finnish EUROVISION Victory
Jussi Ahlroth of Helsingin Sanomat reports: The "Tampere martial metal," or "heroic metal" (the genres on offer are many) band TERÄSBETONI — the name translates as "[Steel-]Reinforced Concrete" — is not ruffled by the thought that it might become adversely branded after winning the Finnish Eurovisio...March 4, 2008
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Progressive Metallers CYNIC 'Officially' Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have been "officially" confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. (...March 3, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Presented With Gold Awards In Austria
Warner Music Austria presented the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH with gold-album awards for their latest CD, "Dark Passion Play", on February 28, 2008 prior to the band's sold-out concert in Vienna. The awards were handed out by Warner Music sales director Günter Unter before an aud...March 3, 2008
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HIM, NIGHTWISH, LIFE OF AGONY, MINISTRY, OPETH Confirmed For Finland's RUISROCK
HIM, NIGHTWISH, AT THE GATES, LIFE OF AGONY, MINISTRY, OPETH, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and THE CULT are among the confirmed bands for the Ruisrock 2008 festival, set to take place July 4-6 in Ruissalo, Turku, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up a follows: AMORPHIS ANNA JÄRVINEN APOCALYPTICA A...March 3, 2008
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NIGHTWISH In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH played a sold-out show in Milan, Italy earlier tonight (Sunday, March 2). The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro + Bye Bye Beautiful 02. Dark Chest of Wonders 03. Whoever Brings the Night 04. Ever Dream 05. The Siren 06. Amaranth 07. The Islander...March 2, 2008
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PAIN Mainman Discusses German 'Tour Chaos'
The Local reports that Swedish metal band PAIN has had its second scare in the space of a week following a brutal assault in Leipzig last Friday. Still smarting from the vicious attack, which left three members needing treatment, the band hooked up with a new driver in Frankfurt before embarking on...February 29, 2008
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CLUTCH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, CHRIS CORNELL Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN
CLUTCH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, CHRIS CORNELL, DANKO JONES, DIE MANNEQUIN and DEAD BY APRIL have been confirmed for this year's Metaltown festival, set to take place June 27-28 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES NIGHTWISH CAVALERA CONSPIRACY MONSTER MAGNET CHR...February 29, 2008
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ALESTORM, NEGURA BUNGET Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
ALESTORM and NEGURA BUNGET have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Wacken Open Air festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASI...February 29, 2008
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TARJA TURUNEN: More European Dates Announced
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has scheduled the following dates: May 07 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, Germany May 09 - Wave Gothic Treffen Festival - Leipzig, Germany May 11 - Hala Novesta - Zlin, Czech May 12 - Klub Stodola - Warsaw, Poland May 14 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden, Germany May 17 -...February 29, 2008
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DREAM EVIL, NOXA, DISCARD, GHOST BRIGADE Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA
DREAM EVIL, NOXA, DISCARD and GHOST BRIGADE have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a cou...February 29, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA To Support NIGHTWISH On Fall 2008 U.S. Tour
BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal that Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will support NIGHTWISH on the third U.S. leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's tour to promote the "Dark Passion Play" album. The trek, which will include a September 20 date at the House of Blues in New Orleans, L...February 27, 2008
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