Amnesia Rockfest

Despised Icon sign to Nuclear Blast, announce first album in seven years

Deathcore fans have a reason to rejoice as Canadian band Despised Icon has announced that they will be releasing their upcoming fifth studio album (their first since 2009’s Day Of Mourning), titled Beast, through Nuclear Blast sometime this summer. The band has already released an album teaser which you can check out below. According to […]

Amnesia Rockfest reveals heavyweight 2016 lineup feat. blink-182, Rise Against, more

Amnesia Rockfest, the place where punks and headbangers unite north of the border, will once again be rocking the town of Montebello, QC from June 23 to June 26. The headliners for the 11th edition include Blink-182, Rise Against, Jane’s Addiction, Ice Cube, A Day To Remember, Bring Me the Horizon, Korn and Limp Bizkit. […]

Bad Religion To Play Small Venue Shows Across North America

Punk rock heavyweights Bad Religion have previously announced that they will be making an appearance in Quebec’s Amnesia Rockfest this year. In addition to this, the band, together with Plague Vendor, have just announced that they will be playing various small venues across the Northeast and Canada during the same month. The band spent this […]

Canada’s Amnesia Rockfest Announces 2015 Lineup, Thrice Fans Everywhere Rejoice

Monetebello, Canada’s Amnesia Rockfest has slowly grown into the annual envy of fans of any type of loud music across the globe. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year, the festival has just announced another typically strong lineup headlined by massive names like Linkin Park, System of a Down, The Offspring and Slayer. But as far […]

From Autumn To Ashes End Their Six-Year Hiatus, Playing First Show in 2015

After taking a previously indefinite break from their career, the Long Island post-hardcore outfit known as From Autumn To Ashes have finally announced their comeback. This reunion will be solidified by their newly-announced appearance at the Amnesia Rockfest with Swedish outfit Refused (among others to be announced), in Montebello, Canada which will run from June […]

Jello Biafra Explains Amnesia Rockfest Booking, Refuses To Rejoin Dead Kennedys

Jello Biafra, the former frontman of the Dead Kennedys and currently of Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, opened up to Exclaim! in an interview about the curious Amnesia Rockfest booking. The festival included a current incarnation of Dead Kennedys, which is not fronted by Biafra, and Jello Biafra and the Guantanmo School […]