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GRAND MAGUS CONFIRMED

When the auspicious wolves of GRAND MAGUS start to rock, every skull begins to crumble. The Swedish group around frontman Janne „JB” Christoffersson catapults the hammer of the North towards METALFEST and announces a brute doom/stoner metal storm, that´ll take your live away. Black hearted and driven by old school attitude, this trio infernal copes with topics like nature, death and the history of Sweden within their Songs. Inspired by these dark backgrounds, GRAND MAGUS create apocalyptic rock, which sounds as if it comes out straight from hell. Rapturing guitar-riffs, electrifying bass-lines and murderous grooves make stoner-fans feel bigger than the devil. This is obviously one of the reasons why GRAND MAGUS reached to become a cult-act within the doom/stoner-scene. Get bitten by these mad wolves at METALFEST!

MOONSPELL and SEPTIC FLESH CONFIRMED

Legendary MOONSPELL from Portugal were founded 1989 by Fernando Ribeiro as a black metal outfit under the name of Morbid God. Demo tapes and concerts with Cradle of Filth and others followed and in 1995 Century Media Records released their debut album „Wolfheart“, which marked the breakthrough of MOONSPELL.

Coming originally out of black metal, the MOONSPELL sound over the years transformed into dark- and gothic metal and the band are considered to be one of the genre´s leaders with several hit singles and a horde of fans around the globe. In their home country they play shows in front of several thousand people and the album „Memorial“ even entered the official album charts on # 1.

“Alpha Noir” will be released on 27 April and will also be available as a deluxe special edition incl. the musical twin “Omega White”. Both masterpieces were produced and mixed by Tue Madsen, pre-produced by Benny Richter. The band will present the new songs at METALFEST Open Airs.

We´re very happy about such a prominent addition to the METALFEST billing…

…and remember, always be under a fullmoon madness!

MOONSPELL clip „Night Eternal“:

Behold the new masters of darkness! SEPTICFLESH kindly invite you to join “The Great Mass”. The Greeks’ seventh full length is a new symphonic masterpiece that constitutes a quantum leap in the art of amalgamating orchestral music with Heavy Metal. These songs are audible evidence of guitarist Christos Antoniou finishing his studies of classical composition with academic honours and distinction. “The Great Mass” sounds nothing like the nowadays all too common application of ordinary soundtrack themes to hard music.

SEPTICFLESH are about to achieve immortality with their highly original and very cinematic dark musical matter at the edge of Black, Death and Gothic Metal. Join their cult in the rite of “The Great Mass”!

„The Great Mass“ teaser:

MEGADETH CONFIRMED

Strap yourselves in, dear friends, because 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!

MEGADETH, who released milestone albums such as „Peace Sells… But Who´s Buying?“, „Rust In Peace“ or „Countdown To Extinction“ have eternalized themselves in metal history and are rightly on top of the heavy metal movement, also known as the „Big 4“. In almost 30 years of their career they´ve achieved what others can only dream of, sold millions of records and among metal fans all over the world, MEGADETH are considered to be favorites no matter what. A MEGADETH record belongs to every metal household around the globe, without doubt.

Currently the band released their new work called „Th1rt3en“. Their last effort „Endgame“ had already proven to be a step into the right direction and „Th1rt3en“ should leave all critics speechless, once again. They sound as aggressive, raw and rampant as ever, Mustaine´s distinctive guitar play appears to be hugely currish and the riffing feels sharp as a butchers knife. Dave Mustaine´s vocals sound very much sinister and the rhythm section offers those furious riffs a pounding and grooving counterpart, that puts tracks such as „Whose life (is it anyways?)“, „Fast lane“ or „13“ to a very high level of quality. „Th1rt3en“ is a roaring and crushing statement of MEGADETH!

Watch the new official MEGADETH video for „Public Enemy No. 1“ here: http://www.megadeth.com/home.php

FEAR FACTORY CONFIRMED

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“:

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE CONFIRMED

Italy’s brutal/symphonic horde, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, have returned with their definitive epic masterpiece „Agony“. With only two releases under their belts, „Oracles“ (2009) and the „Mafia“ EP (2010), FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have already become one of the most talked about bands in the underground. Their unique blend of technical death metal with a symphonic elements have quickly made them a favorite with fans and critics alike. Now, after a slew of successful tours in Europe and the US, the band have unleashed their defining moment in the form of „Agony“! The album hones in on the bands unique traits giving fans everything they could hope for and more. Make no mistake, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are soon to be one of the leading forces in the extreme metal scene! Make sure to catch FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE next Summer on METALFEST 2012!

HATE CONFIRMED

The Polish metal-monster HATE released with „Erebos“ their latest killing masterpiece, which took the standards of tech death metal significantly to higher levels. Incisive riffs, thoughtful song-structures and impulsive, tricky rhythm-skills mark the main-competences of this hate crew, who stand in line with Behemoth representing the death metal elite in Poland. Just recently they inked a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records and are currently writing new material. This demonic brigade is drilling through the brutal soundscapes regardless of the consequences. Run for cover when HATE unleashes its tanks at METALFEST 2012!

DARK TRANQUILITY CONFIRMED

DARK TRANQUILLITY belong to the true godfathers of the melodic death metal genre. In their sound the band combines all typical and significant features of the Swedish death-culture, but always orientated to individuality, further development and modernity. Stagnation and uncreative music are words that do not belong in DT´s world. A fact Mikael Stanne and his colleagues have proven once more on their latest, melody-filled bomb called “We Are The Void”, which brought DARK TRANQUILLITY sensational chart entries all over Europe. Despite of their eagerness to experiment and develop, the cult-band reached to bind fans and metal-lovers to their music all over the years. Just think of classic-releases such as “The Gallery”, “Haven” or “Damage Done”.

It’s time to honor true Swedish death metal at METALFEST 2012!

W.A.S.P. CONFIRMED

Legendary US band W.A.S.P. with idolized Blackie Lawless will celebrate their 30th anniversary next year. Yep, correct, 30 years! The perfect reason to make your way to METALFEST to cheer mighty W.A.S.P. and join their celebrations. A fantastic live spectacle is for sure because W.A.S.P. always let the crowd go crazy with their classic metal songs. A new W.A.S.P. album is expected to be released next year as well, so do not miss this very unique opportunity and be a part of metal history!