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Five thoughts on the 2024 edition of Vegas rock fest Sick New World

Have you ever felt panic, realizing you’ll never truly hear and absorb all the music in the world? That’s how it felt making a Sick ...

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Highlights of Las Vegas' inaugural Sick New World fest included Kittie, Deftones

Nostalgia ran rampant at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds as Sick New World—the heavy metal fest featuring mainstays from the late-’90s/early-’00s—kicked off its inaugural year.

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Deftones at Sick New World 2023

Deftones perform at the 2023 Sick New World festival in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas metal band Hemlock looks back on 30 headbanging years

“We don’t sell drugs, we don’t have a rich uncle, we don’t have Bitcoin winnings. We fund it all ourselves.”

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Psycho Las Vegas postpones next festival from 2023 to 2024

"The desired lineup could not be achieved given external factors outside of our control."

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Five Thoughts: Cave In with Astronoid (December 7, Backstage Bar & Billiards) 

Has it really been 20 years since Cave In's last Las Vegas performance?

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Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel brings his label’s 40th anniversary celebration to Las Vegas

“I really wanted to do something in Vegas, because I live here and it’s a fun place to do a show that’s easy for people ...

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Psycho Las Vegas and Resorts World: A strangely harmonic match made in heavy metal heaven

The year-old North Strip resort rolled out the blood-red carpet for Psycho’s attendees, making almost every potential performance space available to Psycho’s 150-ish and their ...

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Five Thoughts: Deftones at the Chelsea in Las Vegas (April 22)

Capacity falls far short of demand—fans are spread across three floors at the Cosmopolitan, desperately asking for extras.

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British metal band DragonForce is speeding into Vegas

The Weekly caught up with guitarist Herman Li in advance of the the band’s April 20 show at House of Blues, to discuss metal spectacle, ...

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Concert review: Metallica’s meaningful 2022 live debut (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, February 25)

Metallica got such a loud response from “Ride the Lightning” and “Seek and Destroy,” frontman James Hetfield joked that the band needed to “play one ...

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Psycho Las Vegas overcame difficult conditions to bring crowds—and joy—back to town

The festival, in its fifth year locally and second at Mandalay Bay after a one-year hiatus amid the pandemic, brought overwhelming joy to both artists ...

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Danzig, Mercyful Fate, Emperor to headline Psycho Las Vegas 2020

Also added to the bill: The Flaming Lips, Down, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and more.