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Our friends of the DONG Open Air have news:
Dark Tranquillity are going to fill in for Soilwork! So we will still have one of the most successful Gothenburg sound bands with a brand new album kick ass on the Dong stage!
Tickets are still available at:
http://www.dongopenair.de/
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From the wacken newsletter: New wave of announcements rolls – 13 new acts
Today isn’t Friday the 13th, but we add 13 new names to our billing! Next to several Wacken debutants, we also have some Wacken classic acts prepared. Meshuggah will play at the W:O:A for the very first time. The musicians from Sweden play a style of music which doesn’t fit in known genres. The eight string e-guitars of the band create some kind of sophisticated death/thrash metal with influences from jazz and elements of progressive metal. Some people use the term Innovative Complicated Metal to describe it and this kind of music is successful, no doubt. The band was founded in 1987 and in 2012 they released their seventh album Koloss.
Fozzy– the former cover band Fozzy has released several albums with own songs by now and is a steady part of the metal scene. The Americans with their well known singer Chris Jericho have released their latest album Sin in 2012 and now they are awaiting their first W:O:A performance.
The name Last in Line stands for the former band members from Ronnie James Dio’s own band Dio. All former members (except Dio of-course, which will be represented by Andy Freeman) which played at the “The Last In Line” album are back to play their legendary songs again and to bring them back to live.
Emergency Gate was founded as a power metal band, but nowadays they play music which remains of Swedish death metal. The band from Bavaria just released its 5th studio album this year and now they will play in Wacken too.
Heaven´s Basement is a young hard rock band from England. Founded in 2008, the band got famous for their live shows very quick. Already in their first year, the band played as a supporting act for Bon Jovi and a crowd of 50.000 people – at this time, bandleader Sid Glover was just 18 years old. After two EP’s and hundreds of concerts they have now released their debut album Filthy Empire.
With Impius Mundi we like to announce another medieval rock band for this year. The septet from northern Germany is going to release its second CD this year and their live performances include a great fire show.
From Cleveland, Ohio comes the band Soulless to the W:O:A. The thrashers are just releasing their new CD In Death’s Grip which they will present at their Wacken debut.
Serum 114 is a German punk rock band which generates some serious excitement in the scene since a few years. Forceful and pithy songs and their wildly live shows are the trademarks of the band which released its latest album Deine Stimme/Dein Gesicht in 2012.
Spitfire from Munich plays kick ass rock ´n` roll with elements from heavy rock, metal and rockabilly. The band which was founded in 2011 was touring with Betontod this year and today they release their new album.
Like the traditions wants it, Skyline will again firmly open the Wacken Open Air main stages. The band which is linked to the festival like no other will again play chosen metal songs with some special guests.
Also involved again in 2013 and a firm element of the festival: Mambokurt, Blaas of Glory and the W:O:A Firefighters.
Link:
http://www.wacken.com
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Summer Breeze Newsletter No.12 is out:
1.: Camel Stage bill finalized
2.: NEW BLOOD AWARD 2013: Evaluation has begun
3.: Still water
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Hello friends, again 3 bands have agreed to join the birthday party of the year: Heavy trash cult from the Ruhr area by the name of Tom Angelripper & SODOM is rolling in and will fire off the gun salutes for the anniversary. Of course such a band musn’t be missing among the invited guests.***Post hardcore & metalcore in the heaviest way presented by ADEPT, the Swedish dynamite, is also treating your ears. Their latest album „Silence The World“ is crawling in all auditory canals like a virus at the moment and will definitely leave a lasting impression at their live gig as well…Old Swede!***The mates of DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL will shoot their refined British attitude against our stomach walls. Their brew of progressive metal and post hardcore is not easily digestible but very nutritious. Whet your appetite and check out the songs and videos on the net. We are looking forward to this special band!***The band Raised Fist unfortunately had to decline their commitment. They apologize for that and will try to be a part of the 21. WFF. We and the band ask your your understanding. See you soon, Your WFF Team
Our friends of the DONG Open Air have great news:
Did you really think this was it?
You were wrong! We found some more surprise eggs in our back yard and shall now share them with you:
Finntroll are going to be here, and will carry their brand new album “Blodsvept” up the hill, planning to break our crowdsurfing record! They will be carried by the death metal band Rotting Empire from Ingolstadt, Germany, and their melodeath colleagues of Words Of Farewell from Marl, Germany.
Last but not least, we got two more delicacies for you: Any Given Day, who are currently advertising their debut EP with a Rihanna cover, will come from the far lands of Oberhausen, Germany, to slap us in the face with an ingenious mixture of metalcore and djent.
Get ready to sweat with the Truckfighters. The Swedish Stoner rock legend, which – according to Josh Homme himself – inspired him to start Kyuss, will do their best to blast their heaviest riffs of the festival at the audience!
It is not without a fair bit of pride that we declare this year’s Dong Open Air to be the most diverse one since its inception. Scene legends and newcomers, old skool and bleeding edge, from near and afar, from dirt rock to death metal and thrash, horror punk, folk and theatrical power metal, and introducing new sounds including North African rhythms, metalcore and stoner rock.
If you think you like the loud kind of music, but didn’t really spot anything in this newsletter that made your heart beat faster, go check out the band profiles of the musicians we confirmed. We updated many of the profiles with videos and each one comes with audio samples!
Of course, apart from all the musical highlights, the secret headliner will once again be a nice cold beer with your friends. At 2€ per half liter, we once again dance the beer price limbo of the festival nation!
In addition to the first festival teaser, we also have the first Dong Open Air trailer for you to check out. Look at our metal Garden of Eden, the Dong hill, from its best sides.
All Nightmare Dong is going to take place from July 11th to 13th! Get your ticket now, before they’re gone!
We are looking forward to see you!
Your Dong Team
RAVEN confirmed for BANG YOUR HEAD!!! 2013
Today, NWoBHM legend RAVEN have joined the nand line up of BANG YOUR HEAD!!! fest 2013. More confirmations to follow soon…
More information here on the official site:
http://www.bang-your-head.de
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Summer Breeze Newsletter No.11 is out:
1.: New attraction on Warm-Up Wednesday: RIOT OF THE UNDERGROUND
2.: Travel to SUMMER BREEZE by car sharing
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One again a DONG update:
Greetings from Gothenburg!
Let us introduce the next couple of bands for this summer’s line-up to you! We’ll start with Soilwork. The influential Gothenburg style band just recently released their ninth and most successful album and is eager to present it live on stage!
Since we live and play by the motto “the more the merrier,” we also invited the Ruhrpott rockers of Crossplane to join us on our lovely hill. Additionally, we got some old skool trash, namely Hatred from Bamberg, and female fronted power metal by Exotoxis from Essen.
To put the icing on the heavy metal cake, we invited Acyl from Paris, who promised to bring along their North African folklore and death metal mélange, serving you something quite unique and exciting. If you care for more info, check out the bands’ profiles on our website!
We’ll be back with more,
Your Dong Team
W.A.S.P. are confirmed for BANG YOUR HEAD!!! 2013! The appearance will be the only open air show of Blackie Lawless & Co. in Germany this year.
More information here on the official site:
http://www.bang-your-head.de
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Summer Breeze Newsletter No.10 is out:
1.: More bands confirmed, e.g. Moonspell, Tristania, Fintroll
2.: NEW BLOOD AWARD 2013: Century Media and EMP on board
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