After drawing record-breaking crowds and hosting the largest rock event in Ohio history in 2025, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is coming back with an even louder roar in 2026. The festival is slated to return to the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17, and will feature over 140 artists performing across five stages. In addition to the previously announced headliners—Shinedown (Friday) and Tool (Sunday)—the festival has confirmed that My Chemical Romance will top the bill on Thursday, May 14, with Bring Me The Horizon headlining Saturday, May 16. The weekend will also… Read more »
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 »
The beef is officially squashed! My Chemical Romance just revealed two more dates of their tour, and this time, The Used is offering support. My Chemical Romance will play the Hollywood Bowl on October 30 with The Used, and then Thrice will support on October 31. All tickets go live on November 21 at 9 AM PT. You can check out My Chem’s full touring schedule below. Tour Dates: Read more: 10 Artists That Could Headline When We Were Young in 2026
At a recent appearance at Apocalypse Festival, Motionless In White revealed some big news on stage. Chris Motionless dropped the info that their new track “Afraid Of The Dark” is arriving on January 28, 2026, which is the lead single from their forthcoming new album. The record will celebrate and honor 20 years of the band. In front of many fans, Chris said of the forthcoming single, “Mark your fucking calendars, my friends…we cannot wait for you to hear it!” To fans, he says of their 20-year legacy, “Whether you’ve been around for 20, 15, 10, 5 [years], 10 days…… Read more »
Following the release of “IF LYRICS WERE CONFIDENTIAL,” Waterparks has unleashed their new song, “ANY MINUTE NOW.” On social media, the band shares, “’ANY MINUTE NOW’ is about the uncertainty of growing up. When you’re a kid, everything feels so confusing and overwhelming, but you think, ‘When I’m older, everything will make sense.’ Then you’re a teenager and you’re like, ‘This is all bullshit, but everything will make sense when I’m an adult, the rest of this will be figured out.’ Then you become an adult and you’re like, ‘Fuck, because I know to have even more questions now, things… Read more »
Honey Revenge is back with their new single, “Poison Apple Baby,” and you better be ready to take a big bite of this dazzling metal-infused pop banger. Vocalist Devin Papadol shares, “This song really puts the Revenge in Honey Revenge. I hope the person I wrote it about realizes it’s for them and is having a terrible day.” The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative direction from The Paradox. A collaboration capturing the energy of their debut EP NSFW and the future of alternative music. $29.99 Shop now The… Read more »
New Found Glory has shared “Treat Yourself,” the second preview of their upcoming album LISTEN UP!, following the early fall release of “Laugh It Off.” “This is a fast more west coast punk style song,” guitarist Chad Gilbert shares. “It’s about how people are very hard on themselves when it comes to mistakes and failure and how a lot of that is put on by false expectations of the world and people around you.” LISTEN UP! marks New Found Glory’s first full-length album in six years and will be released on February 20, 2026, via Pure Noise Records. Gilbert adds,… Read more »
The Used had an unexpected crossover moment on Sunday, November 2, when they posed with a life-sized Elmo at Old National Centre, shortly after the venue hosted the daytime Elmo And Friends Say Hello show. The band posted the photo with the caption, “We’ve been an Elmo band for 25 years,” just hours before transforming the same room from a daytime kids’ show into a sea of emo fans, performing In Love And Death in full to a packed crowd. They’ll return to the Indianapolis venue tonight for the final show of their three-night run. The Used is currently on… Read more »
Is anyone else feeling personally attacked by yet another 20-year anniversary tour? Hawthorne Heights has announced a massive If Only You Were Lonely 20th anniversary tour, set to kick off next year with support from Letlive. and Creeper. “The best thing about looking back on the last 20 years is that you can do it without the fear of the past, but with the reverence that comes with the time that has actually passed,” shares frontman JT Woodruff. “While the fans never saw anything going on behind the scenes, If Only You Were Lonely is a true tale of triumph… Read more »
