Iron Maiden performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 12, 2024. Photos courtesy Aftershock Festival. AFTERSHOCK 2024: • Slayer reunites for explosive Thursday headlining set • Slipknot rocks like its 1999 on fest’s second day SACRAMENTO — Saturday night’s Aftershock headliners were proof that…

Staind, “Confessions of the Fallen.” The latest album by Staind, Confessions of the Fallen, caps off a reunion that began in 2019 with a string of festival dates and a hometown show. At first, new material didn’t seem to be in the cards, but with time the band got…

Korn performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2021. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Despite singer Jonathan Davis still recovering from a bout of COVID-19—and guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer quarantining after having tested positive for the illness mere days ago, rockers Korn brought their unique flavor of…

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…

Staind. Courtesy photo. Mike Mushok may be the most enthused man alive for the reunion of early aughts hard rock mainstays Staind. “I mean, I wanted to do it all along,” the Staind guitarist said of kickstarting the discussions to get the band back together. “It was just about trying…