Tool and Limp Bizkit will join previously announced headliners Iron Maiden and My Chemical Romance at this year's Louder Than Life festival, set for Sept. 17 to 20, 2026, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. In total, Louder Than Life will feature nearly 200 bands on seven stages, the biggest bill ever assembled... Continue Reading →
Disturbed, Bad Omens and Limp Bizkit headline this year's Inkcarceration Festival, which will take place July 17 to 19, 2026, on the Ohio State Reformatory grounds in Mansfield, Ohio. The three-day event features a lineup of more than 65 bands, led by: Friday, July 17: Disturbed, Papa Roach, Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead Saturday, July 18: Bad Omens, Gojira, The Used,... Continue Reading →
In lucky year 13, the Aftershock festival, set for Oct. 2 to 5, 2025 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, will feature more than 115 bands performing on four stages. A lineup of icons and emerging stars is topped by: Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low Friday: Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Turnstile Saturday: Korn, Bad Omens, Gojira Sunday: Bring Me the Horizon,... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki — What a year. For the first time in what feels like forever, heavy music infiltrated the mainstream in a big way in 2024. And it happened without a hint of compromise, showing the world what metal is all about without being watered down for mass consumption. The year was full of... Continue Reading →
Spiritbox has unleashed the cinematic music video for its latest single, "Soft Spine," following its release earlier this month. The video arrives during the band’s current North American tour with Korn and Gojira. Featuring a dramatic fight scene, the Orie Mcginness-directed video sees frontwoman Courtney LaPlante presiding over a brutal battle between cloaked warriors in an otherworldly arena. Visual effects bring the... Continue Reading →
Band performance times have been announced for this year's Louder Than Life festival, set for Sept. 26 to 29, 2024, at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Fans can plan their entire four-day weekend down to the minute with the help of the Louder Than Life mobile app,(www.louderthanlifefestival.com/mobileapp), now available for download in app... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
Photos by Greg Maki
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 →
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 →
