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Festival Reviews Preview Hellfire Festival II 2009 @ The NEC Birmingham
Festival Reviews Preview Hellfire Festival II 2009 @ The NEC Birmingham
| Preview Hellfire Festival II 2009 @ The NEC Birmingham |
Music Live - the UK's favourite music-making event - celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2009 by teaming up with the country's premier independent rock and metal festival, Hellfire this 6-8 November at Birmingham's NEC. Designed to both educate and inspire visitors in their musical endeavours (however serious), Music Live annually showcases the world's biggest guitar, amplification, drum and music production brands from Fender and Gibson to Roland and Yamaha. Seminar content regularly covers topics as diverse as making a career in the music industry and recording the perfect demo.
The joining of forces means visitors will be able to enjoy the massive Music Live equipment exhibition and Live Stage during the day, with Hellfire taking over the live area each evening to create an anticipated audience of over 30,000 attendees. A total of four stages will play host to around 100 live performances throughout the weekend; joint tickets for both events will be available at discounted rates. The inaugural Hellfire Festival, held at the Islington Academy in February 2009, enjoyed sell out crowds and boasted a line-up including Exodus, Overkill, Firewind, Breed 77, Sabbat and Warrior Soul to name but a few. With a reputation for featuring both breaking bands and established acts, Hellfire is at the forefront of the Rock and Metal scene. And with previous Music Live stars-in-attendance including Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Kerry King (Slayer), Matt Tuck (Bullet For My Valentine), Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver) and Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), visitors to this year's 'crossover' event will be treated to more exciting live shows and big-name meet-and-greet sessions than ever. Music Live show manager Jason Hunt said, "We're delighted to welcome Hellfire on board in 2009. With metal the traditional material for 10th anniversary gifts, Hellfire is the perfect partner for our birthday celebrations." Hellfire's Rob Ferguson said, "We bring a complementary package to Music Live making this our most exciting project to date. Expect a killer line-up and a festival which positively encourages all interested and likeminded parties to make contact and come on board." PLEASE NOTE! The Hellfire Festival is now an ALL AGES event! Birmingham City
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Metal titans Saxon confirmed at last weekend's Sonisphere Festival that they will be headlining the Saturday of Hellfire Festival on November 7th at NEC Birmingham. Expect lashings of Heavy Metal Thunder from the original masters of Metal who continue to prove year on year that they are still at the very top of their game. Hellfire's Rob Ferguson commented "Saxon are one of the most popular bands to grace any festival line up and we are pleased to be able to put them in their rightful place at the top of the bill at the forthcoming Hellfire Festival". Also confirmed as main support on the same day are Canada's Anvil, the band who gave us a Heavy Metal story with a happy ending in the form of their critically acclaimed 2009 movie 'Anvil! The Story Of Anvil'. The band continue to live the dream and deliver Metal on Metal with this main stage appearance alongside their peers. UK Goth legends Fields of the Nephilim have been confirmed as the first of three headline acts for the forthcoming Hellfire Festival which takes place at the NEC Birmingham on Nov 6,7,8. The seminal cult rockers will headline the Sunday night at Hellfire and promise to bring the festival to a spectacular climax. Fields of the Nephilim are widely regarded as one of the most influential and powerful bands in their genre and have been sighted by numerous major industry figures as such. The band are known to have strongly influenced and inspired artists as diverse as HIM, Nevermore, Behemoth, Fear Factory, Kreator and Immortal to name but a few. Currently only making select festival appearances this is an exclusive UK appearance by the band and we are greatly honored, not to mention extremely excited to welcome them to Hellfire. Fields of the Nephilim will set the tone for the main stage on Sunday and we look forward to releasing details of our suitably dark complementary line up very soon.
Ticket Information      Hellfire Festival II 2009 Bands....
Katatonia
 Anathema
 CKY
 Saxon
 Savage Messiah
 Cinders Fall  more to come .... !!!
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