VAN HALEN To Make Big Announcement Tonight?

VAN HALEN are supposedly to make a big live announcement at this evening’s Grammy Nominations Ceremony.

The band are expected to unveil details of their new album and 2012 world tour.

An official press release says that the Grammy Nominations Ceremony, which is set to take place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, will feature a special live announcement from a truly iconic group regarding their historic band reunion set to take place on the Grammy stage on February 12th, 2012 (date actual Grammys will take place).

A tweet on the Grammys’ Twitter page reads as follows...



Van Halen have recently signed a new deal with Interscope Records for the release of their first studio album with David Lee Roth in almost 30 years.

www.van-halen.com

ROYAL HUNT - "Show Me How To Live" Studio Webisodes

ROYAL HUNT have released five video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Show Me How To Live" their 11th studio album.

All five videos from the Danish hard rockers can be seen below. 

The new album is released today in North America and on December 2nd in Europe via Frontiers Records.

Royal Hunt was recently rejoined by D.C. Cooper, the American singer who appeared on the band's 90's albums "Moving Target" and the concept album "Paradox".

"Show Me How To Live" track listing...
01. Introduction
02. One More Day
03. Another Man Down

04. An Empty Shell
05. Hard Rain's Coming
06. Half Past Loneliness
07. Show Me How To Live
08. Angel's Gone

Frontiers Records will also release, on the same day, a Royal Hunt 2DVD titled, "Future Coming From The Past". This is a celebration of the return of singer D.C. Cooper to the line-up; and features the band recorded live in Japan during 1996.

http://www.royalhunt.com/

More METALLICA Black Album Gigs Confirmed

METALLICA have added three more European dates, two in Germany and one in Austria, for the Summer.

They will be performing The Black Album at all of these shows.

The list of dates is as follows...
Friday 1st June - Nurnberg, Rock Im Park
Saturday 2nd June - Nurburgring, Rock Am Ring
Saturday 9th June - Donington, Download Festival
Sunday 10th June - Nickelsdorf, Nova Rock


www.metalica.com

JOE BONAMASSA Announces Glasgow Show

JOE BONAMASSA will play the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 4th April 2012. 

This show is in addition to his previously announced tour dates in March and the two rearranged shows which were postponed back in October 2011.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday December 2nd at 9am.

Joe Bonamassa UK dates 2012...
23/03 - BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON CENTRE
24/03 - SHEFFIELD, SHEFFIELD MOTORPOINT ARENA
25/03 - NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE METRO ARENA
27/03 - EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH USHER HALL
28/03 - LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA
30/03 - BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH BIC
31/03 - BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM NIA
04/04 - GLASGOW, GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL



http://jbonamassa.com/

SAXON To Play Whole Of Their "Denim & Leather" Album At London Gig Next Month

SAXON will celebrate their, "Denim & Leather", album's 30th anniversary next month.

The band will perform the whole of the 1981 album at their London Koko gig on December 20th.

Singer Biff Byford commented...

"it’s the 30th Anniversary of the album and we played it at Sweden Rock and in Tokyo so it's about time we played the album once in the UK before the year is over.”

SAXON are well into the second half of their "Call To Arms" World Tour 2011 and the remaining dates are as below.

The band will play six UK dates at the end of this tour although London is the only show where they will play their "Denim & Leather" album in full.

Remaining World Tour dates...

