"The Stadium Tour" featuring Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe , with Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, will hit select cities in the United States in summer 2020. Each band will bring its electrifying stage show and promises to perform its stadium-sized anthems. Tickets will go on-sale to the general public at 10 a.m.... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has announced that Light the Torch will serve as the opening act on its upcoming spring 2020 headline tour. As fans are well aware, Light the Torch features frontman Howard Jones, who served as KsE's singer from 2002 through 2012. "We are excited to bring out Light the Torch, first of all, because they are a killer... Continue Reading →
In support of its latest full-length album, "Macro" (review). Ukrainian progressive groove metal band Jinjer has announced its next U.S. headline tour. The tour, dubbed the “Tour of Consciousness,” will feature support from Suicide Silence and Toothgrinder. It will begin April 23 in San Francisco, California, and end May 23 in Denver, Colorado. Additionally, the tour will include stops at festivals such... Continue Reading →
Danny Wimmer Presents has announced music and art lineup for the second annual Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which will return to Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from May 15 to 17, 2020. As previously announced, Metallica—recently named the world's biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar—will headline all five Danny Wimmer Presents hard rock festivals in 2020, including Sonic Temple. In addition to Metallica, which will... Continue Reading →
Five Finger Death Punch will release its eight studio album, "F8," on Feb. 28, 2020. Pre-orders are live now. Fiver Finger Death Punch as amassed over 3 billion streams to date, over 2 billion video views and is the third biggest artist in the hard rock space measured by total consumption (sales and streams), surpassed only by Metallica and AC/DC. Newly signed... Continue Reading →
Having commanded the number one spot at Rock Radio with its debut single "When I'm Gone," and its sophomore track "Rolling 7s" already a top 30 track at Active Rock Radio, Dirty Honey has announced the first leg of its 2020 "Rolling 7s" U.S. tour. The 25-date, coast-to-coast trek will kick off Jan. 17 in... Continue Reading →
The music lineup has been announced for Epicenter 2020, May 1, 2 and 3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. As previously announced, rock icons Metallica will headline Friday, May 1, and Sunday, May 3, performing two different headlining sets. Multi-platinum band Disturbed will headline Saturday, May 2. The... Continue Reading →
Crowbar vocalist/guitarist and sludge metal pioneer Kirk Windstein will release his debut solo album, "Dream in Motion," on Jan. 24, 2020, via Entertainment One. Windstein recorded the album in his native Louisiana over a period of two years between tours and over holidays. Kirk handled all vocal duties, guitars and bass on the album, with drums... Continue Reading →
King Diamond has released "Masquerade of Madness," the lead single from "The Institute," his first studio album in 12 years. Mixed by Andy Larocque and King Diamond at Sonic Train Studios, "Masquerade of Madness" can be heard below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmG2srrqonk "'Masquerade of Madness' is one of the first King Diamond studio songs in a long time," King Diamond said. "It... Continue Reading →
