The 2011 edition of the Metalcamp festival is scheduled to take place July 11th - 17th in Tolmin, Slovenia.

Organizers have issued the following update: "We are bringing back the live chats! We will be kicking off this year's chats with BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch at 9 PM (CET), on Wednesday, March 30th at Metalcamp.co.uk. Come along to ask Hansi any questions you may have, or to just watch and see what questions other people come up with. Closer to the bands than at the Metalcamp chat you'll hardly ever get, so be a part of it! We will be lining up more chats over the current weeks and will let you know when more dates are confirmed!"

Confirmed Main Stage acts include: ABINCHOVA, ACCEPT, ACHREN, AIRBOURNE, ALESTORM, AMORPHIS, ARCH ENEMY, ARKONA, AVA INFERI, AVATAR, BEHOLDER, BLIND GUARDIAN, BRAINSTORM, BREZNO, BRUJERIA, BULLDOZER, COLD SNAP, DEATH ANGEL, DEICIDE, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, EVILE, GUNS OF MOROPOLIS, HATE, HEAVEN'S GREY, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, IN EXTREMO, IN SOLITUDE, KALEDON, KALMAH, KATATONIA, KREATOR, KYLESA, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, MASTODON, MERCENARY, MOONSORROW, MOONSPELL, THE OCEAN, OCTOBER FILE, POWERWOLF, RISING DREAM, RITAM NEREDA, SERENITY, SLAYER, SUICIDAL ANGELS, TAAKE, THAUROROD, VANDERBUYST, VIRGIN STEELE, WATAIN, WINTERSUN, ZONARIA.

Confirmed 2nd Stage acts include: BLACK DYNAMITE, BEJELIT, DARK REFLEXIONS, DARK SPHERE, DEADEND IN VENICE, DOOMED, HALOR, HARMANIC, HELLCATS, ILLUMINATA, KALEDON, MORANA, OUTRAGE, SCORNED, SIEGE OF CIRRAH, THE SCOURGE, USE LESS, WARLIKE DEATHSTRIKE.

Ticket details:

Headbanger‘s Holidays (week ticket): € 119,00

Metalcamp Festival Ticket (three-day ticket): € 87,00

Fanpack (week ticket plus t-shirt 2011): € 119,00 (offer available until December 25th)

For more info visit Metalcamp.com.