NIGHTFALL, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Sonisphere Greece
May 8, 2011, 13 years ago
Greek symphonic death metallers NIGHTFALL will perform on the main stage of the Sonisphere Festival in Athens, Greece at TerraVibe Park on June 17th! Other acts on the bill include: IRON MAIDEN (headliner), SLIPKNOT, MASTODON, ROTTING CHRIST, MOONSPELL, GOJIRA and VIRUS.
Further details can be found at this location.
Nightfall recently announced two new additions to the band. Constantine will take over on guitar, and Stathis Ridis is the band's new bassist. The pair underwent their baptism of fire on April 8th in Athens, Greece. Check out the footage below.
Constantine comments: "Hello fans of Nightfall! I'm more than happy to announce to you that I'm part of the Athenean conspiracy. I have been a huge Nightfall fan myself since their very first steps and it's actually a dream come true for me playing with this band. Nightfall is now stronger than ever, along with their best album release and line-up, ready to unleash the massive hordes of Astron Black! See you on the road."
Stathis Ridis issued the following sratement: "Greetings to all! I am extremely delighted to inform you that I have joined the legendary death metal band Nightfall! It is a great honor for me to share the stage with them for this killer album and I believe that Nightfall will undoubtedly be one of the most rewarding experiences of my career."
Nightfall is the very first Greek metal band to have signed a contract with a foreign record label in the 90s and is currently signed to the renowned Metal Blade Records.