Full Lineup Announced For Rocklahoma 2012

The full lineup has been announced for Rocklahoma, America’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend party--May 25-27 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK. The three-day camp & rock festival presented by Budweiser features the top current active rock artists and classic bands.

The Rocklahoma lineup is as follows (additions in italics): Rob Zombie, Chickenfoot, Creed, Megadeth, Slash, Queensrÿche, Chevelle, Jackyl, Theory of a Deadman, Hellyeah, Puddle of Mudd, P.O.D., Volbeat, The Darkness, 10 Years, Cavo, Adelitas Way, Black Stone Cherry, Pop Evil, Trivium, Red, Redlight King, Art of Dying, Aranda, Janus, New Medicine, James Durbin, Eve to Adam, Falling In Reverse, Rival Sons, Anti Mortem, Gypsy Pistoleros, Lillian Axe, Wildstreet, Firstryke, Black Tora, Sunset Riot, The Glitter Boys, Fist of Rage, Switchblade, Scarlett, S.E.X. Department, Ragdoll, Down & Dirty, Hessler, Lynam, Diemonds, Ruff Justice, Soulicit, Rocker Lips, Mine Enemies Fall, Echo Vendetta, A Good Fight, Sweatin’ Bullets, Through the Thorns, Absence of Ink, For the Broken, EchoFuzz, Shotgun Rebels, Stun, Dagger, Unwritten Rulz, Desi & Cody, David Castro Band, McCuin, We the Ghost, Tiranico, Baron Von Swagger, TwoFold, Aformatic, Delay the Day, and Jamco Industries. Bands will perform on the Main Stage, Hard Rock Stage, Retrospect Records Stage and AXIS Campground Stage.

Rocklahoma organizers continue to offer fan-friendly ticket prices for the 3-day weekend rock event which features over 70 artists on four stages. Three-day general admission tickets are still available for only $99 plus fees and 3-day VIP tickets can be purchased for as low as $325 plus fees through Monday, March 19. Beginning Tuesday, March 20 at 12:01am CST, 3-day general admission ticket prices will increase to $125 plus fees and 3-day VIP reserved tickets will increase to $350 plus fees. Groupie and Roadie VIP package prices will remain the same. The Rockstar VIP package is now sold out.

For a detailed list of 2012 Rocklahoma ticket options, VIP packages and amenities, please visit www.rocklahoma.com. Camping tickets may be purchased by calling the Rocklahoma Camping Office at (866) 310-2288 or emailing info@feverfest.com. Campgrounds open on Sunday, May 20 and will remain open though Tuesday, May 29.

The Miss Rocklahoma competition returns this year. From March 15 through April 18, contestants can enter for a chance to be crowned Miss Rocklahoma 2012 by uploading their photo and information at www.rocklahoma.com. The top ten women who best embody the rock ‘n roll spirit of Rocklahoma will be announced at www.rocklahoma.com on April 25. From April 25-May 11, rock fans from around the world can vote online for their favorite Miss Rocklahoma contestant. The top five finalists--revealed May 14--will take part in an onstage competition at Rocklahoma on May 25, with one lucky contestant being crowned the winner and ambassador for Rocklahoma 2012. 

Rocklahomais located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK.  The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premier destination for a multi-day festival and includes on-site camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas and much more.

Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty and the pursuit of rock,” Rocklahoma was revamped in 2010 as organizers teamed with AEG Live to create an event encompassing a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists. In 2011, a record-breaking crowd of over 35,000 fans turned out for the festival, which raised over $10,000 for the American Red Cross as part of their tornado relief efforts in nearby Joplin, MO.  The festival celebrates its 6^th year in 2012.

www.rocklahoma.com

The Skull Taps Former Megadeth Guitarist Glen Drover

Newly formed THE SKULL featuring original TROUBLE members vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson, along with longtime bassist Ron Holzner have tapped Glen Drover (MEGADETH/TESTAMENT/KING DIAMOND/GLEN DROVER BAND) as the band's guest touring guitarist.

Eric Wagner, Jeff "Oly" Olson, and Ron Holzner comments:

"We are ready to rock you with the sounds and spirit of TROUBLE... past-present-future. 

Please welcome our guest touring guitarist Glen Drover. We are excited to have him on board.

A tour is currently being planned for 2012 and will be announced soon as well as our guest dueling guitarist. Stay tuned."

Footage of Drover and his band GLEN DROVER BAND can be seen below performing the song "Colors Of Infinity" during the "Live At Metalworks" webcast series from Mississauga, Canada as well as footage from MEGADETH's 2005 show in Argentina performing the classic song "Symphony Of Destruction".

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Rob Zombie, Megadeth Announce Co-Headline Tour

ROB ZOMBIE and MEGADETH have just announced a co-headlining tour guaranteed to raise the temperature on the planet.  The trek, which marks the first time the two bands have toured together, kicks off Friday, May 11 in Holmdel, NJ and encompasses high-profile appearances at several rock festivals, including Rock On The Range and Rocklahoma.  Rob Zombie will headline Rocklahoma, co-line (with Incubus) Rock On The Range, and will close all shows on the Megadeth dates.  The tour wraps Saturday, March 26 at Rocklahoma - a list of confirmed dates is below.  To purchase tickets,visit
www.robzombie.com .

