The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 7 to 10, 2023 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2022 lineup one act a time. Eighty-eight of 144 acts have been announced as of Feb. 3, 2023. The following bands have been announced since our last update (in alphabetical order): AngelMaker Asking... Continue Reading →
L.A. Guns will release its next studio album, "Black Diamonds," on April 14, 2023. Watch the lyric video for the new single "You Betray" below. Written and recorded over the course of 2022, "Black Diamonds" sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis and company continuing on the sonic journey they've been taking on their most recent albums, "Checkered Past," "The Devil You Know" and "The... Continue Reading →
Veteran death metal band Dying Fetus has shared the new single and video "Unbridled Fury." Watch the Eric Richter-directed video below, and listen to the song on all streaming services here. Dying Fetus starts its EU winter 2023 headline tour tonight (Feb. 3), with support from Nasty, Cabal and Frozen Soul. This spring, Dying Fetus will return... Continue Reading →
To honor rock music legend Alice Cooper's 75th birthday on Feb. 4, 2023, German metal band Powerwolf has released a cover of his hit song "Poison." Watch the lyric video below. “Over the years we have released several cover songs to pay tribute to artists/bands that we personally hold in high regard," Powerwolf said. "With... Continue Reading →
The Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival will return July 14 to 16, 2023, with with a rock and metal lineup headlined by Slipknot, Pantera and Limp Bizkit, plus more than 65 tattoo artists and haunted attractions, all on the grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. In addition to the headliners, the three-day... Continue Reading →
Symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis will release the live album "Pirates Over Wacken" on March 31, 2023, via Napalm Records. The album captures the Austrian band's performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in summer 2022. Visions of Atlantis has unveiled the first glimpse of the new release with a clip of "Pirates Will... Continue Reading →
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2023 nominees include Iron Maiden, Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine. Eight out of 14 of the nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, The White Stripes and Warren Zevon. This is... Continue Reading →
Connecticut metalcore act Currents will release its new album "The Death We Seek" on May 5, 2023, via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here. The band also has shared the video for "Remember Me," which can be seen below. "'Remember Me' is a statement to our growing divide between one another," vocalist Brian Wille said. "The dark side... Continue Reading →
In a statement released on Feb. 1, 2023, Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his upcoming shows and his retirement from touring, citing a difficult recovery from a spinal injury he suffered four years ago. Osbourne, 74, released the following statement: "This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with... Continue Reading →
Beartooth and Trivium will team up for a spring 2023 co-headline tour in the United States. The 29-city tour kicks off May 1 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and wraps June 15 in Seattle, Washington. Malevolence and Archetypes Collide will join the bands on all dates."TRIVTOOTH! We are elated to announce our co-headlining monster of a tour with the... Continue Reading →
