Sonic Temple announces set times for 2024 festival

Producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced band performance times, as well as additional onsite activations and a range of food and beverage options, for the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, set for May 16 to 19, 2024, at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio In addition to headliners Disturbed and Evanescence (Thursday), The Original Misfits and Falling in Reverse (Friday), Pantera and Staind (Saturday), and Slipknot and Limp Bizkit (Sunday),... Continue Reading →

Kerry King debuts video for new single ‘Residue’

With his solo debut album, "From Hell I Rise," set for a May 17, 2024, release (Reigning Phoenix Music; pre-order here), Kerry King has unveiled "Residue," the project's new single and first music video. Co-directed by Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera, who have made videos for Jerry Cantrell, Sebastian Bach, Exodus and Killer Be Killed, the video... Continue Reading →

Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Slipknot to headline 2024 Rocklahoma festival

After a record-breaking 2023 with over 70,000 fans from across the United States in attendance, Rocklahoma will return Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 2024, at Rockin Red Dirt Ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma (just outside Tulsa). The festival will feature headline performances from Avenged Sevenfold and Evanescence (Friday), Disturbed and A Day to Remember (Saturday), and... Continue Reading →

Slayer to reunite at Riot Fest, Louder Than Life

Slayer—bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarists Kerry King and Gary Holt, and drummer Paul Bostaph—is set to reunite in September 2024 to headline two major U.S. festivals, Riot Fest and Louder Than Life. Slayer last performed live in November 2019 when it wrapped what was billed as its final world tour. “Nothing compares to the 90 minutes... Continue Reading →

Lamb of God, Mastodon to launch Ashes of Leviathan Tour

Lamb of God and Mastodon will team up for the summer 2024 Ashes of Leviathan Tour, celebrating 20 years of Lamb of God's "Ashes of the Wake" and Mastodon's "Leviathan." Both albums will be played in full, and the tour also will feature special guests Kerry King, Malevolence and Unearth (on select dates). Pre-sale tickets... Continue Reading →

Kerry King to release debut solo album ‘From Hell I Rise’ on May 17, band members revealed

Former Slayer guitarist Kerry King will release his debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise," on May 17, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music. The record's first single, "Idle Hands," is out now. “If you’ve ever liked any Slayer throughout any part of our history, there’s something on this record that you’ll get into, be it... Continue Reading →

Slipknot, Pantera, Misfits, Disturbed lead lineup of 120 bands for Sonic Temple 2024

After roaring back into Columbus, Ohio, in 2023, the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will return in 2024 with Slipknot, Pantera, The Original Misfits and Disturbed leading a lineup of 120 bands, May 16 to 19 at Historic Crew Stadium. Additional performers include Evanescence, Limp Bizkit, Judas Priest, Staind, Breaking Benjamin, A Day to Remember, Falling in Reverse, Sleep... Continue Reading →

Foo Fighters, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit lead Welcome to Rockville’s 2024 lineup

After record-breaking attendance of more than 170,000 music fans over four days in 2023, Welcome to Rockville will return May 9 to 12, 2024, to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, to kick off the festival season bigger than ever. The festival is set to add a fifth music stage and 50 more bands, bringing the total music lineup to... Continue Reading →

‘Swing of the Blade,’ new book by Metal Blade Records founder, due May 9

Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel will release his new book "Swing of the Blade: More Stories from Metal Blade Records" on May 9, 2023. "Swing of the Blade" is a follow-up to Slagel's 2017 book, "For the Sake of Heaviness." Featuring a foreword by Slayer's Kerry King, the new book is part-memoir, part-music-business primer and all... Continue Reading →

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