Keep It True Festival XIII 2009

Germany's Keep It True Festival XIII - British Metal Legends DEMON Confirmed

Organizers of Germany's Keep It True festival have announced details regarding the 13th instalment scheduled for April, 2010.

"Hi Friends,

We've got a great Christmas present for you. British metal legends DEMON will play a ?special 30th anniversary show? at Keep It True 13 in April 2010. So the updated billing looks like this:

Keep It True XIII - WHIPLASH, DEMON (Special 30th Anniversary Show), HADES, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, SATANS HOST (with Harry Conklin!! First European Show Ever!!), OBSESSION (First European Show), SIREN (with Doug Lee), HEART OF CYGNUS, CRYSTAL VIPER, STRIKER, + 2 headliners!!!

20 Bands, Two Days - April 2010 - Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberfrankenhalle

Tickets will be available at Keep It True XII in April 2009!!

With a bit of luck we will be able to announce another cult act till the new year, so stay tuned!!

In addition, tickets for Hammer Of Doom and Fist Held High festivals in Wuerzburg, Germany are now available directly at bestellung@keep-it-true.de .

Here is the info for these two underground festivals:

Hammer Of Doom Festival - THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, DARK QUARTERER, ISOLE, IN AEVUM AGERE, EREB ALTOR, SEAMOUNT.
January 31st, 2009 - Würzburg, Germany at B-Hof.

Fist Held High Festival - PORTRAIT, ENFORCER, STONE VENGEANCE (First time in Germany), ETRUSGRAVE (ex-DARK QUATERER), DARKEST ERA, CONQUEST OF STEEL, ASSEDIUM.
February 21st, 2009 - Würzburg, Germany - B-Hof.

Finally we wish you happy holidays and a great new metal year!!"

HADES To Reunite For Keep It True Festival XIII




Long-defunct New Jersey metallers HADES have confirmed that the band will reunite for an appearance at the Keep It True XIII festival in April 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Guitarist Dan Lomenzo commented with the following:

"Yes, the news is true. The good people from the Keep It True festival in Germany have made Hades an offer we couldn't refuse. Myself, Alan (Tecchio, vocals), Ed (Fuhrman, guitar), Jimmy (schulman, bass) and Ron (Lipnicki, drums) are going to play in April of 2010. Yeah, it's a long way off, so Scott LePage (bass) has agreed to fill in for whichever one of us may die before then! We'll need to do a show in New York City or New Jersey the night before we leave (we need to rehearse with Jimmy who is living in L.A.), and we actually have recently passed on some REALLY generous offers from local clubs asking for a reunion. It's tough with Jimmy in L.A."

As previously reported, Hades will see the worldwide release of their new DVD, Bootlegged In Boston 1988, on January 23rd. You can buy it today and get it next week by visiting /www.cruzdelsurmusic.com. The DVD features footage of the band's December 30, 1988 concert in Boston as the opening act for MANOWAR and NUCLEAR ASSAULT. Songs played include 'The Leaders?', Nightstalker', 'I Too Eye' and 'Opinionate!' It also contains the "Behind The Metal" feature filmed during the recording of The Downside CD. Also on board are interviews with Dan Lorenzo, Alan Tecchio, Jimmy Schulman, Ed Fuhrman and Scott LePage plus old video clips, live footage and TV show appearances.

KEEP IT TRUE 13 New Bands


English Version below:


Hallo Freunde,

wir sind stolz, euch zwei absolute Hammerverpflichtungen für KEEP IT TRUE 13 im April 2010 bekannt geben zu können:

Erste Neuverpflichtung ist die kanadische Legende THOR. Es gibt wohl kaum einen kultigeren Charakter in der Heavy Metal Szene als Jon-Mikl Thor. Der kanadische Rockwarrior ist schon seit Mitte der Siebziger fester Bestandteil der Szene und fiel vor allem in den Achtzigern durch seine extravaganten Bühnenshows auf. Wer kann sich nicht an die legendären Wärmflaschen Aufblasaktionen oder das Stahlverbiegen erinnern. Zudem gelang THOR mit ‚Only The Strong’ ein absolutes Klassikeralbum mit Hits wie ‚Thunder On The Tundra’ oder ‚Let The Blood Run Red’. Leider hat es die Band nie nach Deutschland geschafft und wir haben alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt, damit THOR endlich auch einmal auf deutschen Bühnen den Hammer schwingen kann. Wir freuen uns auf Metal Entertainment der Extraklasse.

Der zweite Hammer ist die kalifornische Speed Metal Legende SAVAGE GRACE um Mainman Chris Logue. Für uns wird damit ein Traum war, denn seit dem allerersten KEEP IT TRUE wollten wir diese Band endlich mal für das KIT verpflichten. Mit „Master Of Disguise“ und „After The Fall From Grace“ hat die Band in den Achtzigern zwei absolute Meilensteine des Speed Metal geschaffen und sie war eine der am meisten geforderten KIT Bands. Wir hoffen einem Großteil der KIT Gemeinde auch hier ein Traum erfüllen zu können.

