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 →
Swedish Viking metal band Amon Amarth has released the new single and video "We Rule the Waves." The band's first new song in several years was created with Grammy-nominated producer, mixer and engineer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Katatonia). The video for “We Rule The Waves,” shot in Riga, Latvia, continues... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal supergroup Down—vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders—has signed with Nuclear Blast Records and is slated to release its long-awaited new full-length album in 2026. “Nuclear Blast is proud to be in the trenches with NOLA legends Down as their partner in their long overdue return to... Continue Reading →
Pantera will hit the road again in summer 2025 for a U.S. amphitheater tour featuring support from Amon Amarth and another opener to be announced at a later date. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close Sept.... Continue Reading →
"Gold," the long-awaited debut full-length from the Phil Anselmo-fronted black metal project Scour, is out now on Housecore Records in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe. Scour's lineup features Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index) and Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer,... Continue Reading →
Daily band performance times have been announced for this year's Aftershock festival, returning Oct. 10 to 13, 2024, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, for its 12th year. Fans can plan their daily Aftershock experience with the performance schedule available online (https://aftershockfestival.com/schedules) and through the just-released 2024 Aftershock mobile app (https://aftershockfestival.com/mobileapp), now available for download in app stores. The... Continue Reading →
Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking M72 World Tour will be extended into a third year, with the announcement of 21 North American shows spanning April, May and June 2025. Two-night tickets for the newly announced No Repeat Weekends and tickets for the single-night engagements will be on sale at 10 a.m. local time Sept.... Continue Reading →
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 →
Aftershock will return for its 12th year Oct. 10 to 13, 2024, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. The four-day destination festival will feature the only U.S. festival appearance for Iron Maiden, an exclusive West Coast performance by Slayer (one of only three shows in nearly five years), Slipknot as one of the number one requested bands and the first Aftershock appearance for Mötley Crüe. The... Continue Reading →
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