GRIFTEGÅRD, REVELATION, SEMLAH and SYRACH have been confirmed for the Doom Shall Rise festival, the world's biggest event exclusively dedicated to doom metal. Set to take place on April 17-18, 2009 at the Chapel in Göppingen (near Stuttgart) Germany, the festival will feature performances by the following artists:

BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS (GER)
GRIFTEGÅRD (SWE)
LORD VICAR (FIN/SWE/UK)
OMEGA MASSIF (GER)
PAGAN ALTAR (UK)
REINO ERMITAÑO (PERU)
REVELATION (USA)
SEMLAH (SWE)
SYRACH (NOR)
THE LAMP OF THOTH (UK)
TORTURED SPIRIT (GER)
WARNING (UK)
WINO (USA)

More bands will follow.

Ticket presales will start on January 1 at 8 p.m. CET on the Doom Shall Rise web site.