Sweden Rock 2012

ravenheart · #1 02-09-2012, 02:18 AM

In keeping with posting the line-ups of the major European festivals, this is how Sweden Rock is shaping up this year so far. Roughly 40 bands still to be confirmed.

* bands I will be watching/reviewing, schedule permitting

JUNE 6-9, Norje Boke, Solvesborg, Sweden

WEDNESDAY
Edguy
Fear Factory
Entombed
Dynazty
H.e.a.t.
Bourbon Boys
Sabaton (20 minutes only)

THURSDAY
Soundgarden
Mastodon
Sebastian Bach
Dimmu Borgir
Night Ranger
Steel Panther
Dark Funeral
Sepultura
Saint Vitus
Exodus
10cc
Graveyard
Danko Jones
Exciter
Rival Sons
Imperial State Electric
Little Angels

FRIDAY
Twisted Sister
The Darkness
Motorhead
Blue Oyster Cult
The Flower Kings
Katatonia
Ugly Kid Joe
Gotthard
Axel Rudi Pell
Michael Schenker
Pentagram
Gamma Ray
Amorphis
Adrenaline Mob
Tygers of Pan Tang
Bonafide
Killing Floor
Fiddler's Green
Axe

SATURDAY
Motley Crue
Lynyrd Skynyrd
King Diamond
Bad Company
Slade
Cannibal Corpse
Symphony X
Slaughter
Fish
Electric Boys
Sacred Reich
Orange Goblin
Return
Girlschool
Vdelli
Black Spiders
Hell
Crucified Barbara
Nationahteatern

DAY TBC
Skyforger
Deals Death
The Gloria Story
Anglagard
Reenact

+ 5 more bands
+ 8 unsigned bands

ravenheart · #2 02-10-2012, 01:18 AM

Ergh. The Darkness confirmed as the last headliner. Early night on the Friday for me then!

treghet · #3 02-10-2012, 01:45 AM

Meh, last year's lineup was much more interesting to me. And Andy, I'm surprised you're not interested in watching Sacred Reich. I think they would be awesome to see live, and they don't play all that often.

ravenheart · #4 02-10-2012, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by treghet

Meh, last year's lineup was much interesting to me. And Andy, I'm surprised you're not interested in watching Sacred Reich. I think they would be awesome to see live, and they don't play all that often.

I loved last year's too. I think this year's is going to edge it though. I've got so many bands to watch already.

With Sacred Reich, I only really like one album of theirs, and it's the one they play the least from. Plus, they're in London in July.

Nevertheless, if there's no one else on at the same time as them, I may watch them anyway.

ravenheart · #5 02-28-2012, 01:59 AM

Latest additions:

Bad Company

Michael Schenker

Axel Rudi Pell

Steel Panther
Orange Goblin

Imperial State Electric
Reenact

ravenheart · #6 03-31-2012, 02:02 AM

Updated first post with the day splits. Bold bands I'll be seeing almost for certain.

Clash choices were:
Mastodon vs Graveyard = Graveyard
Michael Schenker vs Gamma Ray = Gamma Ray
Gotthard vs Ugly Kid Joe = Ugly Kid Joe probably
Lynyrd Skynyrd vs Sacred Reich = Lynyrd Skynyrd
Exodus vs Danko Jones = Exodus
King Diamond vs Vdelli = King Diamond
Twisted Sister vs Katatonia - Katatonia

Don't yet know because times haven't been confirmed:
Saint Vitus
Pentagram
Orange Goblin

ravenheart · #7 03-31-2012, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ravenheart

Ergh. The Darkness confirmed as the last headliner. Early night on the Friday for me then!

This didn't turn out to be true. Twisted Sister got added as the headliner. Darkness play second on the main stage.

Many, many happy people

Although I'll be watching Katatonia instead of Twisted Sister, and whoever gets the empty slot on the fourth stage instead of The Darkness - which I'm hoping will be Pentagram.

mankvill · #8 03-31-2012, 06:29 AM

You should watch Dark Funeral.

VoidFlame · #9 03-31-2012, 07:33 AM

Entombed, Slaughter and Amorphis

ravenheart · #10 03-31-2012, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoidFlame

Entombed, Slaughter and Amorphis

You might be thinking of the wrong Slaughter