Slayer performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2024. Photos courtesy Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Aftershock Festival returned to Discovery Park bigger than ever on Thursday, the first of four days. The addition of a fifth stage for the first time created a Warped-Tour-esque environment…

The best albums of 2022 include Orville Peck, Bruce Springsteen, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Ozzy Osbourne, Phoenix, Eddie Vedder, Aurora, Death Cab for Cutie, Skillet and Halestorm. We’re now well into our countdown of our list of the best albums of 2022.…

Papa Roach performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2022. Photos courtesy Nathan Zucker and Steve Thrasher. SACRAMENTO — The third day of Aftershock Fest, on Saturday, was also a celebration of the artists who have been putting in the work for years, or in the case…

Halestorm, “Back From the Dead.” Halestorm makes clear within the opening notes of the band’s fifth album that it isn’t here to mess around. The Pennsylvania band has become one of hard rock’s most reliable acts. Since debuting in 2009, Lzzy Hale and co. have gained an identity. Back From…

Evanescence performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Nov. 9, 2021. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN JOSE — Two of modern rock’s heavyweight vocalists teamed up for a powerhouse bill at SAP Center. Amy Lee of Evanescence and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale showed off their formidable vocal prowess during their band’s…

Halestorm, courtesy Jimmy Fontaine. Finishing up a tour press day might typically be just a part of the job for a musician, but today Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale is eager to dive into each and every conversation. Evanescence, Halestorm 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9 SAP Center Tickets: $39.50-$79.50. “Honestly……

Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos, courtesy. Is rock dead? The question, seemingly an early point of new documentary “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos,” only works rhetorically. “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm and more, director Jonathan McHugh  Watch Now @ Home Cinema, Abramorama, March 12…

L to R. Row 1: Finneas, Carly Rae Jepsen, BANNERS, August Burns Red, Lil Nas X. Row 2: Lights, Black Pumas, Chloe Flower, Ben Caplan, Liam Payne. Row 3: Dallas Smith, ROZEI, Dashboard Confessional, Dee Snider with Lzzy Hale, Josie Dunne. No one could have expected that 2020’s Holiday…

Tool performs at the Aftershock Festival on Oct. 13, 2019. Courtesy of Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Northern California’s annual hard rock festival, Aftershock, continued its upward trajectory as one of the premiere national events for heavy music. What began back in 2012 as a one-day and one-stage event has ballooned…

Mike Shinoda, “Post-Traumatic.” This year was one of transition and experimentation for artists, and I’ve used fairly simple criteria to narrow down my top 10 albums. These are the ones I found myself loading up on my Spotify playlist—or, amazingly, even grabbing the CD. In addition to original songwriting…