Gracefully hard alt-rockers Skillet are set to headline the Sands Steel Stage at Musikfest on August 4. Skillet will add a bit of an edge to an already very diverse 2013 line-up. Musikfest this year is already very pop-heavy, so hard rock and alternative fans will surely rejoice at today’s announcement. Support for the evening will come...
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Uproar Festival line-up announced – Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, & Coheed and Cambria set to headline
This summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival line-up has been announce. The late summer trek, which kicks off August 9 and runs across North America through September 15, 2013, will be headlined by Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, and Coheed and Cambria. This year’s line-up also features Circa Survive, Danko Jones, Walking Papers (featuring Duff McKagan), Middle Class Rut, New Politics, Chuck Shaffer Picture Show, and the local...
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Breaking Benjamin announce their Return
After a three year hiatus that was amplified with dispute, Breaking Benjamin have announced their return. The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2010 due, at the time, to frontman and founder Benjamin Burnley‘s reoccurring illness. During the hiatus, a feud between Burnley and guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mike Klepaski ignited. Burnley fired the duo in May...
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Pearl Jam and Nine Inch Nails to headline Voodoo Experience 2013
Grunge rock legends Pearl Jam and industrial pioneers Nine Inch Nails have been confirmed as headliners for Voodoo Experience 2013. The festival’s 15th Anniversary is set to take place November 1-3 in New Orleans, LA. Joining Pearl Jam and NIИ are Paramore, The Gaslight Anthem, How To Destroy Angels (feat. Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Maandig, Atticus Ross), Alkaline Trio, and many more artists across...
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Deftones founding bassist Chi Cheng passes away
Today, the music world mourns the loss of bassist Chi Cheng of Deftones. Chi was taken to the emergency room this morning, and passed away at approximately 3:00am with his mother, Jeanne Marie Cheng, by his side. On the One Love for Chi website, Jeanne wrote, “His heart just suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing songs he liked...
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Made In America Festival 2013 to feature Nine Inch Nails, Queens of The Stone Age, and more
The line-up was announced today for Budweiser’s 2013 Made In America Festival. Set to take place once again in Philadelphia, PA on Aug. 31-Sept 1, this year’s stellar bill will be headlined by Nine Inch Nails, and also feature Queens of The Stone Age, The Gaslight Anthem, Imagine Dragons, Walk The Moon, and many more. One of the world’s...