Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival 2023, held July 14 to 16 at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, drew 75,000 music fans, selling out for the third consecutive year. The event, co-produced by festival promoter Danny Wimmer Presents, drew fans from every state and 15 countries. Highlights of the weekend included headline performances from... Continue Reading →
As the 2023 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival approaches, festival passes are 98 percent sold out for the July 14 to 16 event. Inkcarceration will feature a rock and metal lineup led by headliners Slipknot, Pantera and Limp Bizkit, plus more than 65 tattoo artists and haunted attractions at the historic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory (made famous by the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" in Mansfield, Ohio. The three-day... Continue Reading →
Slipknot will release "Live at MSG" on double vinyl on Aug. 18, 2023. The band's Feb. 5, 2009, performance at New York City's Madison Square Garden came on the heels of its first number 1 album in the United States ("All Hope Is Gone") and just months before its first time headlining the U.K.'s Download... Continue Reading →
Danny Wimmer Presents’ “Biggest Year in Rock!” has kicked off, with the independent festival producer’s 2023 festival season now underway, led by DWP’s biggest event ever. Welcome to Rockville, May 18 to 21 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, brought together over 170,000 music fans across four days, marking the largest attendance ever for a DWP event. The 47,000 attendees on Sunday,... Continue Reading →
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 →
