For more than a few years, fans and some critics have drawn their own lines about what is metal and what is not. From the early years of Black Sabbath through the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motorhead it was a general consensus, “Oh that is metal!” In the decade following (1980’s) opinions started to stray.

The Rockstar Mayhem 2010 bands and dates have been announced and as with the previous two Mayhems, it is a powerhouse line-up, capped with main stage performances by Korn, Lamb of God, Rob Zombie and Five Finger Death Punch.