Metal Edge Presents
Highlights
WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE TURNS 15 WITH 210,000 FANS
Over the course of four days, 210,000 fans from all 50 states and more than 30 countries descended on Welcome to Rockville for its 15th year at Daytona International Speedway. Florida weather did everything it could to shut the weekend down. Friday brought a two-and-a-half-hour thunderstorm delay. Saturday sent fans scrambling for cover. Sunday triggered yet another evacuation warning. Nobody left. They waited it out in the grandstands, in parking lots, and inside their cars, then walked straight back through the gates the second they reopened. By the end of the weekend, the storms felt less like interruptions and more like part of the story. Fans and artists pushed through every delay to deliver one of the strongest Rockville editions to date, with sets from Guns N' Roses, Foo Fighters, Bring Me the Horizon, and My Chemical Romance. Sunday closed with Gerard Way leading tens of thousands through “Welcome to the Black Parade” with the kind of command that only comes from understanding exactly what a song means to the people screaming every word back at you. “This lineup is more than a booking decision,” said Danny Wimmer. “It’s what keeps this genre alive and moving forward.” Check out the photos below from the weekend. Photo courtesy of Guns N Roses Foo Fighters by Steve Thrasher Godsmack by Nathan Zucker Black Label Society by Steve Thrasher Amon Amarth by Justin JamesCastle Rat By Dan Virchow The Offspring by Nathan Zucker Bloodywood by Nathan Zucker Bring Me The Horizon by Steve Thrasher My Chemical Romance by Steve Thrasher Photo by Sam Shapiro
THE WARNING NAME THE THREE BANDS CARRYING ROCK RIGHT NOW
Photo: Gustavo Kuri After their mainstage set at Welcome to Rockville this weekend, The Warning sat down with SiriusXM and named three bands carrying rock right now: Turnstile, YUNGBLUD, and Amyl & The Sniffers. The Villarreal sisters belong on that list too. Here’s the case for all four. Turnstile walked away from the 68th Grammy Awards in February with two wins — Best Rock Album for Never Enough and Best Metal Performance for “Birds” — beating out Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, and Sleep Token in the process. The Baltimore band has spent the last two years becoming the most talked-about act in rock, full stop. YUNGBLUD is currently in the middle of the Idols World Tour, selling out arenas across the US and Europe. He took home Best Rock Performance at the same Grammy ceremony for “Changes,” his tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. The Warning, for what it’s worth, are his support act for the North American leg. Amyl & The Sniffers spent the back half of 2025 opening for AC/DC across Australia and sold out London’s Alexandra Palace in October. Their Cartoon Darkness album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance and landed them a Red Rocks debut this June. The Warning just played the Apex Stage at Rockville, dropped their new single “Kerosene” in March, and head into the summer supporting YUNGBLUD at venues from the Greek Theatre to Radio City Music Hall. Three sisters from Monterrey who started with a Metallica cover in their living room. They know exactly who their peers are — they just forgot to include themselves. The Warning Tour Dates supporting YUNGBLUD: Seattle, WA — WAMU Theater — May 15Portland, OR — Moda Center — May 16Las Vegas, NV — PH Live at Planet Hollywood — May 19San Diego, CA — The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park — May 20Los Angeles, CA — Greek Theatre — May 22Napa, CA — BottleRock Napa Valley — May 23Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre — May 25Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory — May 28Austin, TX — Moody Amphitheater — May 29Orlando, FL — Addition Financial Arena — Jun 1Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Live — Jun 2Charlotte, NC — Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre — Jun 4Atlantic City, NJ — Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena — Jun 6Washington, DC — The Anthem — Jun 7Boston, MA — Leader Bank Pavilion — Jun 9New York, NY — Radio City Music Hall — Jun 10 Atlanta, GA — Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park — Jun 13
5 MUST-SEE BANDS AT SONIC TEMPLE
AMON AMARTH Photo: Dimitry Mak The almighty Viking metal warlords are setting sail for Columbus, Ohio on May 17th, bringing their conquest to the Cathedral Stage at Sonic Temple. Currently storming through the final stretch of the Amonklok tour, the band is arriving battle-hardened — we caught them absolutely destroy Brooklyn Paramount on this same run. Come ready to raise a horn, row the mosh pit, and chant alongside thousands of fellow warriors. ATREYU Photo: Josh Beech The Orange County metalcore veterans have gold records, Top 20 Billboard debuts, and over two decades in the game, and they're showing up to the Citadel Stage Friday with something to say. The End Is Not The End, their tenth album, dropped just weeks ago, and by the band's own account it's their heaviest and most adventurous record yet. Hope they dig into the new record with "Dead," "In The Dark," and our own Song of the Week "Children of the Light," because this is the rare festival slot where the new material is actually the reason to show up early. CASTLE RAT Photo: Dimitry Mak Riley Pinkerton performing as the Rat Queen leads the Brooklyn doom outfit through choreographed battles between life and death every single night, and the crowds have been answering back in character across every stop of the Amonklok tour. We caught them at Brooklyn Paramount on this run and the line to get in was as long as we've ever seen for an opener — everybody wanted to be inside before the first note dropped. Castle Rat hits the Altar Stage first at 1:15 on Sunday, and we have a feeling Columbus is going to look the same. Get there early. KREATOR Photo: Ana Rita Alves Forty-plus years into their career, Mille Petrozza and company are showing up to the Altar Stage on Saturday with their sixteenth album and zero interest in coasting. Krushers of the World dropped in January and has been one of our favorite records of the year — produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, the same pairing behind Phantom Antichrist and Gods of Violence, it sounds enormous. After wrapping a massive European run through 20 countries with Carcass and Exodus, the band took a well-deserved breather before making Sonic Temple only the second stop of their North American dates. They're arriving rested and ready to turn the Altar Stage into a giant circle pit. "Blood of Our Blood" and "Seven Serpents" are at the top of our list. ARCHITECTS Photo: Dimitry mak We caught Architects on the The Sky, The Earth & All Between tour at Terminal 5 last August and left with sore necks. The Brighton metalcore veterans hit their first-ever number one at US Active Rock Radio with "Everything Ends" and the album has moved over 90,000 units — the momentum has been building all year. Now they're back in the States on the Broken Mirror Tour and Sonic Temple is one of the last stops. Sam Carter is one of the most commanding front men in the genre, and the Sanctuary Stage on Saturday is going to be loud. Sonic Temple tickets are 96% sold out. Don't miss it.
