aftershock festival

Ernie Ball announced recently that it will be sponsoring its 17th annual Battle of the Bands this summer. The band that wins will get to play on the Ernie Ball Stage during Monster Energy’s Aftershock Music Festival happening in Sacramento, Calif. on Sept. 14 and 15.

Schecter Guitars recently announced that they will be the official guitar sponsor of the highly anticipated 2013 Aftershock Festival. The two-day metal fest starts Sept. 14 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. Thirty-eight bands are scheduled to take the stage during the hard-rocking weekend, including many of Schecter's sponsored artists.

Did you feel that? The earth just moved, since the fine folks at Aftershock, aka Northern California's biggest summer rock festival, have announced the impressive and expanded lineup for this year's event, with Five Finger Death Punch confirmed as the Sunday night co-headliner.

Warner Bros. Records The second annual Monster Energy Drink Aftershock Festival has revealed the majority of its 2013 bill. The massive two-day fest will feature Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Megadeth, Shinedown and many others.