Ghost Cult has been in existence for 13 years in 2025, and we have covered Roadburn Festival every year, Founded in Tilburg, the home of Roadburn covering this festival is an honor and a tradition for us. This year, our intrepid team of Susanne A. Maathuis and Dante Torierri, both long-time Roadburn veterans, had some different and interesting takes on the fest, with some overlaps and some different artists covered. So we ran them together, rather than separately. Enjoy part one of this two-part review of the festival!
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Torche Reunites and Books a London Show At The Electric Ballroom
According to a published report by Lambgoat, Torche will be reuniting for at the Electric Ballroom in London, England on September 10th show. The concert will be the band’s first since breaking up in 2022, following a North American tour with Meshuggah. The September show will also feature Cave In (Jupiter 25th anniversary set). Tickets can be found at the link below. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Black Map – Hex
For a band composed of members of other prog bands, creating something more melodic based in the post-hardcore-meets-hard-rock project, Black Map was something not entirely expected over a decade ago. Now three albums into the band’s career, and the band have made huge strides, having the technicality of their previous progressive bands and bringing it into a whole new scene, Black Map captured something new. For Hex (Spinefarm Records), the trio went in a more upfront approach to the creation process. While a complete U-turn from their previous album, how will this fare for the new release? Continue reading
Roadburn 2025 Kicks-Off Today with Oranssi Pazuzu, Kylesa, Cave In, Thou, Steve Von Till, SUMAC, Chat Pile, Messa, DHG, Midwife, Insect Ark and More!
Roadburn Festival, arguably the best underground heavy and avant-garde music festival in the world kicks off today at 013 Popoddium in Tilburg, NL! Ghost Cult is honored to attend the festival once again, as we have throughout our existence for all our nearly 13 years. Among the headliners, special guests and exclusive world-premiere commissioned works, Oranssi Pazuzu, Kylesa in their first show back as a touring band, Cave In, Thou, Steve Von Till, SUMAC, Chat Pile, Messa, DHG, Midwife, Insect Ark, and many more. Plus, the side shows, merch sales, art exhibitions, artist and industry Q & A’s, and infamous after parties, Roadburn is one of the can’t-miss events of spring for music lovers. Check out the full timetable below. Continue reading
Converge, Emma Ruth Rundle, Cave In and More Booked for Post.Festival
Indianapolis post-rock, post-metal, post-hardcore, and post-punk event, Post.Festival, has just announced the next wave of bands confirmed for the 2025 edition. Set to return from July 24–26, 2025, at the HiFi & HiFi Annex, the event will feature live sets from Converge, Emma Ruth Rundle, Cave In, Bongripper, You, Infinite, and others. Keep reading below to find out more.
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Metal Injection Festival 2024 Live at The Brooklyn Monarch and The Meadows
It’s been a couple of weeks since Metal Injection Fest 2024 melted faces in Brooklyn NY. It was a doozy of a weekend with the likes of Converge, Jinjer, the first live appearance on the East Coast by 3 Inches of Blood in 10 years, God Forbid, Cave In, Gost, Revocation, and a plethora of others. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Oh Hiroshima – All Things Shining
Over the past decade, Oh Hiroshima have made a name for themselves in the Swedish music scene, taking inspiration from the likes of This Will Destroy You and numerous other bands in the Post-Rock genre, the band have made themselves stand out, and now four albums later, the band are once again looking to stretch out their horizons on the fifth album of their catalog, All Things Shining (Pelagic Records). Continue reading
FESTIVAL REVIEW: ArcTanGent Festival 2023 Live at Fernhill Farm
ArcTanGent Festival, a yearly outdoor four-day fixture at Fernhill Farm near Bