System Of A Down, Korn, Slayer, Deftones to Headline Sick New World 2026 Dates

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System Of A Down and Korn will headline Sick New World Las Vegas on April 25th, 2026, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup also includes Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, Knocked Loose, Ministry, AFI, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, and more. The festival will expand next year with the first-ever Sick New World Texas, set for October 24th, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX, featuring System Of A Down, Deftones, and Slayer (performing Reign in Blood in full), among others.Continue reading


Kittie Shares a New Music Video for “Do You Think I’m a Whore” – “Spit XXV” EP Out Now


Kittie has shared new single and video for a reimagined version of “Do You Think I’m a Whore” from their new EP Spit XXV, out now via Sumerian Records. The Spit XXV EP celebrates 25 years since the debut album from the band Spit. Watch the video and stream the single now.Continue reading


Kittie Shares Reimagined Version Of “Spit” to Celebrate Their Debut Album’s 25th Anniversary


Kittie has shared new single and video for a reimagined version of the title track of their debut album, 2000’s Spit, to celebrate the LP’s 25th anniversary. The official music video for the song’s updated version, dubbed “Spit XXV”, was directed by William “Wombat Fire” Felch! The band will release the Spit XXV EP on September 19th. Watch the video and stream the single now.Continue reading


EP REVIEW: Freeze the Fall – The Red Garden


Spoiler alert, this is one of the best albums released so far in 2025. If you do not know this young power trio, Freeze the Fall, from Canada, it’s time you did. This is the band’s second EP, but the path from gaming and internet buzz to the Rock perfection achieved here on The Red Garden (604 Records) found Freeze the Fall coming into their own as songwriters along the way. They went from being known as the kids who covered The Warning to being a superior band to their early inspiration in a short time. Most of this growth came thanks to the depth Quinn Mitzel sings with, in order to nail uncanny hooks in every anthemic chorus she utters.Continue reading


Kittie, The Pretty Wild, and Diamante Team Up on a Cover of “The Unforgiven” (Metallica) for the “Queen Of The Ring” Soundtrack


Kittie, The Pretty Wild, and Diamante have launched a collaborative cover of the 1990s Metallica classic, “The Unforgiven.” The song is to appear on the original soundtrack of the movie, Queen Of The Ring, released through Sumerian Records. The film and album arrive in theatres and on music streaming platforms respectively, on Friday 7th March 2025. The biopic film, written and directed by Ash Avildsen and starring Emily Bett Rickards, chronicles the journey of wrestling icon, Mildred Burke. Hear the new track and find out more below.
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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


Louder Than Life 2025 Announces Full Lineup Slayer, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token, Breaking Benjamin, Deftones, Bad Omens, A Perfect Circle and More


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


Kittie Books Headline UK And EU Tour Dates and Metal Festivals with Support from Holy Wars


Undisputed Queens of Metal Kittie have announced headline UK and EU tour dates, taking place in June 2025 alongside their summer festival run. The highly anticipated shows will be the band’s first on this side of the world in over a decade, providing fans with an opportunity to celebrate their 2022 reunion and the release of last year’s critically acclaimed album Fire, their first new album in thirteen years.Continue reading


Kittie’s KittiePIG Non-Alcoholic Beer Taste Test and Review


Welcome to another product video! Keefy takes on the KittiePIG beer from  @kittiechannel  and We Are Pigs/Esjay Jones! “The worlds first non-alcoholic beer brand, brewed specifically for the Alternative and Heavy Music Culture!” Keefy checks out the brand, explains the flavor profile and tasting notes, and then cracks a can open, pours a glass, and gives you his unfiltered opinion. In short  – it’s tasty, non-alcoholic, and Vegan! (does contain barley)!Continue reading


Korn, Muse, Scorpions, Linkin Park, Knocked Loose, Judas Priest, Electric Callboy,Turnstile, Exodus, Dethklok, Refused, and More Booked for Hellfest Open Air 2025


  

The Hellfest Open Air festival 2025 has booked a huge lineup. Taking place from June 19th to 22nd in Clisson, France, the fest features headlining performances from Korn, Muse, Scorpions, and Linkin Park, as well as, Knocked Loose, Judas Priest, Electric Callboy,Turnstile, Exodus, Dethklok, Refused, Jerry Cantrell, Jinjer, Turnstile, Unto Others, The Warning, VOLA, Alcest, Abbath (Doom occulta set), SUNN O))), HEALTH, Russian Circles, Chat Pile, Savatage, Dream Theater and more out of a total of 184 bands. A “very special guest” yet to be revealed for June 20th.Continue reading