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Photographer: Lily McLaughlin So What?! Festival gathered some of the scene’s biggest acts for a weekend of awesomeness and chaos. From Every Time I Die to Cute Is What We Aim For to Mayday Parade, AP went behind the scenes with your favorite bands. Check out some of the sickest shots from on stage and off […]

We're back with day two of the Musink Festival with APTV correspondent K Enagonio, who begins by taking us backstage with Story Of The Year before their show. If you've ever wanted to see them in their underwear, here's your wish. An top of catching up with Blink-182's Travis Barker, who tells us about his […]

Korn, Stone Sour, Babymetal and a slew of other hard-rocking bands have been announced for KISW's Pain In The Grass festival! Check out the full list of acts below. The 2017 Pain In The Grass fest goes down June 24 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA. Read More: Korn's former drummer David Silveria […]

Six Studio Ghibli movies are returning to theaters for a festival this summer. (via Newsarama) “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki's Delivery Service,” “Castle In The Sky,” “Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind,” “Howl's Moving Castle” and “Spirited Away” will all be screened. Read more: Hayao Miyazaki breaks short-lived retirement to create 3D computer-animated short The […]

Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival announced an epic club show lineup in Asbury Park, NJ for punk fans. The lineup includes Sick Of It All, Conflict, the Dwarves, Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music, Street Dogs and more. Read more: Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, Pennywise, more announced for Las Vegas' Punk Rock Bowling & Music […]

Strap in tight Philadelphia, because one of the most punishing weekends in live music will be back this July. This Is Hardcore has revealed their 2017 roster today, and it is absolutely stacked to say the least! Buried Alive, Shelter, Ramallah, and Pulling Teeth are just some of the pivotal HC names that top the […]

Suicide Silence, Atreyu, and a ton of other bands have been added to Glenn Danzig's Blackest Of The Black festival. Danzig and Ministry were announced as part of the festival last week. Now, the rest of the lineup has been confirmed—including the forenamed bands and a dozen others. (via Loudwire) Read More: Deep Cuts of Danzig—The […]

The 13th installment of BLED FEST has been announced, and the 2017 edition sports a giant lineup, a “vendor village,” and panel discussions, which are making their debut this year. The jam-packed, day-long festival will take place on Saturday, May 27 at the Hartland Performing Arts Center in Howell, Michigan. The event is all ages, […]

After confirming Lady Gaga as Beyoncé's replacement as this year's headliner, Coachella has announced some new additions to its lineup—and there's some up-and-coming punk and rock bands on the list. Aside from punk mainstays T.S.O.L., Shannon And The Clams, Downtown Boys, Surf Curse, Slow Hollows and Surfboat are playing this year's event. Read more: 11 […]

Pop culture icon Chris Hardwick has created the festival of a lifetime. ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival will bring the worlds of music, comedy, gaming, tech and all things pop culture together in one weekend. Read more: Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Seinfeld and more announced for Colassal Clusterfest The two-day event will take […]

The creators of the Bonnaroo and Outside Lands music festivals have teamed up with Comedy Central to create the biggest comedy and music mashup of the year. The Colassal Clusterfest calls itself “the ultimate experience for comedy fanatics and pop culture junkies,” boasting TONS of huge names in comedy and some pretty cool bands too. […]

The lineup for this year's Reading & Leeds festivals have been further fleshed out, adding 70 bands to the three-day event. Muse, Eminem and Kasbian are the 2017 headliners. You Me At Six, Two Door Cinema Club, Jimmy Eat World, the Amity Affliction, Korn, Halsey, At The Drive-In, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Moose Blood, […]

Sasquatch Music Festival has announced it's 2017 lineup and it's one you cannot miss. The festival will feature Twenty One Pilots, American Football, Car Seat Headrest, Catfish & The Bottlemen along with many others. Check out the full lineup and where to get tickets below! Read more: Weezer, Tool, the 1975, Modern Baseball, more announced for […]

Northern Invasion has announced its killer 2017 lineup, which is set to feature Pierce The Veil, Motionless In White, Sum 41, Every Time I Die, the Pretty Reckless, the Story So Far, Soundgarden and more. Have a look at the full lineup so far below. Which festival are you hitting next year? Read more: Massive […]

Buckle up Poughkeepsie, New York, because on Oct. 29, there’s a storm of bands coming to rough up your town.  The first annual Souled Out Fest will take place at the Chance Entertainment Complex and feature headliners such as Beartooth, Stray From The Path and the melodic hardcore group Life In Your Way, who’ve reunited […]

Nü-metal pioneers Korn are gearing up to release their new album, The Serenity Of Suffering, on October 21 and are rounding out a series of U.S. tour dates that included a stop in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Louder Than Life Festival. After having just released their third single, “A Different World” featuring Corey Taylor, earlier […]

Atreyu are headlining, hosting and curating the the first ever Foundation Fest—a weekend of shows from acts like the Word Alive, Capsize, Assuming We Survive and a reunited Adamantium. Special guests lead up to Atreyu's headlining set, which, on the first night, will include a full play through of the band's album A Death Grip On Yesterday […]

Unify, Australia's premiere heavy music festival, has released its January 2017 lineup. Acts include Every Time I Die, Alexisonfire, letlive., Thy Art Is Murder, Moose Blood, Counterparts, Northlane, Trophy Eyes and more. Check out the awesome full lineup below! Read more: Avenged Sevenfold, Of Mice & Men, Killswitch Engage, more to play Revolution Rock Festival Presented […]

Revolution Rock Festival is slated to feature Avenged Sevenfold, Of Mice & Men, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, the Amity Affliction, Ghost and more on its killer 2016 lineup. Check out the entire lineup here. Read more: QUIZ: Which music festival are you? Planned for Saturday, September 17 outdoors at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, Revolution Rock Festival […]

In this interview at Carolina Rebellion, Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick talks about new music technology and what it's like to play festivals. “The music equipment is better now. You hear much clearer,” he says. “It's fun to play the [older] stuff now, because we can play it as precise, and the audience can hear it with […]