The 2024 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, will take place Sept. 21 and 22 with headliners Killswitch Engage and Slaughter to Prevail. The festival launched in 1999 and ran through 2018. It often was held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts such as Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between... Continue Reading →
The Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival—returning July 19 to 21, 2024, to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, for its sixth year—will feature headliners Shinedown, Godsmack and Breaking Benjamin. With bands performing on three stages, the music lineup also includes The Offspring, Bad Omens, Halestorm, Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Sleeping with Sirens, Killswitch Engage, Hollywood Undead,... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki-----For us Americans, we haven't yet gathered with family to stuff ourselves with turkey and the many (many) assorted side dishes. But Halloween has come and gone, and for an ever increasing number of people, that means the holiday season is in full swing. Retailers would have us believe the big day is... Continue Reading →
Death Ray Vision, the band featuring Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D'Antonio, has shared a video for "From the Rafters," from its upcoming third album "No Mercy from Electric Eyes," due June 30, 2023, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order the album here. "When society breaks down and justice is no longer upheld, the kids will take... Continue Reading →
The music lineup for ShipRocked 2024 will feature I Prevail, Killswitch Engage, Beartooth, Highly Suspect, Code Orange, Badflower and more Feb. 4 to 10, 2024 onboard Carnival Magic. The 14th sailing of ShipRocked will depart from Miami, Florida, and stop in three new ports for the ultimate rock music cruise vacation: Bimini, The Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; and Grand Cayman. After record-breaking attendance of... Continue Reading →
Birthed at the juncture where hardcore and punk meet metal, Death Ray Vision will release its third album, "No Mercy from Electric Eyes," on June 30, 2023, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order it here. The band also has shared the video for "Behead the King." Watch it below. "'Behead the King' is about the helplessness you... Continue Reading →
August Burn Red will release its new album, "Death Below," on March 24, 2023, via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here. "It's no secret that the past few years have been extremely dark and challenging," lead guitarist JB Brubaker said. "'Death Below' is here as a result of that time in each our lives and the emotions that came with... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has announced a trio of holiday season shows for 2022. The band will perform on Dec. 28 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey; Dec. 29 at The Paramount in Huntington, New York; and a hometown show on Dec. 20 at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Rivers of Nihil, Unearth, and a third opener to be announced... Continue Reading →
Lybica, a n instrumental band from South Florida that blends flavorful guitar melody with powerful metallic crunch and which features Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley on guitar, will release its self-titled debut on Sept. 16, 2022, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order it here. The band has dropped the visualizer for "Oktavist," which can be seen below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrf8ZOAyPqw "Different versions of 'Oktavist' were kicking around in my 'ideas' folder... Continue Reading →
Ether Coven has shared the music video for “Consequences of Self (Let the Nails Carve Our Names in Rust),” which features guest vocals from Howard Jones (Light the Torch, Blood Has Been Shed, ex- Killswitch Engage), as well as Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos) and Anthony Crupi (Pain Ritual). The song is the closing track of Ether Coven's new album, "The Relationship Between... Continue Reading →
