Tag Archives: Alice In Chains

Alice In Chains and Shinedown Among Artists Named Fraud Over COVID-19 Relief Funds

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Following up on a story from 2023, the music industry was one of the most devastated due to COVID-19 pandemic took hold, the U.S government signed into law The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. It was for payroll, and operations capitol for venues and bands. It was meant to keep artists afloat during the lockdowns. Touring did not really resume full-time until 2021. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and the Paycheck Protection Program – these federal loan programs were created in 2020 to help businesses, and self-employed workers, impacted by the COVID-19 etc. during the lockdown.Continue reading →


Sonic Temple Books Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Incubus, Alice In Chains, Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper, I Prevail, Chevelle, and More

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The full music lineup has been announced for the fourth year of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, including some incredible firsts for the Pinnacle of Rock Festivals in America, held May 8, 9, 10 & 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

More than 100 bands will take the stage during the four-day destination event, marking its biggest year ever. The festival will feature a massive lineup of rock royalty including LINKIN PARK with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong; they will make their debut at Sonic Temple headlining on Saturday in one of the band’s first shows in seven years. As previously announced, Metallica will also appear at Sonic Temple for the first time ever in 2025 for a “No Repeat Weekend” offering two unique headlining sets over two nights (Friday and Sunday).Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood

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Jerry Cantrell, he of Alice in Chains fame, has returned with I Want Blood (Double J Music). It is his fourth solo record and continues the Grunge flavoured Hard Rock and Metal he is known for with an array of famous friends popping in, including Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Better Lovers) and the production help of Joe Barresi (Slipknot, Clutch, Tool, Mastodon) amongst others. Continue reading →


CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Korn’s Influential Debut Album Turns 30 

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Around the 48-second mark of album opener “Blind” Jonathan Davis screams “Are you ready?” Looking back at 30 years of history and an ever-shifting heavy music landscape, holy shit, Davis could not have realized how impactful of a statement that would become. Continue reading →


PODCAST: Classic Albums Revisited: Alice In Chains – Black Gives Way To Blue

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We look back at Alice In Chains’ comeback album – Black Gives Way To Blue (Virgin Records/EMI) which turned fifteen years old on September 29th, 2024. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Blue Heron – Everything Fades

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You might not live on the desert plains, but with Everything Fades (Blues Funeral Recordings), Hard Rock three-piece Blue Heron can show you the way there. Continue reading →


Metallica to Headline Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival For The First Time Ever with Rob Zombie, Alice In Chains, and 100 More Bands

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Fans asked and Danny Wimmer Presents delivered—Metallica is headed to Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival for the first time ever in 2025! Metallica has been the #1 most requested act to play the destination event, and to celebrate the occasion, they are bringing two full headlining spots for a “No Repeat Weekend.” Metallica will close out both Friday and Sunday nights of the four-day festival weekend, taking place on May 8, 9, 10 & 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This will be the band’s first time back to Columbus since 2017 and is their only appearance in the region in 2025. The partnership between Metallica and DWP began when the band headlined two nights with two unique sets at multiple DWP events in 2021, and DWP is thrilled to be able to bring them to Sonic Temple in 2025! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Excel – Seeking Refuge

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Ask any metalhead of a certain age and they’ll tell you the nineties have a lot to answer for. A sudden and seismic change in trends saw the death of Thrash, Glam, and other associated sub-genres, and the unprecedented rise of the Grunge and Alternative scenes. What was popular one minute was outdated the next, and while many bands simply weren’t able to survive, others tried embracing the change.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Tim Montana – Savage

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After spending a long time away from his childhood state of Montana, Tim Montana decided to return to create his awaited fifth album, Savage (Music Knox Records / BBR / BMG Nashville), inspired by his previous life there, and the state itself. In interviews, Montana has said that Savage was an attempt at being lyrically “brutally honest”. For an artist whose words were already quite poignant, this next level up could be the thing that pushes him to whole new horizons when it comes to his music, but will this new writing process and inspiration become fruitful for Montana?Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Sunnata – Chasing Shadows

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Poland‘s Sunnata emerges from the cloud of smoke that shrouded the band on their last album to jam out their brand of grunge-out psychedelia. Continue reading →