NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Rock and Metal Releases for 10-4-24


Covering various subgenres, it’s New Music Friday: The Rock and Metal Releases for 10-4-24.

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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases Preview for 10-4-24


Covering various subgenres, it’s New Music Friday: The Rock and Metal Releases for 10-4-24.

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Aura Noir, Thus, Hate Angel, and Aasar Booked for Inferno Festival



Inferno Festival Norway 2025 is now welcoming the next set of bands to their lineup. Once again taking place in Oslo (NO), from April 17-20 for another blasphemous Easter, the festival bill is joined by Aura Noir, Thus, Hate Angel, and Aasar. Head into the article below for the full, current list of artists.
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Kylesa, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dødheimsgard, and Ponte Del Diavolo Booked for Inferno Festival



Inferno Festival Norway has welcomed the next set of bands to their 2025 lineup. Kylesa, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dødheimsgard, and Ponte Del Diavolo will now join Behemoth, Tsjuder, 1349 and more for the event in Oslo (NO), for another blasphemous Easter. Keep reading below for more details.
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RIP Saint Vitus Bar – The Home of Metal 2013-2024 and The Top 5 Shows (Nirvana, Against Me!)


Pour one out for Saint Vitus Bar, The Home of Metal (and more) 2013-2024. We share our feelings on the closing and also:

We ranked the Top Five Most Important Shows Ever at Saint Vitus Bar
Top 15 Shows Covered by Ghost Cult
Top Interviews we conducted there
Top 5 Special Events

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Behemoth, Gaerea, Lamentari, and More Added to Inferno Metal Festival 2025



Inferno Metal Festival Norway has just announced a further four acts to be added to its 2025 lineup. Polish legends, Behemoth, along with Gaerea, Lamentari, and Rosa Faenskap join the bill, which already contains names such as 1349, Tsjuder, Necrophobic, Tiamat, and Blood Incantation. Read more below.
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1349, Blood Incantation, Aeternus, Spectral Wound, Abyssic, and More Booked for Inferno Festival


Inferno Festival Norway 2025 has just revealed their first wave of bands for 2025. The event will once again take place in Oslo (NO) from April 17-20, welcoming 1349, Blood Incantation, Aeternus, Seth, Abyssic, Spectral Wound, Angist, Bythos, Violent Magic Orchestra, and Syn to the lineup, with more to be announced. Head into the article below for the full details.
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Maryland Deathfest XIX Part 1 Various Venues


 

What a difference a day makes, revenge of the new day…

Today was a bumpy day for us festival attendees: it was over 90 degrees, which really impacted a lot of people, particularly with the addition of the second outdoor stage; and a new security checkpoint was put in place toward two of the more popular stages, and we were all pat down every time we went through it, meaning that running back and forth to catch bands could take an extra ten minutes or so. Obviously important, it was disruptive for a while and caused some confusion and delays. With the emergence of the marketplace, TONS of new merch was being bought from dozens of vendors and this initially increased the delay (something to plan for next time). The delay also meant I had to move around much sooner each set than desired. Continue reading


1349 Announces Live Song Premiere and Meet and Greet at Duff’s Bar Brooklyn



True Norwegian black metal horde 1349 is now welcoming fans to an exclusive world premiere and meet and greet at the infamous Duff’s Bar Brooklyn, in which the band will be spinning a brand new never-before-heard 1349 song for the first time! The special event will take place following the band’s headlining performance at Meadows in Brooklyn, NY on May 23 from midnight until 2:00 A.M. The event is free and open for all!Continue reading


Ascended Dead’s “American Apocalypse 2024 Tour” is Kicking Off Soon



One year after releasing their second album, Evenfall Of The Apocalypse, via 20 Buck Spin records, Portland, Oregon death metal squad, Ascended Dead, are about to embark on a widespread North American tour. Beginning with their only Canadian show, Friday – May 3rd in Vancouver – the American Apocalypse 2024 Tour then takes them all across the states, ending June 1st in Los Angeles. Along the way, they share the stage with the likes of Oxygen Destroyer, Undergang, Incantation, 1349, Bloodbath, Primordial, and many others. Keep reading below to find out more.
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