Slipknot Books Knotfest Australia 2025 ft. A Day To Remember, Babymetal, Slaughter To Prevail, Polaris Within Temptation, Enter Shikari, Hatebreed, In Hearts Wake, HEALTH, and More


Slipknot has booked the 2025 edition of Knotfest Australia for next March and now announced the full lineup! Taking place in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney featuring
Slipknot, as well as A Day To Remember, Babymetal, Slaughter To Prevail, Polaris
Within Temptation, Enter Shikari, Hatebreed, In Hearts Wake, HEALTH, Miss May I, Vended, and Sunami! See the links for pre-sales and general on sales below. Slipknot is currently on their “Here Comes the Pain” World tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album (Roadrunner Records), and just headlined their Knotfest Iowa festival.

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Enter Shikari’s New Album “Dancing On The Frontline” is Out Now



Enter Shikari have just officially released their new album, Dancing On The Frontline, via SO Recordings. Served as a companion album to their record, A Kiss for the Whole World, it comprises of remixes, non-album singles (featuring the likes of Wargasm, Cody Frost, AViVA and Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler), plus BBC Radio 1 Rock Show and Future Sounds session tracks. It also comes with a Blu-ray of their headline performance at Slam Dunk Festival 2023 and a set from Vainstream Festival 2022, both edited by longtime visual collaborator, Oleg Rooz. Find more details below.
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Riot Fest Announces its Departure from Douglass Park, Unveiling RiotLand and the 2024 Lineup on June 12th


Riot Fest founder Mike Petrynshyn released a video statement announcing the exit of the fest from Douglass Park and the unveiling of RiotLand and the line-up tomorrow morning. Check out our review of Riot Fest 2023 and our playlist of interviews with Code Orange, Fake Names, Bowling For Soup, Enter Shikari, The Bobby Lees, Through and Through, Pinkshift and more here! Watch the Riot fest video here and come back tomorrow for the full reveal and ticket details.

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-7-24


What looks and sounds cool this week?

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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-7-24


What looks and sounds cool this week?

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Welcome To Rockville ft. Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, and More Announces Expanded Festival Experiences – Kicking Off This Week


Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida this week to kick off the festival season bigger and louder than ever event May 9-12, 2024!  200,000 fans are expected to attent, which would be a new record. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents organization, the fest will be headlined by Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Foo Fighters Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens Of The Stone Age, Judas Priest, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, and Kerry King among many others. Tickets and more info along with the full lineup can be seen below. Now the fest has announced their expanded experiences offerings to make it an even better value for fans! 

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Enter Shikari Share a Remix Single for “Goldfish” and Announce New Rarities Album



A year since the release of their album A Kiss for the Whole World, Enter Shikari have announced a new companion record Dancing On The Frontline. The new record brings together remixes, non-album singles – featuring Wargasm, Cody Frost, AViVA, Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler, and others – plus live recordings from the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show and Future Sounds shows. It comes out June 07th via So Recordings. The band have released the opening track, a Shikari Sound System remix of “Goldfish,” along with a visualizer video. Catch it below and read more from Enter Shikari.
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Sonic Temple (Disturbed, Misfits, Pantera, Slipknot, Kerry King, Judas Priest, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit) Releases Daily Lineups



Sonic Temple 2024 is fast approaching next month! With 4 stages and 120 bands that’s 40 more than last year), the fest
features headliners Disturbed, Misfits, Pantera, Slipknot, along with Kerry King of Slayer, Judas Priest, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit and more. They have now released the daily schedule so you can plan your weekend if you are going! Taking place May 16-19, 2024, at the iconic Historic Crew Sonic Temple 202.4 Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Rou and Rory of Enter Shikari on Music Festivals and More at Riot Fest


Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with the guys from Enter Shikari at Riot Fest! The guys talked about how Riot Fest compares with festivals in Europe, performing live, their new album “A Kiss for the Whole World” – released in 2023! The band went on to an explosive performance that day and are currently sweeping the UK and Europe on a huge tour!Continue reading


PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 2-16-24


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