Dragonforce out of Soundwave, Switchfoot and Paradise Lost added

Speed metal heroes Dragonforce have pulled out of Soundwave Festival, and two new bands have been added.

Guitarist Sam Totman has commented:

"It's bitterly disappointing for us not to be able to play our debut Soundwave in 2012 because we were so looking forward to it and were going to kick off the World Tour there. The problem is we've only just finished the actual recording of the new album and now have the mastering, videos and a ton of worldwide promo to do. The album recording was already running late when Marc (Hudson, new singer) contracted laryngitis a couple of months back which meant he couldn't finish his vocals in the studio on time and pushed the album release date back even further. Australia has always been great to us and we can 100% assure our Aussie fans that we will be touring there at some point in 2012, we just have to move our touring plans around a little to accommodate the delay. The good news is the album is sounding awesome and we are all eager for our fans to hear it and we hope everyone has a great Soundwave!"

To replace Dragonforce, the festival has added Switchfoot and Paradise Lost to its already incredible line-up.