When a band member passes during the recording of an album, the original plans often go out the window and it becomes a memorial and tribute to that member. When that member is legendary drummer Vinnie Paul, and the band is Hellyeah, that’s exactly what happens and the record- now released-...

Resilience is a word that has become synonymous with Of Mice & Men and their last record- Defy– showed exactly that. Fast forward to 2019 and their second record with bassist Aaron Pauley on vocals- EARTHANDSKY is ready to unleash upon the world and it’s the perfect successor to...

Well, it’s been one hell of a ride for Puddle of Mudd. It’s only been 10 years since their last record- Vol. 4l: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate released. Sure, that’s a long time between albums for most bands but frontman Wes Scantlin has had a rocky decade, to say the...

Every few years Steel Panther return and remind us how deprived we’ve actually been from the world of real heavy metal and this year is no exception as they’ve returned with Heavy Metal Rules, which obliterates everything your earholes have heard this year.  “Zebraman” opens the...

Weird Al Yankovic has been doing some experiment tours the last few years. Recently he did the deep cuts tour where he played obscure songs from his career. This year he embarked on the Strings Attached Tour, which saw him backed by a 40-piece symphony orchestra and the tour hit Indianapolis...

It’s hard to believe the Summer concert season is almost over but things are getting even hotter as the come to a close, with Papa Roach hitting Indy’s Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn with Asking Alexandria and Bad Wolves. Bad Wolves got the night started off right, with frontman Tommy Vext...

Co-Headline tours seem to be the way metal bands are going the last few years and KoRn are the latest band to come through Noblesville, Ind. on a co-headline bill- this time with Alice in Chains and support from Underoath and Fever 333. The night started early with Fever 333’s insanity...

Indianapolis’ rock scene has vastly improved over the last year or so. Last year saw Shinedown & Godsmack, Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin, Ozzy Osbourne & Stone Sour and many more come through and 2019 has been one hell of a follow...

When Slipknot released “All Out Life” last Fall, there was no looking back. Then in April this year, the single was made a theme for WWE NXT and they released “Unsainted” shortly after, quickly followed by the announcement of the Knotfest Roadshow- a summer tour with Volbeat, Gojira...

I Prevail set the world on fire a few years ago with their debut full-length, Lifelines, but they torched it and burned it down with their sophomore, Trauma, earlier this year. The album saw them getting heavier and more aggressive and they recently hit the road with Issues and Justin Stone-...