FESTIVAL REVIEW: Dynamo Festival 2024 Part 2 Live in Eindhoven


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Early on the Saturday, we return to the Eindhoven icerink for the second day of Dynamo Metalfest. With the first band starting at noon, it’s a fairly long day. Today we have Headliners Dimmu Borgir on the menu, as well as Amaranthe, Flotsam & Jetsam, Forbidden, and more!  Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Dynamo Festival 2024 Part 1 Live in Eindhoven


Dynamo Metalfest, the spiritual successor of the legendary Dynamo Open-Air, is in Eindhoven once again the weekend of the 17th and 18th of august. This year what was usually just the warm-up party turned into a proper half-day festival, marketed under the name Black Friday, and sporting an impressive (mostly) black metal bill with Uada, Watain, and Decapitated on the menu.Continue reading


Dynamo Metalfest Books Dimmu Borgir, Saxon, Amaranthe, Skindred, Forbidden, Flotsam And Jetsam, Whitechapel, Soen, and More


Catton Park, United kingdom, 13 Aug 2022, DImmu Borgir performing on the Ronnie James Dio Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival Credit: Rich Price/Ghost Cult Magazine

Long-running and respected Metal Festival Dynamo has announced their 2024 lineup! Heading the bill are Dimmu Borgir, and Saxon, with Amaranthe, Skindred, Forbidden, Flotsam And Jetsam, Whitechapel, Soen, and many more. See the full lineup below. Taking place in Eindhoven, Netherlands from August 17-18, 2024, the festival also includes camping, mech and fan activities!

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Welcome To Rockville ft. Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, and More Announces Expanded Festival Experiences – Kicking Off This Week


Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida this week to kick off the festival season bigger and louder than ever event May 9-12, 2024!  200,000 fans are expected to attent, which would be a new record. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents organization, the fest will be headlined by Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Foo Fighters Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens Of The Stone Age, Judas Priest, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, and Kerry King among many others. Tickets and more info along with the full lineup can be seen below. Now the fest has announced their expanded experiences offerings to make it an even better value for fans! 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Emil Bulls – Love Will Fix It


For a band like Emil Bulls, who have been slavishly grinding away at their music for coming up to three decades now, it is a wonder that their latest album Love Will Fix It (Arising Empire), is the first collection of original music to come from the band in over five years. Having come through various waves of metal and hard rock, whilst bringing plenty along for the ride into their own unique sound, it’s truly curious how much they’ll have taken in their stride since the release of their previous album, Kill Your Demons. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Going Off – Kill List


There’s a saying in the UK that it’s grim up north and what better place for a Hardcore band to emanate from than Manchester, in this case a five-piece called Going Off, who formed in 2020. Continue reading


Welcome To Rockville Books Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens Of The Stone Age, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, and Kerry King Among the Confirmed Acts For 2024


 

After record-breaking attendance of over 170,000 music fans over four days in 2023, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida to kick off the festival season bigger and louder than ever May 9-12, 2024! Produced by the vaunted Danny Wimmer Presents organization, the fest will be headlined by Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Foo Fighters Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens Of The Stone Age, Judas Priest, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, and Kerry King among many others. Tickets and more info along with the full lineup can be seen below. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Skindred – Smile


 

Beloved Newport, UK quartet Skindred have returned to show off more of their eclectic musical expertise with their new album Smile (Earache Records).  The album title was inspired by the reactions the band has received from large and small crowds alike throughout their career in live performances.

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