KISS, Judas Priest To Headline Aftershock Festival

First, is it poking the bear to name a festival held in California... Aftershock? Anyway, this fall's Aftershock festival will be headlined by Kiss, Judas Priest, Slipknot, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters, Shinedown and lots more. Other bands like Ice Nine Kills, Dirty Honey and Bullet for My Valentine will also perform. Tickets are available now. The fest takes place October 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Sacramento, California. A quick glance of tickets tells me that the 4-day GA pass is $460 with fees. VIP passes are also available.

Your 2022 lineup is HERE! 🤘 Don’t miss four jam-packed days at the West Coast's BIGGEST rock festival featuring @foofighters, @mychemicalromance, @slipknot, @kissonline and 85+ more of your favorite artists.

Passes are ON SALE NOW for $10 down at https://t.co/xUtaSaTEEX! pic.twitter.com/liyKL5e2yr

— AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL (@AFTERSHOCKSAC) February 23, 2022

'Let's Go Crazy'

Our beloved Dirty Honey boys are back with a new cover of the Prince classic "Let's Go Crazy." The song was released on New Year's Eve - a nice nod to the holiday I suppose. It's an interesting take on the famous track and the guitar solo is great. This will be another great one for Dirty Honey to perform live. I added to my music library and this will probably make it to my running rotation too. Check it out below!

The Best Hard Rock Albums Of 2021

Overall, 2021 was a good year in heavy music. There were lots of releases, proving that Gene Simmons is definitely wrong about rock being dead. You just have to know where to find it these days. The following list are my favorite releases of 2021, in no real order. Hopefully you discover something new here. I bet we share a lot of favorites - a few videos are below. What do you think?

• The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood - Ice Nine Kills 

• Dirty Honey - Dirty Honey

• Mammoth WVH - Mammoth WVH 

• Smith/Kotzen - Smith/Kotzen

• For Those That Wish To Exist - Architects

• Senjutsu - Iron Maiden

• Bullet For My Valentine - Bullet For My Valentine

• Checkered Past - L.A. Guns

• Sacrifice - The Devil Wears Prada 

• The Gospel Truth - Gilby Clarke

• Detroit Stories - Alice Cooper

Dirty Honey, 'The Wire' -- New Video

This is not a drill: Dirty Honey has a new video out for their song "The Wire." The song is on the band's self-titled debut full-length album. A great way to celebrate the holiday weekend!