Nuclear Blast Records have launced a Meet And Greet competition with Korpiklaani at the European leg of the upcoming Paganfest tour.

"April 2008 will face a pagan invasion like it's never been seen before! Korpiklaani will team up with their label mates Eluveitie and some more bands of the genre for the Pagan Fest Tour to conquer Europe! Therefore we are giving away an exclusive MEET N GREET event for you and one additional person on a date of your choice! You can also win signed posters - so take your chance and answer the question at this location."

1st price: 1x Meet & Greet for you and one additional person on a tourdate of your choice.
2nd - 5th price: 1x signed poster.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Korpiklaani
Event:	Paganfest Europe Tour

Belgian Brutal Death Metal band Aborted have issued the following news:
"Hey everyone, it is with great pleasure that we announce the Iconoclast Part I Tour, where we will be supporting germany's finest Heaven Shall Burn alongside Misery Speakds.
The dates are as follows:

ICONOCLAST PART I
28.03.08 Brugge (B) - Entreepot
29.03.08 Lingen (Ger) - Alter Schlachthof
30.03.08 Hellendorn (NL) - De Lantaarn
31.03.08 Köln (Ger) - Werkstatt
01.04.08 Sheffield (UK) - Corporation
02.04.08 London (UK) - Underworld
03.04.08 Den Bosch (NL) - W2
04.04.08 Paris (F) - Le Nouveau Casino
05.04.08 Ravenna (I) - Rock Planet Club
06.04.08 Zürich (CH) - Abart
07.04.08 Stuttgart (Ger) - Röhre
08.04.08 Prag (CZ) - Rock Café
09.04.08 Berlin (Ger) - Columbia Club

Furthermore, writing of the new album is nearly completed, we are putting final touches to the material & are hitting the studio to record end February till mid March. Eric Rachel will mix this slab of brutality right after & it should see a summer release on Century Media records. Stay tuned for more!"

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Aborted
Event:	Heaven Shall Burn: Iconoclast Tour

Iron Maiden are very pleased to announce that Avenged Sevenfold will join them as special guests at Twickenham Stadium on July 5, Paris Bercy July 2 and 3 and a number of dates in Finland and Scandanavia (as listed below) on their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour."

Following the mighty success of their recent album, "Avenged Sevenfold" (which charted at No 3 in Billboard in the USA and is close to gold in the UK), the band are currently on an extensive sold out UK tour and vocalist M. Shadows comments - "I've seen Maiden play countless times and am continually blown away, not just by their live show, but also by the great records they continue to make. We have learned much from Iron Maiden and are honored to be sharing the stage with some of the greatest icons in rock music."

Maiden Manager Rod Smallwood comments: "Its a tremendous time for Metal fans right now with some fantastic young bands making a real mark for themselves. Maiden are delighted to be bringing their fans one of the very best, Avenged Sevenfold, who will be joining them on a number of their European Summer shows. It all adds up to an even more memorable night out for the fans! We will now be considering who will play in the slot before Avenged at Twickenham."

For more information on Ax7 go to their website at http://www.avengedsevenfold.com.

The dates on which Ax7 special guest with Maiden are as follows:

JUNE
Fri 27 - ITA, Bologna Parco Nord Gods of Metal
Sun 29 - BEL, Dessel Graspop

JULY
Tue 1 - FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Wed 2 - FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Sat 5 - ENG, London Twickenham
Wed 16 - SWE, Stockholm Stadium
Fri 18 - FIN, Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Sat 19 - FIN, Tampere Ratina Stadium
Tue 22 - NOR, Trondheim Lerkendalstadium
Thu 24 - NOR, Oslo Valle Hovin
Sat 26 - SWE, Gothenburg Ullevi
Sun 27 - DEN, Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen

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Source:	ironmaiden.com
Band profile:	Iron Maiden

Finnish metallers Norther have posted a new song, entitled 'We Rock' on their MySpace page at this location.
The track comes off the group's new album, "N", which will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates:

Feb. 13 - Finland.
Feb. 22 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, BeNeLux.
Feb. 25 - UK, France, Denmark, Greece, Norway.
Feb. 26 - Spain, Portugal.
Feb. 29 - Sweden, Hungary.

