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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the heralded hard rock and metal event of the summer, is swiftly becoming the heavy music fans’ summertime rite of passage.

After twenty-six years and thousands of gallons of blood and fake semen, GWAR is still delivering their own brand of lewd, campy fun. Their new album, Bloody Pit of Horror, continues their endless parade of monsters, mayhem and metal. No forays into sincerity here; it's the same GWAR you either love or hate.

WHEREAS last year's Mayhem Festival boasted metal acts like Cannibal Corpse and Slayer that have managed to stay relevant, this year's seems a little, shall we saynostalgic. Korn blew up in the '90s with a different kind of sound, melding metal with hip-hop and funk.

We're just over two weeks away from the start of the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL featuring KORN, ROB ZOMBIE and a plethora of hard music's hottest and heaviest acts. Ticket sales for the Live Nation promoted tour are already 29% higher than what they were this time last year, with fans gearing up for the July 10th launch date at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA.

This fall, two of the most popular bands in metal will co-headline a 34-city North American tour as the Grammy® Award-winning Mastodon hits the road with Dethklok, the world’s most brutal animated death metal band from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse. In one of the most highly-anticipated tours of the year, the Adult Swim Presents Dethklok and Mastodon tour will kick off on October 2 in Portland, Ore. and bring mayhem and destruction to local venues throughout the nation. Adding even more layers to