26.11.2011	NL	Hengelo	Metropool **	Buy Ticket
27.11.2011	DK	Copenhagen	Amager Bio **	Buy Ticket
29.11.2011	SE	Malmo	Kulturbolaget **	Buy Ticket
30.11.2011	SE	Gothenburg	Trädgårn **	Buy Ticket
02.12.2011	SE	Stockholm	Munchenbryggeriet **	Buy Ticket
04.12.2011	FN	Helsinki	Nosturi **	Buy Ticket
07.12.2011	PL	Krakow	Studio **	Buy Ticket
08.12.2011	PL	Warsaw	Stodola **	Buy Ticket
10.12.2011	DE	Karlsruhe	Knock Out Festival **	Buy Ticket
11.12.2011	DE	Bochum	Zeche **	Buy Ticket
13.12.2011	UK	Oxford	O2 Academy ***	Buy Ticket
14.12.2011	UK	Leicester	O2 Academy ***	Buy Ticket
16.12.2011	UK	Edinburgh	Picturehouse ***	Buy Ticket
17.12.2011	UK	Belfast	Mandela Hall ***	Buy Ticket
19.12.2011	UK	Sheffield	O2 Academy ***	Buy Ticket
20.12.2011	UK	London	Koko ***	Buy Ticket

http://www.saxon747.com/

JIMI HENDRIX Named Best Guitarist Of All Time

JIMI HENDRIX was named the greatest guitar player in history by Rolling Stone magazine.

The list was compiled by a panel of music experts and top guitar players.

Jimmy Page came in at number three and The Who's Pete Townshend at number ten.

THE VOTERS: Trey Anastasio, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Brian Bell (Weezer), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), James Burton, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Gary Clark Jr., Billy Corgan, Steve Cropper, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing editor, Rolling Stone), Tom DeLonge (Blink-182), Rick Derringer, Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Melissa Etheridge, Don Felder (The Eagles), David Fricke (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), Peter Guralnick (Author), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band), Brian Hiatt (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Lenny Kravitz, Robby Krieger (The Doors), Jon Landau (Manager), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Nils Lofgren (The E Street Band), Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), Doug Martsch (Built to Spill), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Brian May, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Scotty Moore, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tom Morello, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Brendan O’Brien (Producer), Joe Perry, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Robbie Robertson, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Carlos Santana, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marnie Stern, Stephen Stills, Andy Summers, Mick Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Vieux Farka Touré, Derek Trucks, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Nancy Wilson (Heart)

The top dozen of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." is as follows...

01. Jimi Hendrix
02. Eric Clapton
03. Jimmy Page
04. Keith Richards
05. Jeff Beck
06. B.B. King
07. Chuck Berry
08. Eddie Van Halen
09. Duane Allman
10. Pete Townshend
11. George Harrison
12. Stevie Ray Vaughan

To see the full list, go HERE.



www.rollingstone.com

BLACK STONE CHERRY Announce New UK Tour For Next Year

BLACK STONE CHERRY have announced 14 more UK shows, for March 2012, in support of their, "Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea" album.

They still have five dates left of their current UK tour.

The full list of 2011/12 dates is as follows...

24/11/2011 Manchester MEN Arena, Manchester
26/11/2011 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
27/11/2011 SECC, Glasgow
28/11/2011 Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds
29/11/2011 Wembley Arena, London

11/03/2012 Norwich UEA, Norwich
12/03/2012 Rock City, Nottingham
14/03/2012 O2 Academy, Birmingham
15/03/2012 O2 Academy, Liverpool
17/03/2012 O2 Academy, Sheffield
18/03/2012 Manchester Academy, Manchester
19/03/2012 O2 Academy, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
21/03/2012 HMV Picture House, Edinburgh
22/03/2012 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
23/03/2012 Inverness, The Ironworks, Inverness
24/03/2012 O2 Academy, Glasgow
26/03/2012 O2 Academy, Bristol
27/03/2012 Guildhall, Southampton
28/03/2012 HMV Forum, London



www.blackstonecherry.com

MR. BIG's "Raw Like Sushi 100" Box Set Due In Late January 2012

MR. BIG's deluxe box set, "Raw Like Sushi 100", will be released in Japan on January 25th, 2012 via Victor Entertainment.

This box set contains 2 DVD's and 2 CD's in a B4-size hard cover book.

The DVD's feature the concert "Live From The Living Room", held at Toho Studio, Tokyo, Japan, in January 2011 and documentary footage of the band's 2011 Japan tour (60 minutes approx.).

