Lilith Czar released her new album Created From Filth And Dust via Sumerian Records in 2021. A veteran artist for many years, she spent 2022 opening for Halestorm, The Trinity Of Terror Tour with Black Veil Brides, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, Three Days Grace, Godsmack, Welcome to Rockville, and Aftershock Festival where we caught up with her. She chatted about the new identity, new album, feminism, and more new music on the way in 2023.
We caught up with artist Jeris Johnson at Aftershock Festival, to get the lowdown on his rise from Tik Tok, to signing a record deal. Jerris discussed his time at the fest, his collab with Papa Roach, and his upcoming full-length album!
Pantera – paying tribute to the classic 1990s metal band, will be one of the headliners of Aftershock Sacramento 2023, as part of the Danny Wimmer Presents Festivals. The current lineup of the band features Pantera mainstays Philip Anselmo, and Rex Brown, with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante. Taking place at Discovery Park in October, weekend passes are on sale now! Many more bands will be announced soon! Pantera just completed a tour of Mexico and South America, will play other American festivals, and will open for Metallica on select dates of the 72 Seasons World Tour, and many more to come.
We got to catch up briefly with Sam Loeffler of Chevelle at Aftershock Festival! Sam discussed the pros and cons of playing music festivals, bands he’d like to see, bringing the music from NIRATIAS to the fans, songwriting progress on the new Chevelle record, and more! Continue reading
Keefy caught up with Jared James Nichols at Aftershock Festival this year. Jared discussed his new singles from his upcoming new self-titled album, released on January 13th via Black Hill Records. Jared discussed performing at festivals, what a typical day on tour is like, touring with Black Label Society, what to expect from his new album, and more!
Keefy from Ghost Cult caught up with Layne and Myles Ulrich of Taipei Houston at Aftershock Festival to chat about their debut album “Once Bit Never Bored,” out now on C3 Records. The brothers are the sons of Metallica legend Lars Ulrich, but are dedicated to making it on their own steam. We discussed their approach to music, how they collaborate on songs, opening for Melvins, their Beatles cover of “Eleanor Rigby,” and much more! Continue reading
Zeal & Ardor have booked a North America tour for this summer and fall as headliners. The tour kicks off September 11th in Brooklyn and runs through October 7th in Berkeley, California, and includes stops in Canada. The band will also appear at this year’s Aftershock Festival on October 8th. Direct support will come from Sylvaine and Imperial Triumphant. Tickets go on sale at 10 am local time on Thursday, June 30th at the links below.
The Bay Strikes Back Tour – Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel – brought a massive dose of thrash to the edge of the Ohio State University campus on Wednesday night with their stop at the Newport Music Hall. The tour celebrates the origins of thrash metal stretching back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is incredible that these three bands are still standing on the stage and belting out their music for long-time and new fans alike.
Metallica headlined the recent edition of Welcome To Rockville! In addition to some hits and deep cuts, the band once again celebrated their 30th anniversary of The Black Album and performed that album in full, backwards. Rockville follows their appearances at Louder Than Life, and Aftershock; all produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. Watch pro-shot footage of the band performing “The Memory Remains” at Welcome To Rockville now!
Metallica headlined the recent edition of Welcome To Rockville! In addition to some hits and deep cuts, the band once again celebrated their 30th anniversary of The Black Album and performed that album in full, backwards. Rockville follows their appearances at Louder Than Life, and Aftershock; all produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. Watch pro-shot footage of the band performing the great deep cut “Don’t Tread On Me” at Welcome To Rockville now!