Festivals

Hold onto your battle jackets, folks – the NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL is crashing back into existence on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, MA. Consider this your mandatory pit summons. This face-melting shindig has been terrorizing eardrums since 1999, hosting legends like MEGADETH […]

Earlier this year, it had been announced that Rorschach Test would be joining Genitorturers as the support act for the Scars and Stripes Forever Tour. In a strange reversal of fortune, the Arizona industrial/metal band has now its involvement on the tour, but will now be taking part in this […]

Hospital Fest is returning to New York with a special lineup to celebrate fifteen years of electronic artist Vatican Shadow. Notably, this appears to be the first US show from French hardcore group Kickback, who broke up in 2013. They seem a bit out of place on the primarily electronic […]

Guess what, prog fans? The nerdiest festival on the block, BE PROG! MY FRIEND…, is back for 2025! Mark your calendars (or consult a mathematician to decode those prog-time signatures) for September 27-28 at Barcelona’s La Carpa – Poble Espanyol. This year’s lineup? Ten whole bands! Because why settle for […]

Ahoy, Late-90s Rock Enthusiasts! Hold onto your flannel shirts and sunscreen – GRAMMY-winning poster boys of angsty arena rock CREED are making waves again with their Summer Of ’99 & Beyond Cruise. Partnering with SIXTHMAN (the OG cruise overlords since we were all using dial-up), they’re commandeering the swanky Norwegian […]

Mexico City, grab your eyeliner and practice your angst – BLACK VEIL BRIDES just got named overlords of the We Missed Ourselves Fest! This brand-spankin’-new shindig crashes into the Velódromo Olímpico on October 25, 2025. Mark your calendars or write it on your converse with Sharpie. Let’s be real – […]

The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is still months away (August 15-September 1, 2025), but the organizers are super excited to spill the beans on some of the big-name acts coming to the 2025 Bell CNE Bandshell, and we’re here for it! The Bell CNE Bandshell has been a staple of […]

Instrumental math rock/progressive metal group Save Us From The Archon will officially reunite for Choke Artist Fest 2025 on July 12th in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Standards, In Angles, Floral, and more will play as well. Purchase tickets here  Full Lineup: Standards Save Us From The Archon In Angles Floral […]

Mötley Crüe will no longer be performing at the Boardwalk Rock festival due to health concerns. Alice In Chains will be taking their place. Mötley Crüe issued the following statement: Mötley Crüe will be unable to perform at Boardwalk Rock in Ocean City, MD, on May 17 as Vince Neil […]

The lineup for Unleash Violence Fest 2025 at has been revealed. The festival will take place on August 16th at The Portal in Louisville, Kentucky. Waking The Cadaver will headline, joined by Chain Gang, Boltcutter, Tomb Sentinel and more. Tickets are on sale now.  Full lineup: Waking the Cadaver Boltcutter […]