check it out…www.myspace.com/metalisrael

According to festival organizers, KORN, OPETH, DEICIDE, AGNOSTIC FRONT and ENTOMBED are among the confirmed bands for the European edition of the Hellfest festival, set to take place June 24-26 at Clisson in France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

AGNOSTIC FRONT
AMENRA
APOCALYPTICA
CONVERGE
CORTEZ
DAMNATION AD
DEICIDE
DEMENTED ARE GO
ENTOMBED
FEAR MY THOUGHTS
GOJIRA
IGNITE
KORN
LEEWAY
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
OPETH
ORPHANED LAND
RINGWORM
SAXON
TAINT
WITH HONOR

The first part of the official Hellfest lineup is expected to be announced on Friday, March 3 via the festival’s official web site, www.hellfest.fr.

On March 31, right after their show at the Kultura Club in Tel Aviv, Deface is leaving on a tour together with Macabre and American band Jungle Rot.

See the tour dates at their Myspace site.

Deface will be performing new songs at the Tel Aviv show.

Check it out right here.

Check tour dates here.

Check it out at their website.

This isn’t the final version, but survey says it kicks some booty. Listen here. And visit Excessum’s website here.

Useless ID has busted into the playlist of Israeli radio station Galgalatz with their song”Pink Stars and Magazines.”

Vote for the song here at the Galgalatz website.

And play the Useless Invaders video game here.

Useless ID will be embarking on a tour of the United Kingdom during the second week of March. See the tour dates at their official website.

Colitis
Monday, March 6, 10:30 PM
Mitch Pub, Lazarov 33
Azor HaTaasiya HaChadash, Rishon L’Tzion
Call Dudi @ 050 854 1787 for details

Rock City Festival featuring Betzefer/Useless ID/Shaygetz
Taanis Esther/Erev Purim, March 13
Pictures Club, 11 HaMalacha, AH Polg, Netanya

Orphaned Land/Seek Irony (Orphaned Land is going on a European tour, Seek Irony just came home from recording in the States)
Motzei Shabbat Pesach April 15
Moadon Teatron, Sderot Yerushalayim 10, Yaffo
65 shekel
For more information call 03-523-5115

Metrosexualholocaust #2 featuring Barbara/Gedem/D9/Breorn
Moadon Hagadah HaSmolit Achad Ha’am 70, Tel Aviv
30 shekel

Retribution (in their last show for the next six months)
Saturday March 4
Club Kultrua Herzel 154, Tel Aviv
40 shekel

Anyone who compares Stephen Pearcy of Ratt to the emanation godhead of the Zohar put on his spandex too tight, yo…

But it’s a very cute essay on um, well disaffected Jewish yearnings latching onto…um…glam metal. Check it out here.

(Man, I should check MetalJew more often)…