Posted by Andrew Fiero on June 13, 2022
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival’s journey this year has been exciting. The festival revealed its change in management after last year’s show. Soon after came the announcement of an upgrade in the venue, moving to the Virginia International Raceway, which are very familiar with dealing with the high volume of fans expected for a […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 11, 2022
The lineup for this year’s Riot Fest is in, which includes headliners My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits, and Nine Inch Nails. The event will return to Douglass Park in Chicago, IL from September 16th through 18th. Tickets are available via the festival’s website. Festival founder Mike Petryshyn comments: “I think this […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 23, 2020
Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie and Slipknot are set to headline this year’s Rock USA festival. This year’s edition marks the 10th-anniversary of the event, which will be held at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 16th through 18th. Tickets go on sale Wednesday (29th) at 4:00PM CT. For tickets and more information go […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on April 8, 2019
After either a legitimate accident on the official website, or a very orchestrated intentional hint drop, last Friday we were given Guns N’ Roses as the first headliner to perform at Louder Than Life this upcoming September. With rumors buzzing for months about potential bands on the bill the masterminds at Danny Wimmer Presents have […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on June 5, 2018
Louder Than Life will celebrate its 5th year this coming September 28th-30th in Louisville, Kentucky, with the addition of a third day. Returning again to Champions Park, the World’s Largest Rock ‘N’ Roll Whiskey Festival, as it is being dubbed, announced a lineup worthy of a five-year celebration. After posting a photo of Trent Reznor […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 2, 2018
It’s hard to believe that the Family Values Tour is entering its 20th year anniversary. Back in 1998, the tour didn’t involve the Deftones, but it included KoRn, Rammstein, Ice Cube, Orgy, Incubus, and Limp Bizkit. During that time, these acts were prominent for the nu metal scene, and Metal Hammer spoke with KoRn frontman […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 11, 2016
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place this past Friday (8), and as per usual, it wasn’t without at least a bit of controversy. N.W.A. was among the inductees, and while the pioneering gangster rap collective wasn’t the first hip-hop group to be chosen for the Hall (they’re the fifth, actually), […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on March 24, 2016
Canada may not be on the same level as Europe when it comes about rock and metal festivals but they are working their way there with massive festivals across their maple-y country. Amnesia Rockfest is one of the biggest festivals our northern neighbors have and, aside from being the set of cheesy porn videos, they […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 19, 2014
Meshuggah said they were planning to play North American festivals to celebrate its 25th anniversary. And now we know that one of those festivals will include Bonnaroo. Yet that’s just the icing on the cake, since also playing the four day music festival in Manchester, TN will be Mastodon and Deafheaven. The 2014 lineup was […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 2, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQZPXjX181A[/youtube] Tom Morello laid down some guitar work for “Everythang’s Corrupt,” the title track from Ice Cube’s forthcoming album, which is due out in Spring. It’s not like Morello’s axework stands out until his solo at the end, but it’s nice to see Cube angry again instead of starring in heartwarming family comedies. [via theprp]