Um das Billing mal etwas übersichtlicher zu gestalten diesmal in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:

KEEP IT TRUE 13

CRYSTAL VIPER (POL)

DEMON (UK)

(Special 30th Anniversary Show)

HADES (USA)

HEART OF CYGNUS (USA)....

OBSESSION (USA)....

SATANS HOST (USA)

(with Harry Conklin)

SAVAGE GRACE (USA)....

SIREN (USA)....

STRIKER (CAN)....

THOR (CAN) ....

TYGERS OF PAN TANG (UK)....

WHIPLASH (USA)....

+ 2 Headliners!!!


20 Bands, Two Days
April 2010
Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberfrankenhalle

Tickets gibt es ab KIT 12 im April 2009!!
Metal On,

Oli + Tarek

English version:

Hi Friends,

We are happy to be able to announce two amazing new acts for KEEP IT TRUE 13 in April 2010.....

The first new addition is Canadian legend THOR. It is hard to find a more “cult” character in the metal scene than Jon-Mikl Thor. The Canadian Rockwarrior is part of the scene since the mid seventies and was famous for his extraordinary liveshows in the eighties. I think everybody remembers the blowing of the warm water bottle and the crushing of the steel bar…legendary!! Additionally to that, THOR released a highly important album called “Only The Strong”, which featured classic tracks like “Thunder On The Tundra” or “Let The Blood Run Red” and was his breakthrough. Unfortunately the band never made it to Germany through all these years and we are extremely proud we could work it out for KEEP IT TRUE, cause THOR fits like a glove to KIT. We cannot wait for THOR swinging the hammer on KEEP IT TRUE 13.....

The second addition is Californian Speed Metal legend SAVAGE GRACE with mastermind Chris Logue. For us it is a dream come true, cause we tried to get the band since the very first KIT and now it becomes reality. With “Master Of Disguise” and “After The Fall From Grace” the band released two milestones of Speed Metal and is considered as one of the best bands ever of that genre. Since they were one of the most often asked for bands, we hope we also can fulfil the dream of many KIT Fans with this new addition.....

Finally here is the update on the billing in alphabetical order:....



KEEP IT TRUE 13....

CRYSTAL VIPER (POL)....

DEMON (UK)....

(Special 30th Anniversary Show)....

HADES (USA)....

HEART OF CYGNUS (USA)....

OBSESSION (USA)....

SATANS HOST (USA)....

(with Harry Conklin)....

SAVAGE GRACE (USA)

SIREN (USA)

STRIKER (CAN)....

THOR (CAN) ....

TYGERS OF PAN TANG (UK)....

WHIPLASH (USA)....


+ 2 Headliners!!!

20 Bands, Two Days
April 2010
Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberfrankenhalle

Ticket will be available first on KIT 12 in April 2009.....

Metal On,....

Oli + Tarek....

HITTMAN cancels, PICTURE steps in

English version below:

Hallo Freunde,

leider haben wir eine schlechte Nachricht für KEEP IT TRUE 12. HITTMAN mussten leider ihren Auftritt im April absagen. Der Grund dafür ist eine unerwartete familiäre Tragödie bei einem Bandmitglied. Die Band hatte zwar darüber nachgedacht mit einem Ersatzmusiker aufzutreten, hat das aber verworfen, da das für sie nicht HITTMAN gewesen wären. Wir können das natürlich vollkommen verstehen und wünschen der Band, bzw. dem Musiker alles erdenklich Gute. Die Tür für eine künftige Show wird von unserer Seite immer offen stehen.
Wir haben aber nicht auf dem faulen Hintern gesessen und können euch bereits erstklassigen Ersatz präsentieren. Die holländische Legende PICTURE wird nach dem gigantischen Auftritt beim Headbangers Open Air auch am KEEP IT TRUE ihre Visitenkarte abgeben und die Fans mit klassischem, holländischen Stahl verwöhnen. Wir freuen uns darauf.

Metal On,

Oli + Tarek

English version:

Hi friends,

unfortunally we have to bring you some sad news for KEEP IT TRUE 12. HITTMAN had to cancel their show in April. The cause for that is an unexpected family tragedy at one of the bandmembers. The band had talks to play with a replacement, but did not do it because it wouldn’t have been HITTMAN. We can totally understand this and want to express all our best wishes to the band and the musician. The door for a future show will always be open at KIT.
But we haven’t been lazy and so we can already announce the first class replacement band. Dutch Metal legend PICTURE will fill the spot of HITTMAN this April and all who saw the amazing show last year at Headbangers Open Air will know, that you can expect a high energy show filled with all the hits of this great band.

Metal On,

Oli + Tarek