The Roskilde Festival is Denmark will be have Slipknot as a featured headlining act on its 2013 edition and playing on the Orange Stage. The Iowa metal act will be joining previously announced acts Queens of the Stone Age, Volbeat, Sigur Ros, C2C, Kvelertak, Deadelus and Goat as part of the bill. Read more…
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Stone Sour, fronted by Slipknot singer Corey Taylor, has announced a list of tour dates for winter. They will be accompanied by none other than Papa Roach. Yes, Papa Roach. Read more…
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The Roskilde music festival announced its ticket sale and initial line up for 2013.
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The first ever Ozzfest Japan has beefed itself up with more big name headliners including Deftones, Tool and Stone Sour. Read more…
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The first ever Ozzfest in Japan is set to debut May 2013. The festival is born out of a partnership between Sharon Osbourne and Japanese promoter, Hayashi International Promotion.
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In 2011 we covered the Mayhem Festival way out in San Bernardino at the San Manuel Amphitheater, nestled deep within the pocket of cities outside the crest of LA county that are commonly referred to as the Inland Empire. Last year, the festival was headlined in this location by a one-off performance by Dethklok, the quasi-cartoon band headed up by Brendon Small from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse. Dethklok was curiously joined by the nu-metal bands Disturbed and Godsmack, both of which don’t really pack sufficient punch to be considered true “metal” bands. This year, we returned to cover the yearly festival, only this time the lineup was everything a modern metalhead could hope for. The 2012 edition included Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying and more.
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The chaotic breed known as Slipknot has announced their first ever two day metal and hard rock destination festival on Friday, August 17th in Council Bluffs, IA at Mid America Motorplex and Saturday, August 18th in Somerset, WI/Minneapolis, MN at Somerset Amphitheater . The line up consists of Slipknot, Deftones, Lamb of God, Dethklok, Serj Tankian, Cannibal Corpse, the Dillinger Escape Plan, the Urge, Prong, Gojira and more. Read more…
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The big announcement of the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has been made a while ago but decided it’s worth mentioning it now for those who needed a reminder about who’s playing it this year. Read more…
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Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor recently kicked off his first-ever solo tour dubbed “An Evening With Corey Taylor,” a series of dates that feature acoustic performances by Taylor along with an open Q&A session at each stop. Read more…
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While 2010 has been a great year with new music being released, it has brought many tragedies as well. Many great musical figures, perhaps even an irregular figure, have passed away this past year, and we at MDWN feel a tribute is both necessary and appropriate to acknowledge their influence on music. Read more…
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