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APOCALYPTICA And GAMMA RAY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR Festival
APOCALYPTICA, GAMMA RAY, AMORAL, STAM1NA, VIIKATE and CALLISTO are the latest bands to be confirmed for the eighth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to be held July 15-17 at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland. The 2005 festival will once again present more than 30 bands from different styl...March 22, 2005
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MASTODON And LIFE OF AGONY Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival
MASTODON and LIFE OF AGONY have been confirmed for the 2005 installment of the Waldrock Festival, set to take place on June 4 in Burgum, Netherlands. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: DIO DIMMU BORGIR SOILWORK BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ACCEPT MEGADETH EPICA MESHUGGAH METAL CHURCH ENTOMBED...March 19, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: MÖTLEY CRÜE ACCEPT SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS KA...March 18, 2005
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MASTODON And EVERGREY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
MASTODON and EVERGREY have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 11-12 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, June 11 (doors: 10:00 a.m.): IRON MAIDEN 21.30-23.40 SLAYER 19.20-20.50 LACUNA CO...March 16, 2005
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Veteran U.K. all-girl hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. GIRLSCHOOL will be the headliners on Friday, May 13. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at t...March 16, 2005
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SLIPKNOT, PAPA ROACH, HELMET, KREATOR Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
SLIPKNOT, PAPA ROACH, ALTER BRIDGE, HELMET, ROSE TATTOO, SICK OF IT ALL, KREATOR, MASTODON and ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. Meanwhile, MADBALL have cancelled their appearance at the festival. The billing for t...March 15, 2005
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SUNRIDE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Finland's SUNRIDE have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH CHILDREN OF BODOM COMMUNIC ENSIFERU...March 12, 2005
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CORONER Reunion In The Works?
The legendary technical metal band CORONER from Zurich, Switzerland have been asked to take part in a metal festival to take place in Chicago in late 2005. Guitarist Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. Tommy T. Baron, more recently of KREATOR) was contacted and offered a headlining slot at the festival, which is...March 10, 2005
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WINTERSUN/IMPERANON Guitarist Working On New Project: Audio Available
WINTERSUN/IMPERANON guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari has launched a new project with 16-year-old Finnish keyboardist Risto Kupiainen (who has previously collaborated with IMPERANON frontman Aleksi Sihvonen). The first rough sample of the group's material, a track called "The Discovery of Time", can be dow...March 10, 2005
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says MEGADETH Will Not Play This Year's OZZFEST
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has shot down rumors that the band might have secured a slot on the main stage at this year's Ozzfest alongside BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN and the "Among the Living" lineup of ANTHRAX. The band, who completed a U.S. headlining tour last December, are expected to top a...March 10, 2005
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Trial Date Set For RUSH Guitarist ALEX LIFESON
MediaGab.com is reporting that a trial date has been set for the lead guitarist of the internationally known rock group RUSH, who is facing felony charges for an altercation with Collier County (FL.) deputies at the Ritz-Carlton on New Year's Eve 2004. Alex Zivojinovich, who is accused of pushing a...March 9, 2005
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BEN JACKSON GROUP To Release 'All Over You' This Month
Florida-based heavy metal band the BEN JACKSON GROUP is set to release its new album "All Over You" on March 29, via Screaming Ferret Wreckords. "All Over You" is the band's second album. Vocalist/guitarist Ben Jackson created his own band to further expand the musical direction explored by his prev...March 8, 2005
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U.D.O.: In Mixing Mode
U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have posted the following message on their official web site: The band was working a lot in the last [few] weeks to finish the recording of the new album, which will be titled 'Mission No. X'. Stefan [Kaufmann, guitarist/produc...March 6, 2005
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MAJESTY To Enter Studio This Summer
Germany's MAJESTY will enter the studio this summer to record their new album with producer Stefan Kaufmann (former ACCEPT drummer, current U.D.O. guitarist). Commented band leader Tarek Maghari: "MAJESTY will again write metal history this year. The new songs are fantastic and we can't wait to pres...March 4, 2005
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U.D.O. Announce New Album Title
U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have set "Mission No. X" as the title of their new album, tentatively due late summer via AFM Records. 13 songs will reportedly appear on the follow-up to 2004's "Thunderball", whcih will mark the recording debut with the group...March 3, 2005