Mike Patton

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BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2021: Full Line-Up Announced For September 9–12 Festival In Southwest Virginia

To mark the fourth outing of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, PURPOSE DRIVEN EVENTS has amassed a line-up of 180+ bandsfor the September 9–12 event at Blue Ridge Amphitheater, a long-awaited large-scale concert venue in Southwest Virginia. The excitement for the event is already building in the media and from the line-up: ●”This is the best… Read more »


August Burns Red and More Playing The Sickest Party Of The Summer – The GWAR B-Q

The 7th annual GWAR B-Q  will be held on August 20th in beautiful Richmond, VA at historic Hadad’s Lake. GWAR will of course be performing a set full of murder and mayhem along with the already stacked lineup which includes Lamb of God, Against Me!, American Nightmare, Eyehategod, and Lagwagon. BUY YOUR TICKETS AT http://gwarbq.com/tickets!… Read more »


AUGUST BURNS RED – Found In Far Away Places

Bands of all genres rise and fall with the times, but only a handful have been as dominant in the metalcore subgenre as August Burns Red.  With a decade of consistently great music, it should come as little surprise that their new album, Found In Far Away Places, is towering over the others on the… Read more »


PHOTOS – AUGUST BURNS RED – Showbox, Seattle 02-16-15


AUGUST BURNS RED – Rescue and Restore

Few bands stand out more in the modern metal world today than August Burns Red. They have released six genre-defining albums, with their most recent release being Rescue and Restore, and gone on some of the biggest tours in metal in both the U.S.A. and Europe. Recently we got to sit down with J.B. Brubaker,… Read more »