ALBUM REVIEW: Archers – Temporary High


Melodic Metalcore has come on in leaps and bounds in the past half decade, with acts like Catch Your Breath earning their stripes with the high numbers of streams on TikTok as well as Bad Omens becoming a stand-out act in the genre with the help of a single album, the cleaner, more Pop and R&B-influenced side to the genre is making waves in the scene. Continue reading


Inkcarceration Festival Reveals Set Times with Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Acid Bath, Knocked Loose, and More, Plus Monster Energy Tattoo X Headlined By Paul Booth



The music set times and additional onsite experiences have been announced for the 7th Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, featuring 66 massive rock and metal bands across 3 stages, along with 100+ tattoo artists and haunted attractions, July 18-20 at the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has also launched the 2025 Inkcarceration mobile app so fans can create personalized itineraries for America’s Rock, Metal and Tattoo Festival and reserve their tours of the infamous Blood Prison.Continue reading


Welcome To Rockville Announces Set Times for 2025 with Linkin Park, Shinedown, Green Day, Rob Zombie, Alice In Chains, Bad Omens, Incubus, and More


Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced the Welcome To Rockville 2025 music performance times for North America’s Largest Rock Festival, May 15-18 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fans can now build a personalized daily schedule in the official Welcome To Rockville 2025 mobile app.Continue reading


Shinedown Share a New Video for “Dance, Kid, Dance” – On Tour Soon


Shinedown have just released the new music video for their #1 song, “Dance, Kid, Dance.” It was filmed in Brooklyn, NY, directed by Lewis Cater, choreographed by Julissa Bond, and edited by Samuel Halleen. The clip opens with concert goers trying to break into a vending machine to take “the pills (that) will make you dance.” Shinedown also kick off the U.S. leg of their Dance, Kid, Dance Tour on April 25th in Des Moines, Iowa. Catch the new video, live listings, and more below.
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Acres Share Their Single and Video “Bloodlust” – New Album Coming Soon


UK band, Acres, have just shared their brand new single and video, “Bloodlust.” The track is taken from their upcoming album, The Host, which they have just announced will arrive on May 2 via Solid State Records. Check out the new video and find out more below.
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CONCERT REVIEW: Beartooth – Polaris – Landmvrks Live at O2 Victoria Warehouse


The mighty Beartooth return to Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse, bringing along with them Landmvrks and Polaris for two nights of solid metalcore-laced mayhem. Continue reading


When We Were Young 2025 Books Panic At The Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, letlive., Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, and More! 


Fresh off the sold-out, but challenging festival for 2024, When We Were Young 2025 has booked Panic At The Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, Motionless in White, Pvris, letlive., We Came As Romans, I Prevail, Loathe, Mayday Parade, The Gaslight Anthem and More! Sign up for the presale that starts Friday 11/1 at 10am PT. All tickets start at $19.99 down.Continue reading


PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 2 23 24


Catch up on what you missed this week in the world of Rock and Metal news with our show! Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 10-13-23


What new Rock & Metal records are you looking forward to this week!?

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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 10-13-23


What new Rock & Metal records are you looking forward to this week!?

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