Pure Filth, an all-day metal event featuring thrash and hardcore, is set to take place Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Sharkey's Event Center in Liverpool, New York. The event is presented by Filthy Nasty Productions. Get tickets here when they go on sale at 10 a.m. ET Friday, April 1. "For the public at large, 2020 and 2021 were... Continue Reading →
Western Canada’s Loud as Hell festival announces 2022 lineup
Canadian extreme music festival Loud as Hell will celebrate 10 years of roaring, decibel-breaking metal from July 29 to 31, 2022, at the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds in Drumheller, Alberta. Loud as Hell has hosted hundreds of Canadian and international bands annually since the first metal jamboree in 2012, with exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Continue Reading →
August Burns Red announces summer 2022 tour
Grammy-nominated Lancaster, Pennsylvania, five-piece August Burns Red will head back out on the road this summer. Having just wrapped a winter 2022 run supporting Killswitch Engage, the band will embark on the headline "Through the Thorns" trek this summer. The tour kicks off on July 15 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and runs through Aug. 27 in Long... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival: The lineup so far (March 25)
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. Ninety-eight of a reported 171 acts have been announced as of March 25. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12 reunions, seven “special... Continue Reading →
Shinedown announces fall tour dates, premieres new single ‘The Saints of Violence and Innuendo’
Ahead of the April 22, 2022, release of its new album "Planet Zero," multi-platinum band Shinedown has announced the Planet Zero World Tour (produced by Live Nation), with special guests Jelly Roll and John Harvie, and also has released “The Saints of Violence and Innuendo,” a new song from the forthcoming album. The Planet Zero World Tour begins on Sept. 3... Continue Reading →
Skid Row announces new album, releases first single with new singer Erik Grönwall
Skid Row will release its new studio album, "The Gang's All Here," on Oct. 14, 2022, via earMUSIC. The band also has released the record's first single, the title track, which is the first taste of Skid Row with new singer Erik Grönwall (formerly of H.E.A.T.). Grönwall recently was announced as the replacement for ZP Theart (formerly... Continue Reading →
Conquer Divide signs with Mascot Records, releases new single ‘Atonement’
Conquer Divide and Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group have released the lead single from the band's upcoming new studio album. This past weekend, Sirius XM Octane featured “Atonement” in its celebration of Women’s History Month, and now the single is available for streaming on all DSPs and can be heard below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixqiCL7R5L4 Drummer Sam Landa said:... Continue Reading →
Bewitcher announces headline tour
Bewitcher will hit the road in April for the "Rebel Angels of Highway 2022" headline tour. With support from Nite, the tour will start April 17 in Boise, Idaho, and wrap April 29 in Oakland, California. Tickets are available for purchase HERE. Bewitcher will support its third full-length album, "Cursed Be Thy Kingdom" (review), released in... Continue Reading →
Rob Zombie, Mudvayne to team up for summer tour also featuring Static-X, Powerman 5000
Rob Zombie and Mudvayne will team up in summer 2022 for the "Freaks on Parade" tour also featuring Static-X and Powerman 5000. Produced by Live Nation, the 21-city tour will kick off July 20 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri, and wrap up Aug. 21 in The Woodlands, Texas, at Cynthia Woods... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival: The lineup so far (March 18)
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. Seventy-nine of a reported 171 acts have been announced as of March 18. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12 reunions, seven “special... Continue Reading →
