<h2>Check out the Summer of Loud Festival featuring I Prevail, Beartooth, Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage and more at the PNC Bank Arts Center on Thursday, July 24th!</h2>




I Prevail was formed in Southfield, Michigan in 2013. At the end of 2014, the band released their first single, a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” on YouTube, which proceeded to hit number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 23 on the US Mainstream Rock Songs charts, and as of 2024 has over 77 million views and Over 130 million streams on Spotify. Two weeks later, riding the massive increase in popularity, the fledgling band released their debut EP Heart vs. Mind and began to tour with bands such as Crown the Empire and Pop Evil.

 

In 2016, the band would release their debut album Lifelines, which contained their next big single “Scars”, both of which would become certified Gold by the RIAA. The band has continued to grow and has toured across the world, playing with bands such as A Day To Remember, Beartooth, and Pierce The Veil has released two more full length albums in Trauma (2019), which was nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance for the lead single “Bow Down” at the Grammys, and True Power (2022).

 

American rockers Beartooth was founded in 2012 by Caleb Shomo in Columbus, Ohio. Shomo, originally from crabcore band Attack Attack!, started Beartooth as a one man band, writing and recording every part himself before bringing in other members in 2013. Their debut EP, Sick, dropped in 2013 and was quickly followed by the full length debut Disgusting (2014) Since then, they have released Aggressive (2016), Disease (2018), and Below (2021), with their most recent release The Surface coming in October of 2023.

 

Beartooth played a set at the 2013 Vans Warped Tour and went on to play for the tour’s full run in 2015. Beartooth has since toured with popular metal and rock bands such as Slipknot, Bring Me the Horizon, and A Day to Remember. Since their inception, Beartooth has won two awards for Best Breakthrough Band in 2016 and 2017 and was featured in a 2014 Rolling Stone article as one of ten featured artists that the world needs to know about. Their biggest hit, “In Between,” was recently certified platinum by the RIAA.

 

Hailing from Byron Bay, New South Wales in Australia, Parkway Drive have quickly made a name for themselves as a powerhouse in the metalcore genre. Getting their start in 2003, the band’s popularity has grown exponentially, going from a small local act to headlining massive festivals. The five-piece band, comprised of vocalist Winston McCall, bassist Jia O’Connor, drummer Ben Gordon, and guitarists Jeff Ling and Luke Kilpatrick, has released seven full length albums, the most recent being 2022’s Darker Still. The band first started to break into international charts with 2010’s Deep Blue, but really started to put up numbers with 2015’s Ire.

 

Parkway Drive have toured extensively worldwide and have begun to create more and more intricate live shows. The band has expanded their stage presence with pyro that takes up the entire stage and a rotating drum set, and even incorporating molotov cocktails being thrown on stage. They have toured with the likes of Lorna Shore, The Devil Wears Prada, and Killswitch Engage. The band has even begun the process of recording a live album at the legendary Sydney Opera House featuring a full live orchestra, with the show being filmed taking place in June 2025.

 

Formed in Massachusetts in 1999, metalcore stalwarts Killswitch Engage quickly grew to be champions of the genre. The band has had two vocalists, current and founding vocalist Jesse Leach and former vocalist Howard Jones, both of which contributing hits and genre staples. Otherwise, the band is made up of bassist Mike D’Antonio, drummer Justin Foley, and guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam “D” Dutkiewicz. Between both vocalists, Killswitch engage has released 9 albums, the most recent being This Consequence during the latter half of February 2025.

 

The biggest release for the band is arguably 2006’s As Daylight Dies, as it is not only their only platinum record, but it also contains two of their certified singles and biggest hits in “My Curse” and a cover a Dio’s “Holy Diver”. Killswitch Engage has toured with everyone from Anthrax to Trivium, even touring with Howard Jones’ new band Light The Torch and bringing him on stage for a handful of songs. The band has been nominated for three Grammy awards for Best Metal Performance, as well as several other awards including Metal Hammer Golden Gods, where they won three awards over four nominations.

 

Also joining on the Summer of Loud will be Australia&#8217;s The Amity Affliction, Dayton, Ohio&#8217;s The Devil Wears Prada, Australia&#8217;s Alpha Wolf, and Orlando, Florida&#8217;s Dark Devine.

 

Tickets are on sale now at <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/summer-of-loud-tickets/artist/3469389" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">livenation.com</a>.



Click <a target="_blank" href="https://wdhafm.com/galleries/wdhas-rock-the-park-photo-gallery/">HERE</a> to check out our gallery from Rock the Park 2024 with Halestorm and I Prevail!

Summer of Loud Festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center

From the North: 
New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 11, Garden State Parkway South to Exit 116.
From the South: 
Garden State Parkway North to Exit 116.
From the West: 
Take the Ben Franklin Bridge to Route 38 East, to Route 73, to New Jersey Turnpike North to Exit 7A, to Route 195 East to Garden State Parkway North to Exit 116.

<h2>See Pantera with Amon Amarth at the PNC Bank Arts Center on Thursday, July 31st!</h2>



American heavy metal band Pantera was formed in 1981 in Texas by the Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. Originally a glam metal band, they quickly lost that in favor of a heavier thrash metal sound for their album releases. Their breakthrough album, Cowboys from Hell, released in 1990 and is their fifth studio release, but considered by both fans and the band to be their “official” debut. Pantera’s sound and energy lead to a few touring dates as well as festival performances.



Their seventh studio release, Far Beyond Driven, came out in 1994 and debuted No. 1 in both the United States and in Australia on the album charts. The song “I’m Broken” earned Pantera their first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.



