NEWSDESK, 2nd October 2009
> KISS ON MONDAY
Kiss are releasing their first album since 1998's Psycho Circus this coming Monday - October 5th!
Sonic Boom has had praise heaped upon it with Kerrang! stating Sonic Boom can be 'stacked alongside the band's best... there isn't a genuinely weak track on there' and giving it 4 glorious Ks!!
The special edition comes complete with bonus Kiss Klassics and a DVD of live footage - a trailer of which can be found here.
You can pre-order the album here and for your chance to win an AMAZING Kiss guitar, head to Planet Rock and enter the Kiss Kwiz...
> SWEDEN ROCK TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Yesterday, Thursday October 1st, the 4-day tickets for next year's Sweden Rock Festival were released.
The first 3000 tickets will be sold at a reduced price and the maximum number of visitors has been limited to 33000 (this year, the festival had 35200 visitors). So, if you have already decided to visit Sweden Rock Festival next year, there are good reasons to get your ticket early. There will not be a kick off party in Stockholm this year. Instead, bands will be announced as soon as they have been confirmed. No bands will be presented today, but we have several interesting negotiations going on and we hope to be able to make the first announcements very soon.
The 1- and 3-day tickets will be released early next year. The exact date will be announced once it has been set. Tickets can be purchased on our website, http://www.swedenrock.com/. There, you can also find more info about the festival. Information about accommodation can be found at http://www.visitsouthsweden.se/. The 2010 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival will take place in Sölvesborg on June 9th-12th.
> GET THE LION'S SHARE SOMEWHERE NEW
Swedish melodic heavy metal masters Lion's Share have inked a Russian licensing deal with Soyuz Music for the release of their critically acclaimed Dark Hours album.
The follow-up to 2007's Emotional Coma was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Symphony X, Paradise Lost, Amon Amarth) and features guest appearances by Symphony X guitarist Mike Romeo (guest solo on "Behind The Curtain"), and drummers Conny Pettersson (from Earache Records death metal act Anata) and Richard Evensand (Chimaira, Soilwork).
Dark Hours track listing: 01. Judas Must Die 02. Phantom Rider 03. Demon In Your Mind 04. Heavy Cross To Bear 05. The Bottomless Pit 06. Full Metal Jacket 07. The Presidio 27 08. Barker Ranch 09. Napalm Nights 10. Space Scam 11. Behind The Curtain 12. King Of All The Kings (bonus track)
A free download of the first single “Judas Must Die” is available at the following location http://www.blisteringrecords.se/downloads and the video for the same song at http://www.youtube.com/darkhours2009.
Dark Hours is out now on Blistering Records in Europe and North America and on King Records in Japan.
http://www.myspace.com/lionsshare
> LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE HELLFIRE
Blackhole, The Cumshots, Carcer City, Arthemis and Imperial Vengeance have all been confirmed for the line-up for the upcoming Hellfire Festival.
Blackhole are five friends who have put everything they have into doing things their way, it's sweet reward. The band have caught the eye of the UK press and public alike and are just about to embark on a short run with Hellfire headliners CKY. This band fit perfectly with the ethos of the festival which champions breaking UK talent and will be sure to wake up the Friday Hellfirers with their own brand of Punk-Metal-Pop!
Following their explosive London shows earlier this year, Norwegian ‘Death n Roll’ band The Cumshots have been added as main support to Viking Skull on the Scuzz Stage at Hellfire on Sunday 8th November. Expect mayhem, madness and scary shit as these intimidating Norsemen make a welcome return to our shores to add their weight to Hellfire's killer line up!
Imperial Vengeance is a British extreme metal act formed in 2007 by C. Edward Alexander (Vocals, Guitars and Orchestration) and David Bryan (Bass, Lyrics). The band's lyrical themes are most notably orientated towards the glory days of the British Empire. Bearing the Union Flag for British Metal, Imperial Vengeange are preparing to bring a sonic and visual tour-de-force to the Hellfire stage. Let battle commence!
Check the latest additions to the line-up out on MySpace…
http://www.myspace.com/blackhole
http://www.myspace/cumshots
http://www.myspace.com/carcercity
http://www.myspace.com/arthemisweb
http://www.myspace.com/imperialvengeanceuk
Hellfire II will take place at the NEC Birmingham from 6-8 November. Tickets for Hellfire II are on sale NOW! Check out http://www.hellfirefestival.com/?page=tickets for more details.
