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. One hundred thirty-one of a reported 178 acts have been announced as of Friday, April 15. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12... Continue Reading →
Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed and Evanescence lead the lineup for the 2022 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, set for July 15 to 17 on the grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The weekend also will feature performances from Lamb of God, Papa Roach, Seether, Falling in Reverse, Three Days Grace, I Prevail,... Continue Reading →
Following its record-breaking 2021 event that featured 161,000 fans in attendance and an at-home livestream audience of 1.2 million, promoter Danny Wimmer Presents has announced the lineup for the 2022 addition of the Welcome to Rockville festival. Set for the weekend of May 19 to 22 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the... Continue Reading →
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 →
To mark the fourth outing of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Purpose Driven Events has amassed a lineup of more the 180 bands for the Sept. 9 to 12, 2021, event at Blue Ridge Amphitheater, a new large-scale concert venue in Southwest Virginia. The lineup includes headliners Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Limp Bizkit and more than 180 bands who will appear on six stages over four... Continue Reading →
Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Korn will headline the sixth Louder Than Life festival, Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Metallica will perform on two nights, playing two unique set lists. The lineup also features Judas Priest, Snoop Dogg, Jane's Addiction, Staind, Rise Against, Mudvayne, Cypress Hill,... Continue Reading →
*****EDIT MAY 2021: The original Misfits have replaced My Chemical Romance as the headliner on Saturday, Oct. 9.***** The Aftershock will return to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, on Oct. 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2021. The expanded event will include a new Thursday night concert. As previously announced, Aftershock 2021 will be headlined by Metallica (performing two unique sets, one on Friday and one... Continue Reading →
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Multi-platinum selling rock band Seether will release its eighth studio album, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum," on Aug. 28, 2020, via Fantasy Records. Translating to “If You Want Peace, Prepare for War,” the album features 13 new tracks. An animated music video for the first single, "Dangerous," created by Turkish director Mertcan Mertbilek (Santana, Ray Charles,... Continue Reading →
