by Zenae Zukowski | May 18, 2017 | Cancellations, Festivals, News, Updates
Due to the unfortunate passing of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, this weekend’s Pointfest concert is cancelled. The show was scheduled to be held on Saturday (20) at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO featuring Soundgarden...
by Bram Teitelman | May 16, 2017 | Cancellations, Controversy
Swedish death metal band Shining are currently on the road with Revenge and Wolvhammer on the “No More Safe Space Tour.” As you might imagine, this isn’t a show where you’ll find Antifa members at, unless they’re protesting it...
by Bram Teitelman | May 12, 2017 | Cancellations
Late last month, Korn announced that they’d be postponing the majority of their May touring, citing “unforeseen circumstances.” as a result. This was after Robert Trujillo’s son Tye filled in on bass for Fieldy for their South American dates....
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 17, 2017 | Cancellations, Festivals, News
The political atmosphere has been very tense in America and Europe alike for quite some time already. That torrid sentiment has been transferred into the music world, including metal, which has been targeted by certain groups and organizations for some of the...
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 3, 2017 | Cancellations, News
Organizing a festival as big as Maryland Deathfest is not an easy task, and many issues will come up when dealing with booking the amount of bands they usually list. The latest one to drop off the festival roster is Polish black metal band Batushka. The festival...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 2, 2017 | Cancellations, Festivals, News
Last year, Norway’s Blastfest was in the news after the metal festival canceled the appearance of French band Peste Noire after pressure from anti-fascist groups. That was after Napalm Death pulled out of the festival, presumably as a result of the...