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Check the comprehensive collection of photos featuring the likes of DOWN, Papa Roach, In This Moment, Black Label Society, Five Finger Death Punch, Clutch, Bad Wolves, Ill Nino, and day one headliners, KISS.
Check the comprehensive collection of photos featuring the likes of DOWN, Papa Roach, In This Moment, Black Label Society, Five Finger Death Punch, Clutch, Bad Wolves, Ill Nino, and day one headliners, KISS.
The writer and director of Ex Machina and Annihilation goes from sci-fi to horror with this gory tale
It’s the band’s 4th single from the upcoming album, and easily the most sinister of the bunch.
Huge albums spanning from hardcore groove, new school thrash, symphonic death metal and more.
The album features an incredibly broad range of special guests from Alex Skolnick of Testament to easy jazz legend, Kenny G. (Yes, you read that right.)
Stream the anthemic track “Salvation” which features the metal veteran on both guitars and vocals.
Our own Cori Westbrook tackles progressive post metalcore from Germany that balances the ethereal and the cathartic.
The update features all nine members with unique skins and includes reworked classics from the band in “Duality,” “Psychosocial” and “The Devil In I”.
The band revisits the surreal party with the Bizkit, $not, and Wargasm UK on one of the country’s most historic live stages.
The run of dates include special guests Touche Amore and will see Coheed out in support of their June full length, ‘Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind’
The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast explains how The Black Dahlia Murder unintentionally wrote a song that mirrors the joy of queer life, takes a look at a phallic euphemism from Falconer, and puts albums from Jani Liimatainen and Visions Of Atlantis into the HCGBs jukebox.
Meet the duo of Matt Chernus and Ryan Harkins who combined their love of metal music, wrestling to create a heavy hamburger haven.
The addition to the band’s live itinerary include stops in Brazil, Colombia and a play in Mexico City, MX at Black Metal Chaos Fest.
Colin and Bo love fast food, but not all fast food is created equal… Especially on tour. They discuss the best and worst options while on the road both regionally and worldwide, culminating in a story about a legendary Christmas gift.
Knotfest brings you the Top Current Tracks in Rock & Metal
Diving into the fresh crops of today’s new breed of rock & metal.
Latest releases in Rock & Metal to keep you up to speed.
Power tracks to intensify your workout.
Heavy hits to get you through the lockdown.
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh (GFM) join Joshua Toomey and Chris Akin to discuss being the queens of ‘Beautycore’, their meeting Chris Jericho and him wanting to take them out on tour, and their drive to succeed.
The veteran songwriter and band architect explains his personal commitment to his craft and reveals how cutting out booze has only served to benefit what matters most to him.
Set to release their seventh full length in Complete Control, bassist/vocalist Jason Netherton discusses the influences, the confrontation and the consistency that has made Misery Index built to last.
The gargantuan single marks the beginning of the band’s new era, recently signing to Out of Line.
The three-day event will span a various venues and include live panels, exclusive premieres, watch parties, games, giveaways, and more.
This new adaptation of the Stephen King novel is a dud without any heat
Knotfest is pleased to present a run of shows at 1720 E. 16th. Each night, Knotfest will be on-site with merch, giveaways, a photo-op and more.
Welcome to Tierifying – the show where professors of occult content, Gwarsenio Hall (of Two Minutes to Late Night) and wrestler Danhausen, rank pieces of heavy metal/pop culture in order of ‘spookiness’! Today it’s B.C. Rich Guitars, find out which ones made “Very Nice, Very Evil”
Besting bands like Spiritbox, brand of Sacrifice and The Agonist, the champions of ‘Stay Tech” take home best metal album of the year for their opus, ‘Bleed the Future’.
The tour dates include festival appearances at Louder Than Life, Aftershock and the Vegas excursion in When We Were Young.
The summer trek touches down in 24 cities and features specials guests Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves.
The Texas brutalizers are currently on the Chaos & Carnage Tour with Suicide Silence, Carnnifex, Lorna Shore, Signs of the Swarm, Angelmaker and Distant.
The campaign for the landmark album Opvs Contra Natvram begins with the unveiling of sweeping music video directed by Zuzanna Plisz.
