For anyone who’s worried that the season for outdoor music festivals has passed, think again…it’s Aftershock Festival to the rescue (and trust us, it’s a blast, we’ve been there!) with yet another year featuring a killer line-up of artists (see for yourself here, you really won’t believe your eyes), food, swag, metal golf, beverages (the fun […]

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Rocklahoma is celebrating its 10th year on May 27, 28 & 29 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK, just outside Tulsa. America’s Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party ~ which had 60,000 fans in attendance in 2015 ~ features the best current rock artists and classic bands, with onsite camping amenities and unparalleled VIP packages.   The […]

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  The Festival, part of World’s Loudest Month, Will Feature Performances by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Megadeth, At The Drive-In, and Many More ~ and Specially Priced Presale Tickets Are Available Now!     Rock On The Range ~ the largest and most-acclaimed […]

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Last weekend marked the end of the Sherbrock 2015 concert series in Sherbrooke, QC and we were there to catch Friday’s show at the gorgeous Théatre Granada, with Metallica cover band extraordinaire AlcoholicA headlining. Check out our pictures below! AlcoholicAUnchainedDive Into BlueDrunken FurySherbrockThéatre Granada, Sherbrooke, QC     AlcoholicA Unchained Dive Into Blue Drunken Fury

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    After the stellar show on Day 1, we were excited to get to the festival grounds on day 2 which featured all-original music from well-known Canadian bands, with GrimSkunk and Bookakee headlining the bill.  My personal revelation of the day was T-Bone, a band from Repentigny QC whose heavy, in-your-face rock riffs are supported […]

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[Editor’s note: Check out our coverage of Day 2 here!] If the endless corn fields of the Monteregie region (just east of Montreal) seem to you like an unlikely venue for a heavy metal music festival, you’re certainly not alone; we here at FlashWounds initially thought the same. All the more reason to make the […]

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    Promotorhead Entertainment & PDP Productions present RPM FEST 2015, August 28th, 29th & 30th in Greenfield, MA, and the amount of entertainment they’ve crammed into three days is going to blow your mind! There are killer bands galore, cars, movies, free camping, grilling ~ but you’ve got to see the schedule for yourself to believe everything they’ve […]

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  And here it is, just the start of our coverage of the [bittersweet] final day of Heavy Montreal 2015, headlined by the one and only Slipknot who put on a stage show the likes of which we’ve never seen from them…Enjoy the photos, and as always, stay tuned for more of our coverage of this […]

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    Early on, when the schedule had been finalized and sent around to media who’d be onsite, the line-up for Day 2 of Heavy Montreal struck us as a very interesting mix in terms of the variety of styles, longevity in the business, our level of familiarity with the bands ~ either firsthand or, just like […]

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  ******   There’s something really cool about arriving at Day 1 of Heavy Montreal each year ~ obviously, the promise of the three days of music that lie ahead is a huge part of the equation, but stepping off the Metro right into the courtyard that serves as the entrance to the festival, heading over […]

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This year’s line-up of bands at Heavy Montreal (including Grimposium, the string of parties/shows/events leading up to the main festival weekend) included some of the most recognizable names in everything from heavy metal to punk to hard rock (I don’t think I’m alone when I say that with each passing year, the concept of a band […]

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There’s no arguing that the word “icon” is pretty objective ~ to each his own, beauty, it’s in the eye of the beholder, etc….kind of like how it’s a little hard for me personally to agree with the reality of some of the world’s legitimately great talents, the breakers of barriers, the trailblazers, the fearless creative spirits who […]

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    Massachusetts’ Shadows Fall (Brian Fair, Matt Bachand , Jon Donais, Paul Romanko, Jason Bittner), who have been on indefinite hiatus for much longer than their fans would like, have announced that they’ll be returning to the stage for the Big Kahuna Festival on August 22 in Providence, RI, also playing a show the day […]

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  ******    So back in July, when excitement over the upcoming Heavy Montreal was already pretty much off the charts, we told you about Grimposium, which we’ve started calling the foreplay to HM ~ you can read all about it here.  Grimposium offered a very cool schedule of all different sorts of events and […]

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  Louder Than Life has just given us perhaps the best example of the question “What more could you possibly want?” being completely, 100% rhetorical.     Seriously, take a look at what’s in store for this year ~ it’s like…the festival version of a work of priceless art.  It’s perfect ~ from the bands to the bourbon, […]

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    Heavy Montréal, presented by Molson Canadian, produced by the event experts at evenko, and held at  Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 7, 8 and 9, is just days away (Where did the summer go?? At least there’s no reason to complain how time flies since August brings Heavy, by far one of the highlights of […]

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Get your tickets today to save $5 before the August 1st price increase ~ just click here!   Special discounts given to designated drivers!   Official CCBF website    Official CCBF Facebook 

