Chaos ensued earlier today in Nuremberg, Germany at the legendary Rock Am Ring Festival. It was evacuated over a possible bomb threat, with the festival organizers released a statement confirming that the rest of the June 2 lineup has been canceled. Today’s show included a headlining performance from Rammstein.Continue reading
While you may be aware of Lamb of God’s status of one of the leaders of American metal for over fifteen years, you may not know how passionate the members of the band are about their fellow people. Perhaps that doesn’t matter to you, and you only like your music without the entanglement of human affairs included with your “bree bree bree” death vocals. Maybe music is your ultimate escape from the coils of life and you’d rather not think about the hard stuff.Continue reading
German summer music festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park have announced their expanded lineups for next June. Held over the weekend of June 2nd to 4th with the Rock im Park being held at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, and ‘Rock am Ring‘ will take place at Flugtplaz Mendig in Mendig. Continue reading
Lamb Of God has unleashed The Duke EP today via Epic, but if you’re still unsure about picking it up, you can now stream the release in it’s entirety online. Continue reading
Trivium kicks off their headline tour tonight at The Music Farm in Charleston, SC. Following a string of US dates the band has booked a string of festivals in both the USA, and several major European fests appearances this summer. All dates are below. The band is supporting 2015’s Silence In The Snow (Roadrunner) album.
Trivium headline dates in the USA:
Jan 08: The Music Farm – Charleston, SC
Jan 09: Capone’s – Johnson City, TN
Jan 11: Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
Jan 13: The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 14: Asylum – Portland, ME
Jan 15: Pearl Street – Northampton, MA
Jan 16: The Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
Jan 18: Dallas Nightclub – Kitchener, ON
Jan 20: The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
Jan 21: Route 20 Outhouse – Racine, WI
Jan 22: Boondocks Pub – Springfield, IL
Jan 23: The Vanguard – Tulsa, OK
Jan 25: Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 26: Jake’s Backroom – Lubbock, TX
Jan 27: Trees – Dallas, TX
Jan 29: Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
Jan 30: The Pressroom – Phoenix, AZ
Feb 01: Roxy – Los Angeles, CA
Feb 02: Fulton 55 – Fresno, CA
Feb 03: Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
Feb 07: Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
Feb 08: Venue – Vancouver, BC
Feb 10: Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
Feb 11: Marquee – Calgary, AB
Feb 12: O’Brians – Saskatoon, SK
Feb 13: The Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB
Feb 15: Majestic – Madison, WI
Feb 16: Rusty Spur – Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 17: Blue Note – Columbia, MO
Trivium festival dates
Apr 23: WJRR Earth Day Birthday – Orlando, FL
Apr 30: Welcome To Rockville – Jacksonville, FL
May 01: Fort Rock – Fort Myers, FL
May 07: Carolina Rebellion – Concord, NC
May 14: Northern Invasion 2016 – Somerset, WI
May 20: Rock On The Range – Columbus, OH
May 21: ROCK’N DERBY FESTIVAL- Schaghticoke, NY
Jun 03: ROCK AM RING – Mendig, Germany
Jun 04: Rock im Park – Nuremberg, Germany
Jun 09: GREENFIELD FESTIVAL – Interlaken, Switzerland
Jun 10: Nova Rock – Nickelsdorf, Austria
Jun 11: Download Festival – Paris, France
Jun 17: Graspop Metal Meeting – Dessel, Belgium
Jun 23: Nummirock Metal Festival – Nummijärvi, Finland
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Metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon, coming off a strong 2015 with their recent album That’s The Spirit (RCA/Columbia) are lining up headline tours and festival dates for 2016. The band has already booked a headline tour of the UK later in 2016, with all dates below. No word yet as to whom the opening bands will be. In addition to a winter tour of Asia, and a spring tour of Europe, the band has also scheduled appearances at summer festivals such as Welcome To Rockville, Fort Rock, Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion, Rock on The Range, Rock Am Ring, Rock Am Park, Hellfest, and Amnesia Rockfest among others.
Bring Me The Horizon Fall 2016 UK arena tour dates
Nov 02: Capital FM Arena -Nottingham, UK
Nov 04: Barclaycard Arena – Birmingham, UK
Nov 05: The O2 – London, UK
Nov 06: The Arena – Sheffield, UK
Nov 08: Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Nov 09: The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, UK
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According to The Guardian Newspaper, lighting struck the grounds of Germany’s Rock Am Ring festival, injuring 33 people, including 8 people from the festival’s crew.
At approximately 1 am Saturday Morning, after Marilyn Manson’s set was finished, lightning struck the grounds of the festival in the town of Mendig.
Several hours later at approximately 4 am, a second bolt struck at the campsites, injuring 25 people. No one was hit directly from lightning and the injured were cared for at a nearby hospital. Organizers confirmed the remainder of the festival would go ahead as planned.
90,000 fans are reportedly expected for this year’s festival which includes acts like Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Motörhead and In Flames.
