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Video: VENOM Performs At Finland’s HAMMER OPEN AIR Festival

Manos Spanos
Fan-filmed video footage of VENOM's July 20 performance at theHammer Open Air festival in Lieto, Finland can be seen below. VENOM is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its new album for an early 2014 release via Spinefarm Records. Commented VENOM drummer Danny "Danté" Needham: "The new songs are sounding amazing; the whole album has a great feel. "I'd say the strength of this band comes from our determination to create great music, and that comes from forward thinking, new ideas and fresh challenges." Added VENOM bassist/vocalist Conrad "Cronos" Lant: "I believe this isVENOM at its best. The songwriting keeps getting better, and the live shows are tighter and heavier than ever. "It's clear to me now that all of the lineup changes this band has been through over the years has been an inspiring journey to find the right band of warriors. "VENOM continue to keep growing stronger and unstoppable".
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India’s BANGALORE OPEN AIR Loses Money Due To ‘Fake’-Ticket Controversy

Manos Spanos
According to Deccan Chronicle, around 600 people used fake tickets to attend Bangalore Open Air 2013, billed as Asia's biggest heavy metal festival. The July 6 event, which included performances by North American metallers ICED EARTH, the Swedish metal band DARK TRANQUILLITY, former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn and Norwegian progressive metallersLEPROUS, ended up losing money after some "miscreants had very cleverly copied the genuine tickets and also the gift voucher for the event." Each ticket was priced at 2,249 rupees, or about $40. Salman Syed, one of the organizers of Bangalore Open Air, told theDeccan Chronicle "the font was different on the fake tickets," which were sold for just 1,000 rupees each. German thrashers SODOM canceled their appearance at this year's Bangalore Open Air several days prior to the event due to unspecified contractual issues with the promoters of the festival.
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