…Gallows, Skunk Anansie, Fightstar, Funeral For A Friend, Madina Lake, Family Force 5 and Apocalyptica. Anyone that’s read Thrash Hits for longer than five minutes will know that while Sonisphere’s announcement of some of those bands will have plastered a great big smile across our faces, there’s no way we can pretend that a couple of those bands [...]

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Exactly what is says up there in the title – Thrash Hits’ favourites, The Ghost Of A Thousand, have been announced as the headline act for the third and final night of the first Hellfire Club event in May. Fucking A.

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Twisted Sister are ridiculous. You know this. We know this. Dee Snider knows this, and it’s his bloody band. They are, however, ridiculous for all the right reasons, which is why we’re pleased as punch that they’ve been announced as the final Main Stage headliner for Bloodstock Open Air 2010.

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…Lamb of God, 30 Seconds To Mars, Billy Idol, Stone Sour, and Five Finger Death Punch.
Goody, goody gumdrops. I think the diplomatic response to that is something along the lines of “well, at least there’s something for everyone”.

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…Aerosmith and Rage Against The Machine.
Was anyone else expecting that? We’d be lying if we said it came as a surprise to us. We’re sure that all sorts of people are voicing meaningless opinions over on Twitter right now as we speak. Or the Download Festival forums, if they haven’t crashed under the sheer weight [...]

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When some festivals announce “exclusive” bands, we know to take it with a pinch of salt. When Bloodstock Open Air announces an exclusive performance, you know it’s the real deal – after all, Reading & Leeds aren’t about to try to muscle in on Gorgoroth and Bloodbath, now are they?

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Reason no.1: As Bloodstock Open Air have announced today that they’ve booked Heaven & Hell to headline the Main Stage on the last night this year’s festival, it’s a positive sign that Ronnie James Dio is winning his battle against stomach cancer. Like everyone else in metal, we want Dio to live forever. He’s already about 1000 years old, [...]

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After their large-scale shindigs in London and Birmingham last year, Hellfire Festival has announced it’s first event for 2010: The Hellfire Club. This time they’re taking over Club Revolution in Peterborough for 3 days of the first in a series of smaller-in-scale but just-as-fucking-loud events.

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Well, it’s been rumoured for years and bloody years, but it looks as though 2010 is finally the year that it’s going to happen – AC/DC have gone and self-confirmed that they’re returning to Donington next year to headline a night at Download Festival 2010.

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So….does that look kinda familiar, to anyone else? Sonisphere Festival has announced the initial line-up for it’s 2010 Knebworth event, and for regular readers of Thrash Hits, let’s just say it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise.

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