HAMMERFALL CONFIRMED FOR 700TH ANNIVERSARY OF ULRICEHAMN
On July 28, HAMMERFALL will perform at Sjuhärdsfestivalen as a part of the celebrations of Ulricehamn, Sweden's 700 years as a city. Tickets and other information can be found www.sjuhardsfestivalen.se and www.700ar.se.
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HALFORD, HAMMERFALL) has posted the following update on his web site:
"Just putting the finishing touches to the new SAXON album, 'The Inner Sanctum'. I'm very happy with the result. It turned out as a killer, full-on metal/heavy-rock album. Watch out for it in March.
"End of January I'll go down to Tenerife for a production-meeting with HELLOWEEN for their new album, before beginning of February, I'll start recording the new PRIMAL FEAR album and in April I'm gonna be in with [AXEL RUDI PELL] for some recordings."
SPV/Steamhammer has set a March 5 European release date for SAXON's "The Inner Sanctum". A single, entitled "If I Was You", will precede the full-length CD.
According to a posting on IRON MAIDEN's official web site, the band's latest single, "Different World", has achieved the following European chart positions:
