Orion Music and More

Also shows from Havok, Astronoid, So Hideous, and Caveman Cult, a new Darkest Hour song, and still more.

Metallica at the Apollo Theater, 2013 (more by PSquared Photography)

You may remember Metallica setting the highly-sought-after world record for "rock band that has played on the most continents" a few weeks back, thus nixing the fest for 2014, according to Rolling Stone...

While Governors Ball was going down in NYC, another festival, the Metallica-headlined/curated Orion Music + More Festival went down in Detroit...

Reis of Rocket from the Crypt with Hot Snakes, Sept 2012 (more by Erik Erikson)

Governors Ball isnt the only festival going on this weekend...

Metallica at Orion 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

Metallica held their inaugural Orion Music & More festival in Atlantic City in 2012, and as mentioned, they'll be moving to Detroit for the 2013 installment...

Orion Fest 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

Metallica debuted their Orion Music & More festival in Atlantic City this year, which saw the legendary thrashers playing two of their albums in its entirety while a lot of indie/alternative rock bands (and also other metal bands) played throughou…

Day 2 (6/24) of Orion Fest kicked off with sets by two different, but both very dark Brooklyn bands: Liturgy in the Frantic tent and A Place to Bury Strangers (whose new album, Worship, is out this week) on the Fuel st...

Metallica's Orion Music & More festival went down in Atlantic CIty's Bader Field this weekend, featuring the band performing Ride the Lightning in full on Saturday (6/23) and The Black Album on Sunday (6/24), in addition to many other bands across four stages. Ba...

Can't make it to Atlantic City this weekend to catch bands like Lucero, Gaslight Anthem, Modest Mouse, and Metallica who will be playing both "Ride the Lightning" and "The Black Album" in their entirety...

As mentioned, Orion Music & More happens this weekend in Atlantic CIty's Bader Field from June 23-24 and is being headlined both nights, who play Ride the Lightning in full on Saturday (6/23) and The Black Album in full on Sunday (6/24)...