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COPENHELL Con 2024 Announced


COPENHELL is a gathering place for everyone who loves heavy music – and not least heavy geeking! This year, COPENHELL Con will open its doors for the third time into a very special universe where music and geek cultures meet in new and interesting ways.
 
Along with a variety of Danish stage shows (visit the COPENHELL website for more information about these), we are proud to welcome the metal band HAMMERFALL talking about their classic brand of fantasy-inspired heavy metal as our first English-language event at COPENHELL Con 2024.
 

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Eight more acts added to DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL XXI


Liquid Death presents Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, has today announced eight more artists for this year’s festival, further bolstering a stellar 2024 line-up. The new additions include Kerry King, Creeper, Bayside, Bambie Thug, Soft Play, Lowlives, Florence Black and Kerrang! Radio competition winners Mallavora. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
 

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THE HU To Join Iron Maiden As Direct Support On “The Future Past World Tour 2024” Across North America


Mongolian rock sensation THE HU are honored to announce they will join heavy metal icons IRON MAIDEN as direct support on the band’s upcoming North American leg of their “The Future Past World Tour 2024” this fall. The tour will start on Friday, October 4 in San Diego, CA and stretch across both coasts before ending Sunday, November 17 in San Antonio, TX. Tickets are on sale now HERE. See full dates listed below. 

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Tons Of Rock Festival – Norwegian Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary With A Stellar Line Up: Metallica, Tool, Judas Priest and More


Beneath the dancing hues of the Northern Lights, Norway’s stunning natural wonders come alive. Amidst the serene fjords and lush landscapes, a different kind of magic unfolds – the electrifying energy of metal music. Every year, at Norway’s biggest music festival Tons of Rock Festival, metalheads from across the globe converge to celebrate their passion.

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Conquer Divide Announced As Support For The Warning On April European Tour


Conquer Divide have announced their first-ever European tour. They are about to hit the road with Mexican rockers The Warning, throughout April. They will be touring through Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, France and the UK. Tickets are available HERE.

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METAL PIONEERS JUDAS PRIEST RIDE HIGH IN THE UK ALBUM CHART


Today Judas Priest score the highest charting effort of their 50-year career, with the release of the critically acclaimed nineteenth studio album Invincible Shield.

The heavy metal icons’ previous career best was their seminal metal masterpiece British Steel, which peaked at #4 back in 1980. 
 
Having sold a massive 18,000 copies of Invincible Shield in the UK, the band better their last effort, 2018’s Firepower, which peaked at #5. 

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