Also the band adds:
"We're also pleased to announce that we're gonna do a full European tour in March/April 2008 with our label mates Turisas. The first two weeks cover the UK and central Europe will follow afterwards. It's great to get back on the road and with Turisas we'll form an excellent & diverse team for the tour! Be there or be lame!"
Dates are as follows:

01.03.2008 - Soundhaus - Northampton (UK)
02.03.2008 - Corporation -Sheffield (UK)
03.03.2008 - Moshulu - Aberdeen (UK)
04.03.2008 - Studio 24 - Edinburgh (UK)
05.03.2008 - Academy 2 - Liverpool (UK)
06.03.2008 - Waterfront - Norwich (UK)
07.03.2008 - Park - Peterborough (UK)
08.03.2008 - Cocpit - Leeds (UK)
10.03.2008 - Cavern - Exeter (UK)
11.03.2008 - Clwb Ifor Bach - Cardiff (UK)
12.03.2008 - The Brook - Southampton (UK)
13.03.2008 - Electric Ballroom - London (UK)
14.03.2008 - Concorde 2 - Brighton (UK)
15.03.2008 - Patronaat -Haarlem (NL)
16.03.2008 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen (NL)
18.03.2008 - Marx - Hamburg (D)
19.03.2008 - Substage - Karlsruhe (D)
20.03.2008 - Metropolis - Munich (D)
21.03.2008 - Salzhaus - Winterthur (CH)
22.03.2008 - Matrix - Bochum (D)
23.03.2008 - Kato - Berlin (D)
25.03.2008 - Planet Music - Vienna (A)
26.03.2008 - Randal - Bratislava (SVK)
27.03.2008 - Rock Café - Prague (CZ)
28.03.2008 - Ragnarök Festival - Lichtenfels (D)
29.03.2008 - Tomahawk Festival - Osnabrueck (D)
30.03.2008 - KB - Malmö (SE)
01.04.2008 - Musikens Hus - Gothenburg (SE)
02.04.2008 - The Rock - Copenhagen (DK)
03.04.2008 - John Dee - Oslo (N)
04.04.2008 - Klubben - Stockholm (SE)

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Source:	norther.net
Band profile:	Norther
Event:	Turisas + Norther: European Tour

Napalm Death and Suffocation will team up for a European co-headlining tour in May/June 2008. Also appearing on the bill will be Warbringer, a thrash metal band from the Bay Area.

The dates are as follows:

May 08 - Dordrecht, Holland @ Bibelot
May 09 - Zaandam, Holland @ De Kade
May 10 - Berlin, Germany @ SO36
May 11 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre (Rock Hard Festival)
May 12 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziek-O-Droom
May 13 - Paris, France @ La Locomotive
May 14 - Rennes, France @ Antipode
May 15 - Biarritz, France @ Atabel
May 16 - Durango, Spain @ Plateruena
May 17 - Corroios, Spain @ Cine Teatro de Corroios
May 18 - Madrid, Spain @ Caracol
May 19 - Barcelona, Spain @ Mephisto
May 20 - Six Fours Les Plages, France @ Espace André Malraux
May 21 - Bulle, France @ Ebullition
May 22 - Rome, Italy @ Circolo Degli Artisti
May 23 - Roncade/Treviso, Italy @ New Age
May 24 - Pinarella Di Cervia, Italy @ Rockplanet
May 25 - Luzern, Switzerland @ Schüür
May 26 - Lindau, Switzerland @ Club Vauderville
May 27 - Saarbrücken, Germany @ Roxy/Garage
May 28 - Tilburg, Holland @ 013 (Neurotic Death Fest)
Jun. 04 - Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island
Jun. 05 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ The Rock
Jun. 06 - Aalborg, Denmark @ Studentehuset

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Source:	napalmdeath.org
Band profile:	Napalm Death

Kataklysm has decided to cancel their upcoming European tour with Behemoth, scheduled for February. Singer Maurizio Iacono explains:

"First I'd like to say how crazy of a ride it's been since the release if ITAOD. we've done over 200 shows in less then two years, nine tours across the world and meeting all our fans was the highlight, they made our last album the biggest and strongest album to date. It's been great but the machine needs time off. Theres nothing more we like than to stay on the road nonstop but we have to come to reality here and see that we need to take a breather, recharge our batteries and come back stronger than ever with a brand new album, because we will have to redo all this all over again in no time. We didn't want to cancel the tour with Behemoth but after much thought it was the right decision. J-f has to keep working through January on the new album so he gets absolutely no break time, which isnt fair. Then we have to mix it and it's in February and we need to be here to supervise this new masterpiece we've created for you guys. "Prevail" is the priority for next year and it needs our full attention.

But don't worry, we have A LOT of plans ahead of us, and we will be back in no time at all. Also, this doesn't affect the New Zealand and Australian dates in late-March, those will go ahead as planned. Other than that the band is doing great. Steph will be rejoining us for the last four shows of this tour with Chimaira wich has been great. We got a couple more dates left. Check our Myspace or website and come check us out. These will be the last dates until the next record comes out. I'd like to wish everyoneout there some happy holidays with your loved ones."