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  Skybound Entertainment is excited to celebrate its 5th anniversary as a company with one of the coolest crossovers happenings at Comic-Con this year, the “Walking Dead”/Skybound-Nuclear Blast CD sampler featuring brand new tracks from Nuclear Blast artists including Slayer, Fear Factory, Children Of Bodom and many more!   “The entire Skybound Entertainment team is […]

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  In March of this year, Dee Snider and his Twisted Sister bandmates mourned the loss of their drummer, AJ Pero.   The tragedy led them to announce that the 2016 touring season (the 40th anniversary of the band’s formation) would be the end of the road for the world-dominating force of nature that is Twisted Sister.    And while […]

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  ***   On June 15, just a day after their rockin’ live appearance on StageIt, Madame Rockstress had the pleasure of sitting down with Kelly Ogden (vox, bass) of The Dollyrots as she, Luis Cabezas (guitar, vox) and the Dollytot (instrument of choice not yet declared, but there have been sightings of him strapping […]

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  If you’re wondering why I chose FEQ 2012 and not some other year, the answer is very simple (and, sorry, kind of boring…I could have made up a really juicy story, but I’ll save spinning fantastical tales of debauchery for another day…or for one of our younger writers who doesn’t have to spin them because he […]

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Today (June 8) is the final day for purchasing passes to the Festival at just $88! Starting tomorrow, the price increases to $98 ~ which is still a bargain for all the main stage/secondary stage/indoor venue musical performances (300 shows, 10 stages, 11 days’ worth!) plus street performers and all different kinds of entertainment awaiting you in Old […]

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It takes a lot of talent and a lot…we’re talkin’ a LOT…of confidence to open for arguably the world’s most recognizable, influential, controversial, prolific, iconic, ageless, magnetic, and just plain mega-everything band, but Bodh’aktan and The Districts (the latter of whom were featured on TIME magazine’s Top Artists to Watch in 2015 list), along with Lubik, […]

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  In addition to all the national and internationally known bands that we’ll get to witness reuniting one final  time at Amnesia Rockfest, there is a whole line-up of Quebec bands that will be getting back together for the festival’s 10th anniversary as well.  Get ready for special reunion sets from Banlieue Rouge, Penelope, MAP, Groovy Aardvark, […]

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  Once again, ROTR set the bar incredibly high for the rest of the summer festivals, and here, thanks to our photographer SethM ~ who is never satisfied with capturing just a few bands but rather races like a maniac from stage to stage to bring you as many performances as possible ~ are some of […]

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    You can also download the schedule as a pdf here!  I say start planning out your days now…and get ready to do a lot of running from stage to stage so that you don’t miss out on your favorite bands!  It’ll be two of the craziest days of your life, but you’re going to […]

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  Special Priced 2-Day passes go on sale tomorrow, May 18, at 10am, and single day passes go on sale July 1st. For more info on tickets and to purchase yours, head right to the Dirt Fest 2015 website.    Tomorrow will also bring the announcement of the daily line-up! www.dirtfest.com www.facebook.com/dirtfestmi

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    Festival d’été de Québec 2015 pretty much had a lock on putting together the most impressive line-up of the best known bands and musicians representing almost every genre you could name (as well as, like they do every year, bringing in artists whose music is excellent but has not yet gotten the exposure it deserves…but that […]

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  If you haven’t already chosen which stop on the Vans Warped Tour you want to see and don’t have your tickets yet, what are you waiting for, my friend?  This year’s line-up  is sick (and as always, the genre of each band is noted and if you click on their photo, you’ll access a […]

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  This year we get to introduce you to the brand new Pop Up FEQ series presented by SiriusXM Canada! Get ready for surprise concerts in surprising places, all leading up to (and going strong during!) the Festival d’été de Québec, July 9 – 19.  The honor of being the city chosen to host the inaugural Pop-Up FEQ on […]

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    This is going to be THE let loose, kick back, and mellow out party of the summer (and new guests like Kiesza are being added daily), so if you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, head straight here to purchase them!   facebook.com/ilesoniqfestival          

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    Heavy Montréal, which you faithful FlashWounds readers already know is one of the annual highlights of the summer…no, make that of the year…for us from reading our advance articles on the festival and then ~ if you weren’t able to attend what is always a mind-blowing weekend of pure metal adrenaline from an […]

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  ******   The Amnesia Rockfest team is proud to unveil the trailer, which features members of Bad Religion, The Offspring, Pennywise, Korn, NOFX and Lagwagon speaking about what makes Amnesia such a special and worthwhile event to play and attend, for the upcoming documentary film Montebello Rock Village: The Story of Rockfest  here.    […]

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Just as we promised you way back in February, nothing was going to stop us from bringing you photo coverage of the  sold-out (yup, our guess was right) Welcome  to Rockville festival in Jacksonville, FL on April 25 and 26…and the weather sure as hell did try to stop us with downpours and wind like […]

