Having wrapped up its sold-out North American headline tour and currently on the road on its similarly sold-out E.U./U.K. headliner, Bad Omens has announced a slew of 2023 shows and festival dates across the United States. Fans can catch the band hitting the stage beginning in May with support from Erra and Invent Animate. Dates can be... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 7 to 10, 2023 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2023 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 →
By Greg Maki And just like that, we’ve come to the end of another year. And as always—if you know where to look and keep an open mind—2022 was filled with plenty of good to great releases in metal and hard rock. Here are the best of what made it to my ears in the... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
Photos by Greg Maki
By Greg Maki Still a relatively young event, the Blue Ridge Rock Festival has grown quickly to become one of the biggest rock festivals in the United States. Hosted by a new venue in 2022, the Virginia International Raceway, the festival featured a massive lineup of more than 180 acts performing on six stages across four full days... Continue Reading →
Bad Omens has announced North American headlining tour, "A Tour of the Concrete Jungle," featuring Dayseeker, Make Them Suffer and Thousand Below. The band also has released a music video for the upcoming tour's titular track, "Concrete Jungle," taken from its latest album, "The Death of Peace of Mind," out now via Sumerian Records. https://youtu.be/o3xHEJZs7as Artist and Spotify pre-sales for... Continue Reading →
A Day to Remember has announced run of 2022 North American tour dates featuring special guests The Used, The Ghost Inside (on select dates), Beartooth, Bad Omens, Movements and Magnolia Park. “Just Some Shows” and “Just Some More Shows” will kick off July 27 in Baltimore, Maryland, and traverse the country through a performance on Oct. 28 in Irvine, California. The general on-sale... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Underoath, Spiritbox, Stray from the Path—Review by Greg Maki —It was the day after St. Patrick’s Day, but there were no hangovers in sight this Friday night at the sold-out Fillmore Silver Spring. The touring package underwent some last-minute shuffling following the break-up of Every Time I Die, with two acts stepping in... Continue Reading →
As it does every year, the Blue Ridge Rock Festival is releasing its 2022 lineup one act a time, instead of dumping its full roster of bands all at once. While it may be frustrating for some waiting to decide whether or not to go, it does give each band a bit of the spotlight,... Continue Reading →
