Welcome To Rockville 2023 Books Pantera, Tool, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Evanescence, Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age, Alice Cooper, and More!


 

Pantera, Tool, Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold will headline the 2023 edition of the Welcome To Rockville festival, set to take place May 18-21 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are Deftones, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Evanescence, Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age, Alice Cooper, Chevelle, and Coheed & Cambria, among many others. Tickets are on sale now at the link below.

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Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival 2022 Books Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Papa Roach, Black Label Society and More


Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival has announced most of their 2022 lineup! Headlined by Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin and Evanescence and also featuring Lamb Of God, Papa Roach, Seether, Falling In Reverse, Three Days Grace, I Prevail, Black Label Society, Theory Of A Deadman, Black Veil Brides, Jelly Roll and more! Taking place July 15th – 17th, music fans will converge for three days of nonstop music, tattooing, haunted attractions, and more, all held on the historic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory (made famous by the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”) located in Mansfield, Ohio.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Born of Osiris – Angel or Alien


I don’t know if inconsistent is too harsh of a term to describe Born of Osiris’ recorded output, but truth be told with each subsequent release no one can be absolutely sure of what to expect next. The raw and exhilarating The New Reign EP kicked in the doors only to be followed up by the forgettable A Higher Place. Who would’ve thought that band that gave us the technically dazzling The Discovery also had the electronics heavy Tomorrow We Die Alive in their back pocket? S what’s the gameplan for Angel or Alien (Sumerian Records)?

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Repaid in Blood Share New Music Video for “Molotov Circumcision”


Repaid in Blood has shared the official video for “Molotov Circumcision,” a track from the upcoming album Reflective Duality. The song features guest vocalist Michael Alvarez (Flub, ex-Alterbeast) and guest guitarist Cameron Losch (Born Of Osiris). The album also features guest appearances from members of Threat Signal, Allegaeon, and Flub. Reflective Duality will be out on January 21. Pre-order the album at the link below. Check out the video right now!

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Born of Osiris Books a Headline Tour with Oceano and Car Bomb


Born of Osiris continues to tour behind their recent album, The Simulation (Sumerian Records) They have announced a brief run of headline tour dates this December with Oceano and Car Bomb. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, October 25th.

12/03 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub Concert Hall

12/04 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger

12/05 Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27

12/06 Easton, PA – One Centre Square

12/08 Hartford, CT – Webster Underground

12/09 Quebec City, QC – Le D’auteuil

12/10 Ottawa, ON – Brass Monkey

12/11 London, ON – Rum Runners

12/14 Grand Rapids, MI – Stache

12/15 Palatine, IL – Durty Nellies

 


Classic Heavy metal Song “Mother” by Danzig Covered for American Satan Movie


American Satan, the 2017 movie Directed by Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen will see a television sequel Paradise City soon. The film starred and featured music from many Sumerian cornerstone artists with a score co-written by Jonathan Davis of Korn. The series stars Black Veil Brides leaders Andy Black and Ben Bruce, along with Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellen Quinn and many others. Listen to this trip-hot inspired reimaging of Danzig’s classic ‘Mother’, in a video with clips from the original film right now!Continue reading


Bad Omens Shares New Video – “Said and Done”


Rockers Bad Omens have shared a brand new music video for their track ‘Said and Done’. The song comes off their forthcoming new album Finding God Before God Finds Me, due out on August 2nd via Sumerian Records. Catch the band on tour all summer with Born of Osiris, Spite, and Kingdom of Giants! Watch the video now!Continue reading


Lee McKinney – Infinite Mind


Instrumental music is an incredibly niche market, to say the least. For the vast majority of the music-listening population, instrumental music sounds incomplete and lacking that human touch in a way that only the human voice can provide. In the Metal genre in particular, guitar-led instrumental music can often come across as showing off how virtuosic the guitarist is without any care given to musical creation and taste in general. There are a few exceptions to this rule with Steve Vai’s Sex and Religion (Relativity) and Buckethead’s Electric Tears (Metastation) coming to mind.Continue reading