 The undisputed queen of metal Doro hosted the first metal drive-in show last week! Hundreds of her fans celebrated her famous hits including 'Für Immer', 'Love Me In Black' and 'All For Metal'. During the 'All We Are' encore, she climbed down from the stage and sang for fans at their cars whilst they flashed their lights and honked their horns. Doro comments:- "Over the last few weeks I've really missed my fans and also my band. The drive-in show has been a real unique experience and career highlight for me. It feels great to rock out together again. Hopefully, we can soon enjoy normal shows again as well." Watch the show here: youtu.be/_PpHjFzx8-I  One and a half years after the release of her extremely successful double album Forever Warriors, Forever United, Doro has already started working on material for a new album. "Since February, I've been back in the studio in the USA. There are some pretty awesome things happening in these writing sessions", Doro reveals. But fans will be pleased to hear that they don't have to wait for the album release to hear some of the new music Doro has been working on as she plans to release her new single, 'Brickwall' digitally on June 26th 2020 and on vinyl on July 31st 2020. Doro explains:- "Brickwall is a harbinger for the upcoming album that will be released in 2021. I want to give my fans a taste of what it's going to be like - and the song also fits quite well with these dark times. The lyrics are about unbreakable, unconditional love for a person in deep trouble. Even though it isn't always easy to deal with that person, you still do everything to support them and get through the dark times side by side - even if you literally have to tear down walls." 'Brickwall' was recorded in Hamburg with Andreas Bruhn (Ex-The Sisters Of Mercy) and will also be available on gold and silver 7" vinyl, limited to 300 copies each. Doro promises:- "The b-side will feature a great live version of 'Soldier Of Metal'. The song was recorded during our recent Forever Warriors tour in winter, where the song was celebrated by the fans every single evening. It's supposed to help fans remember the feeling of a live show and raise anticipation for the next tour, that can hopefully start this autumn." Pre-add / pre-save the single digitally: nblast.de/DoroBrickwallPreSave Pre-order the vinyl here: nblast.de/Doro-Brickwall doromusic.com facebook.com/doropeschofficial nuclearblast.de/doro
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 This year's Wacken Open Air has been cancelled According to yesterday's decision by the federal German government all major events in Germany are banned until 31 August 2020 to prevent further spreading of the corona pandemic. This means that this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air, which has been scheduled to the period from July 30th to the 1st of August 2020, will not take place. Wacken co-founder Holger Hübner explains:- "We are facing an unprecedented situation and for the first time in 30 years we have to announce with a heavy heart that unfortunately there cannot be a Wacken Open Air this year. Our whole team has been working intensively on the festival these last last months and the more all of us are bitterly disappointed that we are not allowed to celebrate a Wacken Open Air together with our visitors and the bands this year." His fellow co-founder Thomas Jensen adds:- "This administrative order affects us heavily and we will need some time to process the bad news. Nevertheless, we support the decision of the German government in this difficult situation for the whole world. The health and safety of all visitors, artists, employees, tradesmen, security and rescue services, public authorities and all other participants has always been our highest priority. We as promoters are therefore bound to take an even greater responsibility and have to follow the instructions of the experts." With regard to all other open questions such as W:O:A 2021 and the options concerning the already purchased tickets, we will return with another statement as soon as possible and kindly ask for a little patience. The promoters of the Wacken Open Air would like to give their heartfelt thanks for the trust received in this unprecedented situation for everyone involved. More information about the Wacken Open Air can be found at wacken.com.  