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2022: Live Metal’s year in photos
BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL PHOTOS: Bad Wolves – 09/08/22
Photos by Greg Maki
LIVE RECAP: Blue Ridge Rock Festival – Day 1 – 09/08/22
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... Continue Reading →
Guitarist Max Karon replaces Chris Cain in Bad Wolves
Once Human guitarist Max Karon has replaced Chris Cain in Bad Wolves. In March 2022, Cain left Bad Wolves' tour with Papa Roach and Hollywood Undead due to "personal reasons." Olly Steele, formerly of Monuments, then filled in for him. "It’s with great excitement that we announce our new permanent guitar player: Max Karon," Bad... Continue Reading →
Falling in Reverse shares video for new single ‘Voices in My Head’
Falling in Reverse has shared the video for the new single "Voices in My Head." "Voices in My Head" follows "Zombified," which recently ascended to number one on the active rock radio charts. Both tracks will live on the band's forthcoming "Neon Zombie" EP. For the track, frontman Ronnie Radke had a specific and clear vision for the video, saying, "I wanted... Continue Reading →
Falling in Reverse, Papa Roach announce co-headline tour
Falling in Reverse and Papa Roach will co-headline "Rockzilla Summer Tour," also featuring guests Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves. Kicking off July 27, 2022, in East Providence, Rhode Island, the Rockzilla Tour will include 24 cities across the U.S. before finishing on Aug. 31 in Nashville, Tennessee.VIP tickets and various pre-sales will kick off noon ET Tuesday, May 17, with all tickets on sale to the general... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival: The lineup so far (March 4)
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2022 lineup one act a time. Forty-one of a reported 171 acts have been announced as of the afternoon of March 4. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12... Continue Reading →
Tommy Vext/The Lone Wolf releases new single ‘Trust the Science’
Tommy Vext/The Lone Wolf has released a the new single "Trust the Science," featuring Billboard topping hip-hop artist and TikTok star Topher, to all major platforms. "'Trust the Science' is for all intensive purposes a protest anthem," Vext said. "It’s a reflection of the damage that happens when people follow blind leaders for solutions that end up causing more... Continue Reading →
Papa Roach plots 2022 tour with Hollywood Undead, Bad Wolves
Papa Roach will hit the road in March 2022 on the first leg of its North American "Kill the Noise Tour" featuring special guests Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves. “We’re really excited to be back on the road, joining up again with Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves,” the band said. “Both bands bring deep catalogues and killer... Continue Reading →
LIVE RECAP: Black Stone Cherry & Pop Evil – 08/29/21 – Shiley Acres, Inwood, West Virginia
LIVE PHOTOS: Black Stone Cherry, Pop Evil, Tommy Vext, Zero 9:36, Like Machines, Lansdowne—Review by Greg Maki—For better or worse, live music is back. At my first show in about 21 months, at a converted farm in middle-of-nowhere, West Virginia, you would have had no idea that the COVID-19 pandemic still is in full swing... Continue Reading →