Rock on the Range, the massive annual festival in Columbus, Ohio, which goes down this year on May 17, 18, and 19, has revealed its lineup for 2013. And it is fittingly gargantuan. Check it out below, and for tickets, VIP packages, and more info, visit RockOnTheRange.com and Facebook.
Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, Bush, Three Days Grace, Stone Sour, Papa Roach, Volbeat, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Lamb Of God, Skillet, A Day To Remember, Buckcherry, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, Device (with David Draiman), Steel Panther, All That Remains, Asking Alexandria, Sevendust, Sick Puppies, Pop Evil, In Flames, In This Moment, Black Veil Brides, Clutch, The Sword, Ghost, Red, Biffy Clyro, Deuce, Middle Class Rut, Big Wreck, Otherwise, Red Line Chemistry, Oleander, Young Guns, Thousand Foot Krutch, Mindset Evolution, Tracer, Beware Of Darkness, Heaven’s Basement, American Fangs, Love And Death, Gemini Syndrome
“We’re really looking forward to returning to Rock on the Range with a batch of brand new killer Alice tunes to play for everyone!” says Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains.
“Head is back!!,” Korn singer Jonathan Davis comments. “Rock On The Range is going to start it all off!! Get ready, we are going to hit it hard!!”
“Bush are thrilled to be playing Rock On The Range with such great bands,” Bush frontman Gavin Rosdale says. “We look forward to seeing you all out there.”
“This massive lineup has scratched our seven-year itch!” says Gary Spivack, co-executive producer of the event for Right Arm Entertainment. “Getting Soundgarden for their first Ohio play in two decades and having seminal acts Alice in Chains, Korn, Volbeat, and Papa Roach return along with bands new to Rock On The Range that include Smashing Pumpkins and Bush, and everything in between—the spectrum of rock n roll is covered…three days of constant energy. Rock On The Range is truly where rock lives.”
“Our goal with Rock On The Range is to constantly create new and interesting ways to expand the event and give even more value to our fans,” comments Joe Litvag, co-executive producer of the event for AEG Live. “In 2013, we’ve added a comedy tent within the site that will be curated by The Funny Bone comedy club. Having a slate of incredible, up-and-coming comedians to riff on the rock experience will be a great change of pace for the weekend. The site layout is also changing dramatically in 2013 to create better event flow, to add more interactive fan activity to the festival, and to allow even more people to experience the higher caliber of talent on the second stage this year.”
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Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Stix Zadinia (pictured left), drummer of the glam-metal band Steel Panther, selects his faves.
5. Max Richter, Recomposed by Max Richter
“This is a classical music album. I put it on whenever I hook up with a bitch that graduated from college–which is rare, but I like to be prepared.”
4. Die Antwoord, Ten$ion
“This is just fucking original shit. It’s not metal but it’s creative as fuck. Plus, it rocks.”
3. Big Wreck, Albatross
“It is a fucking killer rock record. If you don’t buy it, you’re a dick.”
2. Tenacious D, Rize of the Phoenix
“If you don’t understand how real the lyrics to ‘The Roadie’ are, you are not a rock fan.”
1. Three Days Grace, Transit of Venus
“Always killer melodies with powerful riffs.”
