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First Acts For Graspop 2008 Announced
Graspop Metal Meeting 2008 is scheduled for June 27th - 29th, 2008 at the festival park De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium.
The first acts for the festival have been confirmed as follows: IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, MINISTRY, SONATA ARCTICA, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, VOLBEAT, MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES, FORBIDDEN, HOLLENTHON, DEATHSTARS, CONVERGE, COMEBACK KID.
Iron Maiden Add Second Paris Show
Due to "phenomenal demand," British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have added a second show in Paris, France — on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Ominisport De Bercy Arena. Tickets for this gig go on sale on December 28 at 10:00 a.m.
For a list of upcoming IRON MAIDEN shows, click here.
On February 5, 2008 MAIDEN will release the highly anticipated DVD of "Live after Death" and to tie in with this will play songs mainly from their classic '80s albums on this forthcoming tour. The stage production will also feature a production-based on the Egyptian-themed "Powerslave Tour" which was featured on the original 1985 video release of "Live after Death".
Iron Maiden To Play Croatia In August
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have scheduled a headlining concert at the Split City Stadium in Split, Croatia on Sunday, August 10 as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008.
Commented bassist Steve Harris: "This will be our very first visit ever to the city of Split and we're very excited about getting there to play on this tour. We have visited Croatia only a couple of times before, both times in Zagreb much further north in the country. The first time was way back in 1986 and last time on the 'Give Me Ed' tour three or four years ago. So to us this will just be like playing somewhere new for the first time which always gets us going on stage and I'm sure many of our friends from Zagreb will be making the trip down south for this special show."
Tickets go on sale to the public at midday on Thursday, December 20.
Blaze Bayley To Release New Album Next Year
Former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley has told Swindon Advertiser that he plans on releasing a new solo album next year via his own record label, Blaze Bayley Recordings.
"I have now got a fantastic lineup and the songs and music for the next album are the best I have ever done," he said.
"It has a strong feel of revenge on the record companies who have heaped betrayal, deceit and lies on to me. It is saying that I refuse to lie down and die," he said.
The singer is currently on a micro tour with his lead guitarist, Nico Bermudez.
The musicians will be performing The Live And Unplugged show in Swindon, UK this month.
"It's my life unplugged. I will be singing different songs than those I sing in the full metal band. I also tell the stories that created the songs and what inspired them," said Blaze.
He also talks about his life as a rock star including the time he met OASIS when they were on tour in Japan.
"They were causing a riot in their hotel at 5am and it reminded me of my song, 'Man On The Edge'. Of course, what was I doing up at 5am?" he laughed.
But the singer is aware how fragile the human voice can be and does watch his drinking and has never touched drugs.
"You can replace a guitar string or drum stick but not get a new voice box and although I don't preach I tell people, if they ask, that I never use drugs," he said. "I know I have an addictive personality."
It doesn't stop him taking the mickey out of his band when they come in with hangovers.
"A hangover is no excuse to miss rehearsal. I have my revenge about going to bed early when I see them playing five tracks of heavy metal with a hangover," he laughed.
The singer says that joining IRON MAIDEN taught him so much about his own voice and about the music business.
"Being number one in the rock charts with a song I wrote, ('Man On The Edge') is an amazing boost to the confidence. And being on 'Top of the Pops', being headbangers devoted to rock and metal — it was great being part of that legend," he said.
Before The Dawn Confirmed For Wacken Open Air
Finland's BEFORE THE DAWN is the latest act confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air Festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany.
The Wacken Open Air Festival will be headlined by IRON MAIDEN (on July 31st). The current line-up includes: AT THE GATES, AUTUMN, AVANTASIA, AXXIS, BEFORE THE DAWN, CARCASS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CORVUS CORAX, CREMATORY, DESTRUCTOR, DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, ENEMY OF THE SUN, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, EVOCATION, GIRUGÄMESH, GOREROTTED, GORGOROTH, HATEBREED, IRON MAIDEN, KAMELOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KREATOR, KRYPTERIA, LORD BELIAL, LORDI, NIFELHEIM, NIGHTWISH, OBITUARY, AXEL RUDI PELL, POWERWOLF, PRIMORDIAL, SABATON, SALTATIO MORTIS, SONATA ARCTICA, THE BONES, WARBRINGER.
EMI Boss Wants More Rights From Iron Maiden
According to Thisismoney.co.uk, EMI's new owner, financier Guy Hands, wants artists signing to his label to agree to multiple rights contracts, allowing the music giant to profit from all aspects of their careers, from CDs to T-shirt sales.