The CD's contain live tracks from MR. BIG's 100th concert in Japan, held at Osaka-jo Hall on April 7th 2011.

The CD's were mixed by Pat Regan and feature K2HD mastering + the high-fidelity HQCD format (this format is compatible with standard CD players).

The hard-cover book contains 96 pages in colour (size: 24.9 x 29.9cm). 

It includes photos of MR. BIG's 2011 Japan tour taken by William Hames, Japan tour data, a tour pass replica, and more.

You can order HERE.



http://www.mrbigsite.com/

CLASSIC ROCK PRESENTS PROG Issue 21 Out Tomorrow

The new issue of "Classic Rock Presents Prog" is out on Wednesday November 23rd.

Issue 21 has HAWKWIND on the front cover. It also contains the usual free CD "Prognosis 21".

The magazine has the usual Letters, Prognosis, My Record Collection, Q & A, Mavericks, Masterworks, Art For Art's Sake, Discworld, Stages & Cheerio features.

Featured artists include Can, Nightwish, Peter Hammill, Michael Moorcock, The Pink Fairies, Here & Now, Ozric Tentacles, Cynic, Arena, The Devil's Blood, The Pineapple Thief, Haken, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Carl Palmer, Steely Dan, Roy Harper, Dec Burke, The Resonance Association, Bill Nelson, Yes, The Enid, Pendragon, It Bites, Katatonia, Sally Oldfield, Nektar, Caravan, Curved Air, Von Hertzen Brothers, Agents Of Mercy, Lunatic Soul, Ian Rankin, White Willow, Syd Arthur, Al Stewart, The Amazing Blondel, Blood Ceremony, North Atlantic Oscillation and lots more.

"Prognosis 21" Track Listing (Please click on image for larger version)...

The Next Issue Is On Sale On Wednesday 28/12/2011

http://www.facebook.com/people/Classic-Rock-Presents-Prog/1601032754 www.classicrockmagazine.com
http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/music/

THE ANSWER / THE UNION Announce Joint UK & Irish Tour

The Answer and The Union have announced a co-headlining tour of the UK and Ireland in March 2012.

They will play a total of 13 dates starting off in Dublin and ending at Brighton.

The dates are as follows...
Fri. 02 - Dublin, Whelan’s
Sat. 03 - Belfast, Mandela Hall
Sun. 04 - Cork, Cyprus Avenue
Tue. 06 - Leeds, Cockpit
Wed. 07 - Glasgow, Garage
Thu. 08 - Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
Sat. 10 - Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
Sun. 11 - Nottingham, Rock City
Mon. 12 - Newcastle, O2 Academy
Tue. 13 - Manchester, Academy 2
Thu. 15 - London, Electric Ballroom

Fri. 16 - Bristol, Academy 2
Sat. 17 - Brighton, Concorde 2





www.theanswer.ie

www.theuniononline.com

JAMISON Rejoins SURVIVOR

JIMI JAMISON will once again front AOR band SURVIVOR.

Five years after leaving the band, singer Jamison as rejoined.
He will now be working with guitarist Frankie Sullivan, guitarist/keyboard player Walter Tolentino, bassist Billy Ozello and drummer Marc Droubay.

"It feels great to be back with Frankie and the band, singing the songs that the fans love," says Jamison.

Frankie Sullivan adds, "I'm excited to have Jimi back up front singing the hits, and giving the fans what they want."

Survivor will very start work on a new album, planned to be released during the first half of next year.



www.survivormusic.com

BROTHERS GRIMMER Release New Album

Bournemouth band, BROTHERS GRIMMER, have their new album, "Big Red Book of Nursery Rants", now available to buy or download via their website HERE (click on the Grimmershop link via the menu).


"Story tales for adults..A sound designed for festival stadiums... All proceeds from 'Who I Am' going to National Autistic Society."

