Rock On The Range 2011

10 Years drummer Matt Brown is a very funny person and it was a pleasure sitting down with him at Rock On The Range. Topics discussed included hipster fashion, the problem with SXSW, partying harder than tour mates Hollywood Undead and more.

If you missed Rock On The Range this year, it was quite the spectacle. So many great bands performed over the three-day weekend at Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH. A few of my favorites were A Day To Remember, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Pop Evil and of course A Perfect Circle, who closed out the festival Sunday night...

A lot of rock stars walk a fine line between being too cocky and not being confident enough. It's hard not to sound like an overbearing douche when you tell people you're awesome, but you also don't want people to think you're some weak tool who can't handle the fame. Luckily for Alter Bridge fans, they don't have to worry about the band being too far into either category.

Saturday night's Rock On The Range headliner Avenged Sevenfold certainly did not disappoint when they possessed the main stage. Led by lead singer M. Shadows' ferocious vocals, A7X took the Columbus, OH crowd through a brutal journey that both continued to pay tribute to their fallen brother, original drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, and help the band go forward. I was lucky enough to s

Hometown boys Pop Evil rocked the F.Y.E. stage at Rock On The Range this past Sunday. This was the first time I have seen them outside of Michigan and the crowd response was just as raucous as any Grand Rapids show. Frontman Leigh and guitarist Tony stopped by the media tent to talk about their newfound freedom with E1 Music and finally releasing the oft-delayed War of Angels.

Rock On The Range 2011 proved to be every bit as epic as previous installments, if not better. Not surprising since this was the 5th anniversary of the festival. A ton of awesome bands took over the three stages this past weekend at Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH including one of my favorites, Escape The Fate. Lead vocalist Craig Mabbitt and drummer Robert Ortiz stopped by to talk about the group's