Traditionally, music companies sign artists to recorded music contracts and they may also sign music publishing deals that entitle them to payment whenever the music is used. However, Hands is understood to be planning to boost the number of multiple rights deals - sometimes called 360 degree deals. These mean the company will also take a share of tour and merchandising revenues.
One of the first to sign up was heavy metal group IRON MAIDEN, who joined EMI last week.
This type of deal is particularly suitable to artists such as Iron Maiden who get limited radio airplay but are hugely popular touring artists with strong record sales.
Music companies have been trying for some time to find other sources of revenue from their roster of artists as album sales fall in the face of the growth of online music.
Iron Maiden To Play Spain In July
According to www.rafabasa.com, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will play two shows in Spain next year — on July 11 and July 12 — as part of their Somewhere Back in Time tour. More information will be made available soon.
On February 5, 2008 MAIDEN will release the highly anticipated DVD of "Live after Death" and to tie in with this will play songs mainly from their classic '80s albums on this forthcoming tour. The stage production will also feature a production-based on the Egyptian-themed "Powerslave Tour" which was featured on the original 1985 video release of "Live after Death".
Iron Maiden Confirm Live Date In Poland
British metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced they will be performing at the Gwardia Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on Thursday, August 7th as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008.
Guitarist Steve Harris says, "This will be a very special show for us for many reasons as the Powerslave Tour was the first time we visited Poland all the way back in 1985 which was a really big deal back then owing to the country being under Soviet rule at that time. Despite what many people told us to expect of life 'Behind the Iron Curtain' we found only the most friendly of welcomes from the fans in Poland some of whom would save up nearly a months wages just to get hold of one our records at that time. So ever since then we've always tried to make sure we got to Poland on every tour as the fans there always remind us of that amazing time."
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Iron Maiden Confirm Romania Show
IRON MAIDEN have announced they will be performing at the Cotroceni Football Stadium in Bucharest, Romania on Monday, August 4th as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008.
Steve Harris says "We've mentioned before in previous announcements how exciting it is to be playing new places and although we have visited Bucharest only once before, way back in October 1995, this will be the first time our fans there will get to see Bruce (Dickinson) performing the classic songs. So this will basically like playing here for the first time for us and I'm sure the fans will be as fired for it as we are!"
Tickets go on sale today at 1pm local time - www.myticket.ro More...
Iron Maiden Re-Sign With EMI Records
EMI and Iron Maiden today announced they have renewed and extended their historic 28-year recording relationship in a deal for the world, excluding the USA, which also includes other revenues such as touring, merchandise and sponsorship.
Signed to EMI Records in November 1979, Iron Maiden quickly became one of the biggest rock bands in the world and have gone on to sell some 70 million albums including three No 1 and 15 Top 10 albums in the UK alone.
'A Matter of Life and Death', Iron Maiden’s 14th and most recent studio album released in 2006, charted at No 1 in 10 countries, achieved Top 10 positions in 30 more and was Billboard magazine’s No 1 International Album.
Iron Maiden Announce Athens Show
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will perform at the Terra Vibe Park in Athens, Greece on Saturday, August 2, 2008.
Commented bassist Steve Harris: "This is a great venue to play. We played there back in 2005 and I remember it being unbearably hot but the fans were just wild and gave us a fantastic reception. I have to say that fans in Greece are as loud and responsive as any anywhere in the world. That's the major reason why we have always tried hard to have Greece in out tour itinery although it can be tough geographically!! We also enjoy Athens culturally and we have all made more than one visit to the Acropolis and other beautiful relics. And the food is terrific!!"
The stage of Terra Vibe Park — one of the largest ones in Europe — impressive, visible from all angles and able to lift 130 tons of equipment, will be perfect to host all the elements of the great show.
Tickets go on sale to the public at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, but members of the IRON MAIDEN fan club will get special and exclusive first access to purchase tickets on Monday, December 17.
Nightwish Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2008
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AUTUMN
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
GOREROTTED
GORGOROTH
HATEBREED
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
NIGHTWISH
OBITUARY
POWERWOLF
PRIMORDIAL
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
Carcass Confirmed For Gods Of Metal Festival
The 2008 edition of Italy's Gods Of Metal Festival (www.godsofmetal.it) will be taking place at the Arena Parco Nord in Bologna from June 27th - 29th.