Brothers Grimmer have entered the METAL 2 THE MASSES competition at Sound Circus, Bournemouth on February 10th 2012 to win a place on the stage at next years Bloodstock Festival.

I wish the band every success in the competiton.



http://www.brothersgrimmer.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/brothersgrimmer
http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/

BLACK SABBATH Announce European Dates

BLACK SABBATH have confirmed some festival and arena dates across Europe for May/June 2012.

These include performances at the UK's Download festival, Belgium's Graspop festival and Norway's Bergen Calling festival.

The band are expected to announce more dates shortly which will see them touring around the world for much of 2012 and 2013.

The current touring schedule for 2012 is as follows...

May 18 - Moscow, Russia, Olimpiski
May 20 - St. Petersburg, Russia, New Arena
May 23 - Helsinki, Finland, Hartwall Arena
May 25 - Stockholm, Sweden, Stadium
May 29 - Bergen, Norway, Bergen Calling Festival
May 31 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum
June 02 - Malmö, Sweden, Malmö Stadium
June 04 - Dortmund, Germany, Westfalenhalle
June 10 - Donington, UK, Download Festival
June 12 - Rotterdam, Holland, Ahoy
June 15 - Bilbao, Spain, Azkena Rock Festival
June 17 - Nantes, France, Hellfest
June 19 - Paris, France, Bercy
June 22 - Dessel, Belgium, Graspop Metal Meeting
June 24 - Milan, Italy, Gods of Metal



www.blacksabbath.com

WISHBONE ASH To Release New Album Very Shortly

"Elegant Stealth", the new album from WISHBONE ASH, is released on November 25th.

The new album is the culmination of two years hard work.

The CD features contributions from Deep Purple's Don Airey and Mama's Boys' Pat McManus.

The tracklisting is as follows...
01. Reason To Believe
02. Warm Tears
03. Man With No Name
04. Can't Go It Alone
05. Give It Up
06. Searching For Satellites
07. Heavy Weather
08. Mud-slick
09. Big Issues
10. Migrant Worker
11. Invisible Thread

 

www.wishboneash.com

QUEEN Documentary To Be Released On DVD & Blu-ray

"Queen: Days Of Our Lives", will be released on DVD & Blu-ray on November 28th.

The documentary film, about legendary rockers QUEEN, was first broadcast on the BBC earlier in the year.

"In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on.But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise.  Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against a backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. The Critically Acclaimed Documentary on the World’s Greatest Rock Band is now to be available on DVD and Blu Ray!We will be releasing this amazing documentary with extra unseen content on standard DVD and blu ray! The story is amazing and a must have…In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, with, plenty of humour and painful honesty."

DVD (information & tracklisting)

Standard: NTSC
Region Code: Playable in all Regions
Duration: 164 minutes

Main Feature:
Queen : Days of Our Lives (Part One)
Queen : Days of Our Lives (Part Two)
Bonus Features:
Additional Videos: new promo videos containing unseen rushes, performances and outtakes.
-Seven Seas of Rhye
-Killer Queen
-Somebody to Love
-We Are The Champions
-Crazy Little Thing Called Love
-Under Pressure
-Radio Ga Ga
Additional Sequences: featuring unseen interviews and archive footage, exclusive sequences that dig deeper into the history of Queen, and tell the stories that weren’t covered in the documentary.
-From Magic To The Miracle
-Going Slightly Mad: Making of Innuendo
-Made In Heaven

Blu-ray (information & tracklisting)

