Finland's NIGHTWISH have been confirmed to play the Nova Rock Festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria on June 10th. Other bands on the bill include METALLICA (performing The Black Album in it's entirety), SLAYER, MASTODON, THE BASEBALLS, MACHINE HEAD, WITHIN TEMPTATION, DIMMU BORGIR, LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, OPETH, TRIVIUM, SCHA...

Lamb Of God, Devildriver and August Burns Red also join the line-up

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Dying Fetus have announced that they will be hitting the road with Devildriver, The Faceless, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches of Blood, Impending Doom and Wretched for the Metal Alliance Tour

Dez Fafara’s groove metal behemoths will hit the UK for a monstrous arena tour supporting Machine Fucking Head in December – as well as their own warm-up gig on December 2! Come inside to see the trailer for the tour and to get your tickets now. (more…)