Armed with a brigade of rock, metal and electronic talent, Orion Music + More festival kicked off its weekend-long festival at Belle Isle in Detroit on Saturday (June 8), with Red Hot Chili Peppers closing out the evening.
There are an incredible amount of hard rock and metal music festivals held worldwide as the summer season stretches from May to September. There's Mayhem, Rock on the Range, Reading, Leeds, Download, Hellfest, Wacken and Bloodstock, just to name a few. But for connoisseurs of punk rock who are looking for a major festival, an incredible lineup has just been put together for the 2013 Amnesia Rockfest in Quebec, Canada, with some hard rock and metal sprinkled in, as well.
For a band like Rise Against, the creative process is always ongoing, but frontman Tim McIlrath says that it may actually be a little while before we hear from them again. The singer tells Rolling Stone that the group wants to "recharge" a bit before starting in on a new record.
Rise Against got a little help from a couple of friends for a star-studded rendition of the Bruce Springsteen song 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday night (Sept. 29).
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, System of a Down singer Serj Tankian and Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath have joined forces to create an unofficial anthem for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Morello recently performed a free show to mark the one-year anniversary of Occupy and to help "re-energize" the political faction.
Although MTV has been taken over by ‘Jersey Shore’ and ‘Teen Mom,’ the ‘M’ once stood for music and the 2012 VMA Nominations honoring the best in video making are in.
Chicago punk rock band Rise Against are known for sending optimistic and politically charged messages through their tunes. The band makes the list with their track ‘Savior’ off of the 2008 release ‘Appeal to Reason.’
Black Veil Brides just entered Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame with five-straight victories, which means it’s time for two new bands to go head to head with their latest singles.
The quality of entertainment in Arizona just got a little better after the Sound Strike organization of performers lifted their ban on the state over anti-immigration laws.
Rise Against started off 2012 on the road and they haven’t stopped since. We recently reported that the band will be part of this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago, and now Rise Against have announced dates for a fall 2012 North American tour.
