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For the first time there will be a 2nd stage at the Area4. So there will be many more bands this year… 🙂
Let´s start with : Royal Republic, Johnossi, Feeder, Young Rebel Set, Kakkmaddafakka, The Black Pacific, The Blackout and Title Fight.
Check out the official festival site for more information:
http://www.area4.de
1.: AMORPHIS, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR and ADEPT confirmed
Perfectly in time with the release of their new hit album ‘The Beginning Of Times’, we are happy to announce Finland’s best melodic death metal band, AMORPHIS. Always welcome guests at SUMMER BREEZE, AMORPHIS will headline the Pain Stage on one of the three festival days, captivating us all with their gripping, magical melodies.
The complete SUMMER BREEZE 2011 billing so far reads as follows:
IN EXTREMO – HAMMERFALL – HATEBREED – BOLT THROWER – TARJA – ARCH ENEMY – AMORPHIS – AS I LAY DYING – J.B.O. – SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – KATAKLYSM – SODOM – CALIBAN – CORVUS CORAX – SALTATIO MORTIS – MARDUK – SONIC SYNDICATE – IGNITE – PRIMORDIAL – FARMER BOYS – HAIL OF BULLETS – TURISAS – ENSLAVED – COMEBACK KID – THE HAUNTED – MOONSORROW – VADER – DESTRUCTION – EINHERJER – SMOKE BLOW – NEAERA – POWERWOLF – TÝR – GOD DETHRONED – ATHEIST – EMIL BULLS – WITCHERY – MELECHESH – DECAPITATED – MAD SIN – DEADLOCK – HACKNEYED – KVELERTAK – SKELETONWITCH – DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL – SCAR SYMMETRY – EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS – VOMITORY – KALMAH – DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR – GRAVEYARD – SEVENTH VOID – OBSCURA – SECRETS OF THE MOON – ROTTING CHRIST – BLITZKID – VREID – THE OCEAN – HELRUNAR – KAMPFAR – ENGEL – WOLF – POSTMORTEM – SWASHBUCKLE – A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH – THE SORROW – ABORTED – REVAMP – SYLOSIS – FACEBREAKER – DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT – TOTAL CHAOS – BENIGHTED – YOUR DEMISE – DEMONICAL – ADEPT – NERVECELL – TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED – MOTORJESUS – IMPERIUM DEKADENZ – 9MM ASSI ROCK’N’ROLL – CRIMINAL – INTERMENT – REV 16:8 – CRIPPER – DEZPERADOZ – AC/DX – WEISSGLUT – VOLKSMETAL – RANZ BÖLLNER AND THE HEAVY METAL WARRIORS – GUNS OF MOROPOLIS – VOGELFREY
2.: Only 2,000 tickets left
There are only a little over 2,000 tickets for SUMMER BREEZE 2011 left on www.silverdust-shop.de. Those of you who still don’t own one must really hurry up now. Once the tickets are sold out in our own online store it is only a question of (in this case a very short) time until the participating pre-sale outlets also display the “SOLD OUT” sign. You know, the devil takes the hindmost!
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For more information check out the official site:
http://www.summer-breeze.de
And here are the news:
W:O:A Festival ABC online now!!
The Festival ABC answers most of your questions concerning the Wacken Open Air Festival. There you´ll find information about things like travel or camping, but also information about renovations in 2011. From now on the Festival ABC is online!! Have a look at it and don´t pass the renewals in 2011. If there are further questions who can´t be answered by the Festival ABC you can send an email to headquarter@ics-woa.de!
W:O:A opening hours online
The new opening hours documents includes all schedules for the infield, forecourts as well as the other areas within the festival site is now online. You can download it as a colored or printer friendly monochrome version. Click at Opening Hours in our info section to check out the schedules and download the pdf-file.
Metal Battle 2011 – first finalists
Today new feed for your ears is coming from the Metal-Battle camp. By now almost half of the 30 participating countries have chosen their national finalist for the Metal Battle which will also introduce this year´s Wacken Open Air on Wednesday. These finalists will battle for fame and honor as well as for several endorsement articles, such as Eden, Marshall, Washburn and Woodbrass and a record deal as first prize.
The finalist will now be added to the Billing/Bands section. We can cater for all tastes so take a look! Listen to your favorits and support them as best as you can at the international finals of the METAL-BATTLE 2011!
Confirmed bands:
Central America – Virginia Clemm – www.myspace.com/clemmvirginia
Denmark – Aphyxion – www.aphyxion.dk
Germany – Dust Bolt – www.myspace.com/DustBolt
Greece – Deathclocks – www.myspace.com/deathclockss
Iceland – Atrum – www.myspace.com/atrumiceland
India – Eccentric Pendulum – www.myspace.com/eccentricpendulum
Ireland – Coldwar – www.thisiscoldwar.net/
Israel – Hammercult – www.facebook.com/hammercult
Lithuania – Paralytic – www.myspace.com/paralyticlt
Luxemburg – Rude Revelation – www.myspace.com/ruderevelation
Netherlands – X-Tixion – www.x-tinxion.nl/
Norway – Aeon Throne – www.myspace.com/aeonthroneofficial
Sweden – Mother of God – www.myspace.com/motherofgodofficial
UK – Achren -www.achren.com
More finalist bands will be added to the Billing/Bands section within the next days.
