HELSTAR to headline the Warriors Of Metal Fest VII with a special 30 year anniversary set

April 3, 2014.  Cincinnati, Ohio.  The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization is honored to be able to welcome back the Houston, Texas Power Speed Metal legends of HELSTAR (WOM Fest V Open Air) as our Saturday headliner for our 7th annual Warriors Of Metal Fest to be held at O'Sheckys LIVE Bar & Grill on June 27th and 28th in Columbus, Ohio.

Band vocalist James Rivera states: "Here I go again…. round three for me to appear at Warriors of Metal Festival, at its new location O'Sheckys LIVE in Columbus, Ohio!  My first time performing at WOM was when HELSTAR headlined the fest in 2012 along with MANILLA ROAD at its former grounds in Pataskala, Ohio.  The band and I had an awesome experience our first time around, we were treated very well by the organizers  Datis & Lea Alaee and their organization and given a warm welcome by the fans.  Due to overwhelming popularity in the Midwest U.S. region and with veteran WOM festival goers, I was invited back as the headliner in 2013 to premiere my solo project, JAMES RIVERA.  Once again, I received unbelievable treatment and to say the least, I’m always overly flattered by the kindness of everybody involved in WOM.  Now I’ll be returning for the seventh edition of WOM Fest with HELSTAR headlining on Saturday, June 28th, and there's no better time to have us back.  We have a new album coming out on April 29th entitled “This Wicked Nest”, which will be on the streets for two months by the time we hit the stage at WOM.  I feel it’s the strongest HELSTAR record to date and will embrace all HELSTAR fans, old and new, throughout the decades.  We even went as far as writing an instrumental to please the neoclassical metal admirers, which features guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE, SANCTUARY, CONQUERING DYSTOPIA).  The most exciting part about the HELSTAR shows in 2014, is not only are we going out in support of our new album and playing many great songs from previous albums, but it also happens to be the 30-Year Anniversary of the release of “Burning Star”, our debut album that put the band on the metal map of the world in 1984.  So what we will be doing for all of our shows in 2014 (beginning with our European tour) is supporting "This Wicked Nest" and including a special 30 year salute to the “Burning Star” album.  This means we will be playing an extended set with Burning Star songs as our encore.  So for the old school HELSTAR fans, this is a show you will not want to miss!  WOM is the first and only confirmed Midwest appearance for HELSTAR so far this year.  Hope to see you all there!" 

Helstar's appearance at Warriors of Metal Fest VII is partially sponsored by the generous donations of: Cecil Grosskopf II from Fort Gratiot, Michigan, Craig Winsom from Tucson, Arizona, Scott Landon from Ashtabula, Ohio, Mike Burke from Plymouth, Michigan, and Edward J. Schmidt from Cleveland, Ohio.

Tickets are on sale & various levels of sponsorship opportunities are now available at the Fest's website.

Bands confirmed for Pre-Fest Showcase on Thursday, June 26th at O’Sheckys Live Bar & Grill include: AUTOMATON, DEADIRON, DETHRATS, ETERNAL LEGACY (Headliner), GRAVE ROBBER, LOWER 13, SPLIT THE ABYSS and WINTERHYMN

Confirmed bands for Warriors Of Metal Fest VII (Friday, June 27th & Saturday June 28th) include: ARMORY, ASKA (Friday Headliner), A SOUND OF THUNDER, A TORTURED SOUL, BENEDICTUM with Special Guest LEATHER LEONE, BEYOND FALLEN, BURNING SHADOWS, CELLADOR, CRUSADER, DARKER HALF, HELSTAR (Saturday Headliner), LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, MITHRIDIUM, NOBLE BEAST, RESISTANCE, RESTLESS BREED, SHADOWSTRIKE, SHALLOW GROUND, STEEL ASSASSIN, VALHALLA, VERMITHRAX and ZEPHANIAH

Keep up-to-date with the latest news about Helstar through their Facebook page and the most recent Fest developments.

MANILLA ROAD & HELSTAR to Headline the Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air in Ohio

Warriors Of Metal Inc. Headquarters at Amelia, Ohio. February 29th, 2012

In exactly 4 months the Epic Metal masters of MANILLA ROAD will headline the Friday night of the Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air on June 29th at the Frontier Ranch in Pataskala, Ohio (just 20 minutes East of Columbus, OH). Mark "The Shark" Shelton states: "We have not played in Ohio since 1988 or '89 and we're really looking forward to play at this American True Metal festival in Ohio!"

On Saturday night, June 30th, HELSTAR will return to performing in Ohio after 26 years. Last time Helstar performed in Ohio was after the release of their "Remnants Of War" album in 1986!

Tickets for this All Ages show are available for purchase at http://www.warriorsofmetalfest.com/tickets and Fest T-shirts can also be ordered ahead of time. Adult weekend passes are $50 for 1, 2 and 3 people and only $40 for each person in a group of 4 (4-Pack Tickets).

HELSTAR To Embark On Summer Of Hate Tour In June

Houston's heavy metal kings HELSTAR are set to blaze a trail east next month on their six-date Summer Of Hate U.S. tour, the newest rash of ongoing performances in support of the band's seventh studio full-length, Glory Of Chaos. Released onto North America in February via AFM Records, amidst a flood of critical praise of the album's crushing speed/power metal attack, Glory Of Chaos is a ballsy, blazing, full-length display of pure American heavy metal, which elevates the classic HELSTAR sound to aggressive new measures.

HELSTAR Summer Of Hate U.S. Tour:

6/17/2011 The Rail Club - Fort Worth, TX w/ Solitude Aeturnus, Era De Guerra

6/18/2011 Dirty Dog Bar - Austin, TX w/ Ignitor, Dead Earth Politics, Headcrusher

6/22/2011 Manhattan Room - Philadelphia, PA w/ Wastelander, Season of Mourning, Midian, Machine Dog

6/23/2011 Sonar - Baltimore, MD

6/24/2011 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY

6/25/2011 The Blue Room - Secaucus, NJ w/ Armor Column, Bröhammer

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