Tag Archives: Destruction

Doro Pesch to replace Destruction at Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024

Posted by on March 6, 2024

  Milwaukee Metal Fest is closing in, with only six weeks until the shows! This week, they announced a few new additions to the 2024 lineup: Destruction had to reschedule until 2025, and heavy metal queen Doro Pesch will take their place on Friday, May 17. On Saturday, May 18, Ross the Boss will be […]

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Full Lineup revealed for 2024’s Milwaukee Metal Fest

Posted by on February 12, 2024

  Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced the final 19 bands on the lineup, including Municipal Waste, Autopsy, Terrorizer, Macabre, Nunslaughter, and Gatecreeper.  Additionally, details have been announced for the Thursday pre-party, including a couple of local Wisconsin faves, Toxic Ruin and H1Z1. The pre-party is free to attend for anyone with a 3-day festival pass. […]

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Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 expands lineup with eleven more bands: Hammerfall, Testament, Casket Robbery

Posted by on December 19, 2023

  Continuing on their announcement roll, Milwaukee Metal Fest has added another eleven bands to the lineup. Power metal fans drawn in by Blind Guardian will rejoice at the addition of Hammerfall to Friday’s lineup, while thrashers will be prepping to bang their heads off to Testament. As requested in many comments on social media, […]

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ICYMI: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 adds more bands + daily schedule revealed

Posted by on December 4, 2023

  Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced additional bands for the 2024 festival. After returning to The Rave in 2023, the fest continues its reign with additional bands being added to the lineup, and many more are still to be announced. The latest announcement includes Symphony X, Avatar, Death to All (playing TWO unique sets!), Lacuna […]

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Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Destruction

Posted by on November 23, 2023

  We’re counting down to the 2024 edition of 70000 tons of Metal! This is by far one of our personal favorite metal cruises where every artist is a headliner. Metalheads from around the globe share an insane experience of four days with very little to no sleep of nonstop metal shows. From big pool […]

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Unleashing metal fury on the high seas: 70000tons of Metal 2023: Recap from Insomnium, Destruction, Vreid, and more!

Posted by on March 10, 2023

    Imagine setting sail on a four-day cruise, surrounded by 3000 fellow metalheads and 60 bands, all sharing the same passion for heavy music. This is 70000tons of Metal, an epic journey that was sadly cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many wondering if this one-of-a-kind experience would ever return. And it […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 35 Albums of 2022

Posted by on December 29, 2022

    The pandemic has given artists time to reflect and create, resulting in many artists releasing new records, surprise EPs, reissues, and live recordings. However, did all bands use their time wisely by releasing one of their strongest albums, or fall flat compared to their prior offerings? This year was a hit or miss, […]

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Destruction, Decrepit Birth & Fractal Universe added to Round 11 70000tons; public sales date announced

Posted by on November 28, 2022

  Dates for the pre and public sales for the eleventh edition of 70000tons of Metal have finally been announced. This Wednesday (30th) at 12PM EST, marks the day for the public sales as the Black and Gold members have already started while Silver members begin tomorrow (29th). Round 11 will set sail from Miami, […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/11: Rammstein making time for charts

Posted by on May 25, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the April 29th releases.   Notable Debuts: Rammstein, Zeit (Universal) Debut #4 17,000 sold The always entertaining German unit drop their eighth studio record. Written and recorded during the lockdown in […]

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Interview: Destruction’s Schmier talks new album ‘Diabolical’

Posted by on May 25, 2022

    German thrashers Destruction have unleashed their new album, Diabolical, on April 8th via Napalm Records. Since then, the group returned to North America for their first time in five years and a long return with two guitarists. We caught up with the band’s mastermind Schmier to discuss the record, performing live again, and […]

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