The 2012 Wacken Open Air Festival is now over, but sad news to report as the organizers of the event confirm that one concertgoer has been pronounced dead after what appears to be an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning on the festival’s campgrounds. According to Blabbermouth.net, the ICS Festival Service GmbH released the following statement regarding the death: Unfortunately, we have sad news: We were informed by the German Red Cross
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Concertgoer Dies at Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany
August 5th, 2012 
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No Comments »The Company Band Blend Clutch, CKY + More at New York Gig
August 5th, 2012 Metalkult The Company Band are made up of an all-star lineup of groove-oriented acts. Consisting of Clutch vocalist Neil Fallon, CKY drummer Jess Margera, Fireball Ministry’s James Rota, Fu Manchu’s Brad Davis on bass and guitarist Dave Bone, the Company Band boast one of the most solid foundations in modern rock. We recently had the chance to see the band live in Brooklyn, New York and to talk with both Margera
Posted in News Tags: are-made, band-live, boast-one, brooklyn, chance, clutch, davis-on-bass, manchu, most, recently-had, talk-with, the-chance No Comments »Godsmack’s Shannon Larkin on Drumming For Black Sabbath: One of the Best Things That Ever Happened To Me
August 5th, 2012 Metalkult Not many drummers can say they’ve had the opportunity to play for the legendary Black Sabbath but Godsmack‘s Shannon Larkin holds that honor and considers it to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. It all went down back in 1997 when a rescheduled Ozzfest show made it impossible for then drummer Mike Bordin to play the make-up date. Bordin was heading out on the road
Posted in News Tags: godsmack, make-up-date-, opportunity, play-the-make, shannon, shannon-larkin, the-legendary, then-drummer No Comments »Anthrax, Nightwish, Arch Enemy + More Confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2013
August 5th, 2012 Metalkult As the 2012 Wacken Open Air festival winds down in Germany, the 2013 lineup is already being announced band by band. The 24th Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled for Aug. 1-3, 2013. As the lineup starts to take shape, several rock and metal highlights are popping up. Anthrax, who just wrapped up Mayhem Fest, will play the massive festival in addition to the legendary Deep Purple and Sabaton. The
Posted in News Tags: already-being, and-metal, announced-band, festival-winds, highlights-are, legendary, lineup, several-rock, take-shape, the-legendary, the-lineup, the-massive, wacken-open No Comments »Red Hot Chili Peppers Close Out Saturday Lineup of Lollapalooza After Long Rain Delay
August 5th, 2012 Metalkult The second day of the 2012 Lollapalooza festival kicked off yesterday, only to be interrupted by Mother Nature by mid-afternoon. With the threat of thunderstorms looming, all ticket holders and performers were evacuated from Grant Park in Chicago, Ill. Concert-goers were directed to pre-established underground evacuation and shelter sites while the storm passed but many music fans headed towards local restaurants and bars or took to congregating in the streets
Posted in News Tags: chicago, evacuation-and, lollapalooza, mother-nature, nature, off-yesterday, storm-passed, threat, were-directed No Comments »Metallica Take Fans Behind The Scenes in New Tour Video From Mexico City
August 5th, 2012 Metalkult As Metallica continue their series of eight concerts in Mexico City, each show seems to outdo the one before with rarely played songs introduced into the set list and flaming pranks being played on the crowd. For fans that couldn’t make it to Mexico though, Metallica recently posted a behind-the-scenes video that gives a small taste of the experience. The footage kicks off with still photos from the tour before
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August 5th, 2012 Metalkult For the last two months the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has been bringing a healthy dose of metal and mayhem to stops across the U.S. After finally making its way to the East Coast, the metal extravaganza wraps up today (Aug. 5) clocking in its last show at the Comcast Centre in Hartford. Conn. Boasting a three stage monster lineup, the 2012 class of Mayhem Fest may have
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