An official statement issued today by Magic Circle Management, announced
that the promoters of The Gods Of Metal have reported that, due to financial
constraints placed upon their company, the festival may not take place in
2007.
As a result, they will not honor their original agreement made with Magic
Circle Management for what would be Manowar's 4th headlining appearance,
bringing with them Rhapsody Of Fire as special guests and the Italian debut
of HolyHell. As a side note, Manowar holds the record of headlining the Gods
Of Metal Festival more times than any other band. Manowar and Magic Circle
Music would like to clarify that they are in no way responsible for the
cancellation of next years Manowar's performance.
Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio says, "We wanted to inform fans as soon as
possible so that they would not purchase tickets expecting to see Manowar
perform at the festival. The promoters have, in the past, been known as men
of honor and our trust in them went so far as to allow them exclusively to
announce our appearance for 2007. We as a band understand that our Italian
fans will surely be disappointed, but make no mistake about it. This was not
our decision. We too are disappointed. We have been preparing a very special
show just for our Italian fans and we will now seek every opportunity to
bring this massive show to Italy. We will never let our fans down."
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