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HELLOWEEN Complete European Tour, Add Another Tokyo Date

German power metal legends HELLOWEEN completed a 51-date European tour in Belgium on Tuesday (Feb. 14). In addition, the group have confirmed a second concert in Tokyo on their upcoming Japanese tour. Support on the Japanese trek will come from PRIMAL FEAR. The dates are as follows: Feb. 24 - Hirosh...

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MINISTRY And HELLOWEEN To Headline Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

MINISTRY and HELLOWEEN have been confirmed as the headliners of the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 4-5 at at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MINISTRY HELLOWEEN AMORPHIS SAVAGE CIRCUS LUMSK THYRFING Around 16 bands will perform over...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows so far (6 more acts to be confirmed): FOREIGNER HELLOWEEN Y&T RIK EMMETT...

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FIREWIND Begin Recording New Album

Guitarist Gus G. (ex-DREAM EVIL, ARCH ENEMY) of the Greek/Swedish power metallers FIREWIND has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We're in cold, snowy Sweden for a week now and recordings have been going great so far. The studio we're recording at is very comfortable with...

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REDEMPTION: New Album Details Revealed

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We have finished the writing for our new CD, 'The Origins of Ruin', and we have scheduled studio time in March and April to record the CD with a hopeful relea...

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GAMMA RAY Add Minnesota Date To North American Tour

Hamburg, Germany-based GAMMA RAY, featuring Kai Hansen (formerly of HELLOWEEN) on lead vocals, will make their only Midwest/mid-country appearance at the Rock Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota, on Friday, May 12. This performance will be the closing date of their first-ever U.S. tour and the only pe...

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HELLOWEEN: More South American Dates Announced

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have added more dates to their upcoming South American/Mexican tour in March. The details are as follows: Mar. 18 - Mexico City, MEX (Circo Volador) Mar. 19 - Guadalajara, MEX (Hard Rock Live) Mar. 21 - El Salvador (Feria Internacional) Mar. 22 - Costa Rica (Planet M...

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KROKUS Announce Swiss Tour Dates

Long-running Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have announced a couple of dates in their home country in late March prior to their upcoming German co-headlining tour with AXXIS. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Mar. 25 – Disentis, SWI @ Raiffeisen-Indoorfestival Mar. 31 - Zürich-Airport,...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: 'CLIFF BURTON Was A Bigger Force In METALLICA Than Anyone Realizes'

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with current ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING and former ANTHRAX bassist Joey Vera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: I'd like to start by talking about some of the latest projects in your life. First off,...

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MANTICORA To Record Two New Albums

Danish power metallers MANTICORA will enter Jailhouse studios in Horsens, Denmark on April 7 to begin recording two new full-length albums with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, TNT, PRETTY MAIDS, FATE). More information about the month-long session will be made available soon. In other news, MANTIC...

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HELLOWEEN 'Rockumentary' To Air This Week

HELLOWEEN's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The two original HELLOWEEN members, Michael Weikath and Markus Grosskopf, teamed up with Metal Express Radio for an in-depth discussion about the history of the band. Michael and Markus cover topics such as the genesis of HE...

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HELLOWEEN: Summer Festival Appearances Announced

German melodic metallers HELLOWEEN have announced the following festival appearances this summer: Jun. 23-24 – Balingen, GER @ Bang Your Head Jul. 15-17 – Vizovice, CZR @ Masters Of Rock Aug. 04-05 – Hultsfred, SWE @ Gates of Metal As previously reported, HELLOWEEN filmed their sold-out headlining c...

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HELLOWEEN Film Concert In Bulgaria For Upcoming CD/DVD Package

German melodic metallers HELLOWEEN filmed their sold-out headlining concert on January 29, 2006 at the 5,000-capacity crowd at the Winter Palace Of Sports in Sofia, Bulgaria for a planned live CD/DVD package. Two other shows will be recorded for the upcoming CD/DVD — Tokyo, Japan on March 1 and Sao...

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HELLOWEEN: South American/Mexican Tour Dates Announced

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will underetake a South American/Mexican tour in March. The dates are as follows: Mar. 18 - Mexico City, MEX @ Circo Volador Mar. 19 – Guadalajara, MEX @ Hard Rock Live Mar. 21 - El Salvador @ TBA Mar. 22 - Costa Rica Planet Mall Mar. 25 - Sao Paulo, BRA ...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed To Headline Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The band's appearance at the event will be the only German open-air show David Coverdale and his band will play this summer. The festival...