For more information check out the official site:
http://www.wacken.com
Oakland, California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have been forced to cancel their previously announced European tour due to “scheduling conflicts for the new album and the restructuring of band management,” according to the band.
This cancellation affects the following festivals/shows:
10.06.2011: CH-Interlaken – Greenfield Festival
11.06.2011: Münster – Vainstream Rockfest
18.06.2011: Trier – Ex-Haus
19.06.2011: AT-Wien – Szene
24.06.2011: Montabaur – Mach 1 Festival
SUICIDE SILENCE cancelled their gig due to personal reasons. German metalcore band CALLEJON will play instead…
Check out the official site for more information:
http://www.withfullforce.de
1) Once again this year there will be an opening night and a aftershow party at the Vainstream. Silverstein will play along Adept and The statue falls on the 10th of june.
2) Adept, Kraftklub and the Tote Crackhuren im Kofferraum will finish the event at the aftershow party.
3) Sondaschule and Asking Alexandria are confirmed today for the festival lineup.
4) And the official 2011 trailer is online… Check it out here:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3lAT7VVLXQ
5) And here´s the complete lineup:
Check out the official sites:
http://www.vainstream.com/
Vainstream@Myspace
Vainstream@Facebook
Kaizers Orchestra, British Seapower, Sick Puppies, Everything Everything, Letlive, Wakey Wakey and Evaline are new on the lineup.
The complete lineup:
Foo Fighters * Incubus * Arcade Fire * The Chemical Brothers * Portishead * Arctic Monkeys * Kaiser Chiefs * My Chemical Romance * Clueso * The Hives * Suede * Kasabian * The Subways * Gogol Bordello * Flogging Molly * Elbow * The Wombats * Jimmy Eat World * Sublime With Rome * Two Door Cinema Club * Boysetsfire * Monster Magnet * The Kills * Lykke Li * Selig * Kashmir * Glasvegas * Band Of Horses * The Sounds * Bright Eyes * Sum 41 * All Time Low * Klaxons * Eels * Kaizers Orchestra * Sick Of It All * Parkway Drive * William Fitzsimmons * Blood Red Shoes * Jupiter Jones * I Blame Coco * Irie Révoltés * Young Rebel Set * I Am Kloot * Friendly Fires * Darwin Deez * Comeback Kid * Converge * The Asteroids Galaxy Tour * Portugal. The Man * Warpaint * The Vaccines * An Horse * British Sea Power * Sick Puppies * Pulled Apart By Horses * Kvelertak * You Me At Six * Brother * Tame Impala * Cloud Control * Miles Kane * Yoav *Everything Everything * Letlive * Wakey Wakey * Evaline
White Stage: Digitalism Live * Crookers * Trentemøller * A-Trak * Hercules And Love Affair * Frittenbude * Crystal Fighters * Chase & Status * Egotronic
Check out the official festival site:
http://www.hurricane.de/
Toxopack and Born to lose were conformed for Vainstream 2011 – the lineup for 2011 was nearly complete… Check it out and buy your ticket!!!
Here´s the complete lineup so far:
Check out the official sites:
http://www.vainstream.com/
Vainstream@Myspace
Vainstream@Facebook
And here are the news:
Wacken newsletter 19/2011
Registration for the METAL MOBILE WC
After the amazingly good development in 2010, we again are starting the unique rental service for the METAL MOBILE WCs. In 2010 all 150 WCs where booked up within 4 hours! So better buck up in 2011!
Shuttle bus plans online
The new shuttle bus plans which are providing you with the complete arrival and departure times from Itzehoe to Wacken and back are online now. You can download them either as coloured or black/white version in PDF format on the official site.
The American pioneer of Heavy Metal Comedy comes to Wacken!
Known for his famous “Heavy Metal Man” stand up comedy tour, and movies such as “Half Baked,” Jim Breuer will perform on Wacken stages for the first time. In addition to Saturday Night Live and his movie roles, Breuer has been seen on VH1, MTV, Disney and Comedy Central, and heard on the airwaves with his own radio show! We are very happy to welcome Mr. Breuer at Wacken Open Air where he’s performing a really special debut show on Thursday and Friday at W:O:A´s Bullhead City tent. Below you can watch a callout Jim did and also a video of one of his shows from his youtube channel.
Metal Party of German military police in Afghanistan
Also in Kunduz – in the north of Afghanistan – you may meet Metalheads. A group of Germany soldiers from the “25. Deutschen Einsatzkontingent” are not only metal fans but also fans of Wacken Open Air Festival. We heard that those guys organize a metal party for their comrades and of course we will support them with a huge metal package! We´re looking forward to receiving pictures from your party!
More news about W:O:A and more you will find on the W:O:A Homepage: http://www.wacken.com
And now we still wish you some peaceful and restful days:
SEE YOU IN WACKEN – RAIN OR SHINE!
Your W:O:A Team
For more information check out the official site:
http://www.wacken.com
The lineup for the 16th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting is complete! Steak Number Eight and Diablo Blvd are the last confirmed bands…
So here´s the complete lineup:
Check out the official site for more information:
http://www.graspop.be/