NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Rock and Metal Releases for 4-4-25


From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, It’s New Music Friday for 3-28-25!

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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 4-4-25


From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, It’s New Music Friday for 3-28-25!

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Download Festival 2025 Kicks-Off in 100 Days ft. Green Day, Sleep Token, Korn, Weezer, Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter, Jimmy Eat World, Bullet For My Valentine, Within Temptation, Eagles Of Death Metal, and More


 

Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, is now only 100 days away. With the countdown now truly on, celebrate this year’s festival with our round-up of Download By Numbers. This year’s festival will occur on 13-15 June 2025 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at the links below!Continue reading


Bleed From Within Drop Their Single and Video “A Hope In Hell” – New Album Coming Soon


Fresh off tour supporting Slipknot in the UK and Europe, Scottish metal squad, Bleed From Within, have just released their new single and video, “A Hope In Hell.” This is latest cut from the new album, Zenith, due out on the 4th of April via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch it below and read more from the band.
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CONCERT REVIEW: Slipknot – Bleed From Within Live at Co-Op Live Arena


Twenty-five years! To be twenty-five years on and a debut album to have this much of an impact still is a real feat and it’s safe to say metal icons Slipknot show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. To say tonight’s show has been hotly anticipated is perhaps the understatement of the year, there is a buzz in the air as crowds shuffle into the brand-new Co-Op Live Arena. Holding claim as the UK’s largest indoor arena the swanky new venue is about to get a real test run as generations of metalheads descend for a night of raucous celebration.Continue reading


Bleed From Within Share a New Single and Video for “In Place Of Your Halo” – New Album “Zenith” Coming Soon


Metal powerhouse Bleed From Within have announced their new album Zenith that’s set to be released on the 4th April via Nuclear Blast Records. Alongside the announcement, the band have revealed the video for new single “In Place Of Your Halo,” a thunderous shot of modern metal fury that pays homage to their native Scotland with a bagpipe-backed refrain for the ages.Continue reading


Bleed From Within Books “The Zenith Tour” 2025 with After The Burial and Great American Ghost


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Metal heavyweights Bleed From Within have revealed the details of ‘The Zenith Tour’ for 2025. The newly announced string of dates for fall next year will see the band headlining the largest venues they have ever played across the UK & Europe, with support from After The Burial and Great American Ghost. Continue reading


Download Festival 2025 Books Green Day, Sleep Token, Korn, Weezer, Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter, Jimmy Eat World, Bullet For My Valentine, Within Temptation, Eagles Of Death Metal, The Darkness, Poppy, Loathe, Spiritbox, Meshuggah, Cradle Of Filth, and More


We are thrilled to announce the first major line-up for Download Festival 2025 (DLXXII), featuring three first-time headliners: punk-rock royalty Green Day, the enigmatic and meteoric Sleep Token, and nu-metal legends Korn. Over 90 bands have been confirmed, including Weezer, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Jimmy Eat World, Within Temptation, Eagles of Death Metal, The Darkness, Poppy, Loathe, Spiritbox, and many more. The fest takes place 13-15 June, 2025. This exciting news was revealed this evening at a special metal gala launch event in London.

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Download Festival Celebrates a Sold Out 21st Edition – Early Bird Tickets for 2025 On Sale Tomorrow at Noon



This weekend’s Liquid Death Presents Download Festival XXI welcomed over 75,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park. DLXXI celebrated its 21st anniversary with incredible sets from first-time headliners Queens Of The Stone Age and Fall Out Boy, as well as Download favourites Avenged Sevenfold closing out the weekend with a bang. Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 Part 2 – Live at The Rave


The lineup for Saturday was stacked, in my opinion,  headliner Mr. Bungle left the Milwaukee crowd in awe. Mike Patton is such a great front man so I felt privileged to watch this man perform again.  San Francisco Thrash Metal legends Testament has one of the best performances I had ever seen them give in years. Connecticuts’ own Hatebreed ignited the ballroom with numerous mosh pits throughout their set. Continue reading