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Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Behemoth: European Tour

The Norwegian progressive metal act Pagan's Mind has been chosen as one of the three headliner's for ProgPower Europe 2008. After their performances at ProgPower both in 2003 and 2005, the band has been confirmed for a full show of around 2 hours long on Friday 3 October. Because this year is ProgPower's 10-year anniversary, the event will be three days long, stretching from Friday 3 October to Sunday 5 October. The festival will take place at JC Sjiwa, Baarlo, The Netherlands and will feature three bands on Friday, and six bands on both Saturday and Sunday.

Other bands confirmed thus far include Division By Zero (Poland) and Suspyre (USA).

Source:	progpower.eu
Band profile:	Pagan's Mind
Event:	ProgPower Europe

Canadian Death Metal devastators Kataklysm have posted the following news on the band's website:

"After sending shockwaves across Europe this last Sept/Oct, one of the most succesfull combination has joined forces once again. Kataklysm and Behemoth have joined forces for a quick European tour that will hit mainly the UK and Iberia (Spain/Portugal). The band will also introduce a new song from their upcoming album "Prevail" due out May 2008."

Comments frontman and singer Maurizio Iacono:

"We were planning on coming back to the UK in 2008, since the dates went so well there and the crowds were so killer. Then we found out our friends in Behemoth were gonna be there at the same time as well, so we decided to join forces. Last run was intense as fuck, both bands feeding off each other's live energy every night. This time it wont be any different. I salute Nergal and co. and wait for another killer run to arrive"

Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

Feb. 01 - DE Hannover Musikzentrum *
Feb. 02 - NL Rotterdam Baroeg
Feb. 03 - UK Birmingham Barfly
Feb. 04 - UK Glasgow Barfly
Feb. 05 - UK Sheffield Corporation
Feb. 06 - UK Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Feb. 07 - UK London Ulu
Feb. 08 - FR Nantes Olympic
Feb. 09 - ES Irun Tunk!
Feb. 10 - ES Vigo A!
Feb. 11 - PT Lisbon Cine Teatro de Corroios
Feb. 12 - PT Faro Ass. Musicos de Faro
Feb. 13 - ES Granada Industrial Copera
Feb. 14 - ES Madrid Ritmo & Compas
Feb. 15 - ES Barcelona Apolo 2
Feb. 16 - FR Limoges CC John Lennon
Feb. 17 - FR Paris La Locomotive
Feb. 18 - DE Frankfurt Batschkapp *
Feb. 19 - DE Jena F-Haus *

* Kataklysm headlines

Behemoth commented:

"We have a very demanding schedule for next year and I advise you to sit tight and wait for some very exciting news coming early next year. There are some major plans in the works to create a perfect set up for our future activities. There's definitely going to be more touring next year. We'll be doing second European leg with Kataklysm and we'll visit all the markets we didn't make last time. We are also coming back to U.S. for another big tour around March. We'll be touring South America and possibly Japan (cross fingers!) in the Spring. From there on we should take a long break, doing only off shows and occasional festivals. Next year we're going to focus on the next DVD, EP and new album. We already have some sick ideas but its way to early to reveal any details yet. You just have to wait and be surprised!"

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Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Behemoth: European Tour

German Power Metallers Brainstorm will do a new European Tour in March 2008 with special guests Pagan's Mind and Powerwolf.

The scheduled dates are as follows:

04.03.08 Copenhagen (DK) · The Rock
05.03.08 Hamburg (D) · Markthalle
07.03.08 Weert (NL) · De Bosuil
08.03.08 Memmingen (D) · Kaminwerk
09.03.08 Saarbrücken (D) · Garage
11.03.08 Pratteln (CH) · Z7
12.03.08 Ludwigsburg (D) · Rockfabrik
14.03.08 Paris (FR) · venue TBA
15.03.08 Vosselaar (B) · Biebob
16.03.08 Langen (D) · Stadthalle
18.03.08 Bochum (D) · Zeche
19.03.08 Nürnberg (D) · Hirsch
21.03.08 Vienna (A) · Szene
22.03.08 Budapest (H) · A Zene Haza

In other news, the new Brainstorm's album, entitled "Downburst" will be released 25th of January in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, on the 28th of January in the rest of Europe. The North and South America as well as Japan and South-East Asia release dates will be added soon. More information about this new album available here.

