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Ex-MASTERPLAN Singer JORN LANDE: New Audio Interview Available

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #49),featuring former MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (who is performing/recording under the name JORN). The interview lasts approximately 50 minutes and can be heard at this location. Jorn Lande has set "Lonely Are the Brave" as the title of...
March 17, 2008
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AVANTASIA: South American Dates Announced

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA has scheduled the following dates: June 06 - Rocksound Festival - Huttwil, Switzerland June 07 - Sweden Rock - Sölvesborg, Sweden June 18 - Obras - Buenos Aires, Argentina June 20 - Caupolican - Santiago, Chile June 22 - Credicard Hall - Sao Paulo,...
March 11, 2008
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NUCLEAR BLAST Rocks German Charts

For the first time in Nuclear Blast Records' history, eight of the label's releases appeared last week in the German album and single charts at the same time. The following Nuclear Blast releases contributed to this remarkable achievement (most recent chart positions included): Singles: NIGHTWISH -...
March 9, 2008
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MASSACRE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE — consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar),Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE),along with ex-MASSACRE/current DENIAL FIEND members Terry Butler (bass),Steve Swanson (guitars) and Kam Lee (vocals) — has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open...
March 6, 2008
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AVANTASIA, PORCUPINE TREE, GODIVA Confirmed For Switzerland's ROCKSOUND FESTIVAL

AVANTASIA, PORCUPINE TREE, GODIVA and REDEEM have been confirmed for this year's Rocksound Festival, set to take place June 6-7 in Huttwil, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALTER BRIDGE AVANTASIA ELUVEITIE EPICA EUROPE GODIVA HELL'S BELLES (all-girl tribute to AC/DC) LUNAT...
March 6, 2008
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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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RATT, APOCALYPTICA, SATYRICON, BLACK STONE CHERRY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

RATT, APOCALYPTICA, SATYRICON, BLACK STONE CHERRY and SIR LORD BALTIMORE have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACE FREHLEY (US) AIRBOURNE (AUS) APOC...
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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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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SISTER SIN Wins SWEDEN ROCK's 'Nordic Challenge'

Swedish female-fronted band SISTER SIN beat out more than 2,500 groups to win the Nordic Challenge competition and land a slot at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. SISTER SIN recently released a well-received EP, "Smash The Silence". In addition, the...
February 29, 2008
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Italian IRON MAIDEN Tribute Band To Record Album Of Original Material

Italian tribute band THE CLAIRVOYANTS has inked a deal with Valery Records for the release of the group's first collection of original material. The CD will be recorded at Alpha Omega Studios in Como and Nativity Studio in Chiasso, Switzerland and it will be mixed in Milan. According to a press rele...
February 26, 2008
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JORN: New Album Title Revealed

Former MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande — who is performing/recording under the name JORN — has set "Lonely Are the Brave" as the title of his new solo album, tentatively due in early June via Frontiers Records. The CD was mixed at Tommy Hansen's Jailhouse Studio in Denmark. Jorn Lande is one of the g...
February 25, 2008
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DISTURBED, HANOI ROCKS, AIRBOURNE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DISTURBED, HANOI ROCKS and AIRBOURNE have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACE FREHLEY (US) AIRBOURNE (AUS) ASTRAL DOORS (S) AT THE GATES (S) AVATAR...
February 25, 2008