Canadian metal legends ANVIL have added an in-store appearance, complete with performance, to their upcoming mini-tour of Japan. It is scheduled for April 18th at Tower Records in Shibuya, Tokyo. More details will be revealed as we get them.

The band's Japanese tour schedule is as follows:

April

18 - Tower Records - Tokyo, Japan (Shibuya, in-store)
19 - Club Quattro - Tokyo, Japan
20 - Club Quattro - Tokyo, Japan
21 - Club Quattro - Osaka, Japan
22 - Club Quattro - Hiroshima, Japan

As previously reported, Anvil are the latest act confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, scheduled for August 5th - 7th in Wacken, Germany.

Acts confirmed for W:O:A 2010 now include: AMORPHIS, ANVIL, ARCH ENEMY, ASTRAL DOORS, ATROCITY, BROILERS, BRUTUS, CALIBAN, CANDLEMASS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ALICE COOPER, CORVUS CORAX, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, DEAD MEANS NOTHING, DEBAUCHERY, DEGRADEAD, DELAIN, DESPISED ICON, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, DIE KASSIERER, EDGUY, END OF GREEN, ENDSTILLE, EQUILIBRIUM, ETERNAL LEGACY, EVILE, FEAR FACTORY, FREI.WILD, GHOST BRIGADE, GOJIRA, GRAVE DIGGER, HACKNEYED, HANGGAI, HELLS BELLES, HOLY GRAIL, IHSAHN, ILL NINO, IMMORTAL, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, IRON MAIDEN, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KAMPFAR, KATAKLYSM, THE KELTICS, KILLING MACHINE, LAKE OF TEARS, LETZTE INSTANZ, LIZZY BORDEN, LOCK UP, MAD MAX, MAMBO KURT, MAROON, METSATÖLL, MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE NEW BLACK, NIGHTMARE, ORDEN OGAN, ORPHANED LAND, THE OTHER, OVERKILL, RAVEN, ROTTING CHRIST, SCHELMISH, SECRET OF THE MOON, SKANNERS, SLAYER, SMOKE BLOW, SÓLSTAFIR, STRATOVARIUS, SUICIDAL ANGELS, SVARTSOT, 1349, TIAMAT, TARJA TURUNEN, TÝR, U.D.O., UNLEASHED, VARG, VICTIMS OF MADNESS, VOIVOD, W.A.S.P.

For more info visit www.wacken.com or the Wacken Open Air Myspace page.