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
Third String Festivals is proud to announce the 10th Anniversary celebration of South So What?! Music Festival taking place March 24th-26th. Taking over multiple venues in Deep Ellum on Friday, March 24th to kick off the weekend and then bring some of the best names in the scene to AirHogs Stadium (formerly known as QuikTrip Park) on Saturday and Sunday (March 25th and 26th). Continue reading
The return of System Of A Down, along with Aerosmith who will be on their farewell tour, and Biffy Clyro have been announced as headliners for next summer’s Download Festival 2017 in the Donnington, UK. More details below: Continue reading
Emarosa released a performance video today for their new single ‘One Car Garage’ from their recent album 131 (Hopeless Records)Continue reading
In a clear throwback to its pop-punk roots, the 2016 Vans Warped Tour Presented by Journeys announced their full lineup tonight. Among the top bands headlining are New Found Glory, Tonight Alive, Sum 41, Falling In Reverse, Less Than Jake, The Story So Far, Yellowcard, Reel Big Fish, We The Kings, Sleeping With Sirens, Four Year Strong, Mayday Parade, The Maine, Pepper, Motionless In White, ISSUES, Crown The Empire, State Champs and more. The lineup was anouncedat a special event/concert webcast , the first-ever Warped Tour Kick-Off Live Webcast held Llst night, held at Full Sail Live in Winter Park, FL
Tour founder Kevin Lyman MC’d the night and commented:
“Who would have thought that we would be still bringing you the Vans Warped Tour in 2016? Each year I look forward to the summer and the chance to tour with so many old friends and hopefully some new ones”.
Jim Estepa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Journeys, also commented:
“As our partnership with Vans Warped Tour grows, we are thrilled to make the jump forward to naming both of the main stages this summer. The visibility, brand growth and full integration that we’ve been able to build into the program with the Warped team has been not only practically beneficial, but also an incredibly fun relationship to build. Over the years that we’ve worked together, we’ve grown our promotional presence, grown the offerings that we can make to our employees, grown our retail partnerships to include ticket sales in multiple markets and now grown to be the name partners of the main stages. It feels like a natural next step for us and we are excited to see what the future brings!”
Warped Tour’s charitable organization Unite The United will be launching a charity auction to aid LA band The Ghost Inside in their efforts to recover from a devastating bus collision on tour last November. The auction will kick off on May 19th at www.Ebay.com/unitetheunited.
Tickets for all dates are on sale now at ww.vanswarpedtour.com.
The lineup for the 2016 Vans Warped Tour is:
Journeys Left Foot Stage
Falling In Reverse 6/23-8/13
Four Year Strong 6/24-8/13
Good Charlotte 7/19-7/28
Less Than Jake 6/24-8/13
New Found Glory 6/24-8/13
Reel Big Fish 6/24-8/13
Set It Off 6/24-8/13
Sum 41 6/26-8/7
We The Kings 6/24-8/13
Yellowcard 6/24-8/13
Journey’s Right Foot Stage
3OH!3 7/21-7/31
ISSUES 6/24-8/13
Mayday Parade 6/24-8/13
Pepper 6/24-6/29, 7/1-7/22
Real Friends 6/24-8/13
Sleeping with Sirens 6/24-8/13
State Champs 6/24-8/13
The Maine 6/24-8/13
The Story So Far 6/24-8/13
Tonight Alive 6/24-8/13
Monster Energy Party Zone North Stage
Atreyu 7/19-8/7
Bullet For My Valentine 7/19-7/22
Crown The Empire 6/24-8/13
Every Time I Die 6/24-8/13
Ice Nine Kills 6/24-8/13
Motionless In White 6/24-8/13
The Color Morale 6/24-8/13
The Word Alive 6/24-8/13
Volumes 6/24-7/17
Whitechapel 6/24-8/13
Monster Energy Party Zone South Stage
Chelsea Grin 6/24-8/13
Coldrain 6/24-8/13
Cruel Hand 6/24-8/13
From Ashes To New 6/24-8/13
Gideon 6/24-8/13
In Hearts Wake 6/24-8/13
Oceans Ate Alaska 6/24-8/13
Vanna 6/24-8/13
Veil Of Maya 6/24-8/13
Full Sail Stage
Avion Roe 6/24-7/21
Bad Seed Rising 6/24-7/27
Broadside 6/24-8/13
Cane Hill 6/24-8/13
Capsize 7/17-8/13
Dash Ten 6/24-8/13
Hail The Sun 6/24-7/16
Like Pacific 6/24-8/13
More To Monroe 7/28-8/13
Mother Feather 6/24-8/13
Old Wounds 6/24-8/13
Palaye Royale 6/24-8/13
Reckless Serenade 6/24-8/13
Safe To Say 6/24-8/13
SayWeCanFly 7/22-8/13
Silent Planet 6/24-7/17
The New Low 7/19-8/13
Wage War 6/24-8/13
With Confidence 6/24-8/13
Tour Dates:
Jun 24 Dallas, TX
Jun 25 San Antonio, TX
Jun 26 Houston, TX
Jun 27 New Orleans, LA
Jun 29 Nashville, TN
Jun 30 Atlanta, GA
Jul 1 St. Petersburg, FL
Jul 2 Orlando, FL
Jul 3 West Palm Beach, FL
Jul 5 Charlotte, NC
Jul 6 Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 7 Syracuse, NY
Jul 8 Philadelphia, PA
Jul 9 New York, NY
Jul 10 Hartford, CT
Jul 11 Scranton, PA
Jul 13 Boston, MA
Jul 14 Buffalo, NY
