My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins announced for Riot Fest 2021

This year’s installment of Riot Fest has been postponed, but this didn’t stop organizers from unveiling the first string of acts for next year’s event.

Revealed today, The Smashing Pumpkins, Run The Jewels, and The Pixies will headline the event, which takes place from September 16 through September 19, 2021 at Chicago’s Douglas Park. September 16 (Preview Night) will feature secret sets from bands that will be only be available that day. Other bands set to perform include Fever 333, The Sounds, Circle Jerks, and Sublime With Rome. My Chemical Romance, who were slated to headline this year, will still perform at the 2021 installment.

You can check out the first wave announcement below. More acts will be released leading up to the event.

If you purchased tickets for the 2020 installment of Riot Fest, you can use them for next year or request a refund or transfer them to a friend here. Refunds/transfers are only available until July 16, 2020. Tickets for Riot Fest 2021 are available here. Entry into the Preview Night is only available for those keeping tickets for next year or folks buying tickets by July 16, 2020.

Riot Fest - First wave announcement

My Chemical Romance

The Smashing Pumpkins

Run the Jewels

The Pixies

Coheed and Cambria

Taking Back Sunday

Sublime with Rome

Dirty Heads

Lupe Fiasco performing The Cool

Vic Mensa

The All-American Rejects

New Found Glory

Simple Plan

Gogol Bordello

Circle Jerks

Thrice

Circa Survive

K.Flay

Toots and the Maytals

Jawbox

Les Savy Fav

Best Coast

Bayside

L7

Meg Myers

PUP

Mayday Parade

FEVER 333

Living Colour

Big Freedia

SWMRS

Beach Bunny

Alex G

Thursday

Saves the Day

Don Broco

Joywave

Hepcat

Fishbone

Fucked Up

Boston Manor

The Sounds

White Lung

KennyHoopla

Beach Goons

Meet Me @ the Altar

Radkey

Holy Fawn

Chubby and the Gang

Fever 333 announce Long Live The Innocent livestream benefiting Minnesota Freedom Fund and Black Lives Matter

Political rap/rock group Fever 333 will hold a special Long Live The Innocent livestream on June 3.

Announced today, this livestream will allow fans to make donations to Minnesota Freedom Fund and Black Lives Matter. In a statement, Fever 333 frontman Jason Aalon Butler said:

“This is a concentrated effort to encourage people to go beyond awareness and take action. With localized efforts in the name of justice for a specifically targeted group of people in this country, this will serve as an artistic activation as well as a platform to activate necessary measures for social and racial reformation. The advantages we predict we will see if crossing demographics musically in preset to proliferate a message that MUST find its way over the barriers of genre. Music and art have served as the catalyst for socially inclined movements for as long as we can remember, but for some reason, at a time where we are now granted the ability to see how deeply flawed our system is, we have slowed the charge for change.

FEVER 333 has dedicated its entire platform to that change from its inception with its music, activism, even its own charity fund that sees a percentage of proceeds funneled from all profits the project receives. This is not a marketing method this is a tool for change. Please consider widening this message for the people with FEVER 333 by joining us in this effort.”

The livestream will take place at 6 p.m. EST/3 p.m. PST on their website.

Fever 333 have been busy supporting their debut album Strength in Numb333rs, which includes the singles “Burn It” and “One Of Us.” Recently, they unveiled a remix of their song “Animal” featuring DMC from Run DMC.

The top 10 albums of 2019

As the closing year of the decade, 2019 delivered a wide range of new music for every kind of listener. From alternative rock to industrial, it was hard to not have a slew of favorite tunes to blare in the car or on the bus. These 10 albums, however, stood out above the rest during the last 12 months. You can also check out our playlist of the best songs from 2019 below.

10. Pop. 1280 - Way Station - Weyrd Son Records

New York City industrial group Pop. 1280 continue their Northeast dominance with Way Station. With the addition of new synth player Matthew Hord, the record brings a more chaotic ambiance from their previous material. The band can flawlessly move from dancefloor offerings ("Boom Operator") to maniacal symphonies ("Monument") in an instant.

9. Ritual Howls - Rendered Armor - Felte Records

With their fourth studio album Rendered Armor, Detroit industrial outfit Ritual Howls bring forth another assemblage of dance tunes for the nearest goth club. Paul Bancell's baritone voice is both haunting and captivating throughout the eight-track release.

8. Lite - Multiple - Topshelf Records

Lite continue their math rock crusade with their sixth studio album Multiple. With a vast discography behind them, the Japanese band can still bring forth a fresh take on the genre. On the standout track "Ring," the group team up with rapper Maco Marets and singer Utena Kobayashi for a buoyant number.

