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Nevermore - Guitarist Launches Solo Project
According to Century Media, one of metal's most talented shredders, Jeff Loomis, of Nevermore fame will further prove his undeniable skills with his first solo project, which is set for a fall release. The ambitious offering is an all instrumental effort and is destined to shed some much deserved spotlight on the genre's most notable, yet unsung, guitar player.
Loomis states: "Hi everyone. I just wanted to give you all an update on the solo project. I entered Robert Lang studios on March 22nd with producer Neil Kernon (Nevermore) and drummer Mark Arrington. Mark completed the drums for 10 tracks in about three and a half days. He did some incredible drum work that I know will bring this record to a higher level than I expected. Mark and I worked before back in 1993-94 when he played half the songs on our debut CD. Being able to do this entire recording with Neil is really amazing as well. We've done some great work in the past, but being able to focus on an entire instrumental record is going to be great. Rhythm guitars will be tracked next. I'll keep everyone informed on the progress as we track for the next month."
Loomis states: "Hi everyone. I just wanted to give you all an update on the solo project. I entered Robert Lang studios on March 22nd with producer Neil Kernon (Nevermore) and drummer Mark Arrington. Mark completed the drums for 10 tracks in about three and a half days. He did some incredible drum work that I know will bring this record to a higher level than I expected. Mark and I worked before back in 1993-94 when he played half the songs on our debut CD. Being able to do this entire recording with Neil is really amazing as well. We've done some great work in the past, but being able to focus on an entire instrumental record is going to be great. Rhythm guitars will be tracked next. I'll keep everyone informed on the progress as we track for the next month."
| Source: | centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Nevermore |
Kreator - Album Update, Live Clip Online
Guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrashers Kreator has sent in the following massage:
"A high-quality updated version of our VHS classics 'Live In East Berlin' and 'Hallucinative Comas' will be released on DVD for the first time ever! We're really excited to hear your reactions on this! We've put a lot of hard work, sweat and energy into this monster!"
"Other than that, we're spending most of our time in the rehearsal room these days to prepare the new album! We have a five-track demo and two more songs written. The writing really smooth, the new songs are made for a live situation and they all kill! No compromise but sheer thrash metal brutality! So be prepared ? January 2009 will see the release of the next album, followed by an extensive world tour!"
The full message can be found at this location.
In other news, MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted a clip of Kreator's "Pleasure To Kill" - taken from their new DVD 'At The Pulse Of Kapitulation - Live in East Berlin 1990' - in-stores now via SPV. The video can be seen here.
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"A high-quality updated version of our VHS classics 'Live In East Berlin' and 'Hallucinative Comas' will be released on DVD for the first time ever! We're really excited to hear your reactions on this! We've put a lot of hard work, sweat and energy into this monster!"
"Other than that, we're spending most of our time in the rehearsal room these days to prepare the new album! We have a five-track demo and two more songs written. The writing really smooth, the new songs are made for a live situation and they all kill! No compromise but sheer thrash metal brutality! So be prepared ? January 2009 will see the release of the next album, followed by an extensive world tour!"
The full message can be found at this location.
In other news, MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted a clip of Kreator's "Pleasure To Kill" - taken from their new DVD 'At The Pulse Of Kapitulation - Live in East Berlin 1990' - in-stores now via SPV. The video can be seen here.
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| Source: | kreator-terrorzone.de |
| Band profile: | Kreator |
Iced Earth - Audio Samples From New Single Online
Iced Earth have posted audio clips from all four songs appearing on the band's forthcoming single, "I Walk Among You" at the band's official MySpace page. The single marks longtime frontman Matt Barlow's triumphant return to the band, and is sure to leave people yearning for more. "I Walk Among You" will precede the band's forthcoming full-length follow-up to "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I" in the Fall of 2008.
The tracklisting and release dates for "I Walk Among You" are as follow:
01. I Walk Alone
02. Setian Massacre
03. The Clouding
04. A Charge to Keep (exclusive iTunes track)
Germany : June 13, 2008
Europe : June 16, 2008
USA/Canada : June 17, 2008
Iced Earth kick-off a heavy dose of touring in 2008 on May 2 when they headline Chicago Powerfest in Mokena, Illinois.
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The tracklisting and release dates for "I Walk Among You" are as follow:
01. I Walk Alone
02. Setian Massacre
03. The Clouding
04. A Charge to Keep (exclusive iTunes track)
Germany : June 13, 2008
Europe : June 16, 2008
USA/Canada : June 17, 2008
Iced Earth kick-off a heavy dose of touring in 2008 on May 2 when they headline Chicago Powerfest in Mokena, Illinois.