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Source:	truemetal.org
Band profile:	Brainstorm
Event:	Brainstorm: European Tour

Megadeth have announced on their official website the following 2008 European tour dates:

UPDATED: (on 19 November) thanks to White Winter Sun

Feb. 06 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Arena
Feb. 07 - Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
Feb. 08 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Halle
Feb. 10 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
Feb. 11 - Dortmund, Germany @ Westfallenhalle
Feb. 13 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
Feb. 14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
Feb. 15 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Hof Ter Lo All
Feb. 17 - Norwich, UK @ UEA
Feb. 18 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Feb. 19 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Academy
Feb. 20 - Newcastle, UK @ Academy
Feb. 22 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Feb. 23 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Feb. 24 - London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Feb. 26 - Paris, France @ Elysee Montmartre
Feb. 28 - Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
Feb. 29 - Madrid, Spain @ Macumba
Mar. 01 - Bilbao, Spain @ Santana 27
Mar. 03 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Rohstofflager
Mar. 04 - Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
Mar. 05 - Pordenone, Italy @ Palasport
Mar. 07 - Uherske Hradiste, @ Czech Republic Metalmania 2008 - Zimny Stadion
Mar. 08 - Katowice, Poland @ Metalmania 2008 - Spodek
Mar. 10 - Munich, Germany @ Zenith
Mar. 11 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Hugenottenhalle

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Source:	megadeth.com
Band profile:	Megadeth
Event:	Megadeth: European Tour

Finnish viking metallers Ensiferum will team up with Faroese band Týr and Swiss shooting stars Eluveitie to tour through Europe and North America under the Paganfest banner. Co-headliners will be Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow in Europe and Turisas in North America.

The dates for Europe read as follows:

Paganfest Tour feat. Ensiferum, Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Týr and Eluveitie
02.04.2008 - DEN, Copenhagen
03.04.2008 - NED, Tilburg
04.04.2008 - BEL, Antwerp
05.04.2008 - GER, Osnabrück
06.04.2008 - ENG, London
07.04.2008 - ENG, Leeds
08.04.2008 - ENG, Dudley
09.04.2008 - FRA, Paris
10.04.2008 - SUI, Pratteln
11.04.2008 - AUT, Linz
12.04.2008 - AUT, Wien
13.04.2008 - CZE, Zlin
14.04.2008 - HUN, Budapest
15.04.2008 - SLO, Ljubljana
16.04.2008 - GER, Ludwigsburg
17.04.2008 - GER, Berlin
18.04.2008 - GER, Leipzig
19.04.2008 - GER, München
20.04.2008 - AUT, Graz
21.04.2008 - GER, Saarbrücken
22.04.2008 - GER, Frankfurt

For the North American leg the following dates have been confirmed. More dates are to be announced soon.

Paganfest Tour feat. Ensiferum, Turisas, Týr and Eluveitie
25.04.2008 - CAN, Toronto, ON
26.04.2008 - CAN, Montreal, QC
27.04.2008 - USA, Worcester, MA
28.04.2008 - USA, Springfield, VA
29.04.2008 - USA, Cleveland, OH
05.05.2008 - USA, Seattle, WA
10.05.2008 - USA, Orange County, CA
15.05.2008 - USA, Ft. Worth, TX
16.05.2008 - USA, San Antonio, TX

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Source:	paganfest.net
Band profile:	Ensiferum
Event:	Paganfest Europe Tour

Taken from the Kamelot newsletter:

"After the release of their great new album "Ghost Opera", Kamelot will hit the road again and will do shows in main areas of Europe. The album entered a lot of charts in different countries. For example: Norway #25, Sweden #29, Finland #35, USA #48 Indie, Netherlands #51, Germany #61, France #83, Switzerland #83, Greece #23, Japan #13, UK #24 Indie.

With the success of the "Ghost Opera" album fans are demanding more, more, more! Melodic metal masters Kamelot return to select Europe cities for a once in a lifetime tour and stage show. Bringing with them as special guests the Greek heavyweights Firewind and the Austrian/American female fronted group Visions Of Atlantis, this package will be one of the highlights of the year.

Founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood adds: "The shows in connection with this album so far have been amazing, the fans and the band are as one everynight and there is an almost kinship between us. The shows will be something we will cherish forever!".

Singer/songwriter Khan adds: "This Ghost Opera Tour will be our last tour of Europe until the next studio release, so we are planning even more specials for the fans!".

Special guests on this memorable tour are Greek phenoms Firewind with virtuoso guitarist Gus G. at the helm. "I'm glad we're finally able to confirm a full European tour together with our buddies from Kamelot! As if the excitement wasn't enough when we announced the Japan tour with them, the idea popped up to do the full European run in 2008. What a great way to start the next year! We an't wait to come back and play for all our fans as well as make new ones. See you out there soon! Gus G./Firewind".

