Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

Hallo Friends,

its christmas eve and as promised we can now present the first bands for KEEP IT TRUE 2015 (!!)

- US Metal legend TITAN FORCE will return to KEEP IT TRUE. After their unbelievable show at KIT X its time for Harry & Co to return to Lauda-Königshofen

- Finally we are able to present Auburn Records legend SHOK PARIS at KIT. We are working with the band on a very special set.

- US thrashers AT WAR will be at KIT for the first time. Will be great to hear Ilsa and others again after their stunning show at Thrash Assault some years ago

- After her amazing show at Metal Assault we also had to book JUTTA WEINHOLD BAND also for KIT. She will play the highlights of their era with ZED YAGO and VELVET VIPER, but this time sung by two thousand fans from all over the world.

We hope we could give you nice xmas presents with these four bands and wish you all a nice xmas and a happy new year…

Metal On

Hi friends,
Its now two weeks till KEEP IT TRUE 2014 and we have a special surprise for you. We can already present you the Friday headliner for KEEP IT TRUE 2015. On the festival we are going to announce 14 out of 20 bands for 2015 including the other headliner and all the co-headliners!!! Tickets will be as always available directly at our merchandise stand. But now, here is our Friday headliner 2015:
We are very proud, that we can present you EXCITER in original line up with Dan Beehler, John Ricci and Allan Johnson. We tried that for a long time and finally this dream comes true. Long Live The Loud!! Here is the statement from John Ricci:

“Great news to all Exciter fans worldwide. Myself and original members Dan Beehler and Allan Johnson have officially re-united ! We intend performing our bone crushing neck-snapping Speed Metal in as many countries that will have us ! To celebrate our long anticipated reunion our first confirmed gig will be at the Keep It True festival in Lauda-Konigshofen, Germany, April 24/2015. We hope to see you there ! Our performance will consist of all the classics that established Exciter as one of the pioneers of speed and thrash. New material and a new release will eventually follow.
I also want to comment on my so-called `retirement` which was posted on various sites on Feb.24 by the former Exciter members. I just want to say I never said I was going to retire . In my opinion this retirement announcement was fabricated exaggeration. What I did say is that `I need a break from music` due to some rebellious behaviour from one of the musicians in the band. So at this point all that bs is behind me and I am now focusing on delivering some new ear splitting brain rattling METAL with Dan and Allan ! I want to thank all the loyal and dedicated fans and music industry individuals that contacted me during this false retirement statement and offering their support and a positive outcome to a situation that was non-repairable.
Hope to see you soon with `horns high and fists in the air !“
Metal On,
Tarek + Oli