The tour will come on the heels of Megadeth's critically acclaimed return of the traveling festival Gigantour, created and curated by frontman Dave Mustaine.  Rave reviews have poured in for the festival, which also features Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil.  "The return of Gigantour, a nicely curated package tour of heavy metal bands, is just one more step in a great run underway by Megadeth," wrote the Boston Globe.  "It was a smart and well-paced show, one that illuminated metal's various angles (1/31/12)."

Twenty-eleven also marked the release of Megadeth's 13th album, the appropriately titled TH1RT3EN.  Released November 1 on Roadrunner Records, the album debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock chart.  The album also landed on international charts including Top 10 placements in Argentina, Finland, Korea and Japan.  Megadeth - Mustaine, drummer Shawn Drover, guitarist Chris Broderick and bassist David Ellefson - also received their tenth Grammy nomination for this project, earning a "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Performance" nomination for their single "Public Enemy #1."  The "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Performance" category was eerily, category #13.
 

This will be Rob Zombie's first concert tour since last summer's "Hell on Earth" co-headline trek with Slayer.  Zombie spent last fall and winter shooting his sixth feature film, "The Lords of Salem" that he wrote and directed and is making with the producers of the "Paranormal Activity" franchise.  With principal photography completed, the film is currently in post-production.

Never one to play it safe, Zombie - with guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D, and Ginger Fish on drums - will bring his legendary stage show out in full force on these dates.  Audiences will get what they expect from a Rob Zombie show - an amped-up, non-stop barrage of sin, sex and Satan guaranteed to rip your face off, a true rock and roll spectacle at its finest.

With more than 15 million albums sold, seven Grammy nominations, the helming of five major motion pictures (including the #1 record-breaking "Halloween"), dozens of music videos, TV shows and last summer's strangely celebrated "Woolite" TV commercial where he showed the hidden terrors of doing laundry, Zombie is truly a force to be reckoned with in today's entertainment landscape.  For over 25 years, his unique meld of horror and hard rock has influenced his sound as a musician, and his vision as a director and writer.  Plans are for a new Rob Zombie album to be completed later this year.
 

Rob Zombie/ Megadeth
Tour Dates

MAY

  11   PNC Bank Arts Center

         Holmdel, NJ

  12   Toyota Pavilion

         Scranton, PA

  16   Stage AE

         Pittsburgh, PA

  18   The Deltaplex

         Grand Rapids, MI

  20   Rock On The Range

         Columbus, OH

  22   La Crosse Center

         La Crosse, WI

  24   Tyson Center

         Sioux City, IA

  25   Hartman Arena

         Wichita, KS

  26   Rocklahoma

         Pryor, OK
 

   More dates to be announced.
 

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http://www.facebook.com/RobZombie

http://twitter.com/#!/rwzombie
 

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Rocklahoma Brings Top Rock Bands Memorial Day Weekend

Rocklahoma has announced the 2012 lineup for the three-day camp & rock festival that features the top current active rock artists and classic bands. America’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend party--May 25-27 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK--is proud to be presented by Budweiser.

The initial Rocklahoma lineup includes: Rob Zombie, Chickenfoot featuring Joe Satriani, Kenny Aronoff (sitting in for Chad Smith), Michael Anthony & Sammy Hagar, Creed, Megadeth, Slash, Queensrÿche, Chevelle, Theory of a Deadman, Jackyl, Puddle Of Mudd, Hellyeah, P.O.D., Volbeat, 10 Years, Cavo, Adelitas Way, Black Stone Cherry, Pop Evil, Red, The Darkness, Art of Dying, Trivium, Aranda, Redlight King, James Durbin, Janus, New Medicine, Rival Sons, Anti Mortem, Gypsy Pistoleros, Wildstreet, Firstryke, Black Tora, Sunset Riot, The Glitter Boys, Fist of Rage, Switchblade Scarlett, Krank and more. Bands will perform on the Main Stage, Second Stage and the Retrospect Records Stage.
 

“Rocklahoma has quickly become the rock n’ roll party of Memorial Day Weekend, and 2012 is going to take the party to a whole new level,” commented Joe Litvag, co-executive producer of the festival for AEG Live.  “We’ve got a great balance of talent this year with some amazing classic artists covering the last three decades along with plenty of today’s rock.  But the most unique part of this festival is definitely the campground experience…Three days and nights of craziness and chaos that only Rocklahoma can deliver!”  
 

General Admission and VIP packages for Rocklahoma go on sale Friday, February 24 at 10am CST at all Ticketmaster outlets and www.rocklahoma.com. To get access to the Rocklahoma internet pre-sale, which will be held from Wednesday, February 22 at 10am CST through Thursday, February 23 at 10pm CST, go to www.rocklahoma.com and sign up to receive the Rocklahoma newsletter. Fans can save by buying early, as ticket prices will increase in the coming weeks.
 

Camping tickets may be purchased by calling the Rocklahoma Camping Office at (866) 310-2288 or emailing info@feverfest.com. Campgrounds open on Sunday, May 20 and will remain open though Tuesday, May 29.
 

