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Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Songs of 2022
Our 2022 Annual Report continues with our Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Songs list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. You can find it all in one place here. Heavy music has reached a golden age of sorts. The family tree of genres continues to branch out, with artists finding new ways to expand upon the styles of the past. For example, Spirit Adrift are a loving update on vintage thrash and doom, while a band such as Boris seek to constantly test themselves with new sounds and concepts. Any and every sonic direction is viable, and that’s the beauty of it …a never-ending well of art that has tirelessly evolved into a aural universe unto itself. This year offered some welcome surprises and reunions, such as the ret...
Hellfest 2023 Lineup: Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slipknot, KISS, Mötley Crüe, and More
Hellfest Open Air has announced its 2023 lineup, and once again it’s a mammoth list of the biggest metal and hard rock bands in the world. Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slipknot, KISS, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and more than 170 other acts have signed on for the four-day extravaganza, taking place June 15th-18th in Clisson, France. This past year, Hellfest staged an unprecedented seven-day festival, making up for lost time due to the pandemic. In 2023, the French fest is returning to a four-day event, but the lineup is still quite impressive. Joining the aforementioned acts are Hollywood Vampires (the supergroup featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp), Tenacious D, Rancid, Porcupine Tree, Sum 41, Behemoth, Fishbone, Coheed and Cambria, Amon Amarth,, Puscifer, Machine Gun Kelly, Meshugga...
2023 Welcome to Rockville Lineup: Pantera, Tool, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and More
Welcome to Rockville Festival has revealed its 2023 lineup, and it’s absolutely jam-packed with many of the biggest names in rock and metal. The four-day fest features headliners Pantera, Tool, Slipknot, and Avenged Sevenfold, plus dozens of other notable acts. Taking place May 18th-21st at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Flordia, the 2023 edition of Welcome to Rockville also boasts such acts as Deftones, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Incubus, The Mars Volta, and more. Four-day passes are available via the official festival site. Slipknot will headline on Thursday (May 18th), and will be joined by Rob Zombie, QOTSA, Puscifer, Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine, Black Veil Brides, Suicidal Tendencies, Avatar, Converge, Band-Maid...
Led Zeppelin to Stream “Celebration Day” Concert for Free on YouTube to Mark 15th Anniversary
Led Zeppelin’s 2007 “Celebration Day” concert stands as their last show ever, barring any future reunions. To mark the historic gig’s 15th anniversary, the legendary band is streaming the entire performance for free on YouTube on Saturday (December 10th). On December 10th, 2007, Zeppelin reunited to play the O2 Arena in London to celebrate music executive Ahmet Ertegun, who had passed away a year earlier. Original members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones were joined by drummer Jason Bonham, son of late Zeppelin member John Bonham. The show marked the band’s first performance since their 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, and was considered a triumph, earning far more acclaim than previous one-off reunions in the ’80s and ’90s. Advertisement Related Video Among the cl...
Steven Tyler’s Health Issues Force Aerosmith to Cancel All December Vegas Shows
Aerosmith have been forced to cancel all of their December “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency shows due to singer Steven Tyler’s unspecified health issues. The band had canceled the December 2nd and 5th performances one at a time before eventually calling off the entire December slate, including a show tonight (December 8th) and on Sunday (December 11th). The residency had resumed in September after Tyler’s stint in rehab forced the cancellation of their June and July shows in Vegas earlier this year. Said Steven Tyler after the second December date was canceled [via Aerosmith’s Facebook]: “On the advice of my doctor, I’m taking more time to rest… there is nowhere we’d rather be than on stage surrounded by the greatest fans in the world..” Advertisement Related Video Earlier today the b...
Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 2022
Our 2022 Annual Report continues with our Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. You can find it all in one place here. Touring returned in full force in 2022, if not more so, as bands made up for lost time on the road. During that concert-industry shutdown of 2020 and 2021, many artists used the time to hit the studio. Veteran acts like Ozzy Osbourne, Slipknot, Rammstein, and Lamb of God, who had all just released albums in 2019 or 2020, were able to record new albums during their time off the road, and thus unleashed follow-ups in a relatively quick manner in 2022. Advertisement Other acts like Megadeth and Alexisonfire ended long waits, releasing their first albums in six...
