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D'ESPAIRSRAY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Japanese "cult" band D'ESPAIRSRAY (web site) have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST...

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TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE and TIGERTAILZ (featuring guitarist Jay "John" Pepper, bassist Pepsi Tate and singer Kim Hooker) have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (i...

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STRYPER Replace TWISTED SISTER At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Reunited Christian hard rockers STRYPER have replaced TWISTED SISTER on the billing of this year's Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is now as follows: Friday, March 10: BRAINSTORM 17:00 VIRGIN STEELE 18:20...

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WE And THE DOGMA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian quartet WE and Italy's THE DOGMA have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CH...

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ALICE COOPER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ALICE COOPER has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO DRAG...

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Former UFO Guitarist 'Thrills' Chicago Audience, Talks About Upcoming CD

Legendary guitarist Paul Chapman (UFO) flew into Chicago on Friday, February 10 to perform at the "Benefit for Stacy" concert. Chapman interviewed with Rebel Access TV and went into details about a compilation of UFO greats that he co-wrote that will be coming out this summer, with special "huge" gu...

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REDEMPTION: New Album Details Revealed

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We have finished the writing for our new CD, 'The Origins of Ruin', and we have scheduled studio time in March and April to record the CD with a hopeful relea...

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SCORPIONS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Long-running German hard rockers SCORPIONS have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CH...

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REDEMPTION Announce New Bassist

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I am excited to introduce you to Sean Andrews, REDEMPTION's newest member. Sean is an exceptionally gifted bassist and he replaces the departing James Sherwoo...

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SKYCLAD, PARAGON Confirmed For U.K.'s RAGNAROK FESTIVAL Pre-Show Party

Metalism UK and the Ragnarok Festival have announced the complete lineup for the festival's pre-show party on November 3, dubbed Fimbulvetr (The Winter of Winters). First up are NEVERWINTER, a band from the Bristol area of England who play a style of music that is somewhat folk-, gothic- and progres...

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FREEDOM CALL Keyboardist To Sit Out Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

FREEDOM CALL/GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann has posted the following message on the FREEDOM CALL web site: "Nils Neumann will not play the keyboards during the FREEDOM CALL tour in March and April. He wants to finally finish his studies and his exams are within this period. Nils will stay a fix...

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DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE, NASTY IDOLS, NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS and HOUSE OF SHAKIRA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BL...

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GAMMA RAY Add Minnesota Date To North American Tour

Hamburg, Germany-based GAMMA RAY, featuring Kai Hansen (formerly of HELLOWEEN) on lead vocals, will make their only Midwest/mid-country appearance at the Rock Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota, on Friday, May 12. This performance will be the closing date of their first-ever U.S. tour and the only pe...

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MYSTIC CIRCLE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

According to their record label (Dockyard 1),German "dark Satanic metal band" MYSTIC CIRCLE have have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEI...

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WHITESNAKE, OPETH Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

WHITESNAKE and OPETH have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA RAY NEVERMORE OPETH SONATA ARCTICA STRATOVAR...