In a big year for Thrash Metal legends Exodus, they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their classic Bonded By Blood (Combat Records) on April 25th, 2025. It doubles as the birthday for OG Exodus frontman Paul Baloff (RIP) and it is totally sold out! As part of their big year, the band will play two concerts in Los Angeles and Berkeley, California where they will perform the album in its entirety! Ghost Cult has teamed up with Cell Arts to give away 1 pair (two tickets) to one winner at random at the UC Berkeley Theatre in Berkeley, Califonia, the scene of some of the band’s most notorious early concerts! Enter to win on Ghost Cult’s Instagram to win! The winner will be contacted by DM and digital tickets will be transferred by email! Enter to win at our post on Instagram. Share our reel and follow @ghostcultmag and @cellartsmedia to win! Tag some friends for extra entries! Bonus entries can be earned by making your own video and letting us know what a big Exodus fan you are!Continue reading
CONCERT REVIEW: Danzig – DOWN – Abbath – Cro-Mags Live at The Virgin Theater
I rolled into the city of sin with my homie and bandmate in Angst, Abe Allen, for a cool quick trip to see the first night of the big Danzig tour! I was seriously hyped for this tour and glad to catch it since these dates are few and Glenn doesn’t like to tour much anymore. I was really excited to take this trip for four bands I have loved for a long time. Thanks for making this happen, Abe!Continue reading
Pantera and Amon Amarth Add King Parrot, Snafu, Shock Narcotic, Flesh Hoarder as Openers for Summer Tour Dates
Heavy metal legends Pantera previously announced their 2025 US Summer Amphitheater tour with Swedish heavy metal icons Amon Amarth. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence on July 15th in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close on September 13th in West Palm Beach, Florida. Additional guest openers now include King Parrot, Snafu, Shock Narcotic, Flesh Hoarder across different dates, which you can see below. Get ready for The Heaviest Tour Of The Summer! Tickets are on sale now!Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Underoath – The Place After This One
Delivering their tenth album, The Place After This One (MNRK Heavy) Florida’s very own Underoath has conjured a masterpiece. They take a strong step forward into new territory, holding nothing back. Underoath has reinvented itself.Continue reading
Choked Up, Desert Sharks, Dubais and More Booked for Loud Women Fest NYC
London-based feminist music collective, Loud Women CIC, have announced the full lineup of the first Loud Women Fest NYC. On May 10th, the UK’s biggest female-focussed showcase festival travels to USA, featuring female and non-binary-powered bands and artists, such as Choked Up, I, Doris, Typhoid Rosie, and Slut Magic. Now in its tenth year, the event will be held at the Brooklyn venue, 3 Dollar Bill. Find out more below.
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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 3-28-25
From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for 3-28-25!
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Earshot Share Their Single and Video for “Where Were You?” – New Album Coming Soon
Hard rock veterans, Earshot, have recently an exclusive lyric video for their latest single, “Where Were You?” The video debuted exclusively on the band’s official social media pages, but is now fully available. It features on their forthcoming 11-song studio album, produced by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind, Megadeth). Watch it in the article below.
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Witchcraft Drop Their Single “Drömmar Av Is” – New Album Coming Soon
Swedish occult doom rock outfit, Witchcraft, have just unleashed their new single “Drömmar Av Is.” The track comes by way of the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, IDAG, which arrives on May 23rd through Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Check it out below.
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Powerhill Share a Single and Video for “Powerhill” – New Album Coming Soon
Swiss ‘farm metal’ band, Powerhill, have first single “Powerhill,” along with a lyric video by UK videographer Andy Pilkington (Motörhead, Judas Priest, Saxon). It comes from their debut album, Generation X, set to be released via Dr. Music Records on June 27, 2025. Catch the new lyric video and more below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty
Perennial all-stars Arch Enemy are back at it with their twelfth studio offering titled Blood Dynasty (Century Media Records). With this new cut, the band stays true to form delivering a blistering lineup of eleven cuts of pure brutality. Track after track we are bludgeoned with instruments wielded at virtuosic levels. Guitars are on full blast in every respect, from driving riffage that hits full throttle to solos that divebomb and shred everything in sight, one-second soaring in the clouds and the next stomping holes in the earth. Continue reading
Faith No Gwar (ex-Rob Zombie) and Verona On Venus (ex-Devildriver) Announce Co-Headlining Debut Show at The Whisky A-Go-Go This June
It’s a double debut at the legendary Whisky-a-Go-Go in Hollywood! FNG a.k.a. Faith No GWAR, the electrifying new GWAR and Faith No More cover band founded by Piggy D. (ex-Rob Zombie/Marilyn Manson) and Verona on Venus, featuring former Devildriver guitarist and songwriter Mike Spreitzer, and are set to make their highly anticipated live debuts with a co-headlining show on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025.Continue reading