Lamb of God made the announcement they have been teasing all week in social media. They will release a covers album to celebrate 20 years as a band under their original moniker, Burn The Priest. Legion: XX is due for release on May 18th via Epic Records. The album will feature covers from favorites by the band including Stormtroopers Of Death, Bad Brains, Ministry, Agnostic Front, Quicksand and Cro-Mags. Check out the first single below, ‘Inherit The Earth’ by The Accused.Continue reading
Heavy music and its fans tend to have a, let’s say, confrontational attitude towards the idea of change or growth. One subgenre where it’s bluntly evident is hardcore. We like it short and sweet and the more breakdowns the better. And that long-held standard has given us stone cold classics like Agnostic Front’s Victim in Pain and Hatebreed’s Perseverance. Bailer’s self-titled EP (Distro-y Records) is certainly planted in that tradition.Continue reading
The holidays are always a time for family and togetherness, but it’s also a time of intense struggle for those less fortunate. Four years in a row Steve Zing (Danzig, Samhain) has put on a charity show, rallying his famous friends in other bands and talented locals to put on a great show, raise some money for a good cause and to play some rock and metal. Not surprisingly, venerable club Dingbatz was packed to the gills, and people we generally out to have a good time. Continue reading
Silvertomb, which features former Type O Negative members Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey will play their second show ever tonight when they headline Steve Zing’s Black Friday Bash at Dingbatz in New Jersey. The event is Zing’s annual concert to benefit families in need around the holidays. Continue reading
Todd Youth is a legend of New York Hardcore, rock and metal. At 12 years old he played bass in Agnostic Front and later went on to play in or work with Murphy’s Law, and Warzone. Youth has also played with Danzing, Samhain, D Generation, Glenn Campbell, Son Of Sam, The Chelsea Smiles, Cheap Trick, Ace Frehley (current band), and briefly with Motorhead. Todd is currently playing with his hardocre punk supergroup Bloodclot, with members of Cro-Mags, Queens Of The Stone Age, and The Dwarves. Ghost Cult chatted with Todd outside Saint Vitus Bar In Brooklyn. Bloodclot’s Up In Arms is out now on Metal Blade Records. Videography and photos by Omar Cordy/OJC Photography. Continue reading
Roger Miret, best known as the frontman of the legendary New York Hardcore band Agnostic Front held a book signing event earlier this week at Generation Records, in New York’s West Village. Miret signed copies of his new memoir My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory, out now via Lesser Gods Books. In addition to a who’s who of famous punk band members and personalities on hand to hang with fans, the event was hosted by film director Drew Stone (New York Hardcore Chronicles, Who The F*ck Is That Guy), co-author Jon Wiederhorn, and featured a performance from Miret acolyte and AF bandmate Vinnie Stigma, and his solo band Stigma. The two performed together as well. See the photos and videos below! Continue reading
Agnostic Front vocalist and New York Hardcore legend Roget Miret is signing copies of his forthcoming memoir My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory on August 28th at Generation Records. The book releases from Lesser Gods Books the next day. Details about the event, an excerpt and trailer can be seen below:Continue reading
The 2017 Resurrection Fest will be taking from July 5th-8th in Viveiro, Spain, and the lineup is BIG. Continue reading
The 2017 Hellfest Open Air Festival will be taking place from June 16th-18th in Clisson, France next year, and the final lineup has now been confirmed. Continue reading