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Iced Earth |
Symphorce - Guitarist Posts Instrumental Song Online
Symphorce guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont (ex-Freedom Call) has issued the following update:
"Added some new instrumental music to my page, hope you all enjoy it! I just had this idea a long time ago, and since I got tons of positive messages about "MeloDrama", I thought I'd give it a shot one more time! So check out "Atmosfear" and let me know what you think!"
Check out the new track on this Link
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"Added some new instrumental music to my page, hope you all enjoy it! I just had this idea a long time ago, and since I got tons of positive messages about "MeloDrama", I thought I'd give it a shot one more time! So check out "Atmosfear" and let me know what you think!"
Check out the new track on this Link
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Symphorce |
Kamelot - New Video Online
The new Kamelot video for the song "Rule The World" is now online at kamelot.com and the band's official MySpace site. According to a posting on the official Kamelot website, the video is getting amazing reviews from the journalists and specialists.
Also the double CD reissue "Ghost Opera - The Second Coming" is now in stores with lots of extras, bringing you a new experience into the Kamelot's universe. More info at this link.
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Also the double CD reissue "Ghost Opera - The Second Coming" is now in stores with lots of extras, bringing you a new experience into the Kamelot's universe. More info at this link.
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| Source: | metalunderground.com |
| Band profile: | Kamelot |
Gaia Epicus - New Album Details And Guests Announced
Norwegian Prog-Power sword-yielders Gaia Epicus have issued the following update:
"Today (April 2nd) we bring you two new names on guest musicians playing on the new album. Michael Troy will be playing some keyboards on 3 songs. Michael just finished a successful tour of South and Central America with Swedish guitar legend / virtuoso, Yngwie Malmsteen in December, and has been officially named as the touring keyboardist for Yngwie's greatly anticipated upcoming release. Then we have the great Swedish guitar wizard called Jonas Hörnqvist from the band Treasure Land, and he will be playing a few guitar solos."
Track List for "Damnation":
01. Damnation
02. Masters Of The Sea
03. Firestorm
04. The Wizard's Return
05. You Are A Liar!
06. Cyborgs From Hell
07. The Saviour (Will Come)
08. A Hero In All
09. Salvation Is Here
Other guests on the record include guitarist Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween) and bassist Andreas Olsson (Narnia, Divinefire, Rob Rock, Stormwind).
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"Today (April 2nd) we bring you two new names on guest musicians playing on the new album. Michael Troy will be playing some keyboards on 3 songs. Michael just finished a successful tour of South and Central America with Swedish guitar legend / virtuoso, Yngwie Malmsteen in December, and has been officially named as the touring keyboardist for Yngwie's greatly anticipated upcoming release. Then we have the great Swedish guitar wizard called Jonas Hörnqvist from the band Treasure Land, and he will be playing a few guitar solos."
Track List for "Damnation":
01. Damnation
02. Masters Of The Sea
03. Firestorm
04. The Wizard's Return
05. You Are A Liar!
06. Cyborgs From Hell
07. The Saviour (Will Come)
08. A Hero In All
09. Salvation Is Here
Other guests on the record include guitarist Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween) and bassist Andreas Olsson (Narnia, Divinefire, Rob Rock, Stormwind).
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| Source: | gaia-epicus.com |
| Band profile: | Gaia Epicus |
Blut Aus Nord - New Album Tracklist Announced
French dark metallers Blut Aus Nord have announced the tracklisting for their forthcoming album, "Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars", which will be released later this year through Candlelight Records:
01. Disciple's Libration (Lost In The Nine Worlds)
02. Antithesis Of The Flesh (...And Then Arises A New Essence)
03. The Alcove Of Angels (Vipassana)
04. ...The Meditant (Dialogue With The Stars)
05. Acceptance (Aske)
06. Translucent Body Of Air (Sutta Anapanasati)
07. The Formless Sphere (Beyond The Reason)
08. The Cosmic Echoes Of Non-Matter (Immaterial Voices Of The Fathers)
09. Elevation (The Dawn Of The Gods)
01. Disciple's Libration (Lost In The Nine Worlds)
02. Antithesis Of The Flesh (...And Then Arises A New Essence)
03. The Alcove Of Angels (Vipassana)
04. ...The Meditant (Dialogue With The Stars)
05. Acceptance (Aske)
06. Translucent Body Of Air (Sutta Anapanasati)
07. The Formless Sphere (Beyond The Reason)
08. The Cosmic Echoes Of Non-Matter (Immaterial Voices Of The Fathers)
09. Elevation (The Dawn Of The Gods)
| Source: | blutausnord.com |
| Band profile: | Blut Aus Nord |
Obscura - Official Promo Tracks Posted Online
German death metallers Obscura have uploaded the official tracks from their promo CD, recorded by Victor Bullok (Dark Fortress, Celtic Frost touring member).
