MAD SIN, HACKNEYED and BLITZKID are the latest acts confirmed for the Summer Breeze Open Air 2011, which will be held at its usual location in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, from August 18th to 20th. HAYSEED DIXIE have been forced to cancel their appearance.

Acts confirmed now include: ABORTED, ARCH ENEMY, AS I LAY DYING, BENIGHTED, BOLT THROWER, CALIBAN, COMEBACK KID, CORVUS CORAX, CRIMINAL, CRIPPER, CROWBAR, DEADLOCK, DECAPITATED, DEMONICAL, DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, EINHERJER, EMIL BULLS, ENGEL, ENSLAVED, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, FACEBREAKER, FARMER BOYS, GOD DETHRONED, HAIL OF BULLETS, HAMMERFALL, HATEBREED, THE HAUNTED, HELRUNAR, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, INTERMENT, KALMAH, KATAKLYSM, KVELERTAK, MARDUK, MOONSORROW, MOTORJESUS, NEAERA, 9MM ASSI ROCK'N'ROLL, THE OCEAN, A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, POSTMORTEM, POWERWOLF, PRIMORDIAL, REV 16:8, REVAMP, ROTTING CHRIST, SALTATIO MORTIS, SEVENTH VOID, SKELETONWITCH, SODOM, SONIC SYNDICATE, SWASHBUCKLE, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, THE SORROW, TARJA TURUNEN, TURISAS, TÝR, VOMITORY, VREID, WITCHERY, WOLF, YOUR DEMISE.

On Wednesday, August 17th a Nuclear Blast Label Night will feature the following lineup: VADER, DESTRUCTION, MELECHESH, SCAR SYMMETRY, REVAMP, SYLOSIS.

Tickets are available for 72 Euros (excl. pre-sale fees, incl. parking/camping) here.

The first 10,000 ordered tickets get a free DVD with loads of live footage and impressions from Summer Breeze 2009. Orders of five or more tickets will receive a free Summer Breeze t-shirt (B stock) while supplies last.

Visit the official Summer Breeze Festival website at this location.