Finnish Pagan outfit MOONSORROW and German metallers FREEDOM CALL have just announced they will both make exclusive UK performances on the main stage of this year's Bloodstock Open Air 2012, which is scheduled for August 10th-12th at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England. The bands comment: Moonsorrow: "We are tru...

Download Festival has just got even bigger! The organisers have announced an additional 19 bands to the ever-growing summer line-up. My Passion, Yashin, Ghost and La Dispute join the bill, alongside Breed 77, Feed The Rhino, Shadows Fall and Sanguine and more. The full list of bands playing the 2012 June weekender can be viewed below. Download F...

  OMNIUM GATHERUM have announced they will be the support act for CHILDREN OF BODOM on Scandinavian dates of their 15 Years Of Wasted Youth -anniversary tour which begins in July. The band comment: “We haven't played in Sweden and Norway since 2008, so we're looking forward to extend the New World Shadows tour...

Rise To Remain, Soil and Dropkick Murphys are also added to the line-up

Bjorn "Speed" Strid from Soilwork and Sharlee D'Angelo from Arch Enemy have formed a new classic rock group called The Night Flight Orchestra.