Some people told me I was crazy when I decided I was going to go to the Sick New World Fest, a debut Metal and Rock Festival in Las Vegas. In the month of May. I hate to sound like a boomer and complain about the heat in Las Vegas, which is an actual desert, but the bottom line is I knew in advance it was going to be hot as hell, and it certainly lived up to that prediction. That being said I was really excited to come to the festival enjoy a day with my metal community and see some incredible bands; some I had never seen ever, and some I had not seen in a long time.
System Of A Down, Incubus, Korn, Evanescence and Deftones will headline Sick New World Festival this weekend, a new music festival featuring some of the biggest names in Nu-Metal, Goth Rock, Industrial Metal, and some modern bands as well! Among the dozens of bands on the bill, it will mark the reunions of both Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm and Coal Chamber. Other bands are promising some surprise sets as well as Ice-T’s Body Count might be joined by Ice’s daughter, Chanel Nicole! Tickets are totally sold-out, but you can join the wait list at this link here. The event will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the stage spits and set times below!
Rock Fest, the largest three-day rock music and camping event in the U.S. has announced next summer’s lineup for its 29th Annual event. Slipknot, Pantera, Godsmack, Ice Cube, Papa Roach, GWAR, and Dorothy appear alongside 75-plus bands over the course of the three-day festival. Rock Fest 2022 was record-breaking with the highest-ever attendance in the event’s history according to Chippewa Valley Music Festivals, and they anticipate breaking it again this year. An extra day is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12: *Bonus Bash exclusive to three-day ticket holders: Soul Asylum, Alien Ant Farm, Gemini Syndrome, and many more. Single-day general admission and individual-artist pit passes are on sale now. The following ticket options are already sold out: VIP, Reserved Lawn, Lure Lock Top Tier Lounge, 3-Day Nicolet Law Pit Passes, Electric Camping, and VIP Camping. 3-Day General Admission is $149 and General Camping for the entire weekend on one of the festival’s 7,500 campsites is $150. For ticket details and camping info, visit the link below.
System Of A Down, Incubus, Korn, Evanescence and Deftones will headline Sick New World Festival, a new music festival in 2023 featuring some of the biggest names in nu-metal. Among the dozens of bands on the bill, it will mark the reunions of both Flyleaf with lacey Sturm and Coal Chamber. The event will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the site of the recent When We Were Young Festival, that was forced to cancel one day of the fest due to high winds.
Riding high on the power of their brand new album Circles (Mascot Label Group), P.O.D. Has shared their new video for ‘Listening Fro The Silence’. The track and accompanying video is a meditation on mental health issues, a common problem today with not enough attention focused on it. Watch the clip below. The band also booked an extensive tour of the UK and Ireland this winter with Alien Ant Farm. Continue reading →
The inaugural INKcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival will be taking place on July 13, 14 and 15 in Mansfield, Ohio at the eerie, enormous Historic Ohio State Reformatory. This one-of-a-kind destination event will give attendees the opportunity to rock out to three days of live music from their favorite rock bands, get tattooed by acclaimed local and regional artists, tour one of the most famous reformatories of all time, enjoy tasty treats and refreshments from 15+ food trucks, browse goods from a number of vendors, experience a full rock n’ roll circus sideshow, and more! Continue reading →
First Decree will be opening on the upcoming Alien Ant Farm and (hed)pe Spring Tour across North America. Stream “Phoenix,” remixed by Joel Wanasek (Asking Alexandria, Righteous Vendetta, The Bloodline), here.
The Cheyenne, WY rockers will re-enter the studio beginning this May with Joel Wanasek at JTW Studios in Milwaukee, WI to complete their new record.
First Decree Tour Dates w/ Alien Ant Farm & (HED)P.E. Mar 26: The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY Mar 27: Middle East – Boston, MA Mar 28: Tubby’s Nightclub – Duncannon, PA Mar 29: Fish Head Cantina – Baltimore, MD Mar 31: Empire – Springfield, VA Apr 01: Ocean Cowboys – Charleston, SC Apr 02: The Inlet – Fort Pierce, FL Apr 03: Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Apr 04: West End Trading Company – Sanford, FL Apr 06: Southport Hall – New Orleans, LA Apr 07: Scout Bar – Houston, TX Apr 08: Trees – Dallas, TX Apr 09: 210 Kapones Live – San Antonio, TX Apr 10: The Silo – Abilene, TX Apr 11: Rock 3405 – Joplin, MO Apr 12: Mad Magician – St. Louis, MO Apr 13: The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE Apr 15: Spicoli’s – Waterloo, IA Apr 16: Home Bar – Arlington Heights, IL Apr 17: Token Lounge – Detroit, MI Apr 18: The Music Factory – Battle Creek, MI Apr 19: The Cove – Geneva On The Lake, OH Apr 21: Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA Apr 22: Stanhope House – Stanhope, NJ Apr 23: Revolution – Amityville, NY Apr 24: Legendary Dobbs – Philadelphia, PA
LA rockers Stars In Stereo are streaming their NSFW version of their music video for “Leave Your Mark,” which can be viewed here and here.
They also have an extensive run of tour dates booked, which can be seen below.
NOVEMBER (w/ Alien Ant Farm) 25: Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times 26 Morgantown, WV – Schmitt’s Saloon 28 Asbury Park, NJ – The Wonder Bar 29 Baltimore, MD – Fish Head Cantina 30 Amityville, NY – Revolution Bar & Music Hall DECEMBER (w/ Alien Ant Farm) 02 Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon 04 Sauget, IL – Pop’s 05 Merriam, KS – Aftershock 06 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live 07 Denver, CO – Casselman’s Bar & Venue 09 Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theatre JANUARY (w/Bush & Theory of a Deadman) 30 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center 31 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern FEBRUARY 02 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium 03 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre 05 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre 07 Kansas City, MO – Harvest Bank Theatre 08 Cedar Rapids, IA – The Paramount Theatre 10 St. Paul, MN – The Myth 11 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom 14 Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre 15 Columbus, OH – LC Pavillion 17 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 18 Toronto,ON – Sound Academy 20 Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Toyota Presents Oakdale 21 Lewiston, ME – Androscoggin Bank Colisee 23 Boston, MA – House Of Blues 24 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre 27 Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory 28 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom MARCH 01 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre 03 Silver Springs, MD – Filmore 04 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz 06 Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues 10 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom 11 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom 13 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center 14 San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
