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Reformed Seattle Thrash heroes SANCTUARY will make their first UK appearance in over 20 years at BLOODSTOCK this summer. Featuring frontman Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard, SANCTUARY rose to fame in the late 80’s after releasing their debut album ...

The original line-up of BLACK SABBATH - Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward - have confirmed they will return to their roots to headline the Download Festival next summer on Sunday 10 June 2012, it was announced today ...

METALLICA To Perform The 'Black Album' In Its Entirety To Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Download! METALLICA have today announced that they will headline the 10th Download Festival at Donington Park on Saturday 9 June 2012, with an exclusive UK performance oftheir ...

Bloodstock Open Air have announced their first headliner for next year's event. Hot on the heels of his Welcome 2 My Nightmare tour, notorious shock rocker ALICE COOPER comes to Catton Hall for his only UK festival appearance of 2012. Unless ...

To coincide with Halloween what better way to celebrate than with a stunning announcement courtesy of BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR. With other festivals still to announce any bands, BLOODSTOCK has got off to an incredible start with ANVIL, PARADISE LOST, WATAIN ...

AMON AMARTH have announced a six-date tour of the UK and Ireland including English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish dates along with confirmation of a Hammerfest appearance. Unfortunately time restrictions meant AMON AMARTH couldn’t bring their ongoing tour with AS I ...

The Vikings are invading York! Next February sees the Jorvik Viking Festival take place once again. And once the battle is over on Saturday 18th February, the mighty Faroese Viking Metal band TYR will be performing their first ever UK ...

Legendary death metal innovators CANNIBAL CORPSE will headline the first-ever edition of Metal Hammer's Destroyers Of The Faith tour, and will be bringing with them some of the biggest names in extreme music! Joining the New York titans of gore ...

Swedish death metal outfit AS YOU DROWN has returned to destroy both your ears and break your necks; well they will be if their second offering, 'Rat King', is anything like their debut. 'Reflection', was a superb all out guns ...

Yes, it's true! After securing highly attractive support slots for FOZZY and U.D.O., Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have now been confirmed as support act for the European tour of the mighty GWAR, starting January 11th, 2012! Comments ...