by Zach Shaw | Jul 5, 2012 | Cancellations, Touring
The Shockwave Festival was supposed to kick off tomorrow (July 6) at Studio Seven in Seattle, WA. However, with numerous bands (most recently Voivod and Havok) dropping off over the past few weeks, it seemed hard to believe that the festival could continue on. Well...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 3, 2012 | Touring, Updates
The inaugural Shockwave Festival had the potential to stand out amongst an already crowded Summer with a pretty cool lineup. A few weeks ago, though, bands like Dirge Within, Forged In Flame, Revocation and Vildhjarta suddenly dropped off the bill. And earlier that...
by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2012 | Festivals
This past weekend, Metallica presented the inaugural Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic City, NJ. Metal Insider’s Bram Teitelman, Zach Shaw and Kodi McKinney were there, as was MI contributor Alex Rudisill. We’ll be bringing you plenty of interviews from the show...
by Metal Insider | Jun 20, 2012 | Metal By Numbers, Metal on Metal
Five years ago, the last Rush album, Snakes & Arrows, sold 93,000 copies. That’s why it’s even more impressive that in 2012, their new album has sold over 100,000 copies, matching the #2 peak that they reached back in 1993 with Counterparts. Is rock...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 19, 2012 | Touring, Updates
As originally hinted at by theprp.com, and confirmed to us by the festival’s organizer, Dirge Within and Forged In Flame are no longer on the inaugural Shockwave Festival. In addition, Revocation and Vildhjarta have dropped off. An official statement from the...