Heaven and Hell has been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival , set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

HEAVEN AND HELL
BLIND GUARDIAN
MOTÖRHEAD
REO SPEEDWAGON
THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW
TROUBLE
KREATOR
UDO
SUZI QUATRO
GOV'T MULE
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
BLACK OAK ARKANSAS
THUNDER
THE ANSWER
AXEL RUDI PELL
CIRCUS MAXIMUS
RANDY PIPER'S ANIMAL
TOKYO DRAGONS
ELDRITCH
LION'S SHARE
FALCONER

An exclusive New York City concert date for HEAVEN AND HELL in the spring of 2007 has already been booked but the exact details have not yet been revealed. Additional U.S. dates are being scheduled for late summer 2007.

As previously reported, Dio recently revealed to Classic Rock magazine that HEAVEN AND HELL will likely headline next year's Monsters of Rock festival in England.

In addition, the group is recording a few new songs for a Dio -era BLACK SABBATH best-of that should come out next year.

Source BBW

SKID ROW has cancelled all of its previously announced dates for December. No reason was given for the cancellation.

Source Skid Row

Metalsludge has issued the following message:

"Call us creepy. Call us scums. Tell us we suck! But...fact is...Ratt is about to come Back For More & go Round n' Round! With all (surviving) original members. This means frontman Stephen Pearcy & original bassist Juan Croucier will be joining Warren DeMartini & Bobby Blotzer.

Mark these words bitches!

The band is slated to play a final show in Mexico with the current line-up this weekend. Inside sources are reporting John Corabi will likely stay in the group and play rythym guitar.

As for Robbie Crane & Jizzy Pearl. There is always Love/Hate gigs at Paladinos and even the possibility of a 3rd LA Guns line-up. One with NO original members. How cool would that be? Jizzy Pearl, Robbie Crane, Keri Kelli and any random members of Every Mothers Nightmare, Smashed Gladys or War Babies!

Source Metalsludge