MANILA, Philippines – It is time once again for music fans to get ready and prepare themselves for another whole day of nonstop rock and heavy metal as the loudest and heaviest music festival, Pulp Summer Slam, gears up for 2011. On its 11th year, Pulp Summer Slam XI: Resurrection is growing even bigger. For the first time in the festival’s history, three major international headliners will be featured on the 15-hour show on April 30 at the Amoranto Stadium.
Presented by Colt 45, Cobra and Frenzy, the Pulp Summer Slam festival is attended by over 30,000 music fans every year. The audience is made up of music enthusiasts from all over the Philippines. Some fans come from countries as far as Sweden, Canada and USA, as well as neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. Pulp Summer Slam fans travel long distances just to experience the one-of-a-kind show. Attending the festival has become a rock and roll tradition.
Pulp Summer Slam XI: Resurrection will be headlined by legendary thrash metal band Anthrax. The band from New York is one of the biggest heavy metal groups in the world. They are part of The Big 4, a name given to the four biggest metal bands of the generation (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax). The band’s fifth studio album Persistence of Time was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the Grammy Awards.
Another international heavyweight, Hellyeah, will also take the stage on April 30. Hellyeah is a super band from Dallas, Texas, composed of rock personalities such as famous drummer from Pantera, Vinnie Paul, Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett from Mudvayne, Tom Maxwell from Nothingface, and Bob Zilla from Damageplan. Hellyeah’s self-titled debut album and second album Stampede went straight to the Top 10 in the US Billboard 200 Countdown. Their debut album sold over 400,000 copies in its first week while their singles You Wouldn’t Know and Hell of a Time went straight to No. 5 in the singles charts. Their 2007 single Alcohaulin’ Ass went No. 7.
The event also presents the Pinoy-pride this year: Filipino-American thrash metal band Death Angel. Due to insistent demand from fans, the Fil-Am music heroes will perform once again for the Pulp Summer Slam crowd.
Aside from the international heavyweights headlining the festival, 25 of the biggest local rock bands in the country, as well as a guest band from Dubai, Nervecell, will be performing.
Last year, Pulp Summer Slam X: Apocalypse featured headliners Lamb of God and Testament on April 17 at the Amoranto Stadium in Quezon City. The event was declared “sold-out” by 6 p.m. with around 35,000 fans in the venue. This year, Pulp Summer Slam XI: Resurrection is even more exciting as the producer plans on making this year’s festival even better than the last one.
Tickets to see the Pulp Summer Slam XI: Resurrection are sold at P350 each inclusive of several freebies such as beer, food, soda, etc. Tickets are now available at Ticketnet, Ticketworld and SM Tickets. For details, call 687-1709 or log on to www.pulpmagazinelive.com. The event is presented by Pulp Live World.