Cello metal giants Apocalyptica unite with Epica to entertain audiences all over the continent from Budapest to Barcelona on the Epic Apocalypse Tour. The two will co-headline and will be joined by the exciting, progressive metal band Wheel, who will open each night with their engaging juxtapose of time-defying grooves and deep social exploration. Eicca Toppinen states that:- “This is all about adventure, exploration and bringing the dynamic excitement of symphonic metal to yet more fans both old and new. Both ourselves and Epica have the chance to reach each other’s audiences and also continue on our own exciting, and unique journeys. As we’ve said before, Cell-0 is, for us, a return to our roots while exploring new artistic universes within that realm, and this tour will help our horizons expand even further. So come one, come all, because we are going to present a great night of entertainment.” Simone Simons from Epica is equally excited:- “To celebrate the upcoming release of our long awaited 8th album, we are going to bring the 'Epic Apocalypse Tour' to Europe together with our friends from the mighty Apocalyptica. It's a great new step as we'll be playing some new, bigger venues which allows us to add some new exciting production to the show as well. We couldn't be more excited to present our new songs and to finally tour with Apocalyptica. See you there!” With Apocalyptica and Epica guaranteed to push each other to new heights every night - not to mention some exciting new production - the Epic Apocalypse Tour is not one to miss under any circumstances.  EPIC APOCALYPSE UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
OCTOBER 21st - Switzerland, Zurich, Komplex 22nd - Switzerland, Lausanne, Metropole 23rd - Italy, Milan, Fabrique 25th - Hungary, Budapest, Barba Negra 26th - Czech Republic, Brno, Hala Vodova 27th - Germany, Munich, Tonhalle 29th - Sweden, Stockholm, Berns 30th - Norway, Oslo, Sentrum 31st - Denmark, Copenhagen, Amager Bio NOVEMBER 2nd - Germany, Hannover, Capitol 3rd - Germany, Hamburg, Docks 4th - Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle 6th - Poland, Warsaw, Progresja 8th - Germany, Leipzig, Haus Auensee 9th - Austria, Vienna, Gasometer 26th - Portugal, Lisbon, Coliseum 28th - Spain, Murcia, Gamma 29th - Spain, Madrid, La Riviera 30th - Spain, Barcelona, Razzmatazz DECEMBER 3rd - France, Paris, Zenith 4th - Belgium, Brussels, AB 5th - UK, London, Roundhouse 7th - UK, Bristol, 02 Academy 8th - UK, Glasgow, Academy 9th - UK, Manchester, Academy 11th - Netherlands, Amsterdam, Afas 12th - Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Dan Atelier 15th - Germany, Cologne, Carlswerk Victoria 16th - Germany, Wiesbaden, Schlachtof 17th - Germany, Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena General sale will commence on Friday Feb 21st at 9am GMT, 10am CET. Apocalyptica VIP upgrades will also go on sale at the same time. Apocalyptica links for both VIP and regular tickets can be found in the following two locations. VIP - https://apocalyptica.merchcowboy.com/tickets.html REGULAR - https://www.apocalyptica.com/#dates Follow Apocalytica on: www.facebook.com/Apocalyptica www.instagram.com/apocalypticaofficial www.twitter.com/apocalypticafi www.apocalyptica.com  Moldovan up and coming, extreme metal outfit, Infected Rain, took the heavy music world by storm when they released their blistering new album, Endorphin, this Fall with Napalm Records. The band – fronted by extraordinary multi-talented vocalist Lena – unleashes fierce screams and growls, heavy riffs and pounding beats combined with ingenious samples that make Infected Rain’s style an energetic blend of the best modern metal styles of today and one can be sure, this band no longer belongs to one of the world's best-kept metal secrets! While they are currently touring Europe in support of their new album, Infected Rain won't be stopped and have just announced a bunch of European summer tour dates for 2020! "After releasing Endorphin in October then right away hitting the road with the European tour, we felt so much love and support from you.” The band comments. "Thanks to you we are able to be ourselves and share our most sensitive emotions. So we are extremely happy to announce our next European visit. Summer of 2020 promises to be very hot, with a lot of festivals and some special club dates. Stay tuned for more updates and details. See you soon!"  