Month: February 2022

Slipknot, KISS, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters to headline 2022 Aftershock festival

Aftershock will return Oct. 6 to 9, 2022, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, expanding to four full days (after a half fourth day in 2021), adding a fourth music stage and featuring more than 90 bands. The latest edition aims to top 2021’s record-setting, sold-out attendance of 145,000, which marked five consecutive sold out-events for Aftershock. The weekend’s lineup of rock and... Continue Reading →

0

Spite announces U.S. headline tour

Spite, which signed to Rise Records in late 2021, has announced its "One Step Closer to Becoming God" U.S. headline tour, kicking off in spring 2022. Support will come from Boundaries, Vatican, No Zodiac (May 20 to June 5 only) and Bodybox. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. PST Friday, Feb. 25, at www.spitecult.com. Tour... Continue Reading →

0

Sumo Cyco to support Buckcherry, announces headline dates

Genre-defying Canadian band Sumo Cyco will return to the road in spring 2022 with a run of U.S. and Canadian tour dates. The first half of the tour will see the band supporting Buckcherry and Blacktop Mojo, while the second half will featuring Sumo Cyco headlining with support from Black Satellite. Tickets for all dates... Continue Reading →

0

INTERVIEW: Einar Karl ‘Kalli’ Júlíusson of POWER PALADIN

Dark and cold, Iceland is not exactly the hotbed for power metal that mainland Europe has been over the years. But with the worldwide attention the Reykjavík-based Power Paladin is gaining in early 2022, maybe that could change. Formed in 2017 and signed to Atomic Fire Records, the new label started by Nuclear Blast founder... Continue Reading →

0

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2022)

By Greg Maki You just can’t keep a good slasher down. Or even one that appeared in a classic, genre-defining film nearly half a century ago and, in the decades since, has turned up in a bunch of underwhelming sequels, prequels and remakes. Old Leatherface—emphasis on “old”—is back in the ninth installment of the “Texas... Continue Reading →

0

Spiritbox to release graphic novel inspired by debut album

Spiritbox, the breakout metal band of 2021, is teaming with Z2 Comics to release "Eternal Blue: A Spiritbox Graphic Novel," inspired by the lyrics of the band's debut full-length, "Eternal Blue." A June 2022 release is expected. Various editions and bundles are available for pre-order here. "Z2 Comics has made my dreams come true, and... Continue Reading →

0

Blue Ridge Rock Festival moving to Virginia International Raceway in 2022

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, plagued by a variety of issues in 2021, is moving to the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, for its 2022 edition. The sixth annual event will be held from Sept. 8 to 11. On social media, festival organizers said the raceway "is over 3.5x the size of our 2021... Continue Reading →

0

Memphis May Fire to release seventh album ‘Remade in Misery’ on June 3

Memphis May Fire will release "Remade in Misery," its seventh album on June 3, 2022, via longtime label Rise Records. Pre-order it here. In summer 2021, the band—Matty Mullins (vocals), Kellen McGregor (guitar), Cory Elder (bass) and Jake Garland (drums)—dropped a series of singles, which accumulated nearly 35 million streams combined Each song drop had a philanthropic... Continue Reading →

0

Matt Heafy’s Ibaraki to release debut album ‘Rashomon’ on May 6

Trivium singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy's Ibaraki project will release its debut album, "Rashomon," on May 6, 2022, via Nuclear Blast Records. The band also has shared the video for "Akumu" (Feat. Nergal). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDpQ8EnglM "'Akumu' translates to 'nightmare' — and with this piece, I encourage the listener to work to find their interpretations of what they feel... Continue Reading →

0

Diamante releases new version of ‘American Dream’ featuring Lit

Diamante has dropped a reimagination of her album title track "American Dream" featuring rock band Lit. "To me, Lit exudes that American rock n' roll spirit, so I couldn't think of any better band to feature on this new take of my song 'American Dream!'" Diamante said. "I'm really honored they said yes to being a part... Continue Reading →

0

Powered by WordPress.com.

Up ↑