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

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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 →


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 Part 2 – Live at The Rave

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The lineup for Saturday was stacked, in my opinion,  headliner Mr. Bungle left the Milwaukee crowd in awe. Mike Patton is such a great front man so I felt privileged to watch this man perform again.  San Francisco Thrash Metal legends Testament has one of the best performances I had ever seen them give in years. Connecticuts’ own Hatebreed ignited the ballroom with numerous mosh pits throughout their set. Continue reading →


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 Part 1 – Live at The Rave

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Growing up I had always heard about Milwaukee Metal Fest and how amazing it was. Well, this year I had the pleasure of covering this notoriously famous festival and I can definitely say I’ll be back next year. Continue reading →


Milwaukee Metal Festival Announces Record Store Day Ticket Discount

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Milwaukee Metal Festival (MMF) is quickly approaching, set to take place at The Rave Eagles Club, May 16 through 19. The event organisers recently announced a special Record Store Day promo, still available until Sunday, April 28th, which gets buyers money off tickets for the fest. Keep reading below for more information.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Metal Church – Congregation of Annihilation

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Everyone loves a comeback story, don’t they? A tale of fortunes regained, odds defied and former glories revisited. Unfortunately, as is the way with recoveries and revivals, there always has to be darkness before the dawn. And among all the typical and often comparatively inconsequential trials and tribulations artists face during their careers, death seems to play its part far too many times. A fact with which San Francisco act Metal Church are all too familiar.

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Marc Lopes (Ross The Boss, Let Us Prey) is Officially The New Singer of Metal Church

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Confirming the rumors following a snippet of a new song, Metal Church has named Ross The Boss, Let Us Prey vocalist Marc Lopes as its new singer. Lopes follows vocalist Mike Howe, who died in 2021. Metal Church guitarist and leader Kurdt Vanderhoof shared a photo of Lopes on social media and wrote in an accompanying message: “Yes, the rumors are true, it’s official! Please welcome vocalist Marc Lopes to the congregation!

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KK’s Priest Will Play an Exclusive Show At Time To Rock Festival 2023 

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In 1969, the first edition of one of the world”s biggest bands within the New Wave of British Heavy Metal – Judas Priest – was formed. One of the founders was guitarist KK Downing. KK was in the band until 2011 and over the years, he was one of the songwriters for most of the metal world”s biggest songs as “Breaking the Law”, “Living After Midnight” and “Painkiller”.

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Time To Rock Festival 2023 Books Saxon, Michael Schenker Group, D-A-D, Tom G Warrior, Ross The Boss, and More

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Time To Rock Fest 2023 has booked 17 of 40 planned bands for the summer-time Heavy Metal and Rock Festival! Headliners Saxon will be joined by, Michael Schenker Group, D-A-D, Tom G Warrior- performing three special sets with Triumph of Death and Triptykon, Ross The Boss, Molly Hatchet, Toy Dolls, Sham 69, Bourbon Boys, Uli Jon Roth, Angel Witch, Masterplan, Tungsten Tygers of Pan Tang, and Knogjarn! Taking place in Knislinge, Sweden July 8-10 2023, tickets are on sale at the link below. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Death Dealer – Conquered Lands

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Former Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss returns with all guns blazing on Conquered Lands (Steel Cartel), the third full-length release from his subtly named Death Dealer project. In a gloriously predictable manner, the riffs come thick and fast as gods, blood, battles and all other true metal necessities rain down like exploding magma from the skies.

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Listen to Die Krupps and Ross the Boss Team-Up For  For New Cover of “No More Heroes” Single 

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Industrial metal kings Die Krupps and Heavy Metal legend Ross The Boss Friedman, famous from his stints in Manowar, The Dictators, and his solo career have teamed up for a new single, out now via Cleopatra Records. “No More Heroes” is a cover of the 1977 track from The Stranglers, which The Dictators supported on their No More Heroes UK tour. The song, which name-checks several recently passed historical figures, is a fitting tribute to the also recently passed Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield, one of the last heroes of British rock, who died in May of this year from complications related to COVID-19. The single will be featured on a forthcoming full-length effort from Die Krupps to be released in 2021, so jam it out now!

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