Jul 15 Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 16 Columbia, MD
Jul 17 Holmdel, NJ
Jul 19 Indianapolis, IN
Jul 20 Cleveland, OH
Jul 21 Cincinnati, OH
Jul 22 Detroit, MI
Jul 23 Chicago, IL
Jul 24 Minneapolis, MN
Jul 26 Milwaukee, WI
Jul 27 St. Louis, MO
Jul 28 Kansas City, KS
Jul 30 Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 31 Denver, CO
Aug 1 Albuquerque, NM
Aug 2 Phoenix, AZ
Aug 5 San Diego, CA
Aug 6 San Francisco, CA
Aug 7 Los Angeles, CA
Aug 9 Las Vegas, NV
Aug 11 Boise, ID
Aug 12 Seattle, WA
Aug 13 Portland, OR
The beautiful and warm Gibson Ranch was the scene for the 2015 Monster Energy Drink Aftershock. Not only does Aftershock always boast on of the best lineups of any festival in America, the gorgeous NorCal location allows for all kinds of attractions and activities making this the most well-rounded fest you could attend as well. The festival officially sold-out the entire weekend with over 25,000 in attendance each day.
The top of the bill for Saturday boasted some big big names, to be true. Headliners Slipknot are possibly the preeminent metal concert experience in the world right now, just based on the spectacle of their stage show and the epic music they bring. They also had a lot of people checking out their Haunted Scream Park for constant Halloween scares all weekend long too. Other big musical hitters such as Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Bring Me The Horizon and Black Veil Brides had fans drooling, packed in crows of people, and offered up a little something for everyone from across the range of active rock and metal genres. Especially with BMTH and Black Veil Brides, you are really seeing the future of music unfold before you, and the youth of the fans was served in the audience.
As much as Saturday had some “hall of fame” worthy acts, there was a lot of up and coming talent on early in the day such as the Beartooth performance, and strong showings from Red Sun Rising and September Mourning too. There will come a time when some of these headline bands wont be around anymore and the next generation of stars needs to rise up now. Some of them were on hand at Aftershock this weekend.
Saturday was a really a day to explore the festival grounds. Tons of people took in the great food options (BBQ, Tex Mex, Burritos, Pizza,and Vegetarian choices looked astounding), Tequila tastings from six major purveyors of fine spirits and NXT wrestling. The balance between fun for families and grown folks was strong, and a real testament to why this fest has been able to last so long and get better every year.
If you weren’t totally destroyed by Saturday’s overload of the senses, Sunday also had a list of great bands to see and hear and fun things to. Early in the day two more killer bands helped set things off in the always fun Dance Gavin Dance and the surprising Pink Slips. The Pinks Slips are a band you need to check out as we expect to see them higher up on the bill on fests like this for years to come. After checking out issues, it was time to see Sevendust rip up the East Stage. They are a live band like few others and they played a short, yet heartfelt set.
All Time Low and Yelawolf really set the stage for later in the day. Stone Temple Pilots led by Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) for what would turn out to be one of the last full show for them together, played all the hits to huge crowd response. Fan may be conflicted about Chester’s time in the band, but he did justice to the history of that band
Coheed and Cambria was next, playing behind their new record, and they leaned heavy on new songs. Despite the festival and the over atmosphere of the place, it didn’t seem like their crowd was in the house. Or maybe they were waiting on Jane’s Addiction to hit the stage. Jane’s, like STP knows the fans want the big hits and that is what they brought. Perry Ferrell and Dave Navarro, despite their many public scraps, seem just made for each other as poet/conduit and axe-slinger duos go.
Defotnes were the next to last act of the weekend and true hometown heroes as they are right from Sacto. The band put on a great show with front man Chino Moreno running all over the stage and moving his body as much as his silky, elastic vocal range. With a new album coming in 2016, it would seem this band is destined to headline a future Aftershock fest. Bringing the epic weekend to a close, Faith No More brought the botanical theme of their recent Sol Invictus (Reclamation/Ipecac) tour with them. Playing the massive hits such as ‘Be Aggressive’, ‘Epic’, ‘Midlife Crisis’ and ‘Easy’, sprinkled among new songs and deep cuts, the band showed why their reunion so worthy needed and the accolades so deserved. Until next time Aftershock, well be back!
