Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, Rise Against, Sleep Token, Spiritbox, Lorna Shore, A Day To Remember, In Flames and More Booked for Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park 2025


Celebrating 40 years – Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals lineups have been revealed featuring Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, In Flames, Spiritbox, Lorna Shore, and more. Additional bands will be announced at a later date. Both festivals, which share artists throughout their runtime, will feature these acts across the same dates. Rock im Park is set for June 6th-8th at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, Germany, while Rock am Ring will take place at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany, on the same dates. Tickets are on sale at the links below.Continue reading


Sick New World 2025 Books Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, Down, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, and More


Sick New World 2025 has revealed their huger lineup featuring Metallica, and now Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanessence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, DOWN, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, Sisters of Mercy, Three Days Grace, Tomahawk, Cradle of Filth, Refused, Filter, Kittie, Terror, Mayhem, X, Poison the Well, The Hives, Carcass, Underoath, Daron Malakian’s Scars On Broadway, Sponge, Quicksand, Exodus, Stabbing Westward, Orgy, Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Seven Hours After Violet, Dethklok, Dope, Scowl, Show Me The Body, Napalm Death, Dope, Arch Enemy, Twin Tribes, and more!  The presale starts Friday 10/18 at 10am PT. You are signed up and will receive the presale code that morning. Tickets start as low as 19.99 down. Continue reading


PREVIEW: Mayhem Fest 2024 Preview, Controversy and a Deep Dive On its History


Check out our 2024 Mayhem Fest preview for their comeback and a history of the fest with all of its many highs and lows!

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Diamante Drops a Cover of “Love Is A Battlefield” (Pat Benatar) from American Psycho Comic Series Soundtrack Album



With the hardback of the American Psycho graphic novel due on Friday, October 25th, Sumerian Records are also preparing for the release of the American Psycho Comic Series Soundtrack. Additionally, chanteuse, Diamante, has just unveiled her contribution to the opus; a cover of the iconic Pat Benatar hit “Love Is A Battlefield.” Check out the song with its visualiser video below, and find out more.
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Mayhem Festival ft. Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects, Jinjer, August Burns Red, Throwdown, Poppy, Kittie, Suicide Silence, and More Shares Set Times


The anticipated return of what many consider the most important traveling heavy music festival, Mayhem Festival, presented by Hit Parader and Live Nation, will take place in just under a week on Saturday, October 12 at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernadino, CA, where it began over 13 years ago. The fest features Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects, Jinjer, August Burns Red, Throwdown, Poppy, Kittie, Suicide Silence, The festival is gearing things up and have revealed set times for the event.

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-21-24


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ALBUM REVIEW: Kittie – Fire


2024 may very well be remembered as the year of comebacks in Modern Metal! So many bands have returned from retirement or hiatus, and few bring the fire, with the proverbial smoke of hype. One eagerly-awaited return band is Kittie, which started its comet-like return at fests such as Sick New World (interview here) and Blue Ridge Rock Fest (RIP)! The band returns with Fire – their first new album in thirteen years and first for Sumerian Records, who scored a coup signing the veteran band. Continue reading


PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-21-24


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Mayhem Festival Returns for 2024 and Books Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects, Jinjer, Poppy, Kittie, August Burns Red and More


As previously reported, Mayhem Festival will return as a single-destination event in Southern California on October 12, 2024. 23 bands will perform at the festival, which will be held at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California, where Mayhem first began. Bad Omens will headline, along with Parkway Drive, Architects, Jinjer, Poppy, Kittie, August Burns Red, and many more at the list below. 19 bands will perform at the festival for the first time and tickets are not on sale yet. Continue reading


Kittie Share New Single and Music Video “One Foot in the Grave” – New Album “Fire” Coming Soon


The original Queens of Metal, Kittie have finally announced their highly-anticipated and long-awaited new studio album, Fire, due 21st June via Sumerian Records. The upcoming release is the band’s first full-length in over 13 years, and to celebrate the exciting news the band also release the brand new single “One Foot in the Grave,” with a music video! Pre-orders are live for the new album right now!  

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