Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 28, 2023
Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Ne Obliviscaris, and many more have been confirmed for the 2024 edition of Hellfest, scheduled for June 27 to 30 in Clisson, France. Several more artists have been added to the lineup, including Fear Factory, Saxon, Mr. Bungle, Accept, Sodom, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Suicidal Tendencies, Dismember, and more. Check […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on October 27, 2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week marks the return of Dokken and The Gaslight Anthem, as well as big releases from the likes of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Poppy, Doro, In This Moment, Taking Back […]
Posted by Melinda Oswandel on September 21, 2023
The one-and-only Corey Taylor brought his sophomore album, CMFT2, at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey, on Tuesday, September 12th. The famed singer from Slipknot and Stone Sour delivered an unforgettable performance from start to finish. Rap rockers Oxymorrons, hailing from Queens, New York, set the tone for the night. This four-piece band (Demi […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 15, 2022
The 12th edition of Welcome To Rockville was announced today after weeks of teaser videos, and posts from the masterminds at Danny Wimmer Presents. This upcoming May 18th-21st, 2023, Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida will once again play host to this massively attended event. With more than 150,000 fans converging on […]
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 Sean Matthews on June 13, 2022
With the announcement today of the second headliner Shiprocked is poised to be a vacation you don’t want to miss! With the original starting lineup announced mid May, the original poster had the headliner crossed out, but gave just enough to get the shiprockers buzzing! With hints given that this headliner hadn’t sailed before, AND […]
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 Sean Matthews on February 24, 2022
Announced today, the West Coast’s biggest rock festival, Aftershock, will be taking place this upcoming October 6th-9th, 2022 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Fans will be treated to four full days, with over 90 bands on 4 stages with headlining performances by Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Slipknot and Kiss. Direct support from […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 25, 2014
From 1982 to 1989, Hirax were the epitome of underground thrash metal. Since reforming in 2000, though, singer Katon W. De Pena has been keeping Hirax metal as fuck, as further proven by the group’s new album Immortal Legacy (out March 4 via Steamhammer Records). With that in mind, we asked Katon himself to name […]