Kicking off in June 2020, with selected club shows as well as prestigious festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze or Metal on the Hill to name just a few, you will get infected by the band's high-voltage shows and a vehemence that is Infected Rain live at the following dates: 10.06.2020 PL Kraków / Mystic Festival 26.06.2020 CZ Plzen / Basinfire Festival 02.07.2020 SP Viveiro / Resurrection Festival 04.07.2020 FR Colombier-Saugnieu / Plane'R Fest 10.07.2020 HU Dunaújváros / Rockmarathon 18.07.2020 FIN Laukaa / John Smith Rock Festival 24.07.2020 DE Ottobeuren / Schlichtenfest 30.07.2020 DE Wacken / Wacken Festival 01.08.2020 UKR Ternopil / Faine Miasto Festival 02.08.2020 RO Rasnov / Rockstadt Extreme Fest 08.08.2018 RUS Krasnodar / Taman Festival 14.08.2020 DE Dinkelsbuhl / Summer Breeze 15.08.2020 AT Graz / Metal on the Hill 28.08.2020 RO Bistrita / Way Too Far Rock Festival with many more dates to be announced soon! To shorten your wait for a heavy as hell summer with INFECTED RAIN, catch them live on the following, remaining dates of their current tour with LACUNA COIL and ELUVEITIE: 14.12 - (FI) Tampere - Pakkahuone 15.12 - (EST) Tallinn - Rock Cafe 17.12 - (SE) Stockholm - Klubben Fryshuset 18.12 - (NO) Oslo - Vulkan Arena 19.12 - (SE) Gothenburg - Trädgarn 20.12 - (DK) Copenhagen - Amager Bio 21.12 - (DE) Hamburg - Docks www.infectedrain.com www.facebook.com/infectedrain www.twitter.com/infectedrain www.label.napalmrecords.com/infectedrain  Midnight, the witching hour – even more so in the final night of October to the 1st of November, when according to the popular American Halloween tradition all sorts of ghosts, vampires, and other nocturnal creatures are roaming around in search of sweets and other treats. There is no better time to announce a true metal monster for the upcoming 31st edition of the Wacken Open Air: Slipknot! The mask wearing metal maniacs from Des Moines, Iowa have not just evolved into massive chart strikers since their foundation in 1995, but have also earned a justified reputation as a most impressive live act. Anyone who has witnessed the 9-piece band fronted by exceptional vocalist Corey Taylor on stage knows which enormous power their unique baseball bad wielding brand of modern metal can achieve live. Almost one year after the American headliners released their current album "We Are Not Your Kind", Slipknot will enter the main-stage at the Wacken Open Air – for the first time ever at this festival. Thomas Jensen (festival co-founder and organiser) comments:- "We are thrilled and admittedly a little proud that one of our great musical dreams will finally come true next year, when Slipknot will be on stage for the first time at the Wacken Open Air. We are also glad for this opportunity to state once again that being sold out is never a reason for us to stop working on delivering a great billing. We would like to thank our fans for their continued trust and hope that this announcement will be as great for them as it is for us." This year’s Wacken Open Air will take place from the 30th of July until the 1st of August 2020. Further information can be found at www.wacken.com.  Due to phenomenal demand Within Temptation and Evanescence have added three more dates to the UK leg of their 'Worlds Collide' tour as well as three more in Europe. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. GMT 29th October followed by general on sale at 9 a.m. on 1st November. Tickets are available HERE. Fronted by two of the most influential and creative women in the rock world in the form of Amy Lee from Evanescence and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, the extra UK dates take in Glasgow, Leeds, and Birmingham. Den Adel commented:- "It is beyond our greatest expectations that a lot of our shows with Evanescence would sell out so quickly! We are super grateful for this. Surprise! We’ve got a surprise for Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK: we are adding some extra shows end of April and beginning of May. Check out the extra dates! Lee said:- “We are very excited to announce that due to the overwhelming response to our upcoming tour with Within Temptation, we are adding 5 more dates!” Full tour dates are: April 2020: Sat 4th Belgium, Brussels Palais 12 (SOLD OUT) Sun 5th France, Paris Accor Hotel Arena Tues 7th UK, London, The O2 Thurs 9th Germany, Berlin Velodrome Sat 11th Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle Sun 12th Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion Tues 14th Italy, Milan Mediolanum Forum Wed 15th Germany, Munich Zenith Fri 17th Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle Sat 18th Germany, Leipzig Arena Mon 20th Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Hall Tue 21st Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome (SOLD OUT) Wed 22nd Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome Fri 24th Belgium, Brussels, Palais 12*^ Sun 26th Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Rockhall Mainhall*^ Tue 28th UK, Glasgow, The SSE Hydro * Thur 30th UK, Leeds, First Direct Arena* May: Fri 1st UK, Birmingham, Arena* *= New dates ^= New dates on sale Thursday, October 31st at 10am CEST. A variety of VIP ticket packages are available to ensure fans obtain the best seats in the house. Other VIP benefits include the opportunity to meet the band and attend their sound check, plus receive exclusive merchandise items. For full details go to: www.evanescence.com and www.within-temptation.com Evanescence: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Spotify / YouTube / Twitter Within Temptation: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Spotify / Twitter / Website  [ photo credit: Irene Serrano ] Portuguese dark metal pioneers, Moonspell, will embark on an extensive European Tour with Rotting Christ this Fall. Starting on October 24th in Hamburg, Germany, this finest metal package will travel two months literally all over Europe, including dates in the UK, Spain, Turkey, Scandinavia and many more! Just recently, Moonspell proudly announced to re-release their path-breaking Sin/Pecado and 2econd Skin records on December 13rd 2019 with Napalm Records. Especially Sin/Pecado, originally released back in 1998, became a great divider of the Moonspell wolfpack, showcasing the band's diverse talent, skills and signs of a rebellion in within vampire and wolves themes. A diversity the band will be also representing live on stage, when they will not only perform songs of their latest, Portuguese album 1755, but also timeless classics of their entire band history – from records such as Sin/Pecado, the unforgettable Irreligious, Wolfheart, Night Eternal or the critically acclaimed Extinct – no matter what's your favourite Moonspell era, on this run you will definitely come at your expense!  States Moonspell vocalist, Fernando Ribeiro:- “The question in the air for Moonspell and Rotting Christ is: how will you guys pull this one out? We concede that we have embraced a quite epic trek of more than fifty cities to take in just one breath from the 24th of October all the way to December 15th. There’s only one way to answer your question: to grab a ticket and show up in one of our shows. The tickets are running low in some dates, some are sold out, and yes besides 1755 we will represent the classics and a couple of Sin/Pecado songs live to celebrate its reissue via Napalm Records in December. Europa under the spell!!!