Tag Archives: Epicenter

Festival update: Sonic Temple & Epicenter are cancelled; Inkcarceration, Louder Than Life, Welcome To Rockville dates announced

Posted by on February 4, 2021

  After an early announcement last year about Aftershock being rescheduled to October 2021 and continuing to secure almost the entire lineup, little has been said about the many festivals produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. DWP has announced their festival calendar for 2021 that removes some favorites, but adds a partnership with a current festival […]

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Coronavirus: DWP announce cancellation of Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple; Metallica added to expanded Louder Than Life

Posted by on March 23, 2020

  We knew this was coming, but it’s disappointing regardless. Danny Wimmer Presents has officially been forced to cancel this year’s Welcome to Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple Festival. A year that was initially supposed to have Metallica headline, all five festivals with two headlining sets have turned into one surreal nightmare around the globe […]

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Epicenter 2020: Metallica and Disturbed to headline, new home in Charlotte

Posted by on November 19, 2019

After a “rocky” start (pun intended) in Rockingham, North Carolina, Epicenter has found a new home at the Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After a monumental announcement by DWP and Metallica giving us not one… but TWO headlining sets at all of DWP festivals for next year we all awaited the full lineup! […]

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Metallica to headline major 2020 festivals, play two sets at each

Posted by on October 10, 2019

In what seems like an eternity, the weeks since a small flyer was handed out exiting Louder Than Life has finally come and gone. Originally rumoured onsite to be an announcement for Metallica being named headliner in 2020, to reading online that lead singer James Hetfield was entering rehab, it really has been anyone’s guess… […]

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Loudest month in the world coming in 2020. Save the dates announced!

Posted by on July 8, 2019

The loudest month in the world is coming! After a fallout between AEG and DWP in 2018 many festivals were scrapped as new  festivals appeared. The inaugural run had a rough start this year between new venues, names, and dates as the kinks are currently being worked out for 2020. Save the dates for three of […]

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Epicenter to replace Carolina Rebellion

Posted by on November 30, 2018

Epicenter Festival will make its presence known on May 10th, 2019. This three-day music festival will take place at the Rockingham Festival Grounds in Richmond County, North Carolina. Epicenter replaces the long-running Carolina Rebellion, which ran from 2011 to 2018. The site of the new festival will be developed in a joint effort between the […]

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Scene Report: Things to do in Boston when you’re My Missing Half

Posted by on June 16, 2016

Over the course of five years, My Missing Half has gone from a one-man home-recorded project to a powerful three-piece melodic death metal band. Led by Bijan Hennessey, the band recently released their second EP, A Proper Hangman’s Knot. Back in April, we premiered the video for “The Cell That I Call Home”, and now you can […]

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