Rockipedia No.93
Bloodstock day tickets have gone on sale this morning, costing £45. The three-festival takes place in August near Derby and featured the following day split:
Friday August 14: Carcass, Arch Enemy, Saxon, Katatonia, Municipal Waste, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Million Dollar Reload and more
Saturday August 15: Cradle of Filth, Blind Guardian, Apocalyptica, Kreator, Enslaved, Candlemass, Entombed, the Haunted, Wolf, Battlelore
Sunday August 16: Europe, Satyricon, Amon Amarth, Moonspell, Turisas, Anathema, Equilibrium, Girlschool, Sabaton, Beholder
Megadeth will premiere a free downloadable track from forthcoming album Endgame on Tuesday July 7. Headcrusher will be made available at 4pm for 24 hour period at http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk
TicketsNow, a subsidiary of Ticketmaster, has accepted a $50,000 fine for scamming rock fans. The site was using spoof web addresses to make it appear as if they were affiliated with a gig's promoters, and their tickets were face-value, when in fact they weren't affiliated and the prices were inflated. They've agreed not to do it again.
The New York Dolls will play the Kentish Town Forum in London on December 4, ahead of their appearance at Hard Rock Hell in Prestatyn the following night.
Drummer Mike ‘Ratboy’ Novak has quit Every Time I Die – by sending the band a text. The band says: “Fifteen years ago when someone left their band, they would get drunk, fight their friends, and we’d learn about it ten minutes before the tour. To be honest it was something we’ve seen coming for some time now. For the past year it has felt like we were playing with a drum machine or a pre-recorded backing track. HE completely shut off communication with us. He simply was not a part of us any more, mentally or emotionally. We couldn’t be happier that our insecurities are in the past.”
Jason Costa of All That Remains has broken his hand and will be replaced on their upcoming shows by stand-in drummer Tony Laureano.
The Pixies are marking the 20th anniversary of their celebrated album Doolittle by touring the album live in October:
01/10 Dublin Olympia
02/10 Dublin Olympia
04/10 Glasgow SECC
06/10 London Brixton Academy
07/10 London Brixton Academy
08/10 London Brixton Academy
09/10 London Brixton Academy
Rockipedia No.92
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