The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has announced Slipknot and Disturbed as two of its four night-closing headliners. According to social media posts, Slipknot has received more requests from fans than any other band in the festival's history and was described as the biggest band the festival has ever booked. Unlike most other festivals, Blue Ridge,... Continue Reading →
Shinedown announces fall tour dates, premieres new single ‘The Saints of Violence and Innuendo’
Ahead of the April 22, 2022, release of its new album "Planet Zero," multi-platinum band Shinedown has announced the Planet Zero World Tour (produced by Live Nation), with special guests Jelly Roll and John Harvie, and also has released “The Saints of Violence and Innuendo,” a new song from the forthcoming album. The Planet Zero World Tour begins on Sept. 3... Continue Reading →
Shinedown announces spring 2022 tour featuring The Pretty Reckless, Diamante
Shinedown has announced its second headlining 2022 North American outing, "The Revolution’s Live Tour," with special guests The Pretty Reckless and Diamante. Kicking off April 1 in Spokane, the 24-date trek, produced by Frank Productions, will see the quartet travel throughout the U.S. before wrapping on May 7. Later in May, Shinedown will head to Daytona Beach, Florida, for Welcome to Rockville 2022 to co-headline Saturday, May 21, alongside Guns N’ Roses and Rise Against. Fan... Continue Reading →
LIVE RECAP: Black Stone Cherry & Pop Evil – 08/29/21 – Shiley Acres, Inwood, West Virginia
LIVE PHOTOS: Black Stone Cherry, Pop Evil, Tommy Vext, Zero 9:36, Like Machines, Lansdowne—Review by Greg Maki—For better or worse, live music is back. At my first show in about 21 months, at a converted farm in middle-of-nowhere, West Virginia, you would have had no idea that the COVID-19 pandemic still is in full swing... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Pop Evil – 08/29/21 – Shiley Acres – Inwood, West Virginia
Photos by Greg Maki
Brkn Love releases Post Malone cover ‘Allergic’
Toronto-based hard rock outfit Brkn Love has released a cover of the Post Malone song "Allergic" from his 2019 album "Hollywood's Bleeding." Brkn Love, which released its self-titled debut in 2020, has spent the past year working on its follow-up effort. "Post Malone is a rock star and everyone knows it," the band said. "We... Continue Reading →
Pop Evil to release ‘Versatile’ new album on May 21
Pop Evil will release "Versatile," its sixth album, on May 21, 2021, via Entertainment One (eOne). The band also has debuted a new single, "Set Me Free," which can be heard below. “We are very excited to announce our sixth studio album is being released May 21,” the band said in a joint statement. “‘Versatile’ is... Continue Reading →
Skillet, Sevendust to set out on summer tour
Skillet and Sevendut will embark on the co-headline Victorious War Tour in August and September. Pop Evil will support, while Devour the Day will open the shows. The tour kicks off on Aug. 11 in Memphis, Tennessee. All dates are below, and tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, April 26. Both Skillet and Sevendust are offering pre-sale VIP tickets... Continue Reading →
Disturbed announces second leg of ‘Evolution’ tour
After kicking off the year with a North American tour that saw them playing to more than 200,000 fans, Disturbed has announced a second leg of arena shows set to begin July 21 at the Mankato Civic Center in Mankato, Minnesota. Select shows on the tour will feature special guests Pop Evil or In This... Continue Reading →
CAROLINA REBELLION PHOTOS: Pop Evil – 05/04/18
Photos by Greg Maki