Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery + 3-Day Recap Video
So many great pictures, it’ll probably crash your tabsRiot Fest is over, and yeah, we’re bummed too. But don’t worry, the memories live on (and so do the porta-potty lines). There were crowdsurfing newlyweds, reunions, anniversaries, and of course, you beautiful maniacs. We’ll have a few more galleries, videos, and cool shit to share in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait until…
Phil Anselmo Would Be Open To The Idea Of A Pantera Reunion With A Dimebag Darrell Hologram
Even though Vinnie and Rex have said no in the past, Phil Anselmo said in December that he’d be open to a Pantera reunion, “I think it would be a great idea if everyone else felt it was a great idea. And I would just say that if everybody came calling, then count me in…
Rush Broke Up Two Years Ago, Forgot To Tell Anyone
It appears the Canadian rock band Rush broke up two years ago and forgot to tell anyone. In a recent interview with the Globe and Mail, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson announced that the band stopped touring in 2016 and that they basically broke up. “It’s been a little over two years since Rush last toured,” the…
“We’d Put In Straight-Up Lies Because They Were Funny”: Monster of Ink Mark Dancey, The Motor City’s Scribbling Satirist
Monsters of Ink is a new series where we talk to some of the artists and designers, both legends and legends-to-be, whose contributions define the visual language of modern music. Without these tireless screenprinters, typographers, and obsessive stipplers, our archetypal image of rock ‘n’ roll would probably just be a bunch of dweebs with guitars…
The End Is Near: Slayer Announce 2018 Farewell World Tour
Existing on damnation’s edge, the priest had never known to witness such a violent show of power overthrown. Slayer is calling it quits. No dates, or locations, or venues, or details have been released, but the “end is near” for Slayer. In a 30 second YouTube video, Slayer has announced “its exit with one, final…
The Riot Fest Week in Review
Week of January 15th, 2018THE RETURN OF RIOT SPRAY https://riotfest.org/2018/01/riot-spray/ WOMAN MARRIES A 300-YEAR-OLD GHOST https://riotfest.org/2018/01/woman-marries-300-year-old-pirate-ghost/ THE RETURN OF DEREK SMALLS https://riotfest.org/2018/01/derek-smalls-formerly-of-the-band-formerly-known-as-spinal-tap-is-back-with-his-debut-solo-album/ YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO COOKIES https://riotfest.org/2018/01/19-99-month-can-get-subscription-oreo-cookies/ LET’S ALL BINGE WATCH LIVING SINGLE THIS WEEKEND https://riotfest.org/2018/01/binge-watching-living-single-today/ JEREMY ROENICK LOVES KID ROCK https://riotfest.org/2018/01/jeremy-roenick-thinks-kid-rock-talented-musician-ever-planet/ SUPER TROOPERS 2 TRAILER https://riotfest.org/2018/01/first-full-length-trailer-super-troopers-2/ WANTED: A CHICKEN NUGGET TASTE TESTER https://riotfest.org/2018/01/uk-retailer-ishiring-a-chicken-nugget-taste-tester/…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, January 19th, 2018Nothing but respect for MY president. Happy Birthday Dolly Parton. Jeremy Roenick, who received several concussions while playing hockey, loves Kid Rock. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/jeremy-roenick-thinks-kid-rock-talented-musician-ever-planet/ Watch the trailer to Super Troopers 2 right MEOW! https://riotfest.org/2018/01/first-full-length-trailer-super-troopers-2/ You should adopt this Nugget. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/riot-fest-adoptable-puppy-week-nugget/ Metal IS an adjective. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/m-w-metal/ Erasure announce album and tour. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/erasure-announce-new-album-north-american-tour/ Style is important, people. Especially…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Nugget
The shelter remains at a very high population and we are still looking for the public to come meet some of our amazing adoptable dogs. Stop in any day from 12pm-6pm to meet the pups and adopt. NUGGET A164909 • Neutered, 4 year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Nugget came to the…
Merriam-Webster Wants To Know If ‘Metal’ Is An Adjective
Popular musical genre heavy metal — often shortened to metal by its legions of dark-clothed, long-haired supporters (and detractors as well) — has been listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary for a very long time as a noun, as follows: Heavy metal as music genre dates back to the late 1960s, but as a term for a metal…
