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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Korn will headline the sixth Louder Than Life festival, Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Metallica will perform on two nights, playing two unique set lists. The lineup also features Judas Priest, Snoop Dogg, Jane's Addiction, Staind, Rise Against, Mudvayne, Cypress Hill,... Continue Reading →
Gojira has announced a fall U.S. headline tour with support from Knocked Loose and Alien Weaponry, kicking off Oct. 11, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and continuing through Oct. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be available starting at 10 a.m. local time Tueday, May 4, with the general on-sale... Continue Reading →
Gojira has shared "The Chant," the final single to arrive before the release of the French metal band's new album, "Fortitude," out April 30, 2021, via Roadrunner Records. “The Chant” is available today on all streaming platforms with pre-orders for "Fortitude" available at www.gojira-music.com. The band also has shared a teaser for an official music video for “The Chant,”... Continue Reading →
