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Sweden Rock Festival - line-up filling up; Sweden Rock Festival - line-up filling up
Topic Started: Dec 1 2011, 09:35 AM (484 Views)
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Sacred Reich (US) Confirmed For Sweden Rock Festival

Sacred Reich from Phoenix, Arizona is one of the classic bands of the "second generation" of American thrash metal, alongside the likes of Testament, Forbidden and Vio-lence. Their breakthrough came with the SURF NICARAGUA EP (1988), an impressive union of powerful metal riffs and the uncompromising aggression and political commitment of punk. More classic releases, like THE AMERICAN WAY (1990) and INDEPENDENT (1993) followed, before Sacred Reich folded in the year 2000. Happily, the band returned to the live scene seven years later and will be making their highly anticipated SRF-debut in 2012 -- still featuring their classic lineup of vocalist/bassist Phil Rind, guitarists Wiley Arnett and Jason Rainey, and drummer Greg Hall.

Graveyard (S) Confirmed For Sweden Rock Festival

Of the numerous Swedish bands waving the flag for '70s hard rock, Graveyard must be the very hottest at present. The eponymous debut of these Gothenburgers arrived in 2007 and was met by a favorable reception. However, that pales in comparison to the sensation stirred by its sequel, HISINGEN BLUES, in spring 2011. The album was a huge success and was bombarded with superlatives by ridiculously unanimous reviewers. Graveyard came off as the band no one could resist, with their bleak, unspeakably genuine style rooted in the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and psychedelic overlords Blue Cheer and Captain Beyond. In short: it's the biggest Swedish sensation of 2011 that will be appearing at SRF in 2012.

Graveyard - "Hisingen Blues" http://youtu.be/OnGBa8dVm6k

Slade (UK) Confirmed For Sweden Rock Festival

In the '70s, Slade were one of the most barrier-transcending bands. A colorful glam act as well as working class heroes, greatly successful both with their ambitious albums and as an extremely productive hit- single factory. The '80s saw their second golden age, not least in Sweden, with such massive hits as "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway." Today, Slade is still a hard-working and entertaining live act, centered around original members Dave Hill (guitar) and Don Powell (drums). Along with bassist John Berry (ex-Mud) and vocalist Mal McNulty (ex- Sweet) they constitute something of a glam rock super-group -- armed with countless lethal hits, such as "Cum On Feel The Noize," "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" and "Far Far Away."

Girlschool (UK) Confirmed For Sweden Rock Festival

After more than 30 years, Girlschool is the longest lasting, and definitely one of the most respected all-female heavy metal bands ever. Without a doubt, this is largely because Girlschool on their arrival didn't use gender as a marketing ploy, but let future album classics like DEMOLITION (1980) and HIT AND RUN (1981) speak for themselves. The band's raw, gritty heavy metal tinted with blues as well as punk is quite capable of holding its own, and to be referred to as "the female Motorhead" could hardly be described as an insult! In short, Girlschool is one of the most important bands from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and it gives us great pleasure to welcome Kim McAuliffe (vocals/guitar), Enid Williams (bass/vocals), Denise Dufort (drums) and Jackie Chambers (guitar) to SRF 2012.

Nationalteatern (S) And Tygers Of Pan Tang (UK) To Sweden Rock Festival 2012!

Nationalteatern (the National Theatre) is one of the greatest phenomena in Swedish rock history. Starting out as a theatre group they debuted on record in 1972. Over the years they delivered a round of classic albums with even more classic songs like "Livet Är En Fest" ("Life Is A Party"), "Jack The Ripper" and "Speedy Gonzales." Traditionally, the band is considered part of the so called prog- movement, though their catchy songs really are more traditional rockers influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. The music that Nationalteatern created is still just as popular among today's listeners, and band leader Ulf Dageby with cohorts still play to packed venues -- or in this case, packed fields.

The industrial city of Newcastle is the birthplace of many a royalty from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Venom, Raven and, obviously, Tygers Of Pan Tang. The latter band was one of the movement's first to become truly successful and their three first albums WILD CAT (1980), SPELLBOUND (1981) and CRAZY NIGHTS (1981) are genuine genre classics. Today's Tygers Of Pan Tang, with unflagging guitarist Robb Weir in command, are still in fantastic shape, which they proved on the excellent ANIMAL INSTINCT (2008). However, their performance at SRF 2012 will be of a nostalgic nature -- the menu will mainly consist of songs from the abovementioned three first albums. A true feast for friends of traditional, melodic heavy metal!

Tickets are available at our website: http://www.swedenrock.com/ .
There you can also find more information about ticket prices and accommodation.

Around 70 bands will perform on our five stages next summer. The following bands have been confirmed so far:

MOTLEY CRUE
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
BLUE OYSTER CULT
DIMMU BORGIR
SYMPHONY X
EDGUY
GAMMA RAY
DANKO JONES
SLADE
NATIONALTEATERN
TYGERS OF PAN TANG
GIRLSCHOOL
PENTAGRAM
BONAFIDE
HELL
SACRED REICH
GRAVEYARD

More info about the bands can be found on our website: http://www.swedenrock.com/

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