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METALFEST 2012 was attended by almost 125.000 fans! Survey online! Win 2 VIP tickets for 2013! Photo contest

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 15, 2012
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METALFEST OPEN AIR 2012 has issued the following:

The METALFEST OPEN AIR FESTIVALS 2012 are over and were attended by almost 125.000 people in Germany (Dessau/Loreley), Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Croatia and Czech Republic. We´re looking back on two fantastic weeks with eight very successful festivals. Bands such as Megadeth, Blind Guardian, In Extremo, W.A.S.P., Behemoth, Kreator and many many more made METALFEST 2012 a very special event and a true success!

A success which we´d like to share with you! Thank you very much for all the support over the years, it´s been and is a pleasure for us!

Click HERE and enjoy the festivals once again by checking out the photo gallery! We are looking for the BEST Metalfest festival photo, so send us your coolest, funniest or whatever snap shot until June 30, 2012 and win kille r Metalfest prices! 300 dpi photos can be send to fotocontest@metalfest.eu and the best shots will be uploaded to an official gallery on the Metalfest homepages, where in the end a Metalfest jury will pick the 3 top photos which will be awarded with prices!

ONLINE SURVEY about METALFEST:

Your opinion about Metalfest 2012 is very important to us, so we´d appreciate it if you would now fill in the survey on www.metalfest.eu We take your suggestions/opinions very seriously and do our very best to improve Metalfest from year to year and to serve and fulfil all your wishes!

We´ll give away 2 VIP tickets for Metalfest 2013 among all who fill in the survey, so enjoy and good luck!

Your METALFEST Team!

IN METAL WE TRUST – METALFEST 2012

Fan Live Report: Metalfest Italy 2012 – Hypocrisy

Posted by metalshockfinland on June 10, 2012
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by Elsa Piazzini
(translated by Sylvi Taürie)

Metalfest 5 june 2012 at Alcatraz, Milan (Italy)


This is Elsa Piazzini‘s fan live report of the first stage of the Metalfest:

I was arrived to the Alcatraz very early, shortly after 4 and a half am, and I started my long waiting. Before 8 am we were more or less in four or five and the security has delimited the entrance with very advance, to understand better how to channel the people during the course of the morning and to permit the passage to the employees with the equipment. I waited until one pm when I could finally go inside with the long line of people that had arisen during the morning. Result: Front row, quite rightly with a good dose of curiosity!

To summarize quickly:

First band: Skull Fist
Explosive performance! With a sparkling, powerful and contagious Rock. A little bomb!

Second band: Fueled By Fire
American thrash metal band that has continued to warm up the audience, giving the start the first mosh pit and wall of death.

Third band: Tryptikon
The most “dark” band of the evening, able to let fans get into the atmosphere of the songs. The lyrics with special attention to black melodies.

Fourth band: Alestorm
Right ones to turn the audience with their piratical and revelers songs, always of course in metal style, creating choruses and pure fun.

Fifth band: Legion Of The Damned
Powerful riffs and scratchy voice, a heavy live at the right point the end of which the singer also gave to me and to another guy as a gift the t-shirt of the band.

After more than 5 hours of music, it was time for me more important: HYPOCRISY performance that I had waited for almost 14 hours! A short but intense set list full of famous songs such as Fire in the Sky, The Eraser, Valley Of The Damned and of course Roswell 47 that has closed a very powerful show and felt, both by band’s members and the public. A suffered front row with so much headbanging and bruises because of the moshpit, but I guess it’s needless to say that every time it’s worth it.. it’s just passion, a healthy madness..

After this little struggle, I quietly left the space for the elated fans of Blind Guardian and Anthrax (the headliners) that, by veterans, have had the opportunity to attract attention and to blow up the adrenaline of all the fans in there. While I was near the exit with some other metalheads, I met again the singer of Hypocrisy, after seeing him perform last March with the Pain in Västerås (Sweden) and a month and a half ago with both of his bands in Karmøygeddon Festival in Haugesund (Norway).

An Italian Metalfest really to remember.
Elsa

MEGADETH: Have Been Confirmed To Headline METALFEST 2012

Posted by Stargazer on January 13, 2012
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METALFEST OPEN AIR FESTIVAL announce that legendary American Thrash Metallers, MEGADETH have been confirmed to headline METALFEST 2012.
“It´s a real honor for us, to present this heavy metal legend to you, which is going to play exclusively at METALFEST in Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Poland and Czech Republic, meaning you won´t see MEGADETH play any other summer festivals 2012 in these countries!” posted by METALFEST.

