Posted by Sean Matthews on December 11, 2018
When Chicago Open Air made its debut in 2016 it came out swinging! Spread over three days at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois with inaugural headliners like Rammstein, Disturbed, and Slipknot the bar was set extremely high. It was aimed to be the place every metal fan wanted to be in July. Running two years […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 10, 2018
While we said goodbye to Rock on The Range and Carolina Rebellion last week, it looks like we will see Chicago Open Air return next year. Organizers of the event have announced the festival will be held on the weekend of May 18th at Toyota Park in Chicago, IL. We were lucky to attend the […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on July 27, 2017
The second annual Chicago Open Air Festival took place this past July 14th-16th at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Metal Insider was on site to take in all the music, food, and experiences. Friday Arriving Friday afternoon, the sounds of Failure/Anthem rang out as they opened the second stage to a crowd who was still […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 21, 2016
As Leslie Jones said on Saturday Night Live, you can achieve your dreams at any age. Harrison Ford was a carpenter at 30, Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until she was 40, and John Hetlinger didn’t sing onstage with Drowning Pool until he was 82. Yep, the old codger knocked ’em dead […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 14, 2016
Last month, the internet was set on fire by an old guy that people much younger rallied around. No, we’re not talking about Bernie Sanders, we’re talking about 82 year-old John Hetlinger, the former Navy pilot that appeared on America’s Got Talent to do a rendition of Drowning Pool’s “Bodies” that won over everyone that […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on June 24, 2016
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest headlines – In Spanish. Cada semana, muchos hechos y acontecimientos suceden en el mundo del rock y metal los cuales reportamos diariamente y queremos dar un resumen de lo que paso a nuestros lectores de habla Española. Estas son las noticias que mas resonaron esta semana: Con la […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on June 15, 2016
In the last couple of years, North America has been getting a serious amount of festivals, some of them reaching new areas where events like thise never had taken place. Since the demise of Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival last year, the American scene had a gap that needed to be filled in different, smarter […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 17, 2016
Rammstein alone was probably enough for many to decide they wanted to to go to the inaugural Chicago Open Air festival when they were announced as the first band last week. Yesterday, the festival, taking place July 15, 16 and 17, announced the rest of their lineup and pound for pound, it’s more impressive for […]