The three songs are available for streaming at www.myspace.com/realmofobscura and available for download at www.jeroenthesseling.com. The unsigned band is currently working on a pre-production for the second album, which will be released in 2008. The new material will be very brutal again but with a more technical approach. Late 2007 - after several line-up changes - Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new lineup was completed by Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) as permanent guitarist.
Obscura is:
Steffen Kummerer - Guitar, Vocals
Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) - Guitar
Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) - Bass
Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) - Drums
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The three songs are available for streaming at www.myspace.com/realmofobscura and available for download at www.jeroenthesseling.com. The unsigned band is currently working on a pre-production for the second album, which will be released in 2008. The new material will be very brutal again but with a more technical approach. Late 2007 - after several line-up changes - Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new lineup was completed by Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) as permanent guitarist.
Obscura is:
Steffen Kummerer - Guitar, Vocals
Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) - Guitar
Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) - Bass
Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) - Drums
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| Source: | obscura-metal.com |
| Band profile: | Obscura |
Heidenfest 2008 - European Tour Dates Announced
The heathen crusade continues? Swiss and German Pagan masters Eluveitie & Equilibrium will team up for a European tour in winter called "Heidenfest 2008" with Primordial and Catamenia!
Dates announced so far:
31.10. DE Leipzig -Hellraiser
01.11. DE München -Backstage
02.11. CH Pratteln -Z7
03.11. AT Graz -Orpheum
04.11. CZ Zlin -Masters Of Rock Café
05.11. DE Berlin -Postbahnhof
06.11. DE Hamburg -Markthalle
07.11. NL Amsterdam -Melkweg
08.11. DE Essen -Weststadthalle
09.11. FR Paris -La Locomotive
10.11. BE Vosselaar -Biebob
11.11. DE Saarbrücken -Roxy
12.11. DE Ludwigsburg -Rockfabrik
13.11. DE Frankfurt -Batschkapp
14.11. AT Linz -Posthof
15.11. AT Wien -Gasometer
16.11. HU Budapest -Petöfi Csarnok
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Dates announced so far:
31.10. DE Leipzig -Hellraiser
01.11. DE München -Backstage
02.11. CH Pratteln -Z7
03.11. AT Graz -Orpheum
04.11. CZ Zlin -Masters Of Rock Café
05.11. DE Berlin -Postbahnhof
06.11. DE Hamburg -Markthalle
07.11. NL Amsterdam -Melkweg
08.11. DE Essen -Weststadthalle
09.11. FR Paris -La Locomotive
10.11. BE Vosselaar -Biebob
11.11. DE Saarbrücken -Roxy
12.11. DE Ludwigsburg -Rockfabrik
13.11. DE Frankfurt -Batschkapp
14.11. AT Linz -Posthof
15.11. AT Wien -Gasometer
16.11. HU Budapest -Petöfi Csarnok
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| Source: | rockthenation.eu |
Gotthard - Vote For Euro 2008 Fan Song
For the 2008 European Football Championship, which will take place in Austria and Switzerland, Switzerland is looking for the best fan song for their national team.
The guys of Swiss Hard Rock band Gotthard wanted to apply for that and decided to bring in one of their biggest hits, "Lift U Up", for the voting. For that, the track has been re-recorded and remixed to an even more suitable radio version by German remixer Mousse T. Together with the 19 other suggestions you can now vote for the song online.
At the following site you can listen to the remixed version and of course you can vote there! Please make sure you all vote for the hitsong, so that the Swiss national team together with Gotthard can be led to a lot of victories. You can still vote for a couple of days until the 6th of April 2008.
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The guys of Swiss Hard Rock band Gotthard wanted to apply for that and decided to bring in one of their biggest hits, "Lift U Up", for the voting. For that, the track has been re-recorded and remixed to an even more suitable radio version by German remixer Mousse T. Together with the 19 other suggestions you can now vote for the song online.
At the following site you can listen to the remixed version and of course you can vote there! Please make sure you all vote for the hitsong, so that the Swiss national team together with Gotthard can be led to a lot of victories. You can still vote for a couple of days until the 6th of April 2008.
