Columbus’ Sonic Temple Festival is gearing up for its 2025 event, which is taking place on May 8-11 at the Historic Crew Stadium. And this fest has a killer lineup, of course. Headliners for the four-day fest include Korn (Thursday), Metallica (Friday & Sunday), and Linkin Park (Saturday). And there are many reasons to celebrate rock and metal in 2025. Three Days Grace will perform with OG vocalist Adam Gontier, GWAR will officially turn 40 years old, Trivium will play a 20-year anniversary set of Ascendancy, and much more. In fact, Gontier shares, “I couldn’t be more excited to not only… Read more »
For metal and heavy rock fans of the Midwest, today is a big announcement day. Sonic Temple Festival 2024 officially shared their lineup for their upcoming event. Taking place May 16-19, festival-goers can see a major fest at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus. Of course, the headliners are worth the travel and ticket price alone. Disturbed will headline on Thursday, The Original Misfits take the stage on Friday, Pantera will perform on Saturday, and Slipknot will close out the entire fest on Sunday night. Beyond the fabulous headliners, Sonic Temple is expanding by adding a fourth stage to accommodate 40… Read more »
Waterparks offered exciting sets at this past weekend’s Reading and Leeds in the UK, and they even debuted their new song, “If Lyrics Were Confidential.” And lead singer Awsten Knight kicked off the new track, preceded by their BMG debut “Red Guitar,” with punchy and blunt lyrics. “I hate 50% of our fans/And the other half understands/And to the ones who don’t/Go cry and choke on both of my middle finger ringed up hands,” he sings. Knight even shares a verse about his mom saying, “Don’t forget my mom wakes up and reads half the crazy bullshit on her feed/She’s… Read more »
If you loved Neck Deep‘s self-titled record, released on January 19, 2024, you are going to love the deluxe version. The UK-based pop-punkers just announced that this deluxe LP is available for pre-order now via Hopeless Records, and is limited to 2,000 copies. Complete with “You Should See Me Now,” “STFU,” “Dumbstruck Dumbf**k (Live In Barcelona),” and “Take Me With You (Live In Barcelona),” you won’t want to miss this September 12 release. Or, if you’re catching Neck Deep on tour this fall, they’re carrying a limited-edition tour variant with them on the road. And… there’s only 500 copies. So,… Read more »
Following the conclusion of their massive headlining tour with Daisy Grenade, Wolf And Bear, Vana, and nightlife, Honey Revenge just shared that their schedule is still set to be packed. On July 8, the duo revealed that they’ll be opening for Spiritbox on their forthcoming Tsunami Sea North American Tour. Periphery will also offer support on the tour. Honey Revenge noted that this was “the hardest secret we’ve ever had to keep.” The run kicks off on November 12 at Ontario’s Toyota Arena and wraps up on December 7 at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT. Plus, Spiritbox fans had the chance to… Read more »
Ahead of their massive summer/fall tour supporting The Story So Far, Neck Deep has launched their latest offering, “You Should See Me Now.” The Will Yip-produced release arrives just in time for the Welsh group’s performance at Slam Dunk Fest in the UK this weekend. “‘You Should See Me Now’ is a song about hard work, self-belief, the struggle through adversity and proving people wrong,” frontman Ben Barlow shares. “As a band, we’ve always been pretty humble and shied away from too much self-aggrandisement, but this felt like a good way of showing a little pride, and hopefully people can… Read more »
Following their performance at Sonic Temple Festival, Linkin Park has unleashed their deluxe version of From Zero. The album contains three new songs: “Up From The Bottom,” “Unshatter,” and “Let You Fade.” Alongside the album release, the group also released visuals for “Let You Fade.” Check it out below and secure a physical copy of From Zero (Deluxe Edition) here. From Zero(Deluxe Edition) Tracklist: Check out Linkin Park’s 2025 touring schedule below and purchase tickets here. Tour Dates: Read more: 7 Female Punk Artists Leading The Genre Read more: Linkin Park Wins Best Rock Group at Billboard Music Awards *Festival performance.~ With Architects as… Read more »
Music festival season is officially upon us. Coachella kicked off the start of massive summer concert events on April 11-13 and April 18-20, and Columbus’ Sonic Temple Festival closely followed up on May 8-11. Some attendee accounts from these fests have stirred up major controversy, which forces the question, “Are festivals getting worse?” For starters, Coachella opened their weekends with cars stuck in traffic for 12+ hours, as reported by ABC7 Chicago. “I’ve seen people pass out from heat exhaustion,” one interviewee said. Some cars even ran out of gas and needed to be pushed onto the grounds. This past… Read more »
Following the arrival of Antibloom, the first half of their double album released earlier this year, Silverstein has announced the details for its companion, Pink Moon. Arriving on September 12 via UNFD, the second installment features guest appearances from powerhouse vocalists Rory Rodriguez (Dayseeker) and Cassadee Pope (formerly of Hey Monday), who lend their talents to the release. Additionally, the band has also shared the first glimpse of the new release with their latest single, “Negative Space,” which guitarist Paul Marc Rousseau describes as creating an “off-balance” feeling. “It’s almost like it’s slightly too fast, so it’s always trying to catch up to itself,” he… Read more »
Ahead of their April tour dates, Linkin Park has dropped a new song and visualizer for “Unshatter.” The track will appear on the group’s forthcoming From Zero (Deluxe Edition), due out on May 16. You can pre-order your copy here. Mike Shinoda says, “‘Unshatter’ was an early track we made while recording From Zero. Emily’s huge vocal in the bridge was one of the moments that gave us an indication of what was possible together.” Check out Linkin Park’s 2025 touring schedule below and purchase tickets here. Tour Dates: Read more: 7 Female Punk Artists Leading The Genre Read more: Linkin Park Wins Best Rock Group at… Read more »
