The new, limited vinyl releases set to be available on Saturday, April 18, at independent record stores for Record Store Day 2026 include offerings from Sleep Token, Meshuggah, Motorhead, Judas Priest and Look Outside Your Window, the "lost" album recorded years ago by members of Slipknot. Find participating stores here. Notable hard rock and metal releases... 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 →
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 →
After roaring back into Columbus, Ohio, in 2023, the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will return in 2024 with Slipknot, Pantera, The Original Misfits and Disturbed leading a lineup of 120 bands, May 16 to 19 at Historic Crew Stadium. Additional performers include Evanescence, Limp Bizkit, Judas Priest, Staind, Breaking Benjamin, A Day to Remember, Falling in Reverse, Sleep... Continue Reading →
Sick New World, the nu-metal-leaning festival that debuted in May 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, will return on April 27, 2024, with an even bigger lineup headlined by System of a Down and Slipknot. In addition to the headliners, the bill for the event, which somehow will take place on one one day across five... Continue Reading →
Sleep Token has shared the new single "DYWTYLM." Offering something entirely different from previous releases, you can watch the official video below. Sleep Token will release its third album, “Take Me Back to Eden” on May 19, 2023, via Spinefarm Records. The new record—over an hour of music across 12 tracks—is the third part of a trilogy,... Continue Reading →
Masked, anonymous British band Sleep Token has announced a U.S. headline tour for September and October 2023. The "Rituals" tour kicks off on Sept. 9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and runs through Oct. 5 in Anaheim, California. Sleep Token also will appear at several festivals, including Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Louder Than Life and Aftershock, with more to be... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 7 to 10, 2023 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2023 lineup one act a time. One hundred eight of 144 acts have been announced as of March 17. The following bands have been announced since our last update (in alphabetical order): Babymetal... Continue Reading →
Sleep Token, one of the most buzzed about metal bands of early 2023, will release its third album, "Take Me Back to Eden" on May 19 via Spinefarm Records. Watch the video for the new single "Vore" below. The new record—over an hour of music across 12 tracks—is the third part of a trilogy, a... Continue Reading →