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
Death - Chuck Schuldiner Tribute Available Online
Death cover band Symbolic have issued the following update:
"On Monday, March 3rd the French-Canadian TV channel Télé-Québec aired a special report on the benefit concert to honor late Death/Control Denied mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12th, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. 'Méchant Contraste' producer Marc Bergeron and his team followed the production process of the concert, which which featured the local Death cover band Symbolic alongside guest musicians Bobby Koelble (guitarist on Death's Symbolic album), Shannon Hamm (guitarist on Death's The Sound Of Perseverance album), Scott Clendenin (bass on Death's "The Sound of Perseverance" album), Daniel Mongrain (Martyr), Marc-André Gingras (Quo Vadis), Jonathan Lee (The Autumn Offering, ex-Acheron; ex-Death drum roadie for Richard Christy on The Sound of Perseverance tour), and Nick Barker (ex-Dimmu Borgir/Cradle Of Filth drummer). The report focuses on the different steps that were taken by the event's organizers while putting the show together, the building of the stage and behind-the-scenes footage. As well, there are interviews with Antoine Baril, Shannon Hamm, Scott Clendenin, Bobby Koelble and Alexis Robitaille."
The four-minute report is available here
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"On Monday, March 3rd the French-Canadian TV channel Télé-Québec aired a special report on the benefit concert to honor late Death/Control Denied mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12th, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. 'Méchant Contraste' producer Marc Bergeron and his team followed the production process of the concert, which which featured the local Death cover band Symbolic alongside guest musicians Bobby Koelble (guitarist on Death's Symbolic album), Shannon Hamm (guitarist on Death's The Sound Of Perseverance album), Scott Clendenin (bass on Death's "The Sound of Perseverance" album), Daniel Mongrain (Martyr), Marc-André Gingras (Quo Vadis), Jonathan Lee (The Autumn Offering, ex-Acheron; ex-Death drum roadie for Richard Christy on The Sound of Perseverance tour), and Nick Barker (ex-Dimmu Borgir/Cradle Of Filth drummer). The report focuses on the different steps that were taken by the event's organizers while putting the show together, the building of the stage and behind-the-scenes footage. As well, there are interviews with Antoine Baril, Shannon Hamm, Scott Clendenin, Bobby Koelble and Alexis Robitaille."
The four-minute report is available here
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Death |
Visceral Bleeding - Working On New Material
Brutal Metallers Visceral Bleeding have posted the following news on their MySpace:
"We thought it was time to give all you guys some news to what's going on in the V.B camp:
After the tour last year with Deicide we all felt that we needed a break from the band and because of that we only did a couple of shows during the rest of 2007. But now after a well needed rest we have regained our strength and we've now started writing material for a fourth album. As of now we only have a few riffs here and there but we have a wellformed plan for the next album and we're all very excited to start working on this. So that's that..
Also, we've put up a thread in our forum Link] you should check out. We're looking for someone who would like to help us give our myspace page a well needed face lift. So if you're interested in helping us either reply to the thread in the forum or send us an email in here with links to other myspace pages that you've done so we can see your work.
That's about it for now.."
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"We thought it was time to give all you guys some news to what's going on in the V.B camp:
After the tour last year with Deicide we all felt that we needed a break from the band and because of that we only did a couple of shows during the rest of 2007. But now after a well needed rest we have regained our strength and we've now started writing material for a fourth album. As of now we only have a few riffs here and there but we have a wellformed plan for the next album and we're all very excited to start working on this. So that's that..
Also, we've put up a thread in our forum Link] you should check out. We're looking for someone who would like to help us give our myspace page a well needed face lift. So if you're interested in helping us either reply to the thread in the forum or send us an email in here with links to other myspace pages that you've done so we can see your work.
That's about it for now.."
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Visceral Bleeding |
Circle Of Dead Children - New Album This Fall
Circle Of Dead Children have issued the following update:
"After over two years of hiatus, we are now making plans to record our sixth album, "Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer". Circle Of Dead Children will be heading into Mr. Smalls Studios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June to record the new tracks. Mixing and mastering will be handled at Visceral Sound, Bethesda, Maryland by Scott Hull. "Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer" will be released this Fall on Willowtip Records."