7. Maria Taylor - Maria Taylor - Flower Moon Records

Singer-songwriter Maria Taylor easily has the most family-oriented album of 2019. The Azure Ray member enlisted the help of her son, brother, father, and sister-in-law for a completely honest release. Much like her 2016 studio album In the Next Life, Taylor's self-titled release is filled with songs about the trials and tribulations of life with tracks such as "Beautiful Life," "Spinning Wheel," and "Miley's Song" (which was written and performed by her son Miles).

6. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Infest the Rats' Nest - Flightless/ATO Records

Australian rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard got in touch with their metal side on Infest the Rats' Nest. While metal influences were sprinkled in their previous albums, the group delivered a record that wouldn't feel out of place blaring at a Metallica concert. For 35 minutes, the group merge their metal swagger with a story of rebels doing the best they can while stuck on Venus.

5. Fever 333 - Strength in Numb333rs - Roadrunner Records/333 Wreckords Crew

Political rap metal supergroup Fever 333 unleash hell on their debut album Strength in Numb333rs. The 10-track album is exactly what the music landscape needed amidst all of the chaos on the streets. While the album is filled with raging tracks such as "Burn It" and "One of Us," the album slows it down for a moment with "Inglewood/3," which dives into vocalist Jason Aalon Butler's upbringing.

4. Devin Townsend - Empath - Hevy Devy

With Empath, Devin Townsend pushed himself to the limits in terms of production, and the end result is a 74-minute tidal wave of sound. With a slew of guest appearances on board (this is probably the only album you'll hear both Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Beneath The Massacre's Elliot Desgagnés), Empath shines with tracks such as "Spirits Will Collide" and "Borderlands." The 22-minute finale "Singularity" is easily one of Townsend's most wondrous tracks ever put together.

3. Rammstein - Rammstein - Universal

A decade after their sixth studio album Liebe ist für alle da, beloved metal group Rammstein unveiled their self-titled studio album. Without longtime producer Jacob Hellner behind the boards, the band turned to their live sound engineer Olsen Involtini. The end result is an 11 song voyage through their entire musical landscape with titanic numbers such as “Tattoo” and “Puppe.”

2. Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - End of Suffering - International Death Cult

If you don't know Frank Carter can write a good damn tune, let End of Suffering be your introduction to the English rocker. The 12-track release finds the singer baring his soul on personal issues such as suicide ("Angel Wings") and his family ("End of Suffering"). The release also features a guest appearance by Tom Morello on the Godzilla-inspired stomper "Tyrant Lizard King.”

1. Silver Snakes - Death and the Moon - Evil Ink Records

Los Angeles' Silver Snakes pushed their industrial rock vigor further with their fourth studio album Death and the Moon. The 11-track album can entice fans of both Stabbing Westward and Chevelle with cuts such as “Smokedance” and “Wool.” Unfortunately, the band’s breakup announcement at the start of 2020 means Death and the Moon is their final opus.

Our favorite songs of 2019

Fever 333 release new song "Kingdom"

Grammy-nominated rockers Fever 333 have released a new track titled “Kingdom” today. The band debuted the song on last night’s BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show with Daniel P Carter.

Fever 333 are currently on their European headlining tour, which includes sold out stops in Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. Next year, the band will have festival appearances at Open Flair Festival, Reload Festival, and Highfield Festival.

Earlier this year, Fever 333 released their debut studio album Strength in Numb333rs, which includes the charting single "One of Us."

Fever 333 tour dates

November 5 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3

November 6 – Leeds, UK – Stylus

November 7 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town

November 9 – Paris, FR – Le Trabendo (SOLD OUT)

November 10 – Antwerp, BE – Zappa (SOLD OUT)

November 11 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg Oz (SOLD OUT)

November 13 – Hamburg, DE – Knust (SOLD OUT)

November 14 – Berlin, DE – SO36 (SOLD OUT)

November 16 – Vienna, AT – Flex (SOLD OUT)

November 18 – Zurich, CH – Plaza

November 19 – Cologne, DE – Luxor (SOLD OUT)

November 22 – Copenhagen, DK – Stor Sal (Kransalen), Punpehuset

November 23 – Johanneshov, SE - Hus 7 - Slakthusområdet

November 25 – Kiev, UA – Atlas

November 27 – Moscow, RU – Glavclub

November 28 – St. Petersburg, RU - A2

August 5-9 – Eschwege, DE – Open Flair Festival

August 13-16 – Sulingen, DE – Reload Festival 2020

August 14-16 – Leipzig, DE – Highfield Festival 2020