Welcome To Rockville took its biggest lap yet at Daytona International Speedway last weekend as North America's Largest Rock Festival broke its own records with 230,000 music fans joining together for the four-day destination event that included back-to-back record-setting crowds of 58,000 plus on both Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. With more than 150 bands on 5 stages, it was the biggest edition yet of Welcome To Rockville as the festival marked its fifth iteration in Daytona Beach, Florida and 14th year overall.
Welcome To Rockville featured a stellar lineup of top rock talent including mainstage headliners Shinedown with Rob Zombie and Three Days Grace (highly anticipated reunion with original vocalist Adam Gontier) on Thursday, Green Day with Good Charlotte (in their first East Coast performance since 2019) and Sublime on Friday, LINKIN PARK with Incubus and Pierce The Veil on Saturday and KORN with Bad Omens and Marilyn Manson on Sunday. The massive rock lineup also featured Social Distortion, Knocked Loose, Halestorm, Mudvayne, I Prevail, Jimmy Eat World, Motionless In White, Beartooth and many more. (continue)
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Dance Gavin Dance is excited to share their new single and music video "All The Way Down". The second track to be released from their forthcoming album Pantheon, "All The Way Down" is a dexterous display of frenetic guitars, blistering percussion, and seamless back-and-forth of rough and clean vocals.
"This song doubles down and follows up on the last 10 nine lives we dropped, can't seem to let go of the little things in this big world, it's nothing more than sensational!" shares Jon Mess. (continue)
For almost three decades, the US/French Canadian-based melodic death metal syndicate Kataklysm has delivered unapologetic waves of powerful sound across the entire globe. Today, the band offers fans a new track entitled, 'The Rabbit Hole'.
With a brutal honesty and relentless force, it rips through the illusion of control and dares listeners to wake up, fight back, and resist. A soundtrack for the disillusioned - unapologetic and unrelenting. The song features Clemens Wijers (Carach Angren) who curated the track's ambient sound effects and synth section. (continue)
Melodic alt-rockers Little Us just released their brand new single "Won't Be Long", and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the song. Here is the story:
The heart of "Won't Be Long" was born in the midst of covid, expressing the emotion of feeling stuck despite giving everything you've got. Self-doubt and loneliness will creep in but this song reminds you not to run from pain or bury your feelings. "Won't Be Long" is a message of hope and resilience, it begs you to keep moving forward and believing that your effort will pay off. (continue)
Metallica are in the middle of their 2025 North American leg of the M72 World Tour, but the legendary thrash metal band are not stopping anytime soon. They just revealed their plans for a new European leg next spring and summer.
The group shared these details: Greetings from the road as the M72 World Tour currently rolls through North America... we're not ready to stop yet! An incredible year four of M72 in 2026 will take us back to Europe next spring and summer to visit some cities we have not been to yet. The production will feature the same unique stadium production at mid-field in-the-round, with the Snake Pit in the center of the stage providing a complete 360° view of the show. We're excited to continue the now-tradition of No Repeat Weekends and will also have a mix of some One Night Only shows. (continue)
KISS legend Ace Frehley has been forced to cancel two shows that he has scheduled for this coming weekend in Wisconsin and Illinois, due to a minor illness, according to a statement.
Ace shared via Facebook, "Hello Everyone, I wanted to let you all know that I will sadly be unable to perform this weekend on Friday May 23 at Brat Fest in Madison, Wisconsin, or Saturday May 24 at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, Illinois. (continue)
Falling In Reverse are hitting the road this summer for a massive North American headline tour that will again see the band playing amphitheaters. The "Falling In Reverse: God Is A Weapon Tour," produced by Live Nation, kicks off August 10 in Denver, Colorado and runs through September 26 in Las Vegas.
Wage War, Tech N9ne, and Sleep Theory will serve as support from August 10 through August 27. Slaughter to Prevail, Hollywood Undead, and Sleep Theory will appear from August 29 through September 7. The final leg will feature support from Slaughter to Prevail, Hollywood Undead, and Point North. All dates are below. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 23 at 10am local time. (continue)
The title track from Jerry Cantrell's recently released album, I Want Blood, comes to life in the newly unveiled video for the song - featuring a live performance from Cantrell with Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan and Faith No More's Mike Bordin.
Director Bill Yukich shares: "'I Want Blood' explores our struggle against time - a force we can't escape and the only thing we truly possess... until we don't. Watching Jerry, Duff, and Bordin bring this song to life on set was unforgettable - raw, real, and absolutely legendary." (continue)
Doom metallers Patriarchs in Black reveal "The Call," the first single from the band's highly anticipated fourth album, Home, set for international release on August 15th via Metalville.
Dan Lorenzo explains about "The Call": "Last summer, I was driving in my car and a riff popped into my head. I got home and went upstairs to my loft and figured it out and quickly finished the rest of the music. Johnny Kelly recorded the drums, and I asked John JD Deservio from Black Label Society to play bass guitar. (continue)
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