ATHENS ROCKSGIVING 2025

Come join us at Live Wire Athens on November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) for a night filled with amazing music and great vibes. It's the perfect way to kick off the holiday season!

Don't miss out on this epic event where you'll get to experience some of the best rock bands in town. Get your friends together and let's make this Rocksgiving one to remember!

Mark your calendars and get ready to rock out with us at ATHENS ROCKSGIVING 2025!

ENOX
ENOX is a powerhouse Progressive Metalcore band based in Athens GA, known for their explosive sound and electrifying live performances. Blending the heaviness of Metalcore, the groove-driven elements of Nu-Metal, and the intricate rhythms of djent, ENOX has created a sound that is both dynamic and uncompromising. Their music is a sonic journey, fusing technical precision with raw emotion, delivering a unique experience for listeners and fans alike.Lyrically, ENOX is known for addressing deep, introspective themes such as mental health, personal struggle, and societal issues. Their emotionally charged vocals deliver a powerful message of resilience, hope, and transformation, resonating with fans who connect to the band’s authenticity and thought-provoking storytelling.As a group, ENOX’s members are united by a shared commitment to both musical innovation and live performance excellence. Their energy on stage is nothing short of electric, captivating audiences with their precision, passion, and undeniable chemistry. With a growing fanbase and a relentless drive to evolve their sound, ENOX is quickly becoming a standout force in the modern metal scene.In 2022, ENOX released their highly anticipated full-length album Euphoria, an ambitious and multi-faceted record that showcases the band’s evolution. Euphoria is a testament to their ability to merge aggression with melody, offering everything from crushing breakdowns to dynamic, progressive passages. The album has been well received by both critics and fans, with its blend of heavy, intricate riffs and soaring, emotionally charged vocals striking a chord with listeners.Through a combination of technical skill, emotional depth, and a relentless pursuit of creativity, ENOX continues to carve out their own niche in the progressive metalcore genre, earning recognition as one of the most exciting and forward-thinking bands in the scene today.

ASHES TO OMENS

Based in Athens, Georgia, Ashes To Omens blends Hard Rock, Modern Rock and Post-Grunge styles into something powerful and unique. Ashes To Omens took 2024 by storm with the release of three new singles (the first of which, “Feed Me More”, released in April 2024). Fans can expect nothing less than a further evolution of the sound they have come to know and love. Beyond the music, the band’s story is one of triumph over hardship, overcoming challenges and staying true to a vision. Following the band’s momentous start in 2017, lead singer James Branton, with the support of his brothers in music, triumphed over a battle with thyroid cancer. With renewed purpose and strength, Ashes To Omens hit the pavement, releasing critically acclaimed singles including “The Conflict Within,” “War Cry,” and their 2021 album “Black Boxes” (produced by Matt Washburn at LedBelly Sound Studios.) Along with touring the East Coast, these releases gained attention for the band in several publications, radio airplay, and a loyal and rabid fanbase. Following a short break in 2022, Ashes To Omens, with its re-invigorated line-up, began giving the world new music and a new show behind it in 2024 and beyond. Their latest EP, “Vessels & Vices”, has garnered the reactions of Youtube influencers Ohrion Reacts, Alex Hefner and Loccd Wolf, further showing the band’s growing maturity and evolution in their craft, sure to draw new fans while keeping the faithful coming back for more. 2025 continues to be a new beginning for the band being featured on the cover of Athens music flagship, Flagpole Magazine. They also began wrapping up a 2 week, midwest tour covering 8 cities in October. As well as opening for national acts such as Fuel, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Keith Wallen from Brraking Benjamin, Ovtlier, Living Dead Girl and more.

PHANTOM DAN

Phantom Dan is a pop-punk artist from Athens, Georgia, blending nostalgic vibes with a modern twist that carves out his own lane of hook-driven anthems—unrestrained by genre boundaries. Drawing inspiration from Blink-182 and Sum 41 to Beastie Boys and Smash Mouth, his sound lands somewhere in between. With two EPs, multiple singles, and shows at Southeast staples like 40 Watt and Masquerade, Phantom Dan is building a community rooted in escape, fun, and loud pop-punk energy.

INTENSION

Intension is an Alternative Rock Band based out of Atlanta, GA. Zach Coffman on lead guitar and vocals, Sam Coffman brings the thunder on drums, Tristan Hogsed brings it all together on bass, and Anthony brings the heat with his lead vocals and lead guitar. Intension draws inspiration from 90’s to early 2000’s with inspirations such as Smashing Pumpkins, Deftones, Tool, Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, Queens of the stone age and much more. Intension pours every once of energy they have into their music and live shows to give the listeners and concert goers a rockin’ time.

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