The full lineup for the 2023 Blue Ridge Rock Festival has been announced, and it features headliners Slipknot, Pantera, Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown, along with Til Lindeman of Rammstein, Limp Bizkit, Evanescence, Megadeth, Staind, Danzig, Papa Roach, Lamb of God and many more. The event, which will feature more than 150 acts in... Continue Reading →
Swollen Teeth has released the new single "Empty," along with a music video featuring live performance footage that captures the raw energy and intensity of the band's live shows. Fans can stream the new track here and watch the video below. The band also has launched pre-orders for its self-titled debut EP, out May 9, 2023. The EP... Continue Reading →
Independent festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced the music set times, its 2023 mobile app, additional on-site experiences and food and beverage offerings for the 12th year of Welcome to Rockville, set for May 18 to 21 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Welcome to Rockville kicks off DWP’s 2023 festival season, which offers seven multi-day destination events. Welcome to Rockville is DWP’s longest-running... Continue Reading →
The Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival will return July 14 to 16, 2023, with with a rock and metal lineup headlined by Slipknot, Pantera and Limp Bizkit, plus more than 65 tattoo artists and haunted attractions, all on the grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. In addition to the headliners, the three-day... Continue Reading →
Swollen Teeth will release its debut, self-titled EP, produced by Sid Wilson of Slipknot, on April 26, 2023. It will be the first release from Blowed Out Records, a new label venture from producer Ross Robinson (Korn, The Cure, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At the Drive In and many more), artist Ghostemane and Bill Armstrong (SideOneDummy). The band also has released a... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki And just like that, we’ve come to the end of another year. And as always—if you know where to look and keep an open mind—2022 was filled with plenty of good to great releases in metal and hard rock. Here are the best of what made it to my ears in the... Continue Reading →
Pantera, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and Tool will headline the 2023 Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents will kick off its 2023 season with DWP’s longest-running annual festival from May 18 to 21 at Daytona International Speedway. In 2022, the festival drew 150,000 over its four days. In addition to the headliners, the... Continue Reading →
Slipknot/StoneSour frontman Corey Taylor has announced a special livestream event, "Half Sold Out: CMFT Live at the Palladium," which is set to broadcast on Oct. 17, 2022, from the world-renowned London venue. The sold-out London Palladium show, also featuring The Cherry Bombs, will be a benefit event for the Taylor Foundation, Corey’s charity that supports and uplifts military veterans,... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has announced the band schedules for each day of the event, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The festival also includes a pre-party for campers on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The festival will feature headliners Slipknot, Ghost, Disturbed and Mudvayne, with 176... Continue Reading →
