Sweden Rock 2010 Tickets Available Now

If you 100% plan on attending this summer's Sweden Rock Festival, you might as well buy your tickets today. The festival just released the tickets - the first 3,000 sold are at a reduced rate.

Here's the info from the promoters:

Today, Thursday October 1st at 09:00 hrs, the 4-day tickets for next year's Sweden Rock Festival are released.  

The first 3000 tickets will be sold at a reduced price and the maximum number of visitors has been limited to 33000 (this year, the festival had 35200 visitors). So, if you have already decided to visit Sweden Rock Festival next year, there are good reasons to get your ticket early.   There will not be a kick off party in Stockholm this year. Instead, bands will be announced as soon as they have been confirmed. No bands will be presented today, but we have several interesting negotiations going on and we hope to be able to make the first announcements very soon.

The 1- and 3-day tickets will be released early next year. The exact date will be announced once it has been set.   Tickets can be purchased on our website, www.swedenrock.com. There, you can also find more info about the festival. Information about accommodation can be found at www.visitsouthsweden.se.   The 2010 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival will take place in Sölvesborg on June 9th-12th.

Happy Rocktober!

It's October: the air is getting cooler, the leaves are changing...and it's time for Halloween! October is easily the most Metal month of the year...and the best time to listen to Helloween.

The German Metal act has been around since our beloved 80s, regularly cranking out pretty heavy tunes. There have been a lot of member changes, but that hasn't stopped the albums...and another one is supposedly coming out soon. A page on Vh1.com says the new Helloween is out November 24...and Amazon agrees. Apparently there's no set title or really clear info about the album just yet, but I'll keep you posted.

For now, one of my fave Helloween songs: "Kids of the Century." While I'm excited for Halloween and the new Helloween, I am *not* pleased about the cold weather - heat bills suck!

Wait, Halford is Doing a Christmas Album?

Rob Halford of the mighty Judas Priest is ready to release another solo album - of holiday tunes. Seriously.

The album, to be called Halford III - Winter Songs will include some traditional holiday songs as well as some originals. The backing bands consists of Roy Z.  on guitar, Metal Mike Chlasciak on guitar, Mike Davis on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums. 

Every regular reader here knows I despise holiday music - it's generally too saccharin for my taste - but I may be interested in this. Any holiday album with Halford and Metal Mike *must* be heavy. Two of the songs, "Get Into the Spirit" and "We Three Kings" are available for purchase now, but I think I'll wait for the entire disc. Click to buy and read more about the album.

Winter Songs is available October 26th.

Make Me a Heavy Metal Workout Playlist

Bring Back Glam! regular reader Kari and I were just talking about needing new workout playlists. I tend to mix genres for my workout music: an even dose of Metal, pop and hip hop. No matter what, the tune must have a driving beat.

So, what do you listen to when you sweat it out? I need an hour long playlist - at least 10 tunes. I'd love if you shared some of your favorite Metal workout tunes (and yes, non Metal also accepted)! Feel free to leave your list right in the comments section. This should create a lively debate.

I Finally Got the New Vains of Jenna, but...

I finally got the new Vains of Jenna CD The Art of Telling Lies. Here's the rub: I feel too crappy to really enjoy it or review it for today's post. Hopefully a solid night of sleep - or antihistamines - will make me feel better and I can review the disc tomorrow. I'm very excited about it. The first single "Get It On" has a ton of promise. So, here's the video for the single and the review is coming.

Happy Birthday George Lynch!

I've got that "Wicked Sensation!" Truly, a great song by Mr. Scary himself.

Let's Market Every Band to Death!

As if Aerosmith-themed scratch off lotto tickets are not lame enough...the commercial pimping them is even worse. Good Glam, a bizarre version of Steven Tyler singing "Dream On" while a fish swims in a tank, jumps out and drives a car to the nearest lotto seller? WTF?

Bands will lend their precious brand to anything these days. You know, some things really do go with rock: beer, musical instruments, ripped jeans. Hell, even condoms. But lotto tickets? And KISS with their Mr. Potato head dolls and Motley Crue songs featured in movie trailers at films geared toward kids and on and on and on. To a point, I really support all of this because it broadens the fan base for the bands we love. Still, I do think there's a point at which something becomes so diluted, it's no longer special.

When I was a teenager, I stopped dead in my tracks any time I saw any member of Aerosmith on TV. If there was a review or feature in a newspaper or magazine, I got so excited. So much over exposure from endorsements has sort of diluted my excitement.

I dunno. Maybe I'm just embarrassed Aerosmith allowed their image and logo to be used on Rhode Island scratch-offs. Here's that lame ass commercial I mentioned: