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 →