Festival organizers have canceled Sick New World, according to a statement made on Friday.

The statement reads, "It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025."

The statement further said, "Despite our best efforts we've encountered unforeseen circumstances that we are unable to overcome for next year's show. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated crew SNW fans who had made plans to join us for another cultural celebration of hard rock, goth, alternative and heavy music. Please stay tuned for further and future information regarding Sick New World."

The festival also posted that tickets will be automatically refunded to the original method of payment in as little as 30 days.

The lineup for Sick New World consisted of powerhouse heavy metal and nu-metal bands like Linkin Park, Metallica, Queen of the Stone Age, Evanescence, The Flaming Lips, 311, the Sisters of Mercy and so much more.

About 11 hours ago, Lamb Goat, a heavy metal publication, published a story that said Sick New World was probably not going to happen.

"Rumors continue to swirl around the fate of the 2025 Sick New World festival, with Trevor Dunn of Mr. Bungle/Tomahawk seemingly confirming its cancellation during a now-edited episode of The Vinyl Guide," the Lamb God article states.

Dunn said in the Vinyl Guide podcast that, "I'm probably not supposed to talk about this, but it's not happening. It'll come out in the wash soon, but basically, the festival (Sick New World) is not happening. We had a whole tour, we had a two-week thing built around that, which we can't do now because financially it doesn't make any sense, so yeah, that's not happening."

Festival organizers haven't released any further statements regarding the reasonings behind the festival's cancellation.

Sick New World is another chapter in the book of festival cancellations this year. The Giddy Up Music Festival that was supposed to happen in Las Vegas was canceled. The Lovers and Friends Festival was canceled due to high winds. Besame Mucho Festival (headliners including Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull) was also canceled earlier this month.

The list goes on across the country and world regarding music festivals being nixed. In September, NPR published an article about why so many festivals were being canceled.

"There are the predictable culprits: surging production costs, high ticket prices and consumer demand dropping harder than an EDM beat," the NPR article said. "But the festival slump may also be driven by factors that are more thought-provoking: technological changes in music listenership and a generation of kids who may lack the same enthusiasm for festivals as generations past."

Deftones songs: Are they Nu Metal? Alternative? Or are these songs just flat out sexy regardless of genre?

Coachella just kicked off the music festival season, and one of the many artists that was there (besides Taylor Swift making out with Travis Kelce) was the Deftones. The Sacramento-based alt metal band have been quiet as of late. The last time we heard from them was back in 202o when they dropped "Ohms."

It's true that album was not as successful as their past music. But, was anybody's music successful? 2020 left a hole in the music world (I'll talk about that another time).  

Deftones released their sixth studio album, Diamond Eyes, in 2010, according to shopdeftones.com. It was full of hard hitting tracks that fans of the band were accustomed to. However, they also filled the album with a bunch of "let's make a baby" songs. The video is fire as well. I mean nothing is hotter than doing the nas...I mean playing music... in a library.

When the Deftones released White Pony in 2000, they went to a whole new level. The track, "Change in the House of Flies" is by far their biggest hit. It is a staple on Rock and Alternative stations around the world. But it's the song "Digital Bath" that stuck out as something different for the band.

It was radio friendly, sexy and stealthily demented. Yes, Chino wrote it about a sick fantasy he had about luring a girl into a bath, but let's not get too deep into that (Chino, you're not right in the head, Bro). Instead, let's talk about the fact that the acoustic version found on Deftones B Sides And Rarities was originally recorded at the X1075 Back Patio in 2000. Fun Fact: I was the one who asked them to play it.

"Pink Cellphone" is a departure from the band's overall sound. You can find it on the band's 5th studio album Saturday Night Wrist. It's experimental and really says nothing. Well, except Annie Hardy (the chick doing all the talking). She says a lot. Definitely listen to the whole song for all things said. This track is as fun to listen to, as it is sexy.

"Sextape" is another track from 2010's Diamond Eyes. The name of the track says it all. And while this song could have easily been a Team Sleep (Chino's other band) track, it is most definitely a Deftones song. Oh, and the video isn't a slouch in the sexy department.

Yes, another track from Diamond Eyes. I told you this is their sexiest album. "This Place is Death" is a pretty straight forward song about, according to Chino, "exploding out into the night and just going for it". The lyrics are even more straightforward. "You open up the covers, you lure me in. Tackle me anxious, back into bed." I mean if that doesn't say "let's make a baby," I'm not sure what does.