Ranking: Every Slipknot Album from Worst to Best
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, based on the exact science of personal opinion, late night debates, and the love of music. This time, we follow Slipknot’s career, from their 1996 full-length demo, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., to their most recent effort, 2022’s THE END, SO FAR. Slipknot are one of the biggest bands of the 21st century. From their theatrical presentation to the brutality of their music, it didn’t take long for the band to capture the ears and hearts of listeners around the globe. Since the release of their 1999 self-titled album, the masked marauders have continued to push their creative muscles to the test, expanding upon their brand of heaviness. From the visceral cuts off of 2001’s Iowa, to the somber atmosphere off of 2008’s All Hope Is G...
Ranking: Every Slipknot Album from Worst to Best
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, based on the exact science of personal opinion, late night debates, and the love of music. This time, we follow Slipknot’s career, from their 1996 full-length demo, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., to their most recent effort, 2022’s THE END, SO FAR. Slipknot are one of the biggest bands of the 21st century. From their theatrical presentation to the brutality of their music, it didn’t take long for the band to capture the ears and hearts of listeners around the globe. Since the release of their 1999 self-titled album, the masked marauders have continued to push their creative muscles to the test, expanding upon their brand of heaviness. From the visceral cuts off of 2001’s Iowa, to the somber atmosphere off of 2008’s All Hope Is G...
Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe Announce Summer 2023 US Tour Dates with Alice Cooper
Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe have added a run of summer 2023 US dates to their co-headlining tour, with special guest Alice Cooper. The six US concerts will kick off August 5th in Syracuse, New York, and run through an August 18th stop in El Paso, Texas. Platinum, fan-club, and VIP pre-sales begin Friday (December 9th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Citi cardmembers will have access to a pre-sale beginning next Tuesday (December 13th) at 10 a.m. local time, while a Live Nation pre-sale launches next Thursday (December 15th) at 10 a.m. local time (using the code CHEER). The general public sale goes live next Friday (December 16th) at 10 a.m. local time. Advertisement Related Video The newly US dates will follow a pair of previously announced Atlantic City warm-up shows on February 1...
Skid Row and Buckcherry Announce 2023 US Co-Headlining Tour
Skid Row and Buckcherry have announced a 2023 US co-headlining tour with support from No Resolve. Dates kick off March 9th in Bowler, Wisconsin and wrap up March 31st in Hinton, Oklahoma. Artist pre-sales go live today (December 7th) at 10 a.m. local time, while a Live Nation pre-sale begins Thursday (December 8th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code CHEER. General public ticket sales begin Friday (December 9th) at 10 a.m. local time. Pick up tickets via Ticketmaster (both bands will also be offering VIP meet-and-greet packages, as well). “I’m psyched to hit the road together with our friends in Buckcherry,” said Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan in a press release. “This will be the coolest, most badass tour of 2023.” Related Video Added Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd: “Put two great live roc...
Skid Row and Buckcherry Announce 2023 US Co-Headlining Tour
Skid Row and Buckcherry have announced a 2023 US co-headlining tour with support from No Resolve. Dates kick off March 9th in Bowler, Wisconsin and wrap up March 31st in Hinton, Oklahoma. Artist pre-sales go live today (December 7th) at 10 a.m. local time, while a Live Nation pre-sale begins Thursday (December 8th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code CHEER. General public ticket sales begin Friday (December 9th) at 10 a.m. local time. Pick up tickets via Ticketmaster (both bands will also be offering VIP meet-and-greet packages, as well). “I’m psyched to hit the road together with our friends in Buckcherry,” said Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan in a press release. “This will be the coolest, most badass tour of 2023.” Related Video Added Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd: “Put two great live roc...
Steel Panther Announce 2023 US Tour
Steel Panther will embark on an extensive 2023 US tour in support of their forthcoming album On the Prowl, which arrives February 24th. The newly announced dates kick off the day the album drops on February 24th in Las Vegas. The glam metal act will remain on the road through an April 8th concert in San Diego. Ticket pre-sales begin tomorrow (December 7th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster (use access code CHEER). Info regarding VIP packages including meet and greets, exclusive merch, and early show entry can be found via Steel Panther’s website. Advertisement Related Video The band has also unveiled the music video for On the Prowl single “1987.” The clip features plenty of the band’s signature tongue-in-cheek humor, while the song pays homage to the glory days of hair metal and hard...