Slide show photos by Meg Loyal Photography
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Yet another entry into the “can’t miss American festivals” is the Monster Energy Drink Aftershock. Taking place in Sacramento California, the awesome NorCal weather, coupled with the proximity to San Francisco makes this fest awesome. The scenic Gibson Ranch is the place to be right now. In addition to some amazing bands, there are things like Slipknot’s Haunted Scream Park and NXT Wrestling events to drink in when you are done rocking out!
Saturday’s lineup boasts a top of the bill of Slipknot, Shinedown and Marilyn Manson which few other events can even match this year. Following them are Breaking Benjamin, Seether and Bring Me The Horizon, Black Veil Brides, Clutch, Hollywood Undead, Suicidal Tendencies, POD, Pop Evil, All That Remains, Helmet, Snot, Beartooth, September Mourning and many more.
Sunday has none other than Faith No More, continuing their Sol Invictus (Ipecac/Reclamation) tour cycle. Sunday has other stalwart 90s bands such as Deftones, Jane’s Addiction and Stone Temple Pilots. Other top Sunday bands on the bill include Coheed And Cambria, All Time Low, Death From Above 1979, Eagles of Death Metal, Sleeping With Sirens, Yelawolf, Failure, Glasjaw, Sevendust, Issues, The Sword, `68, Red Fang and many more.
You can still get tickets for Aftershock here.
Slipknot, one of the headline acts for Monster Energy Aftershock Festival have paired up to present Slipknot ‘s Scream Park for the Monster Energy Aftershock Pre-Party on Friday, October 23 from 7 p.m. to midnight in Sacramento, California. The pre-party concert and food truck event will be headlined by Hell Or Highwater, with more bands to be announced. Hell Or Highwater has also been added to the festival proper, performing on Saturday, October 24.
Slipknot ‘s Corey Taylor and M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan have partnered with Sacramento-based Scream Park California to produce an event that explores a whole new, intensely visceral world of horror, as only Slipknot can provide. Slipknot ‘s Scream Park features three haunted houses and live horror entertainment. Slipknot ‘s Scream Park will also have an onsite presence at Monster Energy Aftershock on October 24 and 25.
A limited number of guests can gain admission to the Monster Energy Aftershock Pre-Party by showing proof of purchase of an Aftershock ticket. This will allow free access to the Aftershock Pre-Party, which will include live music and food trucks. On the Pre-Party night guests will be able to go through the haunted houses at Slipknot ‘s Scream Park for a discounted price of $15. More details will be available soon about music performances at the Pre-Party and how to obtain free Pre-Party admission, as space will be limited. You can view the trailer for the Scream Park at this link or below:
Slipknot ‘s Scream Park is also offering an Aftershock Scream Park Bundle for $119.50. This package includes one 2-day General Admission weekend ticket to Monster Energy Aftershock and one Scream Park General Admission ticket (a $25 savings). Purchase your combo tickets for both Slipknot ‘s Scream Park and Monster Energy Aftershock Festival at link text or www.Slipknot screampark.com.
Slipknot ’s Scream Park is located at 4909 Auburn Blvd. in Sacramento, California.
Monster Energy Aftershock Festival already boasts an incredible music lineup with four stages and countless attractions such as live, in-ring matches with WWE’s NXT Superstars beyond music for entertainment. Bands appearing in addition to Slipknot are Faith No More, Deftones, Shinedown, Jane’s Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Coheed & Cambria, Stone Temple Pilots, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Bring Me The Horizon, All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, Eagles Of Death Metal, Black Veil Brides, and many more.
The fourth annual Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK Festival will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015 and Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Gibson Ranch outside of Sacramento, CA. The festival will feature live, in-ring matches with WWE’s NXT Superstars, alongside this year’s lineup on each day consisting of:
Saturday, October 24:
Slipknot
Shinedown
Marilyn Manson
Breaking Benjamin
Seether
Bring Me The Horizon
Black Veil Brides
Clutch
Hollywood Undead
P.O.D.
Sevendust
Pop Evil
All That Remains
Helmet
Snot
Beartooth
Turbowolf
Art of Dying
Temperance Movement
Kill It Kid
Devour The Day
September Mourning
Stars In Stereo
Raveneye
Sunday, October 25:
Faith No More
Deftones
Jane’s Addiction
Stone Temple Pilots
Coheed and Cambria
All Time Low
Death From Above 1979
Eagles of Death Metal
Sleeping With Sirens
Yelawolf
Failure
Glassjaw
Suicidal Tendencies
Issues
The Sword
Highly Suspect
’68
Red Fang
One OK Rock
Madchild
Neck Deep
Pink Slips
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Sacramento experimental post hardcore six piece Dance Gavin Dance is streaming their sixth full length album Instant Gratification on April 14, 2015 via Rise Records. The album was recorded with producer Kris Crummett (Sleeping With Sirens, ISSUES) in Portland, OR. Stream it below.
Track Listing
01: We Own The Night
02: Stroke God, Millionaire
03: Something New
04: On The Run
05: Shark Dad
06: Awkward
07: The Cuddler
08: Legend
09: Eagle vs. Crows
10: Death Of A Strawberry
11: Variation
12: Lost