The bands have been confirmed to play METALFEST 2012:

MEGADETH*** – exclusive festival shows 2012!
IN EXTREMO***
BLIND GUARDIAN*
KREATOR – exclusive festival shows 2012!
W.A.S.P. ****
BEHEMOTH
FEAR FACTORY
HYPOCRISY – exclusive festival shows 2012!
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
DARK TRANQUILLITY
SALTATIO MORTIS**
ENSIFERUM
POWERWOLF
ALESTORM
DEATH ANGEL – “The Ultra Violence” Set!
TRIPTYKON
LAKE OF TEARS*****
VADER
SWALLOW THE SUN*****
SKULL FIST
HATE
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
FEUERSCHWANZ**
MYSTIC PROPHECY**
NACHTBLUT**

+ many more!

*Blind Guardian will not play at Metalfest Dessau/Germany!
**Saltatio Mortis, Feuerschwanz, Mystic Prohphecy, Nachtblut will only play Metalfest Germany and Austria!
*** Megadeth and In Extremo will not play at Metalfest Switzerland!
**** W.A.S.P. will not play at Metalfest Loreley/Germany!
***** Lake of Tears will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria and Croatia!
***** Swallow The Sun will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria and Switzerland!

METALFEST 2012 dates:

  • 31.05.-02.06.2012 Mining, Metalfest Austria
    31.05.-02.06.2012 Dessau, Metalfest Germany/East
    01.06.-03.06.2012 Jaworzno, Metalfest Poland
    02.06.-05.06.2012 Zadar, Metalfest Croatia
    05.06.-07.06.2012 Milan, Metalfest Italy
    07.06.-09.06.2012 Loreley, Metalfest Germany/West
    07.06.-10.06.2012 Pratteln, Metalfest Switzerland
    08.06.-10.06.2012 Plzen, Metalfest Czech Republic

 

FEAR FACTORY Confirmed For METALFEST 2012

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 9, 2012
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METALFEST has issued the following:

Founded 1990 these Americans took off big time with their second album „Demanufacture“. The record was and still is considered a milestone in the matter of music production, particularly in the year of it s release back in 1995. Musically, FEAR FACTORY set new standards with their mix of industrial, samples and synchronic attack of double bass drums and guitar riffs and they were soon to conquer the music charts worldwide; trailblazers of an entirely new genre as well as for many other bands to come they are still on top of food chain proving themselves once again with their strong album „Mechanize“ (2010). Look forward to mighty FEAR FACTORY at Metalfest 2012!

Video for „Fear Campaign“:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpyrLTn1EaU&feature=fvsr

So far these bands have been confirmed to play METALFEST 2012:

IN EXTREMO***
BLIND GUARDIAN*
KREATOR – exklusive Festival Shows 2012!
W.A.S.P. **** 30th Anniversary Show!
BEHEMOTH
FEAR FACTORY
HYPOCRISY – exklusive Festival Shows 2012!
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
DARK TRANQUILLITY
SALTATIO MORTIS**
ENSIFERUM
POWERWOLF
ALESTORM
DEATH ANGEL – “The Ultra Violence” Set!
TRIPTYKON
LAKE OF TEARS*****
VADER
SWALLOW THE SUN*****
SKULL FIST
HATE
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
FEUERSCHWANZ**
MYSTIC PROPHECY**
NACHTBLUT**

+ many more!

*Blind Guardian will not play at Metalfest Dessau/Germany!
**Saltatio Mortis, Feuerschwanz, Mystic Prohphecy, Nachtblut will only play Metalfest Germany and Austria!
***In Extremo will not play at Metalfest Switzerland!
**** W.A.S.P. will not play at Metalfest Loreley/Germany!
***** Lake of Tears will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria and Croatia!
***** Swallow The Sun will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria and Switzerland!

Next Friday, January 13th we´ll be announcing another new band to play METALFEST 2012, so stay tuned!

Furthermore there´ll be again plenty of cool competitions for fans! Win Tickets, Meet and Greets, Backstage- and VIP passes, Shirts and other killer stuff! Find frequent updates on the official Metalfest Homepage and the official Metalfest Facebook page!

TICKETS and FANPACKS:
The second edition of the Early-Bird Fan-Package is also completely sold-out. From now you can get the Metalfest fanpack for only 69,00 Euro, including Ticket, shirt and CD!

