METALPATHS 1ST ANNUAL AWARDS – 2016

What would metal be without it’s festivals, the places where someone can worship his favorite music and bands? First nominee is the well-known HELLFEST, with Rammstein and Black Sabbath as headlines and numerous of popular bands to get in touch with, such as Korn, Megadeth, Slayer, Testament, Abbath and too many to name! WACKEN OPEN AIR also including many names, while having Iron Maiden as the headline act, the best choice for all heavy metal lovers. AFTERSHOCK this year introduced Tool, who are working for a new record, as well as Avenged Sevenfold who recently released a new record as headline acts, with many popular bands, such as Slayer and Disturbed and Korn, to follow up. Slipknot and Black Sabbath came together and joined forces with bands like Megadeth, Amon Amarth, Slayers and many more for this year’s OZZFEST-KNOTFEST, while Black Sabbath along with Iron Maiden and Rammstein headlined in the Download Festival this year as well. DESERTFEST UK could also be named as a stoner-rock conversion, with bands like Red Fang, Uncle Acid, Goat, Pentagram and many more to be included in this year’s line-up. MARYLAND DEATHFEST included the best choices in extreme metal, such as Exciter and Venom while At The Gates and Cradle of Fifth are only two names of the many that joined the cruise ship for 70000 TONS OF METALfestival. Disturbed, Rob Zombie, 3 Doors Down, ZZ Top and many more joined forces for the annual WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE fest in the US while Inferno recruited Marduk, Mayhem, Nile, Sodom, Mysticum and other black and death metal bands for its annual event.  Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, along with Volbeat, headlined this year’s GRASPOP METAL MEETING and BRUTAL ASSAULT offered three stages and four days for one hundred bands! METALDAYS recruited At The Gates, Kreator, Blind Guardian and Testament as their headlines for the current year and in RESURRECTION FEST, the fans had the chance to meet bands like Iron Maiden, Volbeat and The Offspring, headlining their shows. In Oklahoma, the tenth ROCKLAHOMA fest returned with bands like Scorpions, Rob Zombie, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch and more.  


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