"After over two years of hiatus, we are now making plans to record our sixth album, "Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer". Circle Of Dead Children will be heading into Mr. Smalls Studios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June to record the new tracks. Mixing and mastering will be handled at Visceral Sound, Bethesda, Maryland by Scott Hull. "Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer" will be released this Fall on Willowtip Records."
| Source: | lambgoat.com |
| Band profile: | Circle Of Dead Children |
Arkona - Announce European Tour
Russian folk metal up-and-comers Arkona have announced a string of summer dates leading them through huge parts of Eastern and Central Europe. Exact locations of most dates are to be announced at a later time. The dates read as follows:
19 Jul 2008 - Poland, Wroclaw (Grod)
20 Jul 2008 - Denmark, Copenhagen (still to be confirmed)
22 Jul 2008 - Belgium, TBA
24 Jul 2008 - The Netherlands, TBA
25 Jul 2008 - The Netherlands, Roermond (De Azijnfabriek)
26 Jul 2008 - Czech Republic, Blansko (Hell Attack Festival)
28 Jul 2008 - Austria, TBA
29 Jul 2008 - Croatia, Rijeka
31 Jul 2008 - Romania, Timisoara (Metal Box)
01 Aug 2008 - Romania Baia Mare
03 Aug 2008 - Serbia, TBA (still to be confirmed)
05 Aug 2008 - Czech Republic, Brno (Brooklyn)
06 Aug 2008 - Czech Republic, Ostrava
07 Aug 2008 - Germany, TBA (Bavaria)
08 Aug 2008 - Germany, TBA (Thuringia)
09 Aug 2008 - Poland, Warsaw
A promo medley of Arkona's live DVD "Zhizn Vo Slavu " can be found at this location.
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19 Jul 2008 - Poland, Wroclaw (Grod)
20 Jul 2008 - Denmark, Copenhagen (still to be confirmed)
22 Jul 2008 - Belgium, TBA
24 Jul 2008 - The Netherlands, TBA
25 Jul 2008 - The Netherlands, Roermond (De Azijnfabriek)
26 Jul 2008 - Czech Republic, Blansko (Hell Attack Festival)
28 Jul 2008 - Austria, TBA
29 Jul 2008 - Croatia, Rijeka
31 Jul 2008 - Romania, Timisoara (Metal Box)
01 Aug 2008 - Romania Baia Mare
03 Aug 2008 - Serbia, TBA (still to be confirmed)
05 Aug 2008 - Czech Republic, Brno (Brooklyn)
06 Aug 2008 - Czech Republic, Ostrava
07 Aug 2008 - Germany, TBA (Bavaria)
08 Aug 2008 - Germany, TBA (Thuringia)
09 Aug 2008 - Poland, Warsaw
A promo medley of Arkona's live DVD "Zhizn Vo Slavu " can be found at this location.
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| Source: | arkona-russia.com |
| Band profile: | Arkona |
| Event: | Arkona: From Heart To Europe Tour |
Hellfest 2008 - The Last Names
We can finally give you the last names of the Hellfest 2008!
Slayer (Sunday) and Venom (Friday, only date in Europe) will be the two last headliners. The Swedish Doom Monsters Candlemass will be on the line up too.
Plus: Danko Jones, Punish Yourself, Bleeding Through, Throwdown, Krisiun, Disfear, Shai Hulud, Black Tide and two contest winner bands which will be known in May.
Sadly Angra, Himsa, 7 Seconds and Red Sparowes are cancelled.
The new Hellfest website and the "one day tickets buying system" will be online Friday 4th April 2008. We can already tell you that a lot of people from France and also from all around the world (thx Metal Storm right?
) have already bought their 3-Days tickets! Hellfest will be better and bigger than ever this year!
Metal Storm will be one of the official partners of the festival so be sure that other news will come later, stay tuned!
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Slayer (Sunday) and Venom (Friday, only date in Europe) will be the two last headliners. The Swedish Doom Monsters Candlemass will be on the line up too.
Plus: Danko Jones, Punish Yourself, Bleeding Through, Throwdown, Krisiun, Disfear, Shai Hulud, Black Tide and two contest winner bands which will be known in May.
Sadly Angra, Himsa, 7 Seconds and Red Sparowes are cancelled.
The new Hellfest website and the "one day tickets buying system" will be online Friday 4th April 2008. We can already tell you that a lot of people from France and also from all around the world (thx Metal Storm right?
) have already bought their 3-Days tickets! Hellfest will be better and bigger than ever this year!Metal Storm will be one of the official partners of the festival so be sure that other news will come later, stay tuned!
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| Source: | hellfest.fr |
| Event: | Hellfest Summer Open Air 2008 |