Organizers have announced that MANILLA ROAD's Mark "The Shark" Shelton will be making an appearance at the Pre-Fest Showcase for the Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air, taking place on Thursday, June 28th at The Shrunken Head Rock Club in Columbus, OH. Doors open at 7PM and the show starts at 8PM. Ticket price for this engagement is just $10, available only at the door.

Prompted about how the fans will most definitely love an appearance by him, even if he had just arrived from the airport, Mark Shelton stated: "Yep, it's always all about the fans for me man. I won't be hiding out anywhere! I will be right there in the crowd with the rest of them. I'm just a metal head at heart man and no different than anyone else. I'm all about the gig. I want to see as many bands as I can!"

In order of appearance,the participating bands are as follows: METEORFALL, KLNZR, AGE OF DISTRUST, SKULL HAMMER, RAVAGE, ZÜÜL and SEAX.

All attendees shall receive a raffle ticket at the door for a drawing of a Bag O'Metal prize at the end of the show.

Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air is set to take place June 29th - 30th at the Frontier Ranch in Pataskala, Ohio.

Acts confirmed include: AMADIS, ANCIENT CREATION, ARGUS, BANSHEE, BORROWED TIME, DARK DESIGN, DEGRADATION, EXXPLORER, FIAKRA, FIERCE ATMOSPHERES, FORTE, HELSTAR, THE LAST ALLIANCE, LAZARUS AD, MACHINAGE, MANILLA ROAD, MYSTIC-FORCE, POSSESSOR, POWER THEORY, SINISTER REALM, THORHAMMER, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, VINDICATOR.

Weekend passes for adults (17 and up) are just $50 and Weekend 4-Packs for adults (groups of 4 people) are only $40 per person. Adult single day tickets are $30 for each day and $25 per person in a 4-Pack for a sigle day ticket. Teenager tickets (11-16) are only $15 for the whole weekend, Friday only or saturday only. Kids under 11 get in for free. Camping is free and ticket buyers can also pre-order their Fest t-shirts at the time of their ticket purchase.

For more info visit the Warriors Of Metal Fest's Warriorsofmetalfest.com and the fest's Facebook page.