British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST and resurrected '80s French hard rockers TRUST have been confirmed for next year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 17-19, 2010 in Clisson, France. TRUST is the only French hard rock band to have attained worldwide success in the '80s with its hit "Antisocial" (later covered, and ...
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SKÁLMÖLD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Icelandic metal band SKÁLMÖLD has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): APOCALYPTICA AVANTASIA BLIND GUARDIAN EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS IN SOLITUDE JUDAS ...
Cleveland Metal Community Unites For Holiday Food Drive
WJCU 88.7 FM and Auburn Records will host a food drive for the Cleveland Foodbank on Saturday, December 11 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Fans attending the Iron Ingo Cleveland Indoor Air festival are encouraged to bring canned or non-perishable foods to the Beachland to help those in need this holiday season. A ...
D.J. ASHBA: It Will Be 'A Cold Day In Hell' Before AXL And SLASH Play Together Again
According to current GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Daren "D.J." Ashba, it will be a "cold day in hell" before former GN'R bandmates Axl Rose and Slash collaborate again, quashing rumors of a possible reunion. When Becko of Australia's long-running rock radio station Triple M questioned D.J. ahead of GN'R's show at the Sydney ...
TRISTANIA, ANATHEMA Members To Join Forces For Special Acoustic Concert
Mariangela Demurtas from the Norwegian band TRISTANIA and Danny Cavanagh from ANATHEMA will take part in a joint live acoustic performance on Wednesday, December 8 at Buckleys in Oslo, Norway. The setlist will include songs from ANATHEMA — both solo and with Mariangela on vocals — some classic covers and songs that Danny and Demurtas ...
BRAD WHITFORD, BILLY COX, JONNY LANG Perform JIMI HENDRIX Classic On 'The Tonight Show' (Video)
Several all-star performers, fresh off the latest edition of the Experience Hendrix tour, performed Jimi Hendrix's classic "Fire" last night (Monday, December 6) on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno". Among the players were AEROSMITH's rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Billy Cox of THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE and Hendrix's BAND OF GYPSYS, guitarist Jonny ...
SEPULTURA Rehearsing 'Arise' Set For Manifesto Bar Anniversary Concert (Video)
Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA will perform their classic 1991 album, "Arise", in its entirety during the group's headlining performance at the 16-year anniversary of the Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, December 11. SEPULTURA's current lineup includes only two of the four bandmembers who performed on "Arise" — guitarist Andreas Kisser and bassist Paulo ...
DREAM THEATER To Play First U.K. Show Without MIKE PORTNOY At HIGH VOLTAGE Festival
DREAM THEATER and JUDAS PRIEST will headline next year's edition of Classic Rock magazine's award-winning High Voltage festival, set to take place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England. Progressive metal titans DREAM THEATER will headline the main stage on July 24. High Voltage 2011 will mark the first ...
JUDAS PRIEST Announces Farewell 'Epitaph' Tour
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking its very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, JUDAS PRIEST — one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time — has announced plans to embark on a final world tour. However, the mighty PRIEST will certainly ...