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Pre-Teen Metal band, Unlocking The Truth takes over Coachella as the youngest band to appear at festival

April 14, 2014

Coachella Festival was treated to an amazing performance by the pre-teen metal band, Unlocking The Truth from Brooklyn, New York. At the young ages of twelve and thirteen these three kids are skilled musicians and have everyone taking notice of their exceptional talent. Unlocking The Truth were one of the inaugural performances on the main stage Saturday and their explosive live set generated a massive circle pit and left the crowd crying out for more. Of their set The Los Angeles Times declared, “Playing a hard distorted blend of metal, speed punk and alternative rock on the main stage, they were as well-practiced as units three times their age” while Buzz Bands LA avowed that the band “overpowered an ever-growing mass of moshing festival-goers with the heaviest metal in Indio this side of Motorhead…Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins and Alec Atkins play their instruments better than most bands on the bill…” I can only imagine what the future has in store for this young metal band that write and create their own lyrics and music. The trio has already [Read More]

Catch Righteous Vendetta on tour and VOTE for them in the “Battle of the Bands”

April 9, 2014

Last year we brought you an interview with one of the fastest rising bands that we wanted you to take notice of, Righteous Vendetta. It seems that the spotlight on them has grown in the last several months and we are glad to see this Hard Rock/Mettal band, Righteous Vendetta get the attention they so deserve. We have been glad to see them getting great radio airplay as well as on XM Sirius Octane channel with their song This Pain. Righteous Vendetta are in the midst of touring and it seems that they are on a non stop mission to take their music across this country and make sure you all experience a live Righteous Vendetta show! Right now they are competing for a spot on the Battle of the Bands stage for this year’s Rock on the Range Festival. You can head over to http://rotr.battleofthebands.com/u/righteousvendetta take a listen to a couple of their bad ass songs and CAST YOUR VOTE for Righteous Vendetta! You can also check the tour dates below and make sure to [Read More]

Outside Lands Music Festival announces lineup and date is set for August 8-10

April 8, 2014

Outside Lands Music Festival which takes place in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco has just announced the lineup. The festival is set for the weekend of August 8 – 10. This year’s lineup is quite diverse and headliners include Kanye West, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, etc. Here is the current lineup : Tickets go on sale this Thursday April 10th at 10 AM. For more details on tickets can be found here: http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/tickets/. You can watch a video about the lineup here: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4cca4573d3/outside-lands-2014-lineup-announcement ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/home/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SFOutsideLands Twitter: https://twitter.com/sfoutsidelands

Rockstar Mayhem Festival lineup announced, Korn, A7X, Trivium, Asking Alexandria and more!

March 31, 2014

HERE IT IS!!!! The lineup for the 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I know we have had many rumors out there and as you can see, many of them did turn out to be true. So here it is the Lineup: Avenged Sevenfold Korn Asking Alexandria Trivium Cannibal Corpse Suicide Silence Miss May I Mushroomhead Emmure Texas Hippie Coalition Veil Of Maya Upon A Burning Body Darkest Hour Body Count – featuring Ice-T Ill Nino Wretched Islander King 810 ERIMHA Dates have been announced and are as follows: July 05 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater July 06 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater July 08 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre July 11 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion July 12 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre July 14 Denver, CO TBA July 16 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 17 Clarkston, MID TE Energy Music Theatre July 19 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center July 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre July 22 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center July 23 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 26 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion July 27 Hartford, CT [Read More]

Rockstar Mayhem Festival lineup announcement coming soon, Bay Area date confirmed

March 26, 2014

We are only days away from announcing the Lineup for this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I hope you are ready for this one, because it will definitely be one not to miss! Our lips are sealed but I know where I will on July 6th! Several dates for this year’s Mayhem Fest have already been announced. Northern California get ready and mark your calendar’s for July 6th at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Other dates are as follows: July 05 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater July 06 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater July 08 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre July 11 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion July 12 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre July 14 Denver, CO TBA July 16 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 17 Clarkston, MID TE Energy Music Theatre July 19 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center July 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre July 22 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center July 23 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 26 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion July 27 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre July 29 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake July [Read More]

OPERATION ROCKFEST gives a 21 Band Salute to the Troops this June

March 24, 2014

Operation Rockfest is set for June 21st in Fredericksburg, Virginia and they will be giving a 21 Band Salute to the Troops. It is time to give back to the courageous men and women who have given so much to our country. The festival has a rockin lineup and it is for a great cause, Luke’s Wings who unites wounded warriors, veterans and heroes with their loved ones when they need them the most. Check out some of the awesome bands they have lined up: POP EVIL NONPOINT SAVING ABEL GEMINI SYNDROME BOBAFLEX LOVE AND DEATH ANOTHER LOST YEAR LIKE-A-STORM ELISIUM WAYLAND & MANY MORE! This year they will have bands playing on 2 stages and between the two stages we will have what we are calling “The Heroes Hangar,” this will be a very limited access area for a select number of Service members. The platform will sit in between the two stages. With special viewing access and the best seat in the house for those who have give up so much for our freedom. [Read More]