Posted by Sean Matthews 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! […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 9, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. There’s just something so fitting about an Opeth album coming out in the fall. Seven of the band’s thirteen albums came out in or a little before fall, and while it’s a […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 2, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You can’t really talk about the new As I Lay Dying album without talking about the gargantuan elephant in the room. I remember when the news of Tim Lambesis’ arrest broke. I’d only […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 25, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Woo boy, it’s been awhile since we saw such a swath of debuts, eighteen to be exact. The top debut this week, of course, is KoRn. Between their’s, Tool’s, and Slipknot’s new albums […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on August 15, 2019
Starset have announced that they will be releasing a new album called Divisions. Their overall third album drops September 13th through Fearless Records. Along with the announcement, the band has also dropped a new music video for “Manifest.” Known for being creative with their releases, the concept for Divisions follows suit and talks about a dystopian future while also leading […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 16, 2019
Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival will return this summer on July 12-14th at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory (Shawshank Prison). The lineup for the three-day event has been announced as Shinedown, Godsmack and Five Finger Death Punch are scheduled to headline. The festival will consist of over 30 bands and 70 tattoo artists. For those who enjoy horror, there will be a brand new haunted house attraction Escape from Blood Prison! Field, camping, and VIP tickets are currently on sale at this location.
Current lineup (so far):
Shinedown
Godsmack
Five Finger Death Punch
+Live+
Taking Back Sunday
Seether
Skillet
I Prevail
Starset
Red Sun Rising
Motionless in White
Fozzy
Buckcherry
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Andrew W.K.
P.O.D.
Stabbing Westward
Light the Torch
From Ashes to New
Smile Empty Soul
Eyes Set To Kill
Awake at Last
The Funeral Portrait
Kerbera
Raven Black
Beyond Unbroken
Rivals
Impending Lies
The Everyday Losers
The Monster Dolls
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 10, 2018
Announced today, the debut of Epicenter by Danny Wimmer Presents, will bring three days of Rock ‘N Roll to Rockingham, North Carolina. Mark your calendars, for May 10th, 11th & 12th, 2019, because the newly created Rockingham Festival Grounds will play host to the first-ever Epicenter Festival. Foo Fighters, Tool and Korn are set to […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 3, 2018
With all the new festivals being revealed by Danny Wimmer in the past few months, an announcement today saw the return of Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. Metropolitan Park will once again play host over three days in May 2019 as more than 50 bands, and 90,000+ fans converge in Jacksonville the weekend of […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 28, 2018
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Revocation, Beartooth, and more! Be sure to check out the last week’s New & Noteworthy for what all came out last Friday. If you want to […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on February 5, 2018
Over the past ten years, I’ve covered too many shows to count, and at least 4-5 festivals a year. Once in a while someone always asks if I’ve been on Shiprocked. This past January the Carnival Liberty set sail to the beautiful Bahamas with myself and 3,000 other rock/metal fanatics. Making the trip extra special, […]
