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. Ninety-eight of a reported 171 acts have been announced as of March 25. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12 reunions, seven “special... Continue Reading →
Live photo galleries: GHOST, NOTHING MORE-----Review by Greg Maki-----With reasonable certainty, I can say I was a witness to the first time anyone, anywhere, asked the following question: “Hershey, do you like to have your assess wobbled?!” Same goes for this one: “Hershey, do you like to have your taints tickled?!” CARDINAL COPIA (TOBIAS FORGE)... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
Of Mice & Men spent much of the fall hunkered down in the studio working on new material with producer Josh Wilbur and now has released a new song titled "How to Survive." Listen below. Hinging on hard-hitting grooves and tight riffing, the track snaps from visceral verses into an instantly chant-worthy growl of "In a world that teaches eye... Continue Reading →
Bad Wolves have premiered their latest music video for "Remember When"—exclusively available on Apple Music through June 15. Directed by Wayne Isham (Mötley Crüe, Avenged Sevenfold, Megadeth), "Remember When" is the third single released from the band's debut album, "Disobey," out now via Eleven Seven Music. The album had a consumption of more than 21,000 units in the first week and debuted... Continue Reading →
Live Metal’s history with Five Finger Death Punch goes back a long time—to before there were hit singles, gold records, sold-out arenas or even a record deal. (We actually wrote the first published review of the band’s 2007 debut album, “The Way of the Fist.”) During their steady ascension through the ranks of heavy music,... Continue Reading →
Five Finger Death Punch will release its seventh album, "And Justice for None," on May 18. It is available for physical pre-order in the following formats: standard physical CD (13 tracks), deluxe physical CD (13 tracks plus three bonus tracks and deluxe artwork), vinyl (13 tracks plus three bonus tracks and deluxe gatefold artwork). The band also is offering... Continue Reading →
Rock is dead? Someone forgot to tell Volbeat. The three-fourths Danish band has ridden a string of hit singles from its 2010 album, “Beyond Hell/Above Heaven,” and its latest release, last year’s “Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies,” to its biggest U.S. tour to date, a co-headlining arena run with Five Finger Death Punch (with support... Continue Reading →
Rock stardom wasn’t quite what Five Finger Death Punch drummer Jeremy Spencer thought it would be. While the band was on a quick ascent to the top of the metal mountain, he was descending into a personal hell of drugs and alcohol. Partying became his life, taking over so much that he dreaded his time... Continue Reading →
