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Iowa's ROCK GONE WILD Festival Officially Canceled

According to a posting on the web site of "House of Hair", the syndicated 1980s hard rock/heavy metal radio show hosted by TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, Rock Gone Wild — the four-day rock festival scheduled for August 20-23 in Northwood, Iowa — has officially been canceled. Just last month, th...

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Report: Iowa's Diamond Jo Casino Says 'No' To ROCK GONE WILD

Cole Mathisen of KIMT — a CBS affiliate television station serving Mason City, Iowa; Rochester, Minnesota; and Austin, Minnesota — reports: The future of a major rock festival is uncertain. The general manager of Diamond Jo Casino in Worth County tells us they're not allowing Rock Gone Wild to happe...

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PARADISE LOST, THE GATHERING, BEHEMOTH, SAXON Confirmed For France's TATTOO THE MIND #2

PARADISE LOST, THE GATHERING, BEHEMOTH, UNEARTH, SAXON and ENSLAVED are among the confirmed bands for the Tattoo The Mind #2 festival, set to take place October 10-11, 2009 at Les Arènes in Metz, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 10, 2009: PARADISE LOST THE GAT...

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Iowa's ROCK GONE WILD Festival Canceled?

Cityview, Central Iowa's independent weekly, has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET of the apparent cancelation of Rock Gone Wild, the Iowa-based four-day festival which was supposed to take place August 20-23 at the Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood. Cityview, which had conducted a number of interviews with ar...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed At SONISPHERE

Raz of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON at the Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the four-minute chat below. SAXON's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", so...

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HEAVEN & HELL, DORO, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD: Photos From WACKEN OPEN AIR Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: Thursday, July 30 (photos): SKYLINE SCHANDMAUL JBO RUNNING WILD HEAVE...

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SAXON, ANVIL Confirmed For U.K.'s HELLFIRE II Festival

SAXON and ANVIL have been confirmed for the Hellfire II festival, set to take place November 6-8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:: SAXON ANVIL FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM TESSERACT VIKING SKULL RISE TO REMAIN SPIT LIKE THIS SACRED MOTHER TONGUE OCTOB...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR: German-Language TV Report Available

A two-minute German-language report on this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. According to Reuters, fans attending this year's Wacken Open Air were asked on Thursday (July 30) to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR Attendees Asked To Avoid Hugging, Kissing On The Cheek, And Shaking Hands

According to Reuters, fans attending this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany were asked on Thursday (July 30) to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands" lest they spread the H1N1 influenza. On its web site, the health ministry of Germany's northern Schleswig-Holstein region...

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DARK FOREST: 'Defender' EP Due Next Month

England's DARK FOREST will release the CD version of its new EP, "Defender", at the Reanimator Night concert in Wolverhampton on August 22. The vinyl edition will follow a couple of weeks later. According to the group, "There will be a special deal for those who buy both the CD and the vinyl: you'll...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, CARCASS, EUROPE Members On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Dani Filth of CRADLE OF FILTH, Bill Steer of CARCASS and Joey Tempest from EUROPE were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (Friday, July 24) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The special episode, which focused on...

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BLITZKRIEG, EDEN'S CURSE, DARKNESS DYNAMITE, Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

BLITZKRIEG, EDEN'S CURSE, DARKNESS DYNAMITE and MALEFICE have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ABGOTT AGONYST ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANA...

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SAXON Interviewed On 'Wyldside Radio'; Video Available

British heavy metal legends SAXON were interviewed by "Wyldside Radio" on July 9, 2009 prior to the band's performance at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. Watch the question-and-answer session below. SAXON is confirmed to perform at Rock Gone Wild, America's newest and most diverse rock f...

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LORD's New Album To Feature Members Of DIO, MEGADETH, ANGRA

Australian metallers LORD have revealed a list of guest musicians who appear on their forthcoming album, "Set In Stone", due in the band's home country in late August via Riot! Entertainment and in Japan in October through Soundholic Records. Release dates for the rest of the world will be announced...

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Police Trying To Ban U.K.'s 'Bulldog Bash'

According to Telegraph.co.uk, police are seeking to shut down the Bulldog Bash at Long Marston, Warwickshire, United Kingdom because it is "associated with serious crime." The Bulldog Bash at Long Marston, Warwickshire is organized by the British wing of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and has been...