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Alright, here they are ~ pics from the final day of the 2015 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. Unfortunately, we were only able to catch the last 4 bands of the evening, but we’re still glad we made it as those four shows were totally worth it!   See you all next year at […]

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    If there were an award for busiest performer at Heavy Montreal 2015, it would probably go to Carlos Araya, who will be playing drums with Montreal crossover legends  BARF and making more than a few eardrums bleed with Anonymus, the band he created with his friends more than 25 years ago.     For a […]

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As promised, here are pictures from Day 2 of NEMHF, featuring the last New England appearance of Nuclear Assault and some killer performances by Exodus and Testament. Feast your eyes, and stay tuned for Day 3! (Missed Day 1? Catch it here!)(Update: Day 3 pix are here) NEMHF Official SiteThe Palladium Testament Exodus Nuclear Assault Nails […]

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  Festival Set for August 1 & 2 at New Location at Fairplex/Southern California   Headlined on Saturday, August 1 by The Weeknd, The Chemical Brothers, Dillon Francis,Porter Robinson (Live), Schoolboy Q, Odesza, The Glitch Mob, Tchami, Young Thug and Gorgon City (Live) Headlined on Sunday, August 2 byJack U, Ratatat, Chromeo, Die Antwoord, Rl Grime, […]

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  Set in Montreal’s spectacular Parc Jean-Drapeau, IleSoniq more than lives up to its tagline of “Beautiful people, electrifying energy, an insanely fun party where you can be yourself entirely, totally free, your imagination creating  your reality…IleSoniq is magic.”     One look at this year’s stellar line-up ~led by the one and only deadmau5 ~ and the photo gallery from 2014 and […]

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  We told you the surprises would keep coming until the last day of the festival, and here are three more little gems that Alex Martel has arranged: The Ataris,  RVIVR and War On Women have been added to the line-up!  Keep ‘em coming, Alex!!   Also, new this year will be a section devoted entirely to record labels […]

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  Fans came out in droves to the The Palladium in Worcester, MA this past weekend to be part of the most significant metal/hardcore festival of its kind on the East Coast (and beyond) ~ the annual NEMHF, now in its 17th year. FlashWounds was there to cover the mighty musical mayhem, and we’re here to tell you that […]

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  Attila ~ Chris “Fronz” Fronzak, vocals, Chris Linck, guitar, Kalan Blehm, bass, Sean Heenan, drums ~ are getting ready for a summer-long stint on the Main Stage of the Vans Warped Tour and they are celebrating  by releasing the video for “Rebel.” And you’re right, it’s no accident that “Rebel” drops today, 4/20.    BroBible […]

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  311 is enjoying one of those times in a band’s career that is almost too good…no, let’s make that too spectacular…to be true ~ but it IS spectacular, it IS true, and there are three major facts that make how awesome 2015 has been and will continue to be for Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar), […]

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        Between the Buried and Me ~ Dan Briggs, bass, Blake Richardson, drums, Tommy Rogers, vocals, keyboards, Paul Waggoner, guitar, and Dustie Waring, guitar ~ who call Metal Blade Records home, had the honor of headlining the first day of this year’s New England Metal and Hardcore Fest at The Palladium in […]

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  By Kimberly Marchand   If a most excellent party courtesy of an outstanding line-up of Rock, Reggae, Hip Hop, Funk, Riffs, Roots, and Dub bands sounds like the right way to kick off springtime (we didn’t even notice the snow!), then the 27th Annual Bud Light Reggae Festival @ Sugarloaf was nothing less than […]

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  James Frazier and Eric Nordhoff, the masterminds behind the Walker Stalker Conventions (read more about these two ultimate “Walking Dead” fans here), weren’t satisfied with “just” giving fellow fans the thrill of a lifetime with their annual WS events that take place in 11 cities across the US and in London (and I’m just […]

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  Band Also Names Permanent Drummer    Motor City thrashers Battlecross have just returned home from a successful trip to Bogota, CO, and have wasted no time in releasing a brand new song from their forthcoming album, Rise to Power. The new track, “Not Your Slave,” is streaming here, where pre-order bundles are also available. Rise to […]

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  Editor’s Note: For those of you new to FlashWounds or even just too fried to put the proverbial two and two together after a long week at work, “FEQ” is pretty much how everyone refers to my beloved Festival d’ete de Quebec, so for once, I’m going to follow the crowd and call it […]

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  In 2014, California’s long-running melodic prog rock masters Enchant returned after a decade with their eighth album, The Great Divide, released via InsideOut. Now, the spring of 2015 sees the band (with current line-up Ted Leonard – Lead vocals, Douglas A. Ott – Guitars and backing vocals, Ed Platt – Bass guitar and bass pedals, Bill Jenkins […]

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