FESTIVAL REVIEW: RPM Festival 2024 Part 1 Live at  Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club


Ahhh, Labor Day weekend in New England. Cookouts, final vacation trips, getting ready to close up the pool until Memorial Day weekend, the leaves start changing color, and the family reunion you didn’t know you needed until you got here takes place. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, RPM Fest 2024 took over Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club in Montague, MA this past Labor Day weekend. Three days of music, food, camping, yard games, karaoke, and more extracurricular activities than you can shake a battle vest at. I’m here to tell y’all about it, so let’s stop the yapping and get into it… shall we? 

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Shadows Fall Announce Unearth, E-Town Concrete, Jasta and Within the Ruins for “The War Within 20th Anniversary” Concert


Shadows Fall has announced their openers for their years-closing headline show for “The War Within 20th Anniversary” at The Worcester Palladium! Direct support will come from fellow locals Unearth, E-Town Concrete, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed with his solo band Jasta, and semi-locals Within the Ruins. The band performed a previous 20th-anniversary show for The War Within in Sayerville, NJ back in March 2024. Shadows Fall will perform the album in full and other songs. As reported by Lambgoat, the band has secured a new label and is slowly making progress on new music. Tickets are available at the link below. The band will also perform at Aftershock with Slipknot, Iron Maiden, and Slayer!

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Arch Enemy Parts Ways with Longtime Guitarist Jeff Loomis, Joey Conception (Jasta, Armageddon, The Absence)


Arch Enemy founding guitarist and leader Michael Amott has announced tat Jeff Loomis is no longer a member of the long-running Melodic Death Metal band. The split is apparently amicalble, has been coming for a while and the band has announced a replacement. American shredder Joey Conception (Jasta, Armageddon, The Abscence) will step in. Joe has filled in before with the band. Amott has commented:Continue reading


Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed Reveals “Black Alpaca” Demo


What started as a joke shirt from his online store, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed has released a one song demo from his Black Alpaca project. As a bonus track for his GaS Digital subscribers to “The Jasta Show Podcast” and made for purchase via www.martyrstore.net.com, the track features Jasta and Nick Bellmore (Jasta, Dee Snider). No word yet if this will lead to more music. Jasta is also working behind the scenes on another likely self-released project, an All-Star Thrash Metal album for release at a later date. The Jasta Show recently surpassed 500 episodes and can be streamed on all DSPs or GaS Digital for a low fee and a ton of bonus material and perks. Continue reading


Jamey Jasta to Share Two New Solo Songs This Week


As we previously reported Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed is dropping his new Jasta solo album, Jasta: The Lost Chapters Volume 2 next month, He just announced he is dropping two songs this week, on November 6th‘Strength To Draw The Line’ ft. Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) & ‘When The Contagion Is You’ ft. Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium). Details and the link to pre-save the tracks can be found below! Continue reading


Watch Jamey Jasta And Friends Cover Fear Factory


Jasta, the solo band from Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta are on tour in Europe this summer. His band includes guests Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Howard Jones of Light The Torch/ex-Killswitch Engage, and Kirk Windstein of Crowbar/Kingdom of Sorrow. Watch fan-filmed footage of them covering Fear Factory classic ‘Replica’ at Brutal Assult Festival.Continue reading


Jamey Jasta Releases New Jasta Track With Howard Jones


Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta‘s side project, Jasta, was recently added to the Anthrax, Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada tour, and to get fans more excited for the upcoming dates, he’s released a brand new song. Continue reading


Jasta And Code Orange Added To Anthrax, Killswitch Engage And The Devil Wears Prada Tour


Anthrax, Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada announced “The Killthrax Tour” last year, and they’ve just added two amazing bands to the run. Continue reading


Audio: Kurt Ballou Of Converge Guests On The Jasta Show


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Kurt Ballou, legendary producer and guitarist for Converge is the latest guest on the Jasta Show Podcast with Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed. You can hear the podcast exclusively at Gaslight Media’s website, by using the code JASTA for a free trial. You can hear the podcast at this link:

https://soundcloud.com/jameyjasta/episode-192-josh-james-stick