Phil Anselmo joined Pantera at the age of eighteen, after the band had been searching for a new vocalist once again. Over the years, there had been a growing tension between Anselmo and the brothers, which led to the disbandment of the group, with Darrell and Vinnie forming Damageplan as their new project. Tragedy struck, when Darrell was killed during a performance in Ohio, alongside several audience members, security, and venue employees that were either killed or injured at the event. After the news broke, album sales of both Damageplan and Pantera skyrocketed – their popularity reawaken in the wake of tragedy.



In 2022, after years of relative silence from ex members, Anselmo and Rex Brown reunited alongside new members Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante to form a new era of Pantera.
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Tickets are on sale Friday, February 28th at 10am at <a href="https://www.livenation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">livenation.com</a>.
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Check out 5 of our favorite Zakk Wylde moments <a href="https://wdhafm.com/listicle/zakk-wylde-5-favorite-wdha-moments/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>.

Pantera at the PNC Bank Arts Center

<h2>WDHA&#8217;s Rock the Park is BACK with Volbeat, Halestorm, and The Ghost Inside at the PNC Bank Arts Center on Sunday, August 10th!</h2>
Tickets for WDHA&#8217;s Rock The Park are on sale now at <a href="https://concerts.livenation.com/volbeat-greatest-of-all-tours-worldwide-holmdel-new-jersey-08-10-2025/event/02006264ABA72591?_gl=1*u4x34i*_gcl_au*NTY1MjU1OTkzLjE3NDQzOTM0MDM.*_ga*MTU1MDA5MjU5OS4xNzM1ODQxNjI2*_ga_C1T806G4DF*MTc0NDM5MzQwMy4yMy4xLjE3NDQzOTM0MTAuNTMuMC4w*_ga_H1KKSGW33X*MTc0NDM5MzQwMy4zOC4xLjE3NDQzOTM0MTAuNTMuMC4w*_ga_C3B1C1C0CW*MTc0NDM5MzQwMy45LjEuMTc0NDM5MzQxMC4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Livenation.com</a>!



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Volbeat formed in Copenhagen in 2001 with a unique fusion of rock and roll with metal. Vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has stated that they are “Johnny Cash meets Metallica” – and that’s one incredible combo! Their first album, The Strength/The Sound/The Songs, was released in 2005 and met with great reviews overseas. Volbeat made a solid name for themselves through fantastic live performances, leading to their sophomore album, Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil, debuting at number 1 in the Danish Top 40 charts for CD-sales in 2007.

Volbeat caught the attention of Metallica and opened for them that same year in Denmark. This relationship with Metallica was extraordinary for the band as landed them the opening spot on Metallica&#8217;s North American leg of the World Magnetic Tour in late 2009.

This amazing band has been progressing further and further as the years go on headlining big tours and releasing killer albums with monster hits. Their last release was in 2022, but will have new music this year &#8211; just in time to headline WDHA&#8217;s Rock the Park 2025! This is the place to be this summer and you do NOT want to miss it!

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Hailing from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, Halestorm was formed in 1997 by siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale as a family band with their dad. Over the next few years the band would evolve, signing with Atlantic Records and releasing a live EP called One and Done in 2006. In 2009 their self-titled debut album was released, with the lead single “I Get Off” eventually being certified gold by the RIAA in 2017 and the album also reaching gold the year before. Their next full-length album The Strange Case Of&#8230; came out in 2012, the lead single of which would earn the band a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, and the record would go on to be certified platinum as of 2022, as would the second single “I Miss the Misery” in 2019. 

Following the success of their first two albums, Halestorm continued to explode in popularity, releasing their chart-topping albums Into the Wild Life in 2015 and Vicious in 2018. Even the Covid-19 lockdown couldn’t slow the band down, as they released their Reimagined EP and launched the #RoadieStrong campaign to help support all the road crews who were unable to work. The band released Back from the Dead in 2022 and toured extensively in support of it, including Wembley Arena in 2023 as well as festivals such as three dates of Knotfest Australia, Aftershock, Louder Than Life, and Inkcarceration.

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="media-image-with-attr size-full wp-image-788839" src="https://wdhafm.com/uploads/2024/07/Lzzy-BB_1722212179_.jpeg" alt="" width="1024" height="684" data-media-image-attribution="photo credit- Joe Frazz" />

American metalcore band The Ghost Inside formed in 2004 in El Segundo, California. In the early days, they were called A Dying Dream and released an EP under that name. After signing to Mediaskare Records, they changed their name and released their debut full-length album called Fury and the Fallen Ones. Their sophomore album, Returners, was released in 2010 and was the last album for the band while signed to Mediaskare Records before signing to Epitaph Records in 2012, which they are still signed to.

Under Epitaph, they released Get What You Give in 2012, which was produced by A Day To Remember vocalist Jeremy McKinnon. The album debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200 chart and led to world touring support in 2013.

On November 19, 2015, The Ghost Inside were in a serious accident when their tour bus collided with a tractor trailer, resulting in critical injuries and the passing of both drivers. Amongst those injured was drummer Andrew Tkaczyk who lost his right leg. The future of the band was uncertain. However, they made their way back to the stage in 2019. In true Def Leppard fashion, Tkaczyk still drums for The Ghost Inside with a custom drum kit to fit his needs. The perseverance of this band is one to marvel at.

Their sixth album, Searching for Solace, was released in April of last year. Get to WDHA&#8217;s Rock the Park in time to check these guys out as they open the show.

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Check out our gallery of photos from Rock the Park 2024 <a href="https://wdhafm.com/galleries/wdhas-rock-the-park-photo-gallery/?preview_id=788828&amp;preview=true&amp;_thumbnail_id=788888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a>!

PNC Concerts

Summer of Loud Festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center

Pantera at the PNC Bank Arts Center

WDHA’s Rock The Park 2025