Lamb Of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe has a pre-order available for his upcoming book Dark Days: A Memoir (Da Capo Press; July 14, 2015), he tells the story of his incarceration after landing in Prague for a concert in 2012 and was immediately arrested on manslaughter charges for the death of a fan two years prior.
Several packages are available for pre-order now at Randyblythe.net, including book & t-shirt bundles, book & hoodie bundles, bundles w/ signed lithographs of Blythe’s photography prints, and more.
UPCOMING Randy Blythe “Dark Days” Book Signings:
Jul 13 (7:00pm): The Strand – 828 Broadway, New York, NY
Jul 14 (6:00pm): Bookends – 211 Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ
Jul 15 (7:00pm): Book Revue – 313 New York Ave., Huntington, NY
Jul 17 (7:00pm): The Fountain – 1312 E. Cary St., Richmond, VA
Jul 19 (4:00pm): Book Soup (co-signing with Corey Taylor) – 8818 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
International LAMB OF GOD Tour Dates:
Jun 05: Rock Im Park – Nuremberg (DE)
Jun 06: Forta Rock – Nijmegen, (NE)
Jun 07: Rock Am Ring – Mendig (DE)
Jun 09: BEASTFEST – Hamburg (DE)
Jun 11: Greenfield Festival – Interlaken (SI)
Jun 12: Nova Rock – Nickelsdorf (AT)
Jun 14: Download Festival – Donington (UK)
Jun 16: Arena Club – Moscow (RU)
Jun 17: Club Kosmonavt – Saint Petersburg (RU)
Jun 19: Hellfest 2015 – Clisson (FR)
Jun 21: Graspop Metal Meeting – Dessel (BE)
Jun 22: Zeche – Bochum (DE)
Jun 25: Bravalla Festival – Norrkoping (SE)
Jun 26: Tuska Open Air – Helsinki (FI)
Jun 28: Den Atelier – Luxemborg (LX)
Jul 03: Roskilde Festival – Roskilde (DK)
Jul 05: With Full Force Fesitval – Leipzig (DE)
LAMB OF GOD Direct Support to Slipknot on “Summer’s Last Stand” US Tour w/ Bullet For My Valentine & Motionless In White:
Jul 24: Coral Sky Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Jul 25: MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL
Jul 26: Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
Jul 28: DTE Energy MusicTheatre – Detroit, MI
Jul 29: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Center, NY
Jul 31: Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
Aug 01: Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
Aug 02: XFINITY Theatre – Hartford, CT
Aug 04: XFINITY Center – Boston, MA
Aug 05: PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Aug 06: First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 08: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Aug 09: Parc Jean-Drapeau (Heavy Montreal) – Montreal, QC
Aug 11: Jiffy Lube Live – Washington, DC
Aug 12: Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach, VA (HOME STATE SHOW)
Aug 14: Klipsch Music Center – Indianapolis, IN
Aug 15: First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
Aug 16: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Aug 19: Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Denver, CO
Aug 21: USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 23: White River Amphitheater – Auburn, WA
Aug 24: Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC
Aug 26: Concord Pavilion – Concord, CA
Aug 28: MGM Resort Festival Grounds – Las Vegas, NV
Aug 29: AK-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
Aug 30: Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
Sep 02: Austin360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
Sep 04: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX
Sep 05: Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Photo By Charles Peterson, 1989
The reunited L7 have confirmed a number of upcoming shows.
May 28: The Echo – Los Angeles, CA (Sold Out)
Jun 06: Rock Am Ring – Vulkaneifel (DE)
Jun 07: Rock Im Park – Nuremburg (DE)
Jun 08: Zitadelle – Berlin (DE) (with Slash)
Jun 11: Lucerna Music Bar – Prague (CZ)
Jun 13: Novarock Festival – Nickelsdorf (AT)
Jun 14: Download Festival – Donnington (UK)
Jun 15: Garage – Glasgow (UK)
Jun 16: Electric Ballroom – London (UK)(Sold Out)
Jun 17: Bataclan – Paris (FR)
Jun 19: Azkena Festival – Vitoria (ES)
Jun 20: Hellfest – Clisson (FR)
Jul 16: The Fonda – Los Angeles, CA
Jul 17: The Fonda – Los Angeles, CA
Sep 08: Irving Plaza – New York, NY (Sold Out)
Sep 09: Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY
Slipknot has returned to the road to overload the senses of their frenzied fans with their typical ambitious stage shows. While storming cities on their short Prepare For Hell Tour with special guests Hatebreed, the band is sharpening their steel for what looks to be a busy rest of 2015. Still supporting the stellar .5: The Gray Chapter album (Roadrunner), the band will next be seen on stages all over the world headlining some festivals such as Download, Rock Am Ring, Grasspop, and Hellfest. Then they will embark on the Summer’s Last Stand tour with Lamb of God, Bullet For My Valentine, and Motionless In White in the US again. Brent Butterworth of Brent B Photography shared these photos with us, that he shot at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Birmingham, AL. Thanks Brent!
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography
Slipknot, by Brent B Photography