Tag Archives: Rockstar Mayhem Tour

Headbangers’ Brawl 4/27: Which 2012 Summer Touring Fest Has The Strongest Lineup?

Posted by on April 27, 2012

With the official announcement of the Trespass America Festival this past week, this Summer has gotten even more crowded with touring festivals. It’s a Summer that will find Mayhem Fest, Summer Slaughter, All Stars Tour and others duking it out for the consumers’ money. But which Summer touring festival is giving the most bang for […]

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Mayhem Fest Confirms The Addition Of Motörhead, Announces Sumerian Records Stage

Posted by on March 5, 2012

As promised, The Rockstar EnergyDrink Mayhem Festival has revealed the special guest band that will be performing on the main stage along with Slipknot and Slayer. And the band is…exactly who we already knew it too be. But in case you for some reason remained skeptical of Lemmy Kilmister’s confirmation, Motörhead were officially added to this […]

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Headbangers’ Brawl 8/12: Which Was The Better Tour, Mayhem Fest Or Ozzfest?

Posted by on August 12, 2011

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry Another Mayhem Fest comes to an end this Sunday. It’s somewhat hard to believe that the touring festival has just completed its […]

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Photos: Machine Head, Unearth, Suicide Silence- 7/31 Mayhem Fest, Camden, NJ

Posted by on August 1, 2011

Yesterday, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival rolled into the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. And though In Flames pulled out of the festival earlier that morning, the day was filled with awesome performances in the blistering Jersey heat. Some of the bands I got the chance to see in the parking lot’s second […]

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Mayhem 2011 Reveals Dates/Venues: Let The Rumor Mill Begin

Posted by on November 29, 2010

Festival dates are like Christmas: they’re both starting to get announced earlier and earlier. Though the lineup won’t be officially announced until January, dates and venues for the 2011 edition of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest were revealed last week. The traveling metal festival will be hitting 26 cities within July and August. The entire […]

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Headbangers’ Brawl 9/2: Battle Of The Summer Tours

Posted by on September 2, 2010

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. When the sunburn and aroma of beer and sweat start to fade away, it can mean only one thing: […]

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Shadows Fall’s Jason Bittner: “The Music Industry Needs To Change”

Posted by on July 29, 2010

It’s the last thing you’d want to be faced with during an already stressful period of time: You’re less than an hour away from show time, you still need to warm up and all of a sudden there’s a last minute interview you weren’t prepared for. But nevertheless, Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner took the time to […]

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Lamb Of God Frontman Performs With Chimaira

Posted by on July 19, 2010

Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe joined Chimaira onstage for a rendition of “Pure Hatred” during their set at the Nampa, Idaho stop of the Rockstar Mayhem Fest on July 14. Fan filmed video of the appearance has been posted online.

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Hatebreed Joined Onstage By Randy Blythe

Posted by on July 12, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnvg2tj7cU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Hatebreed kicked off the first date of the Rockstar Mayhem tour in San Bernardino, CA this weekend with a special appearance from Randy Blythe. The Lamb Of God frontman joined the band for a rendition of “Doomsayer.” While there’s no guarantee that Blythe will make a cameo during Hatebreed’s set throughout the tour, but […]

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Mayhem Fest Band Announcement Imminent

Posted by on January 7, 2010

The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will make a major “band announcement” regarding this year’s trek on Wednesday, January 20. We have already heard rumors about Korn, Rob Zombie and Hatebreed being on this year’s line up. Lamb Of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Chimaira and Winds Of Plague have also been rumored to be […]

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