Following a record-breaking event in 2025 with 230,000 music fans in attendance, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 7-10, 2026 for its biggest year yet. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to unleash the full music lineup for the event’s 15th year. Guns N’ Roses and Foo Fighters join previously announced headliners Bring Me The Horizon and My Chemical Romance for an incredible 4 days of music at the World Center of Rock.
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival has announced their ull lineup for 2026. The 2025 fest shattered all records for attendance, and 2026 could move that needle even more witgh this lineup. Taking place May 14-17, 2026 at Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio, and featuring Tool, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Bring Me The Horizon, as headliners, Sonic Temple will host over 140 Bands across 5! Ticket info and the full lineup can be seen in the article below.Continue reading
Instrumental prog metal outfit, Angels on the Battlefield, have announced their first ever headlining live trek in the US; The Sleeper Has Awakened Tour. Featuring guitarist JD McGibney (former Voodoo Kungfu), bassist Jason Klein (former Butcher Babies), and TV and film composer Chris Wirsig on keyboards, the band will be joined by drummer Eddie Trager (ex-Nekrogoblikon, Take & Take). Support comes from symphonic metal act Anthea. Find tickets and live listings below.
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Just before they kick off an extensive US tour, Nekrogoblikon are tapping into the ’80s culture of “creature features,” with their own double feature of brand new music videos: “Show Me Your Goblin” and “Fiend.” Both videos were directed by Brandon Dermer (Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco). The songs were produced, engineered, and mixed by Jason Suecof (Job For a Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel). Check them out below.
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Milwaukee Metal Festival has just welcomed even more bands to its 2025 bill, with Gwar, Arch Enemy, Oppressor, Wormrot, Between The Buried And Me, Sacred Reich, Necrot, and Frozen Soul joining the lineup. The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15, and more acts still to be added. Catch the updated list of appearing bands below.
Lamb Of God’s Headbangers Boat cruise has booked the final bands for the 2025 cruise. Joining the previously announced artists will be Power Trip, The Exploited, Nekrogoblikon, Gideon, Walls Of Jericho, and metal supergroup Category 7. The cruise sets sail from Miami, FL on October 31st and return November 4th, 2025. Cabins are 90% sold out so act now to book your trip! Continue reading
Milwaukee Metal Festival has just announced a new wave of bands for its 2025 edition. Taking place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15, the event will now feature Rotting Christ, Chimaira, Scour, Tesseract and Evil Dead. As part of the festival’s 12 Days of Christmas campaign, the festival will be revealed a new artist every day through this weekend. The full lineup will be unveiled just before the holidays. Keep reading below for more.
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The heat raged on, and so did Riot Fest. After night one’s stellar lineup, Riot Fest’s second day continued to showcase the exciting and diverse lineup that the festival had in store. With alternative music icon Beck as Saturday night’s headliner, the day was infused with alternative rock, pop, and everything in between.Continue reading
Benjamin Franklin said nothing in this world is certain except for war, death, and taxes. If he were around today, there’s no question he might consider adding Riot Fest to that list of definitive certainties.
Once again, Chicago held its very own Riot Fest – one of music’s most renowned Punk music festivals – in Douglass Park. Despite original plans to move the festival to the suburbs in Bridgeview, a month before the fest was to take place it was announced that Riot Fest would once again be held in Douglass Park as usual.Continue reading
After deliberations with the Mayor of Chicago’s office, the Chicago Park District’s leadership, and Alderwoman Monique L. Scott, Riot Fest has decided to relocate the festival from the SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview back to its original home at Chicago’s Douglass Park. This is effective immediately for the 2024 festival! Continue reading