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AntiHero Magazine is made up of a staff of enthusiastic music journalists and photographers that offer the latest metal/rock related music news, album reviews, show reviews, Film and DVD reviews, concert photography, and more!

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11/14/2025

🔥 Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 Update! 🔥
We’re already building a massive lineup for next year — and trust us, the first wave of bands is going to melt faces.

To make room for some huge headliners, the festival will now take place June 5–7, 2026, with the pre-party raging on June 4 at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom!

🎟 Super early bird tickets + refund info are available now.
Already grabbed early birds? You’re all set — they’ll still be honored.

Festival co-organizer Jamey Jasta says it best:

“One of our headliners was only available on June 5th, and we could not pass up the opportunity… It’s gonna be the best weekend ever!”

Stay tuned — our first lineup drop is coming soon. 🤘🔥

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Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 is already booking a stacked lineup for next year, which is soon to be revealed! In the meantime, the festival's

11/13/2025

🌿 Album Review: Agriculture – The Spiritual Sound (The Flenser)
Ecstatic black metal finds enlightenment. A sound that’s chaotic, luminous, and deeply spiritual.
⭐ 9/10 | Review by Scott Martin for Antihero Magazine.

Agriculture’s The Spiritual Sound elevates black metal to a state of spiritual ecstasy—chaotic, luminous, and profoundly human.

11/07/2025

When a cruise ship turns into a warship of riffs — you get Headbangers Boat 2025.

Curated by Lamb of God, this year’s voyage sailed from Miami to Cozumel and back, hosting two epic LoG sets (including As the Palaces Burn in full) alongside Clutch, Power Trip, Fear Factory, Obituary, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Exploited, Crowbar, Walls of Jericho, and more.

Our full review dives deep into the music, the atmosphere, and the unstoppable community spirit that makes this event one of a kind.

⚓️ Read the feature at AntiheroMagazine.com

Words and Photos by Thomas Woroniak | Antihero Magazine When the world’s loudest vacation sets sail, you know it’s not just another cruise. Headbangers

10/30/2025

🎸 “Writing your truth...feels important when lies are being screamed so loudly by such assholes.”
Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum talks with Antihero about his new memoir, "The Royal We" — a fearless, funny, and deeply human look at coming of age and coming out in 1980s San Francisco.
📖 Out November 7 via Jawbone Press.
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By Mark Dean | Antihero Magazine New from Jawbone Press: The Royal We is a poetic survey of a time and a magical city that once was and is no more by

10/29/2025

🔥 Trivium are back and heavier than ever with their new EP Struck Dead. Three songs. Endless power. From gut-wrenching breakdowns to soaring melodies, this release proves that two decades in, Trivium still reign supreme.
🎧 Read our full review on Antihero Magazine.

“From the first note, this EP reinstates its heavy nature and Trivium’s undeniable mastery of their craft.” Trivium is one of the most well-known legends

10/22/2025

🔥 “We’re not living off our legacy—we’re writing a new one.”
Heavy Pettin frontman Stephen “Hamie” Hayman opens up about the band’s long-awaited return, their infamous Eurovision chapter, and how they’ve reignited their signature melodic rock fire after three decades away.
👉 Read the full interview on Antihero Magazine.

Heavy Pettin frontman Stephen “Hamie” Hayman talks with Antihero Magazine about the band’s long-awaited new album, the evolution of their signature melodic rock sound, and lessons learned from their controversial Eurovision experience. After more than three decades, the Scottish hard rock lege...

10/20/2025

🔥 LIVE REVIEW: Judas Priest, Alice Cooper & Corrosion of Conformity – Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 🔥
Three generations of heavy metal royalty converged under the California night sky. From the southern grit of C.O.C. to Alice Cooper’s gothic theater and the divine precision of Judas Priest, it was more than a concert — it was a pilgrimage.
📸 Words & Photos by Scott Martin
👉 Read the full review at AntiheroMagazine.com

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A legendary night in Mountain View as Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, and Corrosion of Conformity unite three generations of heavy metal under the California stars.

10/20/2025

💀 Carnival of Death Tour – Las Vegas, NV
Four generations of death metal unleashed chaos at Backstage Bar & Billiards as Vader, Kataklysm, Malevolent Creation, and Skeletal Remains tore through a night of pure sonic devastation.

“Death metal never dies—it just evolves.”

📸 Words and photos by Rocky Kessenger |

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Carnival of Death TourBackstage Bar & Billiards, Las VegasOctober 14, 2025 Words and Photos by Rocky Kessenger | Antihero Magazine Death metal is

10/17/2025

Fleshwater & Chat Pile – The Fillmore, San Francisco (Review + Photos)
Two bands. Two visions of heaviness. One unforgettable night at The Fillmore.
Chat Pile dragged the crowd through the mud of modern despair; Fleshwater lifted them back up in shimmering melody.
Read the full review + photo gallery now on Antihero Magazine.
📸 Words and photos by Scott Martin.

Fleshwater & Chat Pile – The Fillmore, San Francisco – October 9, 2025 SOLD OUT Words and Photos by Scott Martin | Antihero Magazine “The night at The

10/15/2025

🎭 Live Review: Dream Theater turned Kansas City’s Midland Theatre into a cathedral of progressive metal on October 13, delivering Parasomnia in full before closing with the monumental A Change of Seasons.
Read the full review at Antihero Magazine!
📸 Thomas Woroniak Photography

Live Review: Dream Theater – The Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO – October 13, 2025 Words by Thomas Woroniak When Dream Theater take the stage, you

10/11/2025

🔥 Live Review: Corrosion of Conformity stormed into Kansas City’s Warehouse on Broadway with a thunderous set that blended southern groove, swampy sludge, and pure honesty. With support from Pure American Filth and Hössferatu, the night was a celebration of heavy music at its most authentic.
🎸 Read the full review on Antihero Magazine.

Live Review: Corrosion of Conformity with Pure American Filth & Hössferatu – Warehouse on Broadway, Kansas City, MO, October 9, 2025 By Thomas

10/06/2025

🎸 Two rock legends, one epic collaboration!
Jeff Keith of Tesla and Miljenko “Milli” Matijevic of Steelheart bring their iconic voices together for a scintillating cover of Foghat’s classic “I Just Wanna Make Love To You”. 🔥
Out worldwide October 3, 2026 on all major streaming platforms.

“There's no way you could do it, especially a collaboration like this being separate. You got to be in the same room. You got to just feel the energy of both singers and just have fun with it, man.” – Milli

Don’t miss this raw, rhythmic, and electrifying tribute to friendship and rock ’n’ roll. ⚡

Jeff Keith (Tesla) & Miljenko Matijević (Steelheart) on Their New Collaboration: “I Just Wanna Make Love To You” Two of rock ’n’ roll’s most iconic

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