In Flames signs with Century Media Records

In Flames has announced that they have signed to Century Media Records:

"We are very happy to make In Flames part of the Century Media Family. The band has a very loyal international fan base and has found a partner with an international set up," says Antje Lange, Century Media Records.

"This is number 10... Album number 10! That we even made it this far, that is amazing. Then, to deliver the album of our career that is something else... It's fast, slow, heavy and mellow. It's happy, sad, angry and calm. Sounds Of A Playground Fading is everything we ever done on crack (it’s a metaphor boys and girls), it's cask strength whisky when it's THAT perfect moment. Use and abuse!!!!!
By the way, we are happy to be in bed with Century Media. They know the business, we know the music, a perfect match. What can possibly go wrong... ha, ha, ha!!!!!!" - Anders Fridén/In Flames

In Flames announce Mayhem Fest off dates with Trivium and Kingdom of Sorrow

In Flames has announced off dates from the 2011 Mayhem Festival:

07/18 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
07/25 Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theater
07/26 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
08/01 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend

Support will come from Trivium, Kingdom Of Sorrow and Straight Line Stitch.

In Flames announce new guitarist

According to the bands Facebook page In Flames have announced ex-Gardenian guitarist Niclas Engelin to replace Jesper Strömblad. The band have a new album titled Sounds Of A Playground Fading due out in the coming months.

Mayhem Fest 2011 Announced

What everyone thought was inevitable came to fruition today, as the Rockstar Mayhem Festival lineup was officially announced this morning. The lineup is as follows:

Main Stage:

Disturbed
Godsmack
Megadeth

Opening Main Stage (rotating):

Machine Head
Trivium
In Flames

Jager Stage:

Unearth
Kingdom of Sorrow
Red Fang
Jager Band

Extreme Stage:

Suicide Silence
All Shall Perish
Straight Line Stitch

Also, the official website announced substitute bands for the dates that Megadeth and In Flames will not be able to attend:

"When viewing, fans should take notice of the line-up changes on the San Bernardino, Mountain View and Montreal dates. On July 9th in San Bernardino, CA, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's metal cartoon phenomenon DETHKLOK will perform in the place of MEGADETH, and colossal Bay Area thrash kings TESTAMENT will perform in the place of IN FLAMES. TESTAMENT will also perform in the place of IN FLAMES on the July 10th Mountain View, CA date. MEGADETH will not be appearing on the Montreal, QC Heavy MTL date. Other bands will be announced for Heavy MTL soon. Go to www.heavymtl.com (link to www.heavymtl.com) for further information."

The dates, confirmed back in December, are as follows:

Sat Jul 09, 2011 San Manuel Amphitheater San Bernardino CA
Sun Jul 10, 2011 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View CA
Tue Jul 12, 2011 White River Amphitheatre Auburn WA
Wed Jul 13, 2011 Idaho Center Amphitheatre Nampa ID
Fri Jul 15, 2011 Desert Sky Pavilion Phoenix AZ
Sat Jul 16, 2011 Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion Albuquerque NM
Sun Jul 17, 2011 Fiddler's Green Ampitheatre Englewood CO
Tue Jul 19, 2011 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights MO
Wed Jul 20, 2011 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati OH
Fri Jul 22, 2011 Comcast Center Mansfield MA
Sat Jul 23, 2011 Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal QC
Sun Jul 24, 2011 Comcast Theatre Hartford CT
Wed Jul 27, 2011 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel NJ
Fri Jul 29, 2011 First Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown PA
Sat Jul 30, 2011 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow VA
Sun Jul 31, 2011 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden NJ
Tue Aug 02, 2011 Virginia Beach Amphitheatre Virginia Beach VA
Wed Aug 03, 2011 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh NC
Fri Aug 05, 2011 First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre Tinley Park IL
Sat Aug 06, 2011 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston MI
Sun Aug 07, 2011 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville IN
Tue Aug 09, 2011 Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City OK
Wed Aug 10, 2011 Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas TX
Fri Aug 12, 2011 Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood Atlanta GA
Sat Aug 13, 2011 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre Tampa FL
Sun Aug 14, 2011 Cruzan Ampitheatre West Palm Beach FL

Line Up And Stages Revealed for Mayhem Festival 2011

A source close to one of the bands has informed us on which bands will play on certain stages during the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2011. Although the official announcement has been delayed until Monday, January 31st, information is leaking out.

Main Stage:

Disturbed
Godsmack
Megadeth

Rotating Main Stage Openers:

Machine Head
In Flames
Trivium

Extreme Stage:

Suicide Silence
All Shall Perish
Straight Line Stitch

Jagermeister Stage:

Unearth
Kingdom of Sorrow
Red Fang
Local Jagermeister Band

When using this information please credit vdob.blogspot.com.

Source: Steev Oh

New Info About Mayhem Festival 2011 Emerges

We can reveal a few more details about the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. There will be 3 stages. The main stage and the smaller Extreme and Jager stages. We can also reveal all of the bands for the festival:

Main:
Godsmack
Disturbed
Megadeth
Machine Head
Trivium
In Flames
Suicide Silence
Unearth
Straight Line Stitch
Red Fang
All Shall Perish
Kingdom of Sorrow

We can also reveal that the official announcement will take place tomorrow and will not be delayed as being rumored on other sites.

Godsmack, Disturbed, Megadeth, Machine Head are official for Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2011

In what seems to be an error by the official site of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, we can confirm that the following bands are officially on the festival. The website creators have started unveiling the new website for the 2011 edition of the tour. They created seperate band pages and these pages were hacked into by fans and later hidden by the Mayhem Festival website design team.

Main Stage:
Godsmack
Disturbed
Megadeth

(Rotating Opening Slot Every Show)

Machine Head
In Flames
Trivium

Second Stage:
Suicide Silence
Unearth
Straight Line Stitch
All Shall Perish
Kingdom of Sorrow

2 more unknown acts are rumored to be on the bill. It appears as if this years Mayhem Festival will have more bands on the main stage and only one second stage. Similar to how Ozzfest was operated. The official announcement is rumored to be delayed until Monday, January 31st but no official announcement has been made about the delay. More info on Mayhem Festival 2011 as we receive it.

This post has been updated. Read the post above for more current information.

More Bands Rumored For Mayhem Festival 2011

We are hearing rumors that Straight Line Stitch and All Shall Perish have been added to the line up for the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The line up will be officially announced one week from today, January 26th, 2011.


Main Stage:
Godsmack
Disturbed
Megadeth
Machine Head

Side Stages:
In Flames
Trivium
Kingdom of Sorrow
Unearth
Suicide Silence
All Shall Perish
Straight Line Stitch