This year's Summer Breeze Festival is scheduled for August 14th - 16th in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.

Organizers have issued the following updates:

"ORPHANED LAND have cancelled their appearance at this year’s Summer Breeze!"

A message from the band reads: "We are very sorry to announce the cancellation of our Summer Breeze festival show, it seems that we will not tour this summer and concentrate on our new album process.

We wish to apologize to our fans who were counting on us, we hope to finish our new album soon and to hit the roads once again, can't wait to meet you all! Same goes to the festival promoters, we played in Summer Breeze 2005 and it was an unforgettable show, we sure hope to play in the future editions of Summer Breeze."

Organizers continue, "JACK FROST is ready to strike again. New deal, new album, new shows of which one will lead the masters of crossover between Doom, Dark Rock, Stoner Rock and a sticky attitude directly to the stages of Summer Breeze. Being there they will introduce their brand new album My Own Private Hell. Jack Frost will shake the earth. Hold on tight."

Acts on the Summer Breeze Festival bill include: ABORTED, AGRYPNIE, AHAB, ALL ENDS, ANATHEMA, ANIMA, ARCH ENEMY, AS I LAY DYING, ASP, AUTUMN, BEHEMOTH, BELOVED ENEMY, BLACK THOUGHTS BLEEDING, BLOOD RED THRONE, BLOODWORK, BORN FROM PAIN, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CRADLE OF FILTH, CULT OF LUNA, DARGOLF METZGORE, DARK AGE, DARK FORTRESS, A DEAD LAMENT, DEBAUCHERY, DELAIN, DESPISED ICON, DESTRUCTION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, DISMEMBER, DRONE, ELUVEITIE, EMIL BULLS, END OF GREEN, ENDSTILLE, ENEMY OF THE SUN, ENSIFERUM, EXODUS, FLESHCRAWL, FUCK YOUR SHADOW FROM BEHIND, GOREROTTED, HACKNEYED, HACRIDE, HAIL OF BULLETS, H-BLOCKX, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HEIDEVOLK, HELLOWEEN, HOLLENTHON, JACK FROST, JAPANISCHE KAMPFHÖRSPIELE, JESUS ON EXTASY, KATAKLYSM, KEEP OF KALESSIN, KISSIN' DYNAMITE, KORPIKLAANI, LAY DOWN ROTTEN, MAD SIN, MÅNEGARM, MARDUK, MEGAHERZ, MIDNATTSOL, MISANTHROPE, MISERY SPEAKS, MUSTASCH, MY ELEGY, NEAERA, NEGURA BUNGET, NME.MINE, NOVEMBRE, THE OLD DEAD TREE, ONSLAUGHT, PARADISE LOST, PRIMAL FEAR, PRIMORDIAL, PRO-PAIN, ROTTEN SOUND, SALTATIO MORTIS, SCHELMISH, SHADOW REICHENSTEIN, SIX FEET UNDER, SOILWORK, SONIC SYNDICATE, SUBWAY TO SALLY, SWORN, TEXTURES, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, TÝR, THE VISION BLEAK, THE WILDHEARTS, XIV DARK CENTURIES.

Summer Breeze 2008 Promo Clip:

Summer Breeze 2008 Promo Clip