Photos by Greg Maki
LIVE PHOTOS: Gojira – 05/10/23 – Pier Six Pavilion – Baltimore, Maryland
LIVE RECAP: Gojira, Mastodon & Lorna Shore – 05/10/23 – Pier Six Pavilion – Baltimore, Maryland
LIVE PHOTO GALLERIES: Gojira, Mastodon, Lorna Shore—By Greg Maki—It was no surprise that a double bill featuring two of the most respected metal bands in the world, plus one of the genre’s fastest rising newer acts, made for a fantastic night of music on a Wednesday night in Baltimore. The Mega-Monsters Tour, which just wrapped... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival: The lineup so far (April 15)
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. One hundred thirty-one of a reported 178 acts have been announced as of Friday, April 15. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12... Continue Reading →
‘To hell is where I’ll go’ … Live Metal’s best of 2021
By Greg Maki-----After the hellscape of 2020, music surged back in a big way throughout 2021. Concerts—even festivals—returned along with a flood of new releases from artists young and old. Metal and hard rock remain far outside the mainstream, but if you put in the effort to look, I’d argue that there’s more quality music... Continue Reading →
Louder Than Life welcomes 160,000 at four-day festival
Louder Than Life made its return in Louisville, Kentucky, this past weekend, September 23 to 26, 2021, at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center with a record-setting attendance of 160,000 people who enjoyed an expanded four-day weekend for the first time in the festival’s history. Producer Danny Wimmer Presents reported that more than 98 percent of festival-goers arrived with proof of full... Continue Reading →
Slipknot, Disturbed added as festival headliners
Danny Wimmer Presents has announced lineup additions to two of its fall festivals. For Louder Than Life, Disturbed, Volbeat and Atreyu now will appear at the festival, scheduled for Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. Welcome to Rockville now will feature Slipknot, A Day to Remember and Gojira at the four-day event set for Nov. 11 to 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The lineup changes are... Continue Reading →
2021 FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: Gojira
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival releases full four-day lineup
To mark the fourth outing of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Purpose Driven Events has amassed a lineup of more the 180 bands for the Sept. 9 to 12, 2021, event at Blue Ridge Amphitheater, a new large-scale concert venue in Southwest Virginia. The lineup includes headliners Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Limp Bizkit and more than 180 bands who will appear on six stages over four... Continue Reading →
Slipknot announces Knotfest Iowa with Faith No More, Megadeth, Lamb of God, more
Knotfest Iowa will take place Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at National Balloon Classic Field in Indianola, Iowa, with Slipknot headlining. The lineup also features Faith No More, Megadeth, Lamb of God, $uicide Boy$, Gojira, Trivium, Tech N9ne, Fever 333, Knocked Loose, Turnstile, Gatecreeper and Vended. Tickets will be available on pre-sale to Knotfest.com subscribers from 10 a.m. central time Tuesday,... Continue Reading →
Hope on the horizon: Festivals return
By Greg Maki It’s been a long road, but hope is on the horizon. The light at the end of the tunnel is strong enough that we could shine it into the air on a moonlit night and use it to summon Batman. With COVID-19 numbers declining in the United States and a number of... Continue Reading →