Rock's best at Milwaukee Metal Fest

KING DIAMOND, MAYHEM, DESTRUCTION, and ENTOMBED will headline the 14th annual Milwaukee Metalfest on July 28 and 29 at the Milwaukee Auditorium. Also among the 150 bands on the bill are HATE ETERNAL, SHADOWS FALL, CRIMSON GLORY, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MACABRE, DECEASED, IMMOLATION, EXHUMED, OPETH, LOCKUP, BABYLON WHORES, OPERA IX, KATATONIA, CHILDREN OF BODOM, BEHEMOTH, YELLOW MACHINEGUN, TRANSPORT LEAGUE, HELLCHILD, MENTAL HOME, STAMINA, FLESHLESH, ENSLAVED, THE CHASM, KATAKLYSM, TRANSMETAL, DEFILED, and GORGUTS. The bands will play on four stages, and the event will also feature pro wrestlers and a vendors' marketplace. Tickets are $55 for two days and $35 for a single day pass and are available via Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com, Charge By Phone (414) 276-4545; Relapse Records (800) 303-0606, www.relapse.com; Night Fall Records in Minneapolis (612) 724-8166 and Chicago (773) 725-3530; or by sending a check or money order to payable to "Jack Koshick Presents" and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Metalfest XIV, 1626 N. Prospect Ave., Suite 1801, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Visit www.metalfest.com for updates, schedules, hotel information, and directions. IRON MAIDEN's video for "The Wicker Man" will debut on VH1's The Rock Show along with a BRUCE DICKINSON interview about the band's U.S. tour this Friday, May 26, directly following the episode of The List that features Dickinson as a guest--tune in at 11 PM ET/PT. THIN LIZZY doesn't even know if Thin Lizzy is going out on tour this summer. It seems the internet rumors really built up a head of steam, and turned something that might not have been legit to something that could almost happen. Check out Tony Franklin's website for what could be the most confusing message you'll ever read. SAMMY HAGAR has announced three summer tour dates, which he'll do between recording his new disc. Sammy's next solo album is scheduled to be released in October. You can check out the dates at www.redrocker.com RAVEN and ex-ACCEPT vocalist UDO will team up for a U.S. tour beginning June 1 in Warwick, Rhode Island. Raven is supporting a new disc called One For All. DANGEROUS TOYS, who have a live CD out on Deadline/Cleopatra called Vitaminds and Crashhelmets Tour-Live Greatest Hits will make a rare appearance in Killeen, Texas on June 4 at Oz. For more information, visit www.dangeroustoys.net.