rival sons

The annual 4-day Rock am Ring Festival wrapped up Sunday night (6/8) after blistering sets by the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Alter Bridge,. Mastodon, Opeth, Trivum, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, Rob Zombie, and more...

Rival Sons. It's no secret. I love this f***ing band! It boggles my mind, with four albums down (and one on the way), that these guys aren't headlining arenas in the U.S. Not unheard of, I guess. A band that gets no - or minimal - respect on one side of the pond, can be huge on the other side...

If you spend any time at on this page, you know I'm a huge fan of Rival Sons. So, needless to say, with their 5th album, "Great Western Valkyrie" ready to drop on June 10th, I'm as giddy as Anthony Weiner with a new smartphone. Probably because the thought of me being as giddy as Anthony Weiner makes them nervous...

Anyone that knows me, knows I'm a HUGE fan of California band Rival Sons. That being the case, it's no surprise that I am jacked that they've got a new album (their fourth) on the way! Entitled "Great Western Valkyrie", the album is - according to singer Jay Buchanan in a recent Blabbermouth...

One of my favorite bands, Rival Sons, just wrapped up a headlining tour of Europe, and to celebrate, they've released a photo-documentary from their show at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 7th.

One of my favorite bands - Rival Sons - have just released the video for the first single from their upcoming album 'Head Down'. 'Keep on Swinging' shows the band playing to the congregation of an old southern church while snake-handling, wailing, healing, and speaking-in-tongues goes on around them.