Godsmack, Papa Roach and Slayer, celebrating the 40th anniversary of its seminal "Reign in Blood" album, will headline the 2026 Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. The 20th anniversary edition of the event will be held Sept. 4 to 6 at the Rockin'Â Red Dirt Ranch. "The guys and I are beyond excited to return to Rocklahoma... Continue Reading →
Slayer will make its only East Coast appearance in 2025 on Sept. 20, headlining Hershey, Pennsylvania's 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium with support from Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing "Chaos A.D.") and Exodus (performing "Bonded by Blood"). Ticket pre-sales are available starting at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday, April 8 , ahead of the general... Continue Reading →
While still keeping good on its promise to never tour or record new music again since "retiring" at the end of 2019, beloved thrash metal band Slayer has scheduled a number of performances throughout 2025.Headline performances have been confirmed for the United States, Canada and the U.K., marking the band's first U.K. and Canadian performances... Continue Reading →
Louder Than Life has unveiled its 2025 lineup, featuring more than 160 bands performing on six stage from Sept. 18 to 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The 11th edition of Louder Than Life boasts the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents. In addition to the previously announced return... 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 →
Slayer, which reunited for a handful of performances in 2024, will play the 2025 edition of the Louder Than Life festival, set for Sept. 18 to 21 at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Slayer was scheduled to play Louder Than Life in 2024, but that entire day of the event was canceled... Continue Reading →
Kerry King will launch his first headline tour with his new solo band—drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), bassist Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), guitarist Phil Demmel (Machine Head) and vocalist Mark Osegueda (Death Angel)—in early 2025. The North American tour, in support of King's debut solo album "From Hell I Rise," will feature support from Municipal Waste and Alien... 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 →
Band performance times have been announced for this year's Louder Than Life festival, set for Sept. 26 to 29, 2024, at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Fans can plan their entire four-day weekend down to the minute with the help of the Louder Than Life mobile app,(www.louderthanlifefestival.com/mobileapp), now available for download in app... Continue Reading →
With his solo debut album, "From Hell I Rise," set for a May 17, 2024, release (Reigning Phoenix Music; pre-order here), Kerry King has unveiled "Residue," the project's new single and first music video. Co-directed by Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera, who have made videos for Jerry Cantrell, Sebastian Bach, Exodus and Killer Be Killed, the video... Continue Reading →
