Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival has announced their ull lineup for 2026. The 2025 fest shattered all records for attendance, and 2026 could move that needle even more witgh this lineup. Taking place May 14-17, 2026 at Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio, and featuring Tool, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Bring Me The Horizon, as headliners, Sonic Temple will host over 140 Bands across 5! Ticket info and the full lineup can be seen in the article below.Continue reading
The Largest Rock, Punk & Metal Festival on the West Coast Aftershock has dropped their set times for the upcioming festival! Featuring 4 days, 4 stages, and 115+ bands headed up by Blink-182, Deftones, Korn, Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Good Charlotte, Turnstile, and more. Tickets at all price levels are on sale now at the link below! Continue reading
The Largest Rock, Punk & Metal Festival on the West Coast returns—4 days, 4 stages, and 115+ bands feat Blink-182, Deftones, Korn, Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Good Charlotte, Turnstile, and more. Tickets at all price levels are on sale now at the link below! Continue reading
Louder Than Life will be disturbing the peace in 2025 with one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year. Over 160 bands will perform on 6 stages September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY for the 11th edition of Louder Than Life. Louder Than Life 2025 also marks the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents. In addition to the previously announced return of metal legends Slayer, the four-day destination event will also feature Rob Zombie in a global exclusive performance of Astro-Creep: 2000 in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary, plus Marilyn Manson on Thursday; Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token and Breaking Benjamin on Friday; Deftones, Bad Omens and A Perfect Circle on Saturday; and Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$ and Evanescence on Sunday.Continue reading
It has been a decade since we last received an album from the Southern act Becoming the Archetype. This Georgia-based band is known for their unconventional methods of banging out heavy riffs while proclaiming a positive message. Their last release, I AM was well received with its proggy frills and edgy tech cadences. They gained some attention for their unique ways, so it was a pity when they pressed the pause button in 2013. After taking an indefinite hiatus and going through another lineup change, the boys are now back with their sixth full-length record, Children of the Great Extinction (Solid State Records). Continue reading
Metalcore leaders Demon Hunter have shared a killer new music video for their song “Lesser Gods”. The track comes from their recent release War (Solid State Records). War was released along with its companion album Peace, both on March 1st, 2019. Watch the video now!
Demon Hunter has been around for a while so they can pretty much do whatever they want. War and Peace (Solid State Records) is proof that they probably shouldn’t. The compilations are polar opposites. War is alright—mildly entertaining filled with your typical Demon Hunter tracks. Peace is just a soft listen of nine uninspired songs and one decent ballad.Continue reading
Fans gathered from around the USA and even the far reaches of the globe to attend the second annual Chicago Open Air festival. Although Rock On The Range, Louder than Life, Aftershock and others wear the crown for the greatest commercial rock and metal festivals in America, COA is poised to challenge both of those fests. Over 70,000 fans from everywhere came out to the fest in one of America’s greatest cities to see 40 bands on two stages. From what Ghost Cult saw, heard, tasted, and imbibed this weekend, this is a legit possibility. Continue reading
