Ibanez, STEVE VAI, and Jemfest have collaborated to offer an incredible opportunity with a once-in-a-lifetime raffle!

Grand Prize: One (1) winner and one (1) guest will receive:

- Invitations to the Jemfest BBQ with Steve Vai at a private location in Hollywood
- Winter NAMM 2007 badges courtesy of Ibanez
- Names on the guest list for the Ibanez Jem 20th Anniversary Party
- Round-trip airfare to Anaheim from anywhere within the Continental USA
- Hotel accommodations courtesy of Ibanez
- Ground transportation to and from the events described above
- A limited edition Jemfest/Jem 20th T-shirt

2nd Place Prize: One (1) winner and one (1) guest will receive:

- Invitations to the Jemfest BBQ with Steve Vai at a private location in Hollywood
- Winter NAMM 2007 badges courtesy of Ibanez
- Round-trip airfare to Anaheim from anywhere within the Continental USA
- Hotel accommodations courtesy of Ibanez
- Ground transportation to and from the events described above
- A limited edition Jemfest/Jem 20th T-shirt

3rd Place Prizes: Ten (10) winners will receive:

- A limited edition Jemfest/Jem 20th T-shirt

This exclusive raffle is on now and ends on December 23rd, 2006 at 12 PM. To enter, visit Jemfest.com , and read the rules fully before entering. Tickets are $25 each, and you may enter as many times as you like. All entrants must be 21 or over.

Click here to read more.

You can discuss and ask questions about this contest here.

Source JEMFEST

Coven Hoof has announced the following message:

The long awaited classic power metal back catalogue albums “Dominator” and “A Sultans Ransom” will be re-released in the near feature as part of a boxed double album deluxe set. Two bonus tracks are included, along with a glossy booklet containing rare archive pictures. No self respecting true metal fan should be without it in there collection.

CLOVEN HOOF are among the bands that have been confirmed for the British steel festival 2, set to take place April 28th 2007 at the Pitz, Milton Keynes, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows...

Cloven hoof
Jaguar
Attacker
Chariot
Elixir

Source Cloven Hoof

Sweden's HAMMERFALL check in with the following news:

Due to Joacim undergoing an operation in December, the Finland shows have been postponed. New dates made available momentarily.

Here's what Joacim has to say:

"After a couple of months of serious vocal problems my doctor finally tracked down the root of all evil. On my right vocal cord he found a polyp that affected both my speaking and singing voice. Lately I have lost almost one octave of my natural (high) range and I can promise you that it's been very frustrating. So, next week it's time for my doctor's magic hands to sharpen the scalpel and do surgery on "my precious" cords. After the surgery I have to shut up for at least 7 days - gonna be hard! - followed by some professional vocal training in order to build up the strenght again. The tour will start as planned, in Denmark on January 18, but unfortunatelly the shows in Finland have been postponed to a later date and all promotional work including me, have been cancelled.

All the best and I hope you all will enjoy the coming holiday season.

Joacim"

The tour will take place as planned, with KROKUS and THE POODLES as support.

Source Hammerfall