The latest act confirmed for the festival, according to Groovebox.it, is Britain's CARCASS.
Acts on the bill currently include: IRON MAIDEN (headlining June 27th), JUDAS PRIEST (headlining June 29th), CARCASS, MESHUGGAH, AT THE GATES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and ENSLAVED.
More bands will be announced soon.
Gorgoroth Confirmed For Wacken 2008
The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH has been been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The group will be one of the headliners on the event's "Black Stage." The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AUTUMN
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
GOREROTTED
GORGOROTH
HATEBREED
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
OBITUARY
POWERWOLF
PRIMORDIAL
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
Iron Maiden Drummer Inks Deal With Vic Firth
According to Eddie's Megastore, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain now plays with Vic Firth drum sticks. Previously Nicko used only Shaw X sticks.
The Music Shipping Company recently bought out Shaw and comments: "William Shaw and Co. went into liquidation on February 16th, and we felt that this prominent British brand must not be allowed to disappear. The Yorkshire based company was actually established in 1866. So, whilst we are sorry that a family owned company needed to change ownership, we are very excited about making the UK brand even bigger and better than it was! We have now taken over all manufacture of Shaw Sticks with immediate effect. Stick production will be unaffected by the change in ownership, we will still continue to use the same premium American Hickory and Maple woods etc., and use the existing designs.
The Shaw range features some unique drumsticks that many kit players insist upon. They also have strong support in the Marching and Pipe Band world. After we establish full production on existing Shaw lines, we will be expanding the range to include new exciting and innovative, high quality products."
Iron Maiden Announce Third Brazilian Show
According to Maidenfans.com, IRON MAIDEN will be playing their third show in Brazil at the Pedreira Paulo Leminski in Curitiba on March 4th as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008.
Iron Maiden's schedule is now as follows:
February
1 - Mumbai, India - Bandra Kurla Complex
4 - Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome
6 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
7 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
9 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
10 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
12 - Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
15 - Yokohama, Japan - Pacifico Yokohama
16 - Tokyo, Japan - Messe
19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
21 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditoria Telmex
22 - Monterrey, Mexico - Monterrey Arena
24 - Mexico City, Mexico - Sports Palace
26 - San Jose, Costa Rica - Saprisa Stadium
28 - Bogota, Columbia - Simon Bolivar Park
March
2 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Palmeiras Stadium
4 - Curitiba, Brazil - Pedreira Paulo Leminski
5 - Porto Allegre, Brazil - Gigantinho
7 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
9 - Santiago, Chile - Pista Atletica
12 - Puerto Rico - San Juan Coliseo
14 - New Jersey, USA - Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena)
16 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
June
27 - Bologna, Italy - Arena Parco Nord (Gods Of Metal Festival)
July
1 - Paris, France - Ominisport De Bercy Arena
5 - London, UK - Twickenham Rugby Stadium
16 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium
18 - Helsinki, Finland - Helsinki Olympic Stadium
19 - Tampere, Finland - Ratinan Stadion
22 - Trondheim, Norway - Lerkendalstadium
24 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hovin
26 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadium
27 - Horsens, Denmark - Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen
August
1st – 3rd - Wachen Open Air Festival - Wacken, Germany
Judas Priest And More To Play Gods Of Metal
According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH and AT THE GATES are among the newly confirmed bands for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:
IRON MAIDEN (June 27 headliners)
JUDAS PRIEST (June 29 headliners)
MESHUGGAH
AT THE GATES
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
ENSLAVED
More bands will be announced soon.
As previously reported, JUDAS PRIEST has also been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, which will be held June 4-7, 2008 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden.
JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming tour will include shows where the group's entire upcoming "Nostradamus" album (based on the legendary 16th century prophet Nostradamus) will be performed as well as concerts featuring the band's classic songs, singer Rob Halford revealed during a November 16, 2007 appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show.
Regarding the direction of the material and how whole concept for the "Nostradamus" record came about, Halford recently told PureGrainAudio.com, "It sounds absolutely fucking amazing and that's not me inflating it, it is genuinely spectacular. So we're still carrying on with that and it should be out sometime in 2008. The idea (for the record) came from our manager Bill Curbishley, because we were ready to go in and do another studio record, but Bill came to see us towards the end of the 'Angel of Retribution' tour, he came to Russia, we were playing Russia and we had lunch with him and he said, 'Look, I have this idea.' Bill manages THE WHO, you know, Pete and Roger, and Bill was behind the enormous success of 'Tommy' and he said, 'I just think that you know, maybe you should think about this possibility of doing a concept album and I've been thinking about this guy Nostradamus.' And as soon as he brought the name up, I'm like, I'm there, let's go, you don't have to say anything else. I knew something of him already like everybody does about the books that you read about him, or on the Internet or on TV, documentaries and I thought wow, this is absolutely brilliant so that's where it all came about from."
On the rumors that "Nostradamus" will be a double album, Halford said, "It is a rumor still. I mean, there is an enormous amount of material and you can only put so much on a single CD so you know, we're trying to tell the story of his life and we're trying to cover every significant moment of his life and I think you know, when we got it all recorded, that's when you're faced with the reality of how much time you got and how much a CD will afford you and the timing of it all. So we just ask everyone to bear with us and as we actually get into the mixing mode, we'll be able to be more definitive and tell everybody exactly what we've got, but we just want to make sure we tell his life story so we'll do whatever it takes to do that."
Iron Maiden Bassist Talks Toronto
As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN will wrap up the first leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 with a date at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Sunday, March 16th.
Says Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris; "Toronto has always been special to Iron Maiden and it is one of the few major cities in the World where we never needed to support anybody early in our career. Thanks to fantastic support from fans there we have always headlined. We started off at l think the Concert Hall, sold out to about 1,000 fans, then year by year progressed through Massey Hall, Kingswood and then to Maple Leaf Gardens for one and then next time two nights. All on consecutive tours! It was quite a ride so we have a lot to thank Toronto for which is why we insisted on finishing here on this tour. We always have a good time in Canada and have many friends there. Toronto is a home (away) from home and we expect to have a great bash after the show and carry severe hangovers home the next day - except Bruce hopefully!!
"We look forward to bringing the Powerslave show back to Toronto - l always loved that show and think it was arguably our most spectacular ever so we're all going to have a great time doing this."
As previously reported, the March 2nd Iron Maiden show originally scheduled to take place at the Skol Arena Anhembi in Sao Paulo, Brazil has been moved to a larger venue, the 42,000 capacity Palmeiras Stadium in Sao Paulo.
Iron Maiden's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour dates include:
February
1 - Mumbai, India - Bandra Kurla Complex
4 - Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome
6 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
7 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
9 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
10 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
12 - Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
15 - Yokohama, Japan - Pacifico Yokohama
16 - Tokyo, Japan - Messe
19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
21 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditoria Telmex
22 - Monterrey, Mexico - Monterrey Arena
24 - Mexico City, Mexico - Sports Palace
26 - San Jose, Costa Rica - Saprisa Stadium
28 - Bogota, Columbia - Simon Bolivar Park
March
2 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Palmeiras Stadium
5 - Porto Allegre, Brazil - Gigantinho
7 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
9 - Santiago, Chile - Pista Atletica
12 - Puerto Rico - San Juan Coliseo
14 - New Jersey, USA - Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena)
16 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
June
27 - Bologna, Italy - Arena Parco Nord (Gods Of Metal Festival)
July
1 - Paris, France - Ominisport De Bercy Arena
5 - London, UK - Twickenham Rugby Stadium
16 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium
18 - Helsinki, Finland - Helsinki Olympic Stadium
19 - Tampere, Finland - Ratinan Stadion
22 - Trondheim, Norway - Lerkendalstadium
24 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hovin
26 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadium
27 - Horsens, Denmark - Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen
August
1st – 3rd - Wachen Open Air Festival - Wacken, Germany
Paul Di'Anno Interview, Live Footage Posted
Brazil's Noize TV has posted brand new performance and interview footage of former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno. The seven-minute clip, which was shot on November 19, 2007 at the Manara venue in Porto Alegre, Brazil, can be viewed below.
Di'Anno last year re-released his 2000 effort, "Nomad", with a few tracklist alterations, under the title "The Living Dead" (Cleopatra Records). The package comes with a bonus DVD that contains the music video for "The Living Dead" and an exclusive in-depth, tell-all interview in which Di'Anno discusses his days with IRON MAIDEN. More...
Turbonegro Guest On Bruce Dickinson's Radio Show
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will be joined on his BBC 6 Music Rock Show radio program by Norwegian punk-metallers TURBONEGRO on Friday, January 4th.
You can listen to the weekly BBC 6 Music rock show live via the internet Fridays between 9 PM and Midnight UK Time (3 PM and 6 PM EST) here.
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