By a huge margin, the voters have declared Papa Roach’s The Connection the Album of the Week. This hard-rock band won our poll, but check out the other top five vote-getters:
1. Papa Roach – The Connection
2. Three Days Grace – Transit of Venus
3. Muse – The 2nd Law
4. AxeWound – Vultures
5. The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts
Stay tuned for this week’s poll, which will be live on RevolverMag.com on Wednesday, October 10. Until then, you can check Papa Roach’s “Still Swingin’” off The Connection below:
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Every Tuesday–the day that new music comes out–we will be listing the hard-rock and metal releases that hit stores, and every Wednesday we will be offering you, the fans, the chance to pick the Album of the Week. Below, check out the albums, EPs, singles, and DVDs that came out this week; pick your favorite, and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, October 8, at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll is closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Papa Roach, Enslaved, The Amity Affliction, Sybreed, AxeWound (the supergroup featuring members of Bullet for My Valentine and Cancer Bats), and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- Acaro – The Disease Of Fire
- The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts
- AxeWound – Vultures
- Bone Dance – Bone Dance
- Deserted Fear – My Empire
- Enslaved – Riitiir
- Glamour of the Kill – The Summoning
- Helstar – 30 Years Of Hel
- Holy Knights – Between Daylight and Pain
- Jodis – Black Curtain
- Menace Ruine – Alight In Ashes
- Muse – The 2nd Law
- Obsession – Order of Chaos
- Papa Roach – The Connection
- Sabbath Assembly – Ye Are Gods
- Savage Annihilation – Cannibalisme, hérésie et autres sauvageries
- Sybreed – God Is An Automaton
- Three Days of Grace – Transit of Venus
The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival kicks off at the end of the month (see the dates below), and it’s currently holding a contest where two lucky fans can win the chance to document the show, including headliners Avenged Sevenfold, using Zoom Q3HD cameras on the date of their choice. The contest ends August 24, so enter here now.
In addition to A7X, the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival features main stage artists Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet for My Valentine, and Escape the Fate. It also includes Best Buy Music Gear Stage headliners Sevendust, as well as Black Tide, Art of Dying, and Hell or Highwater.
August 26 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
August 27 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion
August 28 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
August 31 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
September 01 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
September 03 – Tampa, FL – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
September 04 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
September 05 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 09 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 10 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
September 11 – Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre
September 13 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
September 14 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
September 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 18 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Pavillion
September 20 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheater
September 21 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
September 23 – Omaha, NE – WestFair Amphitheater
September 24 – Kansas City, MO – Sandstone Amphitheater
September 25 – St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 28 – Calgary, AB – Saddledome
September 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
October 01 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
October 02 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
October 04 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheater
October 05 – Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheater
October 07 – Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Pavilion
October 08 – Phoenix, AZ – Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
October 09 – San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
October 13 – Sacramento, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 14 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater
The inaugural 48 Hours Festival, powered by Rockstar Energy Drink, which promises to be “the world’s biggest rock and roll party weekend,” will take place this October 15 and 16 on the Luxor Festival Grounds in Las Vegas and will feature coheadliners Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, and Godsmack.
Over those two days, two stages will also feature more of hard rock and heavy metal’s biggest names, including Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Hollywood Undead, Sick Puppies, Escape the Fate, Sevendust, Hatebreed, Adelitas Way, Rev Theory, 10 Years, Black Tide, Art of Dying, Eyes, Set to Kill, Butcher Babies, Valora, Hell or Highwater, Orange Blossom Special, and more.
But more than a music festival, 48 Hours is a full-on weekend party including oversized European festival style production and exclusive after parties–and even an after, after party at the famous Olympic Gardens.
Plus, fans will also have the chance to purchase and win exclusive VIP packages that offer experiences that could only be had at the 48 Hours Festival like: “The Godfather – All Access,” which will allow fans to watch the show from the stage and backstage bar access, “All Excess – Cabanas” featuring full service cabanas with premium elevated sight lines, and “Debauchery VIP ” with a VIP-only tent and private bar. Once-in-a-lifetime VIP concert experience packages will also be offered online. In addition, those in attendance will have a chance to be upgraded to VIP status as random winners will be announced on stage during the show.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale today. For tickets and more information, go to 48hoursfestival.com.
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Avenged Sevenfold will be headlining this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, which returns August 26 through October 15 for a run of shows in North American. Other artists on this year’s bill include: Three Days Grace, Seether, Escape the Fate, Sevendust, and Bullet For My Valentine.
“When we started hearing from our fans they wanted to see us back on UPROAR this year, we thought, last year was a blast so let’s do it again. The fans are crazy and the bands kick ass,” says Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows. “We’re spending the first half of summer playing some big European festivals so we’re going to be ready to get back home and play America’s top rock festival.”
Avenged Sevenfold, who recently headlined the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods, are featured in the new issue of Revolver which highlights this year’s awards show. Avenged Sevenfold won three of the four fan-voted awards they were nominated for. Buy the issue here.
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