Also on tour will be female fronted gothic metal band Visions of Atlantis. This hybrid of America/Austrian members are making waves in the scene as one of the premier up and coming bands. "We are very excited to announce that we will be on tour with Kamelot through the whole of Europe! They are such fantastic and respectable musicians, and we are really proud to be partaking in this experience - this package simply rocks. It will be great to be able to play for our European friends again as well...it has been quite a while away from you all! Thanks to everyone for your support and thanks to Kamelot for giving us this wonderful experience!" Melissa/Visions Of Atlantis".

Check out the confirmed dates on Kamelot.com Tour Section"

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Source:	kamelot.com
Band profile:	Kamelot
Event:	Ghost Opera European Tour Part II

The following update was posted on Within Temptation's official website:

"We can announce some new special tour dates! In January we'll be visiting a lot of countries we have never been before. For example: Slovenia, Croatia and Poland. We hope to see you soon!"

Dates announced so far are as follows:

Jan. 10 - Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
Jan. 11 - Milan, Italy @ Live Club
Jan. 12 - Karlsruhe, Germany @ Europahalle
Jan. 13 - Graz, Austria @ Orpheum
Jan. 14 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture
Jan. 16 - Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola
Jan. 17 - Praha, Czech Republic @ Roxy
Jan. 18 - Budapest, Hungary @ Petofi Csarnok
Jan. 19 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ VPK
Feb. 07 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy

In other news, Within Temptation "are very proud to announce the online premiere of our new video, 'All I Need'. We are curious to hear how you feel about it, please let us know on our forum. You can view the video by going to our Myspace and/or Youtube page."

The "All I Need" single (cover here) will be released in Europe on November 5. The tracklisting for the different formats is as follows:

Five-track digipack:
01. All I Need (single version)
02. All I Need (album version)
03. The Last Time (demo version) (new song)
04. Frozen (demo version)
05. Our Solemn Hour (demo version)

Two-track single:
01. All I Need (single version)
02. All I Need (album version)

More details and pre-order here.

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Source:	within-temptation.com
Band profile:	Within Temptation
Event:	Within Temptation: European Tour

The following was posted at November's Doom's offical home page :

''A third and final show has been added in Europe this November. This performance will be held on November 12th at Rockconcern De Rots, Antwerp Belgium. To build off the special evening of November 10th, where the band will shoot their first ever live DVD in Vosselaar, the show in Antwerp will be entirely acoustic, also a first for the band."

"There's always a list of songs in our catalog people ask to hear live, and we decided to try something a bit different, and play a different sort of set for the band," comments singer Paul Kuhr. "We will be performing the entire set, acoustically, and playing a large amount of songs we have never performed live before. We wanted to make our short trip to Europe a special one, and with all the focus being on the DVD shoot, this acoustic evening will be a great time for us, also giving the fans something unique from the band."

Source:	novembersdoom.com
Band profile:	Novembers Doom
Event:	Dark Metal Fest

As posted on the official website:

"Great News! Hardcore Superstar´s NEW album "Dreamin´ in a casket" will be released November 21st!

After the albumrelease the band will go out and tour the world, so all of you out there who have not had the chance to see the worlds greatest liveband, here it comes, take it! Only one week after the albumrelease Hardcore Superstar will satisfy Europe, then also Japan and South America, and last but not least, their homecountry Sweden!"

Upcoming tour dates:

November 12: Helsinki @Helsingfors Ishall
November 27: Hamburg @Logo
November 28: Köln @Underground
November 30: Berlin, @Knaack Club
December 1: Erfur @Museumskeller
December 2: Frankfurt, @Nachtleben
December 3: Lichtenfels @Paunchy Cast Club
December 4: München, @59 to 1
December 5: Linz @Posthof
December 6: Vienna, @Flex
December 7: Luzern @Sedel
December 8: Pinarella di Cervia @Rock Planet
December 9: Verona, @Lucille
December 11: Rome, @Stazione Birra
December 12: Milano, @Transilvania Club
December 14: Gijon, @SALA ALBENIZ
December 15: Bilbao, @BILBOROCK
December 16: Barcelona @APOLO
December 19: Paris, @La Maroquinerie
December 21: Temse, @Joc de nartist
January 17: Aberdeen @Barfly
January 18: Glasgow, @Barfly
January 20: Birmingham @Barfly
January 21: Liverpool, @Barfly
January 22: Brighton @Barfly
January 22: London, @ULU

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Source:	hardcoresuperstar.com
Band profile:	Hardcore Superstar
Event:	Hardcore Superstar: European Tour