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... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has announced the band schedules for each day of the event, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The festival also includes a pre-party for campers on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The festival will feature headliners Slipknot, Ghost, Disturbed and Mudvayne, with 176... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has released the lineups for each of its five stages for each day of the event. The festival will be held from Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, with a campground pre-party on Sept. 7, at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, with headliners Slipknot, Ghost, Disturbed and Mudvayne. The lineup... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, has announced its daily lineups. For tickets and more information, go to http://www.blueridgerockfest.com. Newly announced additions to the lineup include Mudvayne, Halestorm, Underoath, Pennywise, New Found Glory, Daughtry, Fever 333 and John 5. The festival will... Continue Reading →
Organizers of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, hope to release the event's full lineup early next week. As of Wednesday, June 1, 173 of a reported 186 artists and special guests have been announced. According to a social media post... Continue Reading →
Ghost will return to North America for the next leg of its "Imperatour." Kicking off Aug. 26, 2022, in San Diego, California, the tour will feature support from Mastodon and Spiritbox. The run will see the Grammy Award-winning, theatrical Swedish rock band headlining 19 arenas across the United States and Canada, plus an appearance at... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge has said “Impera,” the band’s fifth full-length, is about the rise and fall of empires, yet even more than that it plays like a celebration of Ghost itself, reveling in all of the over-the-top, bombastic tendencies that have propelled the occult act to the top of the hard... Continue Reading →
