Anthem Festival has been postponed…click on that link for all the details known so far. SUCKS.

Dark Tranquillity, The Haunted, Opeth, Betzefer, They:Swarm, and more…. also, be warned, there will be a female-fronted Israeli act.

Upcoming exclusive interview with Peter Dolving of the Haunted… just waiting on what The Jerusalem Post wants to do with it before I put it up here in its entirety, so keep checking back for that.

while you’re here, check this out too.

Here’s the official press release from Anthem Productions….
First of all thank you all for your patience, we have tried to prepare you what we feel is a demonstration of quality, and believe us that takes time.

So finally, we are proud to announce you the last milestone to the ANTHEM METAL FEST 2008. Delivering it’s very own melange of black metal, we would like to welcome an essential band of the extreme scene to this years edition : SATYRICON.

The festival now embeds itself into the fabric of the middle east most vibrant metal event, with a bill never seen in the area :

(in alphabetical order)
BETZEFER
DARK TRANQUILITY
DISTORTED
MESHUGGAH
NEVERMORE
OPETH
SALEM
SATYRICON
THE FADING
THE HAUNTED
THEY:SWARM

Our main focus is music – both in terms of quality and style – and we are sure that we have delivered a showcase of international and national talents that appeals to every metal fans. We want to put Tel Aviv on the map and bring the ANTHEM METAL FEST to become a reference in the international panorama of the major festivals, playing host each summer to more artists, bands etc. This unique experience is hard to imagine without your participation, so don’t miss the opportunity to savour the Anthem Metal Festival – your festival – and bring it to growth. Many are the good reasons to take part in this adventure, many are the good reasons to summer with us and all the bands, with an unbeatable mix of music and sun. The ANTHEM METAL FEST is all this and much more.

For additional informations you can now logon to www.myspace.com/anthemmetalfest where you will have access to artist content, streaming music, festival details etc. Feel free to post us some comments and support your festival.

Tickets are available for 340NIS, while supplies last, and will then increase to 370NIS on the 1st of July. Box office price will be 400NIS Informations and retailers list can be found on – www.myspace.com/anthemprod.com or www.anthemmetalfest.com – buyers also have the option of buying online directly from our webstore – http://anthemprodisrael.bigcartel.com. We recommand you to hurry and get your tickets has they are going away fast.

Any questions – don’t hesitate to contact us at info@anthemmetalfest.com, we will try to answer them at best.

The Anthem Metal Festival staff