The News Review:
- Metal fans rock xford County Fairgrounds at day-long music festival
- Preview- Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2009
- Tour is metal melting pot
Metal fans rock xford County Fairgrounds at day-long music festival
SunJournal.com
performs at xxfest 2009 at the xford County Fairgrounds in xford on Sunday. XFRD ? More than 3300 metal fans from across the region descended on xford County Fairgrounds for a daylong music festival jam packed with roaring riffs pounding drums lyrical angst and of course lots and lots of moshing. "Heavy metal music rocks" screamed Josh Thurlow 26 of Norway as he took a break from slamming bodies inside the pit during the New Hampshire-based Honest Eye set. "I most definitely give this event two thumbs up! That’s what we all came here for ? heavy music and moshing. "The throng of people gathered on a fairground field grew steadily throughout Sunday’s event in anticipation of headliners Papa Roach and their opening act local Maine-based favorite Dead Season. rganized by New England Concerts the event aimed to not only bring a bigger act to town but also offer big-time exposure to several smaller bands. The all-day music event featured 25 acts from across Maine and theregion on dual stages that ping-ponged bands andfans alike back and forth.
Preview- Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2009
Examiner.com
Hot Topic & Jagermeister Stages: Plenty of major metal bands are gracing the parking lot stages this year when the festival rolls through DTE Energy Music Theatre. After a blistering performance at Rock on the Range All That Remains makes their way to their first Mayhem Fest and is still touring behind their “vercome” record. ne of the bands getting plenty of attention at Mayhem is the Polish death metal outfit.
Related from Vervemed: Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2009
Tour is metal melting pot
Akron Beacon Journal
”But for many fans metal is not just their favorite music to listen to it also speaks to and informs their lives. They are part of a global community of headbangers. n Friday the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will stop at Blossom Music Center bringing with it a mix of new and old metal bands and a variety of metal subgenres. Metal has generally been considered masculine and adolescent and for much of its history it has been derided by critics nonfans and conservative and religious groups for its embracing and some would say glorification of the ugly side of human existence. Before the rise of gangsta rap any conservative group looking for a musical target could easily set its ideological cross hairs on metal. Bands such as Metallica and Disturbed sell millions of records and sell out arenas.