“ Make sure to catch this unholy tour pack of MOONSPELL & ROTTING CHRIST, live at the following dates: 24.10.2019 DE - Hamburg / Markthalle 25.10.2019 DE - Bochum / Matrix 26.10.2019 NL - Hengelo / Metropool 27.10.2019 NL - Amsterdam / Melkweg 28.10.2019 FR - Nancy / L'Autre Canal 29.10.2019 UK - London / Islington Assembly Hall 30.10.2019 BE - Antwerp / Trix 31.10.2019 FR - Rennes / L'Etage 01.11.2019 FR - Paris / La Machine du Moulin Rouge 02.11.2019 FR - Toulouse / Metronum 03.11.2019 ES - Madrid / Mon 07.11.2019 ES - Murcia / Garaje 08.11.2019 ES - Barcelona / Salamandra 09.11.2019 FR - Bourg-en-Bresse / La Tannerie 10.11.2019 IT - Milano / Magazzini Generali 11.11.2019 IT - Bologna / Estragon 15.11.2019 TR - Istanbul / If Performance Hall 16.11.2019 RO - Bukarest / Quantic Club 17.11.2019 BG - Sofia / Mixtape 5 18.11.2019 HR - Zagreb / Mochvara 19.11.2019 AT - Graz / Dom im Berg 20.11.2019 SK - Bratislava / Majestic Club 21.11.2019 AT - Vienna / Simm City 22.11.2019 HU - Budapest / A 38 23.11.2019 CZ - Zlin / Winter MOR - Euronics Sports Hall 24.11.2019 PL - Krakow / Kwadrat 25.11.2019 PL - Warszaw / Progresja 26.11.2019 PL - Gdansk / B90 27.11.2019 LV - Riga / Melna Piektdiena 28.11.2019 EE - Tallinn / Tapper 29.11.2019 FI - Helsinki / Tavastia *SOLD OUT 30.11.2019 FI - Tampere / Klubi *SOLD OUT 01.12.2019 FI - Turku / Apollo 03.12.2019 SE - Stockholm / Slaktkyrkan 04.12.2019 NO - Oslo / Parkteatret 05.12.2019 DK - Kolding / Godset 06.12.2019 DK - Roskilde / Gimle 07.12.2019 DE - Berlin / Columbia Theater 08.12.2019 DE - Hanover / Musikzentrum 09.12.2019 DE - Mannheim / MS Connexion Complex 10.12.2019 LU - Esch Alzette / Kluturfabrik 11.12.2019 CH - Geneve / PTR 12.12.2019 CH - Pratteln / Z7 13.12.2019 DE - Leipzig / Hellraiser 14.12.2019 DE - Würzburg / Posthalle 15.12.2019 DE - Munich / Backstage www.moonspell.com www.facebook.com/moonspellband www.instagram.com/moonspellofficial www.napalmrecords.com  Since 2003 and their first self titled album, Dagoba have been fiercely climbing up to the top and proudly represent the French metal. Inspired by 90’s American metal acts such as Pantera, Machine Head and Fear Factory – now six albums (four of them in the top 50 album charts) later – Dagoba expanded their furious sound with dark, symphonic and industrial elements culminating on what is to become their strongest album to date, “Black Nova”. Dagobasound massive with rich dynamics, towering riffs, vigorous shouts and infectious melodic choruses all over the place. And they were smashing stages worldwide and played more than 1500 gigs all over Europe, North America, Asia, and North Africa. Dagoba supported Metallica in Spain, went on European tours with In Flames, Sepultura, Moonspell, Apocalyptica, Fear Factory, Devin Townsend, and mighty Kreator. Togteher with Dir En Grey they toured the US as well as China and Japan twice. And they played at various festivals like Wacken Open Air, Graspop (x2), Hellfest Festival (x5!), Brutal Assault (x2), Sonisphere, Download Festival, Summer Breeze Open Air (x2), Resurrection Fest, Vagos Metal Open Air, Printemps de Bourges, Motocultor, Full Metal Cruise, Full Metal Holiday, With Full force and many more! "I was watching Dagoba's career with great interest for the last couple of years, and became a fan of this super talented band. And now I feel very honoured to work with this amazing live act from now on!" says Napalm Events' booking agent Thorsten Harm. And the band states: "Dagoba is proud to be working with Napalm Events for worldwide bookings. It's an exciting time for the band, and we are happy to keep touring for our current album #BLACKNOVA and can revealed the following gigs. See you on the road!"  14.09.19 FR – Ronchamp / Echo de la Mine 11.10.19 FR – Bethune / Le Poche 12.10.19 FR – Vernouillet / Séchoir 17.10.19 ES – Mallorca / Full Metal Holiday 19.10.19 DE – Hamburg / Kraken Fest 20.10.19 RO – Bucharest / Metal Gates 26.10.19 FR – Gisors / Metal Fest 01.11.19 BE – Liége / Reflector 02.11.19 BE – Mons / Rock on Mars Fest 09.11.19 FR – St Etinne / Le Fil 16.11.19 FR – Angers / Magasound Fest 30.11.19 BE – Torhout / Troyfest 31.01.20 FR – Le Triolet 01.02.20 FR – Argenteuil / La Cave 20.03.20 FR – Marseille / Espace Julien 02.05.20 FR – Concarneu / CAC 12.06.20 DE – Büssfeld / M.O.A Festival 01.