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Nine Inch Nails, Run The Jewels and more set to headline Riot Fest 2021

The organizers of Riot Fest have announced that the festival is returning to Douglass Park in Chicago this fall. In typical Riot fashion, the lineup for Sept. 17, 18 and 19 is stacked. “We’ve missed you and we can’t wait to see you this year,” the festival organizers shared.  Headliners include alternative veterans Nine Inch […]

20 women vocalists in metal who are a driving force for the genre

Metal is no longer a man’s world. All across the genre’s many subcategories, from folk to black metal, powerful female figures are putting their stamp on a genre that’s finally coming to terms with the inclusivity of the present day. Where symphonic icons Nightwish and Within Temptation blazed the trail for female leaders to step […]

Hear Butcher Babies' powerful new single "Sleeping With The Enemy"

It looks like Butcher Babies couldn’t wait any longer to share even more new music with fans. On Friday, they debuted their powerful new single “Sleeping With The Enemy,” the second song to be released from their forthcoming album. Read more: You’ll have to pay more to see all of these new shows heading to […]

See a new side of Butcher Babies in the "Bottom Of A Bottle" video

L.A.’s Butcher Babies have been throwing their own brand of towering sass in the face of metal since 2010. To mark their 10th anniversary together, the outfit who brought us the anarchic girl power duo of Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd are unleashing the first taste of their upcoming fourth album to bring this disastrous […]

Rocklahoma 2020 lineup features Slipknot, Halestorm, Papa Roach, MIW

Rocklahoma just announced its 2020 lineup and it is stacked. The three-day festival occurs at the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. Described as “America’s Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party,” Rocklahoma is set to take place on Friday, May 22-24. The bands announced are sure to please every type of rock fans. […]

10 metal bands who brought their aesthetic to comic books

Metal bands inarguably have the best aesthetic of any genre, with many musicians looking like characters in real life, so it’s not surprising many have their own comics. From the iconic space alien costumes of the GWAR musicians to Rob Zombie or Alice Cooper’s horror vibes, metal musicians achieve the perfect aesthetic for artists to […]

To celebrate Fat Tuesday: Bands stuffing their faces

Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, and thanks to the “Gourmet Man Food” of the Rock Allegiance and Carolina Rebellion festivals and the famous Warped Tour catering, we have plenty face-stuffing footage to choose from.  So in honor of excess, we decided to revisit our favorite moments of bands feasting on APTV:  Ferris Wheels […]

Watch Butcher Babies create their own pizza at Rock Allegiance Festival

APTV joined forces with Butcher Babies frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey at Monster Rock Allegiance for some fun with food. Kathy Wimmer of Pie Baby let them try their hands at making a pizza appropriately named “The Butcher Baby.” Multiple cheeses and meats were added, and it was later decided that “You can never have […]

If Bands Ruled The World with Beartooth, Atreyu, Hollywood Undead and more

We asked Beartooth, Atreyu, Hollywood Undead, Butcher Babies, Sevendust, Trivium and more what their policies would be if they were in charge. Find out which countries would they invade, whom would they pardon and where Donald Trump's ridiculousness fits into the mix. Do you think the world would be a better place if bands ruled […]

The best photos from Soundwave: Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Tonight Alive, more

Photographer: Max Fairclough AP photographer Max Fairclough takes you behind the scenes and brings you the best shots from Soundwave 2015, including Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Tonight Alive, Animals As Leaders, This Wild Life, Lagwagon and more. Check out the photos, and let us know what you think!