Onerous rock and heavy metallic are experiencing a resurgence so far as concert events are involved, with Stay Nation citing statistics exhibiting vital progress in 2025.
In a publish on its official Instagram account, Stay Nation declared that “heavy rock and metallic are larger than ever in reside music” with quite a few examples of the rise of onerous rock and metallic within the live performance business.
One slide states that “heavy rock reveals are up 14% this yr,” whereas one other reads, “Metallic is crashing the mainstream, now proudly owning 13% of enviornment and stadiums.”
Convey Me the Horizon, Dangerous Omens, Pierce the Veil, Sleep Token, Ghost, Turnstile, and Falling in Reverse are all talked about so far as the youthful era of bands who’re main the best way. In the meantime, veteran acts like Metallica, Korn, Deftones, Evanescence, Iron Maiden, System of a Down, and different are lauded for bringing followers to festivals and stadiums in giant numbers.
A number of of the bands talked about are at present touring or have main excursions developing. Ghost are within the midst of a US enviornment tour (tickets right here); Deftones will embark on a late summer season North American outing (tickets right here), whereas Sleep Token have bought out a fall US enviornment run. In the meantime, festivals like Louder Than Life and Aftershock are set for September and October, respectively.
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In sharing the data, Stay Nation additionally paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who handed away final week on the age of 76: “The style wouldn’t exist with out the legends. Ozzy Osbourne — The Prince of Darkness — didn’t simply entrance Black Sabbath, he modified music without end. His legacy will reside on in each riff.”
See Stay Nation’s Instagram publish touting the latest success of onerous rock and metallic under.