@summerfestivals

Michigan hard rockers Pop Evil are currently putting tons of mileage on their bus as part of the inaugural Trespass America Festival tour. The Metal Hammer-sponsored trek also features Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Emmure, God Forbid, and Battlecross ...

American metal kingpins Trivium are currently out on the first annual Trespass America Festival tour along with Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Emmure, God Forbid, Pop Evil, and Battlecross. Bassist Paolo Gregoletto has just checked in with Noisecreep with a blog covering the launch of the tour last week ...

Emmure is currently kicking ass on the inaugural Trespass America Festival which is not even two weeks in yet and has already become one of the summer's hottest tickets. The New York group's aggressive blend of hardcore and metal is making the festival's crowd foam at the mouth, delivering huge circle pits every time they hit the stage...

Over the past few years, Summer Slaughter has become one of the premiere package tours showcasing some of underground metal's finest artists. This year, Cannibal Corpse, Between the Buried and Me, The Faceless, Periphery, Veil of Maya, Job for a Cowboy, Goatwhore, Exhumed and Cerebral Bore, are all sharing the deadly bill...

Just before the first notes were played in San Bernardino, Calif., at the kickoff show for the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, Slipknot posted the following on their website: "We're sorry to announce that our brother, Jim Root, will not be performing with us at Mayhem today in San Bernardino due to serious health issues ...

Noisecreep had the honor of sitting down with two members of the legendary New York thrash metal wonders, Anthrax, just before the kickoff date on Mayhem Festival 2012, where they are headlining the Jägermeister Stage. Lead singer Joey Belladonna and lead guitarist Rob Caggiano talked about the band's legacy, the recent Lamb of God controversy, and the first concerts they ever saw - shows that had

America's premiere hardcore and punk festival, Sound & Fury Festival, is back in it's 7th and biggest year yet. The shows will once again take place at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, Calif. and span three days from July 20 through 22. T...

Just last week (June 26), Dallas, Texas metalcore quintet Memphis May Fire released Challenger, their third full-length album. Produced by Cameron Mizell (A Skylit Drive, For All Those Sleeping) and Kellen McGregor, the 11-track album features guest appearances by Sleeping with Sirens' Kellin Quinn and Asking Alexandria's Danny Worsnop...

Noisecreep always appreciates a chance to sit down and catch up with vocalist Danny Worsnop and guitarist Ben Bruce of British metalcore heroes Asking Alexandria. One of the many Sumerian Records acts featured on this year's Mayhem Festival, we spoke with the guys about their thoughts on this tour, the recent Randy Blythe controversy, and the concerts that first turned them on to music... Read Mor

This year's installment of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is currently out causing havoc throughout the States. The main stage headliners are Iowa meta kingpins Slipknot and legendary thrash icons Slayer. Other main stage performers include The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying and Asking Alexandria...