Armored Saint Confirmed For Rock Hard Fest

Armored Saint have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):

Amon Amarth

Armored Saint

Axel Rudi Pell

Bullet

Cataract

Dark Funeral

Grave Digger

Hardcore Superstar

Heaven Shall Burn

Kataklysm

Korpiklaani

Maroon

Metal Inquisitor

Paul Di'anno (playing Iron Maiden set)

Ross The Boss (playing Manowar set)

Sabaton

Spock's Beard

Tankard

Turisas

Armored Saint played a number a European and U.S. dates last summer, some of which were taped for the band's upcoming live DVD. It is not presently clear if plans exist for the group to begin work on a new studio album. Armored Saint's last CD, "Revelation", came out in 2000 on the Metal Blade label.

Armored Saint/ex-Anthrax singer John Bush recently did some voicover work for Burger King, including a TV commercial for a Burger King credit card stocking stuffer, as well as a second spot in conjunction with Xbox.

Credits for the info to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[Galvatron]

wow a burger king commercial.life can be sweet!!

[not_dead_enough]

Cool, that'd be quite a show!

[blues_guitarist]

I wonder if Bush will rejoin Anthrax now that Joey Belladonna decided to leave? Personally, I liked him a bit better, not by much, but a bit.

I noticed Paul Di'anno on the list, that would be cool. Oh, how about Spock's Beard? hahaha...