The Axis Entertainment Campground Stage returns in 2012 to enhance the Rocklahoma camping experience. Anyone holding festival and camping tickets will be able to check out some of the finest new rock bands performing on this stage, located next to the General Store in the main campgrounds.

 

Rocklahoma’s VIP packages have expanded due to popular demand. Some of this year’s weekend VIP packages include:
 

Groupie Package (One Person)

- VIP Reserved Ticket

- Access to VIP Catering Tent

- Private Backstage Lounge Tent Access *

- Weekend Pit Access

- Package Inclusive of all taxes and fees

* This year, the Groupies will have their own Backstage Lounge, which is conveniently located between the Main and Second Stages.

 

Roadie Package (One Person)

- VIP Reserved Ticket

- Access to VIP Catering Tent

- Private Backstage Lounge Tent Access **

- Private Restroom Access

- Weekend Pit Access

- One Event Poster, T-Shirt and Festival Mug

- One Commemorative Laminate

- VIP Deck Access

- Package Inclusive of all taxes and fees

**Exclusive for Roadies and Rockstars is the Backstage Lounge, which is conveniently located between VIP Catering and the Main Stage.

 

Rockstar Package (Two Person)

- Roadie Package for Two

- Three Night stay at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (room & tax only)

- Shuttle Service

- Best Seats in the House

- Package Inclusive of all taxes and fees

**Exclusive for Roadies and Rockstars is the Backstage Lounge, which is conveniently located between VIP Catering and the Main Stage.
 

For a detailed list of 2012 Rocklahoma VIP ticket options, packages and amenities, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.
 

Rocklahomais located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK.  The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premier destination for a multi-day festival and includes on-site camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas and much more.
 

Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty and the pursuit of rock,” Rocklahoma was revamped in 2010 as organizers teamed with AEG Live to create an event encompassing a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists. In 2011, a record-breaking crowd of over 35,000 fans turned out for the festival, which raised over $10,000 for the American Red Cross as part of their tornado relief efforts in nearby Joplin, MO.  The festival celebrates its 6th year in 2012.
 

www.rocklahoma.com

Lacuna Coil Announces Acoustic Performance, Meet-And-Greet

In support of their new release, Dark Adrenaline , LACUNA COIL will perform an acoustic set and meet-and-greet with their fans at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago on February 10th! Presented by Metal Army America and Unholy Empire, this special night with the band is open to the public and will take place after their performance at Gigantour that night (tickets will be given on a first come, first serve basis; you must be 21+ to receive entry into the club). For more information, please visit the official event page here.

If you haven't heard LACUNA COIL's Dark Adrenaline yet, be sure to head over to Spin.com now for the exclusive album stream. Having already earned rave reviews from the press, with Outburn avowing, "LACUNA COIL knocks one out of the park with 'Dark Adrenaline'...it is an album without filler and one for which start to finish spins are mandatory", this album promises to be yet another gothic-metal classic!

Fans both old and new can purchase Dark Adrenaline in a variety of formats, including standard edition CD and vinyl, Deluxe Edition digipak with a bonus DVD, sticker, poster and guitar pick and as an iTunes LP with expanded packaging, five bonus audio tracks and video.  The Metal Club (www.mymetalclub.com) edition features exclusive artwork designed by the band and is limited to 3000 units.  The Hastings edition features a bonus 10-track LACUNA COIL sampler, and the Amazon digital edition comes with a free five track sampler. 
 
For true fans of the band, the Darkest Adrenaline box set is also available for purchase.  It includes both the Digipak and vinyl versions of the album along with a hardcover photo book, a LACUNA COIL custom syringe pen and ink, a lyric pad, signed lithographs created by the band and more, all housed in a LACUNA COIL medical box.  This box set is limited to 500 pieces and is available exclusively through CM Distro (www.cmdistro.com).
 
As previously announced, LACUNA COIL will support Megadeth on their critically-acclaimed Gigantour around the release of Dark Adrenaline .  Gigantour was founded by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine in 2005; this run will also feature Motorhead and Volbeat.  Please see below for tour dates, which also include a few LACUNA COIL headlining shows.
 
LACUNA COIL/Gigantour tour dates:
JANUARY
26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
28 - New York, NY - Theater At Madison Square Garden
29 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
31 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Tavern*
FEBRUARY
1 - Glen Falls, NY - Glen Falls Civic Center
2 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi Arena
 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
 5 - Kingston, ON - K-Rock Centre
 7 - Oshawa, ON - General Motors Centre
 8 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
 9 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace At Auburn Hills
10 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
12 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
13 - Des Moines, IA - People's Court*
14 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
16 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland
17 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
18 - Calgary, AB - Big 4 Building
20 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
21 - Kent, WA - Showare Center
23 - San Jose, CA - Events Center At San Jose
24 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheater At Universal City
25 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
26 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
28 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
MARCH
1 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
2 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
3 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live At The Moody
 
*LACUNA COIL headline
 
For more information, please visit:
www.lacunacoil.it
www.centurymedia.com