{"id":2268,"date":"2018-06-01T12:39:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T10:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2018-07-09T11:48:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T09:48:40","slug":"metalitalia-com-festival-2018-full-line-up-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/en\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-com-festival-2018-full-line-up-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"METALITALIA.COM FESTIVAL 2018: full line-up announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Metalitalia.com<\/strong>, <strong>Eagle Booking Live Promotion<\/strong> and <strong>Vertigo<\/strong> are proud to finally present you the program for this year&#8217;s <strong>Metalitalia.com Festival<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Once again the main event will take place over two days: on <strong>Saturday, September 15<\/strong> and <strong>Sunday, September 16<\/strong>. For the first time in our history a warm-up party has also been scheduled. The pre-festival show will take place on <strong>Friday, September 14<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>A fine collection of classic\/power metal, epic, doom, black metal and the likes and even a special warm-up gig has been put together with the greatest of care for your enjoyment, and aural punishment if you will. We believe we managed to top last year&#8217;s edition once again. Have a look at what we have in store for you here:<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 1 &#8211; Saturday, September 15 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first day of the main event will be fully dedicated to classic and power metal in all its shades and glory. The bill will be topped by Swedish power metal heroes <strong>HAMMERFALL<\/strong>, now celebrating their 25th year of existence, along with German power metal institution <strong>RAGE<\/strong>. Earlier in the evening, frontman<strong> Peavy Wagner<\/strong> will also be joined by long time friends <strong>Chris Efthimiadis<\/strong> and <strong>Manni Schmidt<\/strong> under the banner <strong>REFUGE<\/strong> to perform tracks from <strong>RAGE<\/strong>&#8216;s early years along with new hits from their anticipated debut album &#8220;<strong>Solitay Men<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\nFurthermore, we are delighted to be able to confirm Germany&#8217;s highlanders <strong>GRAVE DIGGER<\/strong>: these long running metallers will be performing a very special set based on their now legendary &#8220;Middle Ages Trilogy&#8221;, which includes masterpieces such as &#8220;<strong>Tunes Of War<\/strong>&#8220;, &#8220;<strong>Knights Of The Cross<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Excalibur<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\nThe lineup is wrapped up by Italy&#8217;s epic metal leaders DOMINE, along with folk metal institution <strong>ELVENKING<\/strong>, defiant power-progressive metallers <strong>ELDRITCH<\/strong>, cult epic power metal band <strong>ROSAE CRUCIS<\/strong> and speed metal newcomers <strong>ASGARD<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 2 &#8211; Sunday, September 16 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After orchestrating glory and gloom across festivals and venues all over Europe and beyond, doom metal masters <strong>CANDLEMASS<\/strong> will headline the event&#8217;s second day. The band is working on a new album and have just released a new EP aptly entitled &#8220;<strong>House Of Doom<\/strong>&#8220;. <strong>CANDLEMASS<\/strong> wll be joined by fellow countrymen <strong>TIAMAT<\/strong>. <strong>Johan Edlund<\/strong> and his friends haven&#8217;t visited Italy in a while and for the occasion they will be performing a very special set covering their masterpieces &#8220;<strong>Clouds<\/strong>&#8221; e &#8220;<strong>Wildhoney<\/strong>&#8221; in full!<br \/>\nItalian melodic death-doom metal instituion, <strong>NOVEMBRE<\/strong> also join the eclectic cast, along with infamous doom\/depressive black metal commando <strong>FORGOTTEN TOMB<\/strong>, who will be performing their highly influential debut album &#8220;<strong>Songs To Leave<\/strong>&#8221; in full!<br \/>\nUp and coming doom rockers <strong>DOOL<\/strong> will fly the flag for the Netherlands, while Rome&#8217;s classic doom metallers <strong>DOOMRAISER<\/strong>, cursed stoner rockers <strong>CARONTE<\/strong> and occult sludge-doom metallers <strong>NIBIRU<\/strong> complete an Italian underground invasion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARM-UP &#8211; Friday, September 14 2018: &#8211; line-up revelead soon! &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live Music Club (www.liveclub.it) with its advanced technical equipment is one of the most important and renowned venues in Europe for indoor events. Awarded in 2012 as the best Italian music club, the location offers also free parkings, connections with the Milan\u2019s public transports and a big outdoor area where you\u2019ll find stalls, merchandise, CDs, meet &amp; greet, lounge, food and bar. Moreover, at the first floor the Live Club Restaurant with its 100 seats is the best place to eat with an exclusive view of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>METALITALIA.COM FESTIVAL 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WARM-UP &#8211; SEPTEMBER 14 2018<\/strong><br \/>\ntba<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 1 &#8211; SEPTEMBER 15 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nHAMMERFALL (best of show)<br \/>\nRAGE meets REFUGE<br \/>\nGRAVE DIGGER (&#8216;The Middle Ages Trilogy&#8217; special show)<br \/>\nDOMINE<br \/>\nELVENKING<br \/>\nELDRITCH<br \/>\nROSAE CRUCIS<br \/>\nASGARD<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 2 &#8211; SEPTEMBER 16 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nCANDLEMASS<br \/>\nTIAMAT (&#8216;Wildhoney&#8217; &amp; &#8216;Clouds&#8217; special show)<br \/>\nNOVEMBRE<br \/>\nFORGOTTEN TOMB (&#8216;Songs To Leave&#8217; special show)<br \/>\nDOOL<br \/>\nDOOMRAISER<br \/>\nCARONTE<br \/>\nNIBIRU<\/p>\n<p><strong>TICKETS:<\/strong><br \/>\nSingle day: \u20ac35.00 + fees<br \/>\nSingle day on the door: \u20ac40.00<br \/>\nWeekend + warm-up party: \u20ac60 + fees<br \/>\nWeekend + warm-up party on the door: \u20ac70<br \/>\nWarm-up: \u20ac10<\/p>\n<p>Tickets available via <a title=\"Ticketone\" href=\"http:\/\/clkuk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p(237081)a(2927696)g(21237920)url(http:\/\/www.ticketone.it)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketone<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mailticket.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mailticket<\/a> from Friday, May 18 at 12 pm CET.<\/p>\n<p>INFO:<\/p>\n<p><strong>METALITALIA.COM FESTIVAL<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.metalitalia-festival.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/168465813845744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Event<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Metalitalia.comFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/Metalitalia.comFestival<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>METALITALIA.COM<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metalitalia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.metalitalia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EAGLE BOOKING LIVE PROMOTION<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglebooking.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.eaglebooking.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eaglebooking.livepromotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/eaglebooking.livepromotion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERTIGO<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vertigo.co.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.vertigo.co.it<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VertigoHardSounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/VertigoHardSounds<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vertigo.co.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/vertigo.co.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVE CLUB<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveclub.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.liveclub.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-festival-2018-definitiva-con-logo-emp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-festival-2018-definitiva-con-logo-emp.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-festival-2018-definitiva-con-logo-emp-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-festival-2018-definitiva-con-logo-emp-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-festival-2018-definitiva-con-logo-emp-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.metalitalia-festival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/metalitalia-festival-2018-definitiva-con-logo-emp-1080x1524.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metalitalia.com, Eagle Booking Live Promotion and Vertigo are proud to finally present you the program for this year&#8217;s Metalitalia.com Festival! 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