King Parrot Share Their Single and Video “Look Away I’m Hideous” – New Album Coming Soon


King Parrot have delivered their latest single, “Look Away I’m Hideous,” with an animated video by Australian artist The Art of Fox. It comes from their forthcoming new album, A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot, which is due out June 6th 2025 worldwide, with an Australian launch tour coming in May. The band have also been added to Acid Bath’s New York show, on July 25 at Brooklyn Paramount, and then join Pantera and Amon Amarth for a US tour. Check out the new video and more below.
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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


Pantera Books a Summer Amphitheater Tour with Amon Amarth


Heavy metal legends Pantera are pleased to announce their 2025 US Summer Amphitheater tour! 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. Support will be provided by Swedish heavy metal icons Amon Amarth and an additional guest opener to be announced at a later date. Get ready for The Heaviest Tour Of The Summer! Ticket and VIP presales begin Tuesday, February 25th at 10:00am local time. General on sale date is Friday, February 28th at 10:00am local time at the links below.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Brothers Of Metal – Fimbulvinter


Formed in 2012, Swedish true metal warriors Brothers of Metal return with all the riffs on third full-length studio release Fimbulvinter (AFM Records). Consisting of eight members, four of whom share two surnames without actually being related, does seem to confuse some people for some reason. Although to be fair, eight-piece bands aren’t exactly common in metal, and one with three vocalists and three guitarists even less so.Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air Part 2 – Live at Catton Hall


 

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After I visit the bust of Lemmy in the RAM Gallery, Brazilian death metallers Crypta are in full flow on the main stage, tearing through the likes of Lift the Blindfold” and “From the Ashes”, casually stripping away any vestiges of third-day fatigue. And if that wasn’t the perfect wake-up call, then there”s always Bay Area thrashers Forbidden who blast through the likes of “Forbidden Evil,” “Twisted Into Form,” and “Step By Step” aided by summer recruit Dan “Chewy” Mongrain of Voivod. A great show, although a time overrun means we are deprived of the classic “Chalice of Blood.”Continue reading


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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Bloodstock Open Air 2024 Announces Final Bands, Activations, and Ticket Giveaway


Bloodstock Open Air 2024 is a month away! Headlined by Architects, Opeth, and Amon Amarth, get tickets and the full festival information at the links below.  Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2024.Continue reading


Kanonenfieber Drop a Single and Video for “Panzerhenker” – New Album Coming Soon



Blackened death metal outfit, Kanonenfieber, have just shared a video for their new single, “Panzerhenker.” The song offers a preview of their upcoming sophomore album, Die Urkatastrophe, which is due out September 20th, via Century Media Records. Watch the new video below and find out more about Kanonenfieber.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bloodcross – Gravebound


Have to come clean on this one: just haven’t been feeling the Black Metal love like I used to. Don’t know, something about the genre just seemed steadfast on refusing change, aesthetically or musically. The mandate seemed to be that everyone still must slap on the corpse paint and record something with the production and mix of a VHS bootleg. That’s without mentioning certain artists and labels being complete knobs on Twitter if you dare mildly critique them in a review. Continue reading