After more than two decades in the game, Nonpoint has gone independent with the launch of 361° Records. With a series of EPs, the band is upending the traditional album cycle release pattern rock acts long have employed and, in the words of frontman Elias Soriano, is writing the most “irresponsible” music of its career.... Continue Reading →
2021 FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: Stitched Up Heart
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
2021 FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: Fire from the Gods
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
2021 FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: Crobot
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
2021 FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: Nonpoint
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
Hope on the horizon: Festivals return
By Greg Maki It’s been a long road, but hope is on the horizon. The light at the end of the tunnel is strong enough that we could shine it into the air on a moonlit night and use it to summon Batman. With COVID-19 numbers declining in the United States and a number of... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Joe Cotela of DED
Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, Ded loudly stormed onto the national scene in 2017, taking the stage at nearly every major rock festival, touring with Korn and Stone Sour, and garnering a fair amount radio airplay, especially on Sirius XM’s Octane. The band proudly wears its nu metal, metalcore, hardcore, punk and even pop influences on... Continue Reading →