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OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH, LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

Rocklahoma, the premier eighties music festival in the United States being held July 9-12 in Pryor, Oklahoma announces Thursday as "Heavy Metal Day." General Manager of Catch the Fever Music Festivals Mark Nuessle had this to say, "Rocklahoma is a celebration of the eighties music that made rock gre...

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FREEDOM CALL Putting Finishing Touches On New Album; New Bassist Announced

German metallers FREEDOM CALL, whose current lineup includes GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann, are putting the finishing touches on their new album, tentatively titled "Legend Of The Shadowking", for an August/September release. According to the band, "The basis of concept is an aristocratic pers...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, CRADLE OF FILTH Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

BLIND GUARDIAN and CRADLE OF FILTH 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: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BLIND GUARDIAN C...

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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has 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: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BATTLELORE BEHOLDER...

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SAXON Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM D-A-D DESTRÖY...

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ICED EARTH: New DVD Details Revealed

A brand new interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer conducted on March 13, 2009 is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location (8.4 MB). Regarding the immediate plans for ICED EARTH, Schaffer says, "Well, right now I'm wrapping up the post-production for the 'Festiv...

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MANOWAR, METALLICA In Talks To Play WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Thomas Jensen of ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has told the Italian web site Metalitalia.com that negotiations are underway with MANOWAR to headline this year's event. "For 2009 we are discussing with MANOWAR," he stated. "My friend Joey [DeMaio] is really...

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SAXON: New Video Interview With BIFF BYFORD Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of legendary British heavy metallers SAXON. Watch the chat in four parts below. SAXON has been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds...

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EQUILIBRIUM Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

German folk metallers EQUILIBRIUM 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: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BATTLELORE BEHOLDER CANDLEMASS CARCAS...

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WARRANT, DANGER DANGER, BANG TANGO, L.A. GUNS Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

WARRANT, DANGER DANGER, BANG TANGO, L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT, LILLIAN AXE, BATON ROUGE and WARRIOR have been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. So far, thirty-two acts have been announced...

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THE SWORD To Guest On TotalRock Tomorrow

Austin, Texas quartet THE SWORD will be interviewed by Chloe of TotalRock on Friday, March 13 between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. U.K. time. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.totalrock.com. RollingStone.com recently asked METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich to name his favorite album...

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SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST

SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST, ARCHITECTS, MARYA ROXX, KIUAS, IMICUS and POWER QUEST have been confirmed for the Hammerfest 2009 festival, set to take place April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales. The festival will feature 50 metal acts in total. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...

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KREATOR Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR 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: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BATTLELORE BEHOLDER CANDLEMASS CAR...

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TYKETTO, CRAZY LIXX Confirmed For ROCK GONE WILD Festival

TYKETTO and CRAZY LIXX have been confirmed for the inaugural Rock Gone Wild festival on August 20-23, 2009 in Algona, Iowa. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: CANDLEBOX CRAZY LIXX DANGEROUS TOYS EVE 6 GREAT WHITE GYPSY PISTOLEROS HARDCORE SUPERSTAR HELIX JUNKYARD KIX LITA FORD LIZZY...

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SAXON To Play New York City In May

British heavy metal legends SAXON have confirmed a headlining show at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on May 19. Tickets go on sale on March 8. Sweden's Metal-TV.com recently conducted an interview with SAXON singer Biff Byford. Watch the chat below. SAXON has been confirmed for th...