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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the heralded hard rock and metal event of the summer, is swiftly becoming the heavy music fans’ summertime rite of passage. Today, the 4th annual summertime juggernaut announces the 2011 line-up with DISTURBED, GODSMACK and MEGADETH, joined by MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, and many more of today’s most electrifying artists.

This week’s announcement regarding the First Annual Avalanche Tour, featuring Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman, Skillet, Halestorm and Art of Dying made me think. With all of the big, multi-band festivals and tours, like Warped Tour, the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, Bamboozle Roadshow, Ozzfest, and the Carnival of Madness Tour making the rounds, do we really need another festival tour? While these types of shows do offer a lot of bang for your buck, do the shorter sets and shear volume of music make the event less exciting? I mean, sure its great to see lots of bands you like at one time, but is it worth it? Would it be better to see your favorite band pump out a 2 hour set with only one supporting act? Tell what you think.

Be sure to check out our new Image Gallery page. I posted a few pics from last year’s Mayhem Festival and will be adding more stuff as time allows. Let me know what you think.

Media / photo pass for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival stop in Tampa, Florida

The label loves the album, which doesn’t hurt; I mean they really love the record. Then, the reaction from the press has been great. I was expecting everyone to hate it but it’s been great. I’m hoping that this is the one. We put everything we had into it. There was something so special about this record that I felt it about a week into recording it. I remember sitting with Joey and saying, are you feeling what I’m feeling, and he said “We’re sitting on something good here.” We both just had a great feeling about it.