Search results for 'accept'
News
OOMPH! Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
OOMPH! have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CORVUS CORAX DISSECTION EDGUY ENDHAMMER EI...February 2, 2005
News
MSNBC: DARKTHRONE A Better GRAMMY Choice?
LAMB OF GOD, CONVERGE, SATYRICON and — DARKTHRONE? Those are the unlikely alternate Grammy nominees suggested to MSNBC recently by "Sound of the Beast" author Ian Christe. "Then again," Christe told the Microsoft-backed news network, "DARKTHRONE already refused their nomination for the Norwegian ver...February 1, 2005
News
DESTRUCTION: 'Serious Injury' May Force Cancellation Of METAL FOREVER FESTIVAL Appearance
According to a posting on the group's official web site, German thrashers DESTRUCTION's previously announced appearance at the Metal Forever Festival "is on hold because one of the band members got seriously injured!" No further details are currently available. The Metal Forever Festival is schedule...January 30, 2005
News
U.D.O. Cancel METAL FOREVER Appearance
U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have cancelled their participation in the Metal Forever Festival due to the recent passing of AFM Records label founder Andreas "Henner" Allendörfer. AFM's current roster includes such acts as U.D.O., ANNIHILATOR, MASTERPLAN, A...January 29, 2005
News
DIO, IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
DIO, IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL and NEVERMORE are among the latest bands confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the festival is shaping up as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BEHEMOTH BU...January 28, 2005
News
HAMMERFALL To Be Joined By PRETTY MAIDS At Gothenburg Concert
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hot news item today: PRETTY MAIDS will be special guest for the show in Göteborg on April 30th. Please note that they will only do this one concert with us, and that for the other Icebreaker Festiv...January 28, 2005
News
ACCEPT, TESTAMENT, CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
ACCEPT, TESTAMENT, CHILDREN OF BODOM and EVERGREY are among the bands confirmed for the 2005 installment of the Tuska open-air metal festival, set to be held July 15-17 in Helsinki, Finland. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT TESTAMENT CHI...January 27, 2005
News
DREAM THEATER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: A.C.T ACCEPT BLACKFOOT CANDLEMASS CRYSTAL EYES DIO DREAM THEATER FORCE OF EVI...January 27, 2005
News
CINDERELLA Frontman To Begin Mixing Solo Album Next Month
CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer will begin mixing his solo record next month with legendary producer/engineer Michael Wagener (SKID ROW, WARRANT, ACCEPT, HAMMERFALL). More details will be made available soon. In other news, Keifer participated in WZZO's show for the troops last month. Listen to show...January 26, 2005
News
TED NUGENT Festival Lawsuit Headed To Trial
John S. Hausman of the Muskegon Chronicle is reporting that Ted Nugent's lawsuit against Muskegon Summer Celebration for canceling his scheduled June 2003 concert will go to trial, barring a settlement between the parties. Muskegon County Circuit Judge Timothy G. Hicks on Tuesday rejected Summer Cel...January 26, 2005
News
REGICIDE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
German gothic metal band REGICIDE have been confirmed for the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH CHILDREN OF BODOM COMMUNIC ENSIFERUM HE...January 26, 2005
News
SLAYER, OBITUARY, LACUNA COIL Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
SLAYER, OBITUARY, LACUNA COIL, HAMMERFALL and DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the Gods of Metal festival, a two-day event scheduled to take place June 11-12, 2005 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. Also set to perform at the festival are IRON MAIDEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ACCEPT, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY...January 25, 2005
News
WOLF Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Sweden's WOLF have been confirmed for the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH CHILDREN OF BODOM COMMUNIC ENSIFERUM HEAVEN SHALL BURN HELL...January 24, 2005
News
JUDAS PRIEST Talk About 'Angel Of Retribution', The Band's Legacy And HALFORD's Homosexuality
The five members of JUDAS PRIEST recently spoke to the U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about Halford's return to the group's lineup and their new album, "Angel of Retribution". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On whether PRIEST created the heavy metal genre: Rob Halford (vocals): "You know s...January 23, 2005
News
ACCEPT: 2005 Lineup Revealed
According to Accept-Udo.de, vocalist Udo Dirkschneider has revealed ACCEPT's lineup for their upcoming live appearances. It is as follows: Udo Dirkschneider - Vocals Wolf Hoffmann - Guitar Hermann Frank - Guitar Peter Baltes - Bass Francesco Jovino – Drums Upcoming ACCEPT festival appearances: May 1...January 21, 2005