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CBGB & OMFUG Announces First-Ever “CBGB Festival” for September

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The Press Release:
CBGB & OMFUG – Home of Underground Rock lives on with the announcement of the CBGB Festival, presented in partnership with The Bowery Presents, taking place September 27 at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY. The one-day event features a stacked lineup of 21 generation-spanning bands across 3 raucous stages. Headlining the festival are Iggy Pop—his first NYC show in over a decade—and Jack White.

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The lineup is impeccably curated, featuring punk legends like Sex Pistols, Johnny Marr, Lunachicks, Marky Ramone, The Damned, and Melvins; CBGB-era hardcore staples Gorilla Biscuits, Murphy’s Law, and Cro-Mags; and today’s punk torchbearers including The Linda Lindas, Lambrini Girls, Destroy Boys, Angel Du$t, Scowl, Pinkshift, Teen Mortgage, YHWH Nailgun, Soul Glo, and Lip Critic.
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The Rasmus Announce Charity Gig @ Atlas Festival in Ukraine This July

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The Press Release:
One of Finland’s most internationally known bands, The Rasmus, will play a charity gig in Ukraine this summer on July 19 as the headliner of the Atlas Festival, as the only foreign artist at the event. The band wants to do their part to help Ukraine.

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“It’s scary to play in the middle of war, but we want to show our support for the Ukrainian people. We have a massive fan base in Ukraine and we’ve also previously done a joint song with the Ukrainian Eurovision winner Kalush Orchestra” – frontman Lauri Ylönen.
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Breaking News: Louder Than Life Festival Cancels Friday Event Due To Extreme Weather

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Important:
Based on an announcement that was just recently shared to their Official Facebook Page, the Friday edition of the Louder Than Life Festival for 2024 has been cancelled due to the hurricane that is too close for comfort.

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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Disappointing for sure but honestly its better to be safe than sorry because these hurricanes are no joke sometimes. If you are someone whose family and friends reside in this region we hope that you are safe and sound during this chaotic weather time.

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Judas Priest Added To “Power Trip” Festival Lineup

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The Press Release:
Judas Priest has been added to the POWER TRIP line-up joining AC/DC on the Saturday, October 7 bill (filling the slot originally reserved for Ozzy Osbourne) at the world’s greatest live music destination the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. The historic three-day event set for October 6, 7 and 8 will bring together six iconic bands that define loud and powerful music: Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden (Friday, October 6), AC/DC and Judas Priest (Saturday, October 7) and Metallica and Tool (Sunday, October 8).


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Metal Injection Announces Inaugural Music Festival

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The Press Release:
Metal Injection is pleased to announce the debut of its very own two-day festival! The inaugural Metal Injection Festival will take over Orange County, CA from September 16-17 across two iconic venues – The Observatory and House of Blues Anaheim. The stacked and diverse lineup is a melting pot of genres, inclusive to both legendary bands as well as emerging and underground artists worth discovering. The full lineup is as follows:

Saturday, September 16 @ The Observatory:
$35 Ticket
Max & Iggor Cavalera
Exhumed
Incite
Fueled By Fire
Dead Heat

Cavalera will be performing a special “Morbid Visions” and “Bestial” Devastation set.
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