-04.07.20 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Fest Napalm Events: Dagoba: Evanescence & Within Temptation join forces to tour Europe in April 2020 as both 'Worlds Collide'17/9/2019  In what promises to be one of the biggest tours of next year Evanescence and Within Temptation confirmed they have joined forces for 'WORLDS COLLIDE', a massive co-headline European tour kicking off in Brussels, Belgium on 4th April 2020. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. BST 17th September followed by general on sale on 20th September. Tickets are available HERE. Fronted by two of the most influential and creative women in the rock world in the form of Amy Lee from Evanescence and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, the two bands will be inspiring fans across Europe including a date at London’s O2 Arena. Den Adel commented:- "We’ve got exciting news…In April we’re going to team up with Evanescence to bring you a very special co-headline tour! This is going to be a tour YOU don’t want to miss :) 😜. It was really great meeting Amy and the rest of the band recently. I think we have a lot in common but most of all I’m sure that we share the same passion and fire for what we love doing most. I’m really looking forward to touring Europe together and to make it memorable!" Lee said:- “We are very excited to join forces with Within Temptation for what I know will be an epic tour in April. We’ve had people ask us about doing something together for a long time, and we’re going to make it worth the wait! Looking forward to hearing Sharon’s gorgeous voice every night!” April 2020: Sat 4th Belgium, Brussels Palais 12 Sun 5th France, Paris Accor Hotel Arena Tues 7th UK, London, The O2 Thurs 9th Germany, Berlin Velodrome Sat 11th Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle Sun 12th Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion Tues 14th Italy, Milan Mediolanum Forum Wed 15th Germany, Munich Zenith Fri 17th Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle Sat 18th Germany, Leipzig Arena Mon 20th Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Hall Tue 21st Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome A variety of VIP ticket packages are available to ensure fans obtain the best seats in the house. Other VIP benefits include the opportunity to meet the band and attend their sound check, plus receive exclusive merchandise items. For full details go to: www.evanescence.com and www.within-temptation.com Evanescence: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Spotify / YouTube / Twitter Within Temptation: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Spotify / Twitter / Website  Archspire are proud to announce their very first European headliner tour in December 2019. The Canadian tech death maniacs will be blasting through 21 cities at 350 bpm, supported by Beneath The Massacre, Vulvodyina and Inferi. A full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. The band comments on the new trek:- "We are beyond stoked to be a part of Tech Trek Europe this year, alongside these amazing bands! This is our first European headliner tour and we're hitting some of our favourite places as well as some new ones! Mainland Europe and UK get ready! Stay Tech!"  ARCHSPIRE +Beneath the Massacre + Vulvodynia + Inferi 30 Nov 19 Karlsruhe (DE) Weisse Rose 01 Dec 19 Sint-Niklaas (BE) De Casino 02 Dec 19 London (UK) Underworld 03 Dec 19 Bristol (UK) The Exchange 04 Dec 19 Glasgow (UK) Cathouse 05 Dec 19 Birmingham (UK) Asylum2 06 Dec 19 Manchester (UK) Rebellion 07 Dec 19 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 08 Dec 19 Paris (FR) Glazart 09 Dec 19 Toulouse (FR) Rex 10 Dec 19 Madrid (ES) Caracol 11 Dec 19 Barcelona (ES) Bóveda 13 Dec 19 Aarau (CH) Kiff 14 Dec 19 München (DE) Feierwerk 15 Dec 19 Ljubljana (SL) Orto Bar 16 Dec 19 Vienna (AT) Arena 17 Dec 19 Prague (CZ) Nova Chmelnice 18 Dec 19 Hannover (DE) Mephisto 19 Dec 19 Berlin (DE) Musik & Frieden 20 Dec 19 Leipzig (DE) Naumanns 21 Dec 19 Bochum (DE) Matrix Want to practice you Tech Trek skills a bit in advance? ARCHSPIRE have provided a rather challenging karaoke video of the track, 'Calamus Will Animate', which is streaming via the Season of Mist YouTube channel at the link below. Are you keeping up? www.facebook.com/Archspireband |
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