Posted by Sean Matthews on July 21, 2022
After an initial band lineup announcement in May of Falling In Reverse as one of the co-headliners, and over a dozen more bands slated to play aboard the Carnival Magic this upcoming January, Shiprocked captain Alan Koenig and his team at Ask4 went above and beyond and pulled Australian metalcore band Parkway […]
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 Mark Zapata on March 10, 2022
Shadows Fall have been added to the Blue Ridge Rock Festival! ‘Furnace Fest’ in Birmingham, AL for this fall. After going to go on an indefinite hiatus in 2014, the band returned to the stage, again as a unit, in December 2021 in the city of their origin, Massachusetts. As more acts are announced, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 9, 2018
KoRn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch was surprised when he found out Islander were kicked off from Vans Warped tour. During the group’s first scheduled performance on July 1st in Denver, CO, frontman Mikey Carvajal accidentally damaged the drum kit they were using which ultimately resulted in their removal. When Welch heard the news, he shared […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 3, 2018
Islander will no longer be performing at Warped Tour as they were asked to be removed from the touring festival. The South Carolina alternative metallers shared the below video explaining their ejection was due to frontman Mikey Carvajal damaging the drum kit they were using on Sunday (1st) in Denver, CO. The group were originally […]
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 Bram Teitelman on August 9, 2017
Of all the bands leading the nu-metal revival, Islander has probably made the most noise. In their six years as a band, they signed to Victory, put out two albums in 2014 and 2016, and toured pretty extensively. However, change is inevitable, and the band have overhauled nearly their entire lineup, with singer Mikey Carvajal […]
Posted by Metal Insider on April 1, 2017
Islander singer Mikey Carvajal is a big wrestling fan, and with Wrestlemania 33 coming up tomorrow, we asked him to give us a preview of what he’s looking forward to tomorrow: First and foremost let me say I’m sad I can’t be at Mania this year. The timing didn’t work out for me this time. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 6, 2017
We now know that Stone Sour’s latest album, Hydrograd, will be released in June. That’s a perfect time for them to start a tour, and while we already knew they were touring with Korn, they just released the dates. The 17 date tour will have two legs, starting on June 16th to the end of June, then […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 6, 2017
Stone Sour’s new album Hydrograd will most likely hit stores in June just in time for their tour with KoRn. In a recent video posted by the group, the band announced the album will release in June while on their way to becoming first-time felons by kidnapping a huge Stone Sour fan. The fan was […]