Standard: NTSC
Region Code: Playable in all Regions
Duration: 221 minutes
Main Feature:
Queen : Days of Our Lives (Part One)
Queen : Days of Our Lives (Part Two)
Bonus Features:
Additional Videos: new promo videos containing unseen rushes, performances and outtakes.
-Seven Seas of Rhye
-Killer Queen
-Somebody to Love
-We Are The Champions
-Crazy Little Thing Called Love
-Under Pressure
-Radio Ga Ga
Additional Sequences: featuring unseen interviews and archive footage, exclusive sequences that dig deeper into the history of Queen, and tell the stories that weren’t covered in the documentary.
-Queen: The Beginning
-Queen On Tour 1974-5
-Bohemian Rhapsody
-Working Together
-Leaving John Reid 1978
-Don’t Stop Me Now
-Flash Gordon
-Making Videos
-Scrabble Wars
-From Magic To The Miracle 1986-89
-Going Slightly Mad: Making Innuendo 1990-91
-Made In Heaven – 1995
Bonus Interviews: additional stories, taken from the interviews shot for this documentary with Brian May, Roger Taylor and Jim Beach.
-Return To Imperial College
-Brian’s Health Scare 1974
-Manager Jim Beach Meets The Band 1975
-B-Sides
-Freddie’s Outfits
-Another One Btes The Dust
-Song Writing Balance Changes 1980’s
-Freddie Legless!
-Highlander
-The Show Must Go On

Subtitles to be included are:

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian. 

There will also be a release in Japan only with Japanese.

http://queenonline.com/

REVAMP Front Woman Recovering From Burnout

REVAMP

REVAMP/ex-AFTER FOREVER vocalist, Floor Jansen, has released a new video message in which she updates fans on her condition after her "burnout" caused the band to pull out of the "Out Of The Dark" tour with Van Canto, Tristania, Xandria and Amberian Dawn.

REVAMP should return to the live stage in January when they are to support EPICA for two Dutch dates in Hengelo on January 12th and Heerlen the following day.

You can view the video below...

http://www.revampmusic.com/

JON OLIVA'S PAIN Working On New Album

JON OLIVA'S PAIN are hard at work on new material for their forthcoming album.

This is the follow-up to their fourth album, "Festival", which was released in February of last year.

The band's drummer, Christopher Kinder, has issued the following update...

"Jon Oliva and I are set for Wednesday (tomorrow) to go over the next batch of material for consideration. It will ultimately be 50 or demos from the start and then begin to narrow it down. Even then, after all that work, we will enter Morrisound Studios with 70% of songs realized and then the final 30% is the magic during the recording process that will bring it all to life. 'Festival' touring dates in Europe for 2012 is also on the table for discussion."

Jon Oliva's Pain recently lost guitarist, Matt Laporte, who passed away at his home in Florida on April 20th of this year.



http://www.jonoliva.net/

WITHIN TEMPTATION Perform Acoustically On Belgium's Q-MUSIC

Dutch symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION played an acoustic set on Belgium's Q-music  last Saturday (November 12th).

This was a warm-up for their forthcoming theater tour in March/April 2012.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Q-music, we played an acoustic version of Ice Queen and Faster. 

During the upcoming Dutch theater tour in 2012 we’ll play unique acoustic arrangements! We’ll be visiting 13 different theaters throughout the Netherlands. You can find more information on the theater tour here.

Video footage can be seen below...

www.within-temptation.com

"Classic Rock Roll Of Honour" Awards 2011

The seventh annual Classic Rock Roll Of Honour was held on Wednesday, November 9th at the Roundhouse in Camden, London.

The ceremony was hosted by Gene Simmons of Kiss. 

Jeff Beck was awarded the highest accolade of the evening, The Living Legend Award, which was presented by Roger Taylor from Queen.

The full list of winners is as follows...

The Living Legend Award: Jeff Beck
Event Of The Year: Roger Waters' The Wall Live Tour
Breakthrough Act Of The Year: Black Country Communion
The Spirit Of Prog: Jethro Tull 
The Innovator Award: Deep Purple
Musicians' Union Maestro Award: Steve Winwood
Tommy Vance Inspiration Award: Steve Marriot
Classic Songwriter: Manic Street Preachers
Outstanding Contribution: Bob Ezrin
Metal Guru Award: Scorpions
Classic Album Award: The Who - "Quadrophenia"
VIP Award: Baron Wolman
Best New Band: Vintage Trouble
Album Of The Year: Michael Monroe – "Sensory Overdrive"
Reissue Of The Year: Queen reissues package of their five albums
Film/DVD Award: Lemmy
Band Of The Year: Foo Fighters

www.classicrockmagazine.com

XANDRIA Announce New Album Release Dates

German symphonic metallers XANDRIA will release their new studio album via Napalm Records next year.

