Rock Music Festivals

ARCH ENEMY To Headline Philippines’ ‘Pulp Summer Slam’

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will headline the annual Pulp Summer Slam festival on April 28 at the Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City in Manila, Philippines. Also scheduled to appear are AUGUST BURNS RED, BLESSTHEFALL, DARKEST HOUR, PERIPHERY and WE CAME

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KISS, QUEEN With ADAM LAMBERT And FAITH NO MORE Confirmed For U.K.’s SONISPHERE

The U.K edition of the Sonisphere festival has announced three headliners and the first batch of bands for its 2012 event, taking place July 6-8 at Knebworth House, with tickets available from Sonisphere.co.uk from 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 23.

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Unearth To Play New England Metal And Hardcore Festival

Massachusetts’ own Unearth, which recently posted a music video online for the song “Watch it Burn,” will join the all-star lineup already announced for the 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on Saturday, April 21st. “It’s been five

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METALLICA ‘Orion Music + More’ Promoter On Festival Lineup: We’ll Try And Stick With Diversity

On February 7, METALLICA, in conjunction with friends C3 Presents, announced the creation of Orion Music + More, a new annual music, arts, and lifestyle festival founded and headlined by the band, a natural progression for a group which has

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IRON MAIDEN, ALICE COOPER, DEF LEPPARD, POISON Confirmed For Wisconsin’s ROCK FEST

IRON MAIDEN, ALICE COOPER, DEF LEPPARD, POISON and GODSMACK are among the confirmed bands for this year’s Rock Fest, which will be held July 19-22 near Cadott, Wisconsin. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 19 BUCKCHERRY

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BLACK SABBATH’s Sole European Performance Set For U.K.’s DOWNLOAD Festival

The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH — who late last year confirmed the recording of their first new album in more than 33 years and a worldwide headlining tour — have had to put some plans on hold due to

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IRON MAIDEN, ALICE COOPER Confirmed For Milwaukee’s SUMMERFEST

British metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline Summerfest‘s Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 4 along with ALICE COOPER. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 3 and include Summerfest admission; information on prices is not yet available.

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ROB ZOMBIE, CHICKENFOOT, MEGADETH, SLASH, QUEENSRŸCHE Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

Rocklahoma has announced the 2012 lineup for the three-day camp and rock festival that features the top current active rock artists and classic bands. America’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend party — May 25-27 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Headline Ohio’s ‘Death On The Vine’

Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE will headline the first annual Death On The Vine festival, set to take place Saturday, April 14 at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, Ohio. Also scheduled to appear are THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NILE, EXHUMED, SKELETONWITCH,

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ROTTING CHRIST’s Original Lineup To Play Special Set At Germany’s NUCLEAR WAR NOW! Festival

Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST have released the following statement: “One Thousand and One nights marauding the earth. “The long, glorious and mystical journey of the band through the decades of its existence reaches a cumulative point with our 1000th

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