
2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.

The Sword Releases Video From New Album, ‘Used Future’
“Twilight Sunrise” is the second track from the Sword’s new album, and the video is kind of trippy.

Slayer Talks About Slayer In New Video Series
Last month, Slayer announced that it would wrap up its 37 year-long bloody reign over the world of heavy metal by heading out on May 10 for one last tour around the globe (and, by proxy, hell). In 2016, vocalist/bassist Tom Araya told Loudwire, “After 35 years, it’s time to collect my pension.” To celebrate — and…

Three Cheers for My Chemical Romance-Inspired Pizzas!
I brought Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn my money, they brought me a slice.For one day only, a Brooklyn-based pizzeria served specialty pizzas named after our favorite fabulous killjoys.

PVRIS Release Stripped-Down Version Of Their Song “Heaven”
Fresh off the release of their album All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell, PVRIS has released a stripped-down version of their single “Heaven.” You can listen / watch “Heaven (Stripped)” below: All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell Track List: Heaven Half Anyone Else What’s Wrong Walk Alone…

Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Walnut
Walnut A177291 • 2-year old neutered male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC I think I fall more in love with Walnut every time I take him outside. He is a little vocal for attention in his cage, but easy to leash up and walk outside. He’s such a goofy guy. Walnut follows you…

Check Out this Full Misfits Concert from a Public Access TV Show in 1983
“We are 1983,” says everybody in the Detroit basement where this Misfits concert was filmed 35 years ago, and originally aired on a short-lived public access TV show.

NRA Spokesperson Dana Loesch Thinks Green Day Isn’t Punk
A Brief History of the Mouthpiece Hating on Green DayWednesday kicked off the 45th edition of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the annual gathering of right-wingers who pay to sit through speeches and panels about guns, taxes, and as one upcoming panel title states, “Kim Jong Un-iversity: How America’s College Campuses Are Turning Into Re-Education Camps.” (Think a Star Wars convention but for…

What has Two Thumbs and Thinks ‘Pablo Honey’ is the Best Radiohead Album?
One of our contrarian writers, that’s who.This contrarian who we actually pay money to in exchange for website content thinks that ‘Pablo Honey’ is the best Radiohead album. Problem is, he could be right.