Hallo Friends,
KIT 17 is over and it was the most easy festival ever. We had so many nice bands, fantastic fans and again our amazing crew that made the festival to one of the best ever. Stellar perfomanes by most bands, a peaceful campground and the truest fans of the world made it to a real successful event. We want to take the time to say THANK YOU to all you fans that stand by our side for so many years now and always support us to the death. We are so blessed to have a community like this. Please keep on supporting us this way to ensure KIT will live on for many more years. The presale for next year was mindblowing. We almost sold out on the festival day. We have not many tickets left for next year and you can order them through the following link:
http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/ ... .2015.html
Do not wait too long…
But now we want to introduce you to the billing of 2015. These are already 14 out of 20 bands and we hope we have some great surprises for you again.
- We are very proud, that we can present you EXCITER in original line up with Dan Beehler, John Ricci and Allan Johnson. We tried that for a long time and finally this dream comes true. Long Live The Loud!!
- After their mindblowing show at Metal Assault Festival we need to book RIOT V also for KIT again. Everybody who saw that show will agree it was one of the best liveshows in the last years.
- ULI JON ROTH is a legend. We are happy to have him with his “Scorpions Revisited” show finally at KIT.
- US Metal legend TITAN FORCE will return to KEEP IT TRUE. After their unbelievable show at KIT X its time for Harry & Co to return to Lauda-Königshofen
- MPIRE OF EVIL is the band of original VENOM guitarist Mantas and later frontman Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan. For KIT they will play a very special VENOM set with a VERY VERY Special guest.
- After their killer show at the “small” KIT some years ago the LEATHERWOLF Triple Axe Attack is back and will crush you with their powerful US Metal hymns.
- Finally we are able to present Auburn Records legend SHOK PARIS at KIT. We are working with the band on a very special set.
- You can never have enough NWOBHM and so we finally got Newcastle legends FIST to rock KIT for the first time.
- US thrashers AT WAR will be at KIT for the first time. Will be great to hear Ilsa and others again after their stunning show at Thrash Assault some years ago
- After her amazing show at Metal Assault we also had to book JUTTA WEINHOLD BAND also for KIT. She will play the highlights of their era with ZED YAGO and VELVET VIPER, but this time sung by two thousand fans from all over the world.
- COBRA is the first band from Peru to play KIT. Their new album “To Hell” is an outstanding Old School metal masterpiece and they will for sure be a great addition.
- Since Thor did not make it to KIT at the ill fated Volcano KIT we can now present his successors. IRON THOR are German Die Hard Thor fans and will bring you the old Thor show like it was never seen here.
- MAUSOLEUM GATE are one of the biggest hopefuls in Epic Metal and their debut album, that will be out in autumn on Cruz Del Sur records will really slay.
- THE UNHOLY are a very promising newcomer from Portugal with female vocals and remind of glorious times of ACID and similar bands.
The billing so far:
KEEP IT TRUE 18:
EXCITER (CAN)
(Original line up)
RIOT V (USA)
ULI JON ROTH (GER)
(Scorpions Revisited Show)
TITAN FORCE (USA)
MPIRE OF EVIL (UK)
(exclusive special VENOM Show with VERY special guest)
LEATHERWOLF (USA)
SHOK PARIS (USA)
FIST (UK)
AT WAR (USA)
JUTTA WEINHOLD BAND (GER)
COBRA (PERU)
IRON THOR (GER)
MAUSOLEUM GATE (FIN)
THE UNHOLY (POR)
Tauberfrankenhalle Lauda-Königehofen
24. + 25. April 2015
www.keep-it-true.de
www.facebook.com/keepittruefestival
Metal On,
Tarek + Oli

franang a écrit :ça va commencer a être compliqué d'avoir une place pour le kit 2016 sans avoir sa place pour le 2015.....

Hi Friends,
Since last week KEEP IT TRUE 2015 is completely SOLD OUT!! We are totally overwhelmed by the reactions and are so thankful for all you die hard fans from all over the world. THANK YOU, without you, the festival would be nothing!!
As a small gift we can announce the next band for 2015.
US Prog Power Metallers ARTIZAN will play their very first European show at KEEP IT TRUE 2015. the band of former Leviathan members has already released two great albums on Pure Steel Records and has gained a huge number of fans over here in Europe.
www.artizanmetal.com

The billing so far:
KEEP IT TRUE 18:
EXCITER (CAN)
(Original line up)
RIOT V (USA)
ULI JON ROTH (GER)
(Scorpions Revisited Show)
TITAN FORCE (USA)
MPIRE OF EVIL (UK)
(exclusive special VENOM Show with VERY special guest)
LEATHERWOLF (USA)
SHOK PARIS (USA)
FIST (UK)
AT WAR (USA)
JUTTA WEINHOLD BAND (GER)
ARTIZAN (USA)
COBRA (PERU)
IRON THOR (GER)
MAUSOLEUM GATE (FIN)
THE UNHOLY (POR)
Tauberfrankenhalle Lauda-Königehofen
24. + 25. April 2015
www.keep-it-true.de
www.facebook.com/keepittruefestival
Metal On,
Tarek + Oli