The accompanying visualizer features the first animated cells from the band’s upcoming graphic novel ‘GWAR In the Duoverse of Absurdity.’
The Taylor Foundation will partner with organizations at various tour stops to help provide assistance, resources, and treatment for those living with post traumatic stress disorder.
Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire joins the Talk Toomey Podcast. Wade and Joshua discuss the band’s upcoming record and their first in 13 years, Otherness.
The Swedish outfit details how conspiracies, secret societies, UFOs and the paranormal latent on the album Worship, speaks to people’s mistrust of who is in charge.
The potent meld of hip hop bounce and hardcore beatdown hit hard on the Colorado crew’s standalone single.
The South Bay connection pays tribute to the band’s classic sophomore record.
The frontman speaks candidly with Colin Young about the trajectory of the band, their relationship with Pure Noise Records and how he has one heavy record left in the tank.
The best horror of the past year was celebrated at the award ceremony including the best kill
In the wake of the recent In Memoriam controversy and the omission of some of rock music’s most celebrated contributors, the advocate for Heavy culture reminds us that the best way to honor our heroes is to keep their art alive.
A discussion of the Best Live Artist category for this year’s Heavy Music Awards, with nominees including Bring Me the Horizon, Bullet for My Valentine, Don Broco, Enter Shikari, Sleep Token, Wargasm, and While She Sleeps.
Best International Breakthrough Nominees: Bloodywood, Kennyhoopla, Magnolia Park, Meet Me @ the Altar, Pinkshift, Vended, & Yours Truly.
Best UK Breakthrough Nominees: Bob Vylan, Cassyette, Heriot, Kid Kapichi, Pupil Slicer, Static Dress, & Witch Fever.
Frontman Jesse Leach details how the band’s Northeast hardcore roots made their sophomore album one that would endure for decades.
Bassist Wilkie Robinson and guitarist Josh Baines breakdown the band’s evolving sound, their hands-on approach to everything, and how their third album is generating comparisons to legends like Pantera.
The purveyors of art without pretense solicit photography professional and not to provide a look at the weird new reality of life after a two year stretch no one expected.
The brand founded by members of Night Verses and Adolescents pushes wearable PMA rooted in the subcultures of punk, graffiti and skate.
Rob Reiner and the rest of the original cast will all return for an encore peformance
The whiskey is made using the proprietary “Black Noise”casking process which uses low frewuency Ride the Lightning songs to agitate the wood barrels.
The band’s 12th full length studio album was produced by Max Cavalera along with Arthur Rizk.
The Alt songstress details her musical foundation, the community she has found on TikTok and how she takes the haters in stride.
Frontman Matt Honeycutt discusses the heavy music mecca of Texas, the cosign from Kate Beckinsale, and kind of consistency at the core of the band.
John Famiglietti of industrial and electronics band HEALTH talks through the high profile metal collaborations on their DISCO4 :: PART II record.
The upcoming thriller will premiere with its own music festival before hitting theaters
The veteran guitarist and professional wrestler goes back to his earliest days of touring, the education he got on the road, and explains how the criteria for any ETID show was to leave nothing left in the tank.
Inaugural guest Sean Martin (Hatebreed, Twitching Tongues, Kid Cudi) chats everything from his early touring days with Hatebreed, all the way up to his recent treks around the world with Colin in Twitching Tongues.
With eleven albums complete, bassist Tobin Esperance details how the band continues push boundaries, embrace the weird and take creative risks to ensure the ultimate reward.
Max discusses his top 6 underground bands that you should be checking out
The veteran musician takes stock of the how the band’s meld of hardcore and metal, combined with the power of PMA, has influenced generations and become a part of heavy music history.
The band’s brand of breakneck music encapsulates this notion of psychological fracture, propelling them to become one of the most vital units in hardcore.
Vermin Womb, Mortuous and God Is War are all also featured on the 22-date run.
The band’s concept album, ‘The New Dark Ages’ arrives June 3rd on Pit Records.
With the release of their newest album Devil’s Bell on the horizon, Norway’s Audrey Horne looks back at the turning point of their identity.
Lamb of God’s live classic ‘KILLADELPHIA’ on-demand for Knotfest Premium Members.
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