The, as yet untitled, CD will be released on the following dates... 

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy  -  February 24, 2012
Spain, Finland, Sweden  -  February 22, 2012
Rest of Europe  -  February 27, 2012
USA, Canada  -  March 6, 2012

http://xandria.de/

BLACK SABBATH Reunite

www.blacksabbath.com

BLIND GUARDIAN - "Memories Of A Time To Come" Details Released

"Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20th, 2012 via Virgin/EMI.

It will be available as a double CD, three-CD deluxe limited edition, including the band's demo recordings when they were called Lucifer's Heritage, and as download.

The track listing is as follows...

CD 1

01. Imaginations From The Other Side (7:11) *
02. Nightfall (5:34) *
03. Ride Into Obsession (4:46) *
04. Somewhere Far Beyond (7:32) *
05. Majesty (7:29) *
06. Traveler In Time (6:01) *
07. Follow The Blind (7:11) *
08. The Last Candle (6:03) *

CD 2
01. Sacred Worlds (9:17)
02. This Will Never End (5:07) *
03. Valhalla (5:13) **
04. Bright Eyes (5:15) *
05. Mirror Mirror (5:09) *
06. The Bard's Song (In The Forest) (3:26) *
07. The Bard's Song (The Hobbit) (3:41) **
08. And Then There Was Silence (14:06) **

CD 3 (only available with the deluxe limited edition)
01. Brian ***
02. Halloween (The Wizard's Crown) ***
03. Lucifer's Heritage ***
04. Symphonies Of Doom ***
05. Dead Of The Night ***
06. Majesty
07. Trial By The Archon
08. Battalions Of Fear
09. Run For The Night
10. Lost In The Twilight Hall
11. Tommyknockers
12. Ashes To Ashes
13. Time What Is Time
14. A Past And Future Secret
15. The Script For My Requiem
* Remixed 2011
** Re-recorded 2011
*** Reworked 2011


http://www.blind-guardian.com/

MANTICORA To Play First Gig On British Soil

Danes, MANTICORA, have been announced to play the FUSED FESTIVAL which takes place from May 25th-27th 2012 at Lydney Town Hall, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 5DY.
This will be their first ever gig on British soil.

Welcome to Fused 2012 - the UK home of progressive and symphonic metal. The first Fused Festival was the brainchild of The Classic Rock Society and the team behind the Summer's End Festival, the UK's longest running and best-loved prog rock festival. After the critical sucess of the inaugral Fused Festival in April 2011, we are thrilled to be presenting the second edition for 2012 with an equally spectacular line-up!

Sponsor Tickets are now available HERE.

The line-up so far ...

www.fusedfestival.com

ALICE COOPER Announced For BLOODSTOCK 2012

Alice Cooper has been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place from August 10th-12th at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England.

Festival bookings organiser Vicky Gregory commented...

"As Bloodstock organizers, but more importantly, huge fans of Alice Cooper, we are thrilled to have such an iconic artist close proceedings on the Sunday night! We have been after Alice for a number of years and are extremely excited to see him grace the Ronnie James Dio stage and guarantee this will be a performance not to be missed."

The festival line-up, so far, is as follows...

Ronnie James Dio Stage
ALICE COOPER
ANVIL
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
DIMMU BORGIR
HATEBREED
PARADISE LOST
WATAIN

Sophie Lancaster Stage
ANAAL NATHRAKH
ORANGE GOBLIN

Loads more bands to be announced over the coming months.

Tickets for the festival are on sale now, at a special early-bird price until 15th December, HERE.

www.bloodstock.uk.com