More info and tickets at: www.hardticket.eu

www.metalfest.eu

www.facebook.com/metalfestopenairs

METALFEST 2012 dates:

31.05.-02.06.2012 Mining, Metalfest Austria
31.05.-02.06.2012 Dessau, Metalfest Germany/East
01.06.-03.06.2012 Jaworzno, Metalfest Poland
03.06.-05.06.2012 Zadar, Metalfest Croatia
05.06.-07.06.2012 Milan, Metalfest Italy
07.06.-09.06.2012 Loreley, Metalfest Germany/West
07.06.-10.06.2012 Pratteln, Metalfest Switzerland
08.06.-10.06.2012 Plzen, Metalfest Czech Republic

2012 again the motto is: IN METAL WE TRUST!

METALFEST winter edition

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 29, 2011
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NUCLEAR BLAST has issued the following:

The METALFEST winter edition combines HATEFEST and THRASHFEST to one single killer-event where bands like SEPULTURA, KATAKLYSM, EXODUS, DESTRUCTION and others will show you how to bang your head in freezing winter time. Be there at these two killer indoor festivals.

1 day – 1 stage – 11 bands!

In Oberhausen/Turbinenhalle on Friday, December 2nd as well as in Giessen/Messehalle on Saturday, December 3rd.

Running Order Oberhausen:
Doors: 12:00 h

DAWN OF DISEASE: 13:00 – 13:30 h
AZARATH: 13:45 – 14:15 h
MORTAL SIN: 14:30 – 15:05 h
MILKING THE GOATMACHINE: 15:15 – 15:50 h
HEATHEN: 16:05 – 16:50 h
MARDUK: 17:10-17:55
DESTRUCTION: 18:15 – 19:00 h
TRIPTYKON: 19:20 – 20:15 h
SEPULTURA: 20:40 – 21:50 h
KATAKLYSM: 22:15 – 23:25 h
EXODUS: 23:50 – 01:00 h

Running Order Gießen:
Doors: 12:00 h

DAWN OF DISEASE: 13:00 – 13:30 h
AZARATH: 13:45 – 14:15 h
MORTAL SIN: 14:30 – 15:05 h
MILKING THE GOATMACHINE: 15:15 – 15:50 h
HEATHEN: 16:05 – 16:50 h
MARDUK: 17:10-17:55
DESTRUCTION: 18:15 – 19:00 h
TRIPTYKON: 19:20 – 20:15 h
EXODUS: 20:40 – 21:50 h
KATAKLYSM: 22:15 – 23:25 h
SEPULTURA: 23:50 – 01:00 h

Don’t forget to get your tickets for Thrashfest and Hatefest as well – via the Nuclear Blast web shop:
Thrashfest: http://bit.ly/uMeppG
Hatefest: http://bit.ly/ryxk0Y

DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Next Year’s METALFEST

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 11, 2011
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Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Metalfest festival.

Metalfest 2012 festival billing so far:

ALESTORM
BEHEMOTH
BLIND GUARDIAN
DARK TRANQUILLITY
DEATH ANGEL
ENSIFERUM
HYPOCRISY
IN EXTREMO
KREATOR
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
POWERWOLF
SALTATIO MORTIS
VADER
W.A.S.P.

Metalfest 2011 was a huge success, having taken place over two weekends in five countries. Bands such as SABATON, CRADLE OF FILTH, AMON AMARTH, ARCH ENEMY and AMORPHIS rocked the Metalfest stages this year, with almost 100,000 fans in attendance.

Metalfest 2012 will be expanding to nine events in eight countries. In addition to the five locations from this year, there will be Metalfests in Italy, Poland and Croatia, with a second Metalfest in Germany set to take place in Loreley.

Metalfest 2012 dates:

May 31 – June 2, 2012 – Mining, Metalfest Austria
May 31 – June 2, 2012 – Dessau, Metalfest Germany/East
June 1 – June 3, 2012 – Jaworzno, Metalfest Poland
June 3 – June 5, 2012 – Zadar, Metalfest Croatia
June 5 – June 7, 2012 – Milan, Metalfest Italy
June 7 – June 9, 2012 – Loreley, Metalfest Germany/West
June 7 – June 10, 2012 – Pratteln, Metalfest Switzerland
June 9 – June 10, 2012 – Plzen, Metalfest Czech Republic

Notes:

* BLIND GUARDIAN will not play at Metalfest Dessau/Germany
* SALTATIO MORTIS will only play Metalfest Dessau, Loreley and Austria
* IN EXTREMO will not play at Metalfest Switzerland
* W.A.S.P. will not play at Metalfest Loreley/Germany

For more information, visit www.metalfest.eu. Source: Blabbermouth.net