The long-awaited lineup announcement for the 2013 Orion Music + More Festival is finally here. The second installment of Metallica’s very own festival is set to take place June 8-9 in Detroit, MI. This year, in addition to the mighty Metallica, the co-headliners are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones, and Rise Against. Also featured this year are Silversun Pickups, Dropkick Murphys, The...
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Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, and more Lead Top Grossing Rock Tours of 2012
The numbers are in, and the numbers don’t lie. Each year, Pollstar releases their annual rankings of the top-grossing touring shows/acts of the year. Rock acts had a strong year, nabbing 14 of the Top 50 slots. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band‘s Wrecking Ball Tour topped the rockers, grossing just over $210 million and ranking...
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Metallica Confirms 2nd Annual Orion Music + More Festival – June 2013 in Detroit, MI
CONFIRMATION. It was announced today that heavy metal legends Metallica will be bringing back their Orion Music + More Festival for another round. The festival is set to invade Detroit, MI on June 8-9, 2013. The festival’s lineup and ticket information will be available in February 2013 . Metallica headlined both nights of their very first festival...
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Skate ‘Em All – Metallica, Vans Team Up for Shoe Collection
Pipe dreams are being answered. Vans, the original skate shoe company, and Metallica, titans of heavy metal, have announced the creation of a special Metallica shoe line. The line will launch in October with a limited edition Vans x Metallica 20th Anniversary Half Cab Pro available in better skate shops everywhere. “I’ve been wearing Vans...
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Metallica To Begin Writing Process For New Album
At a recent press conference in Mexico City, thrash metal immortals Metallica confirmed that they are intent on beginning the writing process for a new album. During the press conference, the band made a couple comments on writing a new record, and the will to get the process started. “We’re not going to start recording, we’re going...
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Top 10 Rock Songs for America on The 4th of July
Top 10 Rock Songs for America on The 4th of July 10. Don McLean – “American Pie” 9. Kid Rock – “American Bad Ass” 8. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl” 7. Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re An American Band” 6. Five Finger Death Punch – “American Capitalist” 5. Otherwise – “We Are...