Dance Gavin Dance

Post-hardcore and progressive rock have merged in various aways over the past few decades and continue to do so. This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 15 2000s albums that shaped this sound.

The Ohio festival includes Metallica, Slipknot, Deftones, Rancid, Anthrax, Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, Cypress Hill, Power Trip, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Brutus, and more...

In addition to Metallica's previously announced two headlining sets, the fest also includes Social Distortion, Lamb of God, Rancid, Gojira, Anthrax, Code Orange, Power Trip, Knocked Loose, Sick Of It All, Agnostic Front, and more...

Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Flatbush Zombies, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, The Darkness, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Power Trip, Brutus, and more round out the lineup.

Warped Tour's 25th anniversary lineups are definitely a lot more ”classic” Warped Tour than the fest had been in years...

The Louisville fest also includes Billy Idol, Clutch, Action Bronson, Monster Magnet, Turnstile, GWAR, Suicidal Tendencies, and more.

The tour also includes a huge Glen Helen Amphitheater show with Clutch, Pallbearer, and more.

Tool's new music is ”epic, majestic, symphonic, brutal, beautiful, tribal, mysterious, deep, sexy and VERY Tool,” according to Tom Morello.

Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and Alice in Chains will headline, with A Perfect Circle, Quicksand, Baroness, Power Trip, Turnstile, The Bronx, Andrew WK, Stone Temple Pilots, Yelawolf, Mutoid Man, Body Count, and lots more also on the bill.