Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Korn, Megadeth Headline Rock USA Festival

Ozzy Osbourne will be headlining this year's Rock USA Festival, it was announced on Thursday. The festival will take place between July 13-15 at the 350-acre Ford Festival Park in OshKosh,Wisconsin.

Bands like Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Korn are among a huge lineup slated to perform during the course weekend.

“Last year was a pivotal point in the history of this festival,” said Rock USA promoter Derek Liebhauser, “We made some big decisions to enhance the overall festival experience for our fan. The response has been overwhelming for us.”


The promoter also brought on a new catering company to enhance the dining experience.

“I think our fans are going to be really excited about this change with gourmet food, local flare, craft beers, unique cocktails, and so on,” said Liebhauser. “Couple this with our lineup and festival experience and you have a truly unique event.”


A 72-hour special ticket sale will start this Wednesday at 3pm.


H/T - Noisecreep

Grammy Nominations: Megadeth, Metallica, Korn Nominated For 2017 Grammy Award

The 2017 Grammy Awards announced the nominees on Tuesday and while hard rock and heavy metal was left out of the major categories, the academy nailed some of choices in other categories.

Or not.

Megadeth has been nominated for a Best Metal Performance award for their single Dystopia. The thrash metal icons released the Dystopia album back in January and it is some of their finest work.

Korn has been nominated for a Best Metal Performance for their single Rotting in Vain. The nu metal icons recently released Serenity of Suffering, their second release with Brian 'Head' Welch back in the fold.

Metallica has been nominated for a Best Rock Performance award for their single Hardwired. The thrash metal icons released their long-awaited eighth studio album on November 18th with a music video accompanying every song.

Highly Suspect has been nominated for a Best Rock Performance award for the single My Name Is Human. This marks consecutive years the band has been nominated, as they were nominated last year for their album Mister Asylum (Best Rock Album) and the song Lydia (Best Rock Song).

More nominees from the bands you care about:

Best Metal Performance

Baroness, “Shock Me”
Gojira, “Silvera”
Korn, “Rotting in Vain”
Megadeth, “Dystopia”
Periphery, “The Price Is Wrong”

Best Rock Performance

Alabama Shakes, “Joe” (Live From Austin City Limits)
Beyonce Featuring Jack White, “Don’t Hurt Yourself”
David Bowie, “Blackstar”
Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence” (Live on Conan)
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”

Best Rock Song

David Bowie, “Blackstar”
Highly Suspect, “My Name Is Human”
Metallica, “Hardwired”
Radiohead, “Burn the Witch”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”

Best Rock Album

Blink-182, California
Cage the Elephant, Tell Me I’m Pretty
Gojira, Magma
Panic at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor
Weezer, Weezer

Best Alternative Music Album

Bon Iver, 22, A Million
David Bowie, Blackstar
PJ Harvey, The Hope Six Demolition Project
Iggy Pop, Post Pop Depression
Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool

H/T - Loudwire

Watch Megadeth - Dystopia VR Behind The Scenes (Full Version)

Megadeth have released a Behind The Scenes for their new video "Dystopia". Dystopia, which was released on January 22nd, 2016 debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200.

Watch: Megadeth - "The Threat is Real" (New Music Video)

Megadeth have returned with a new music video from their upcoming new album. "The Threat is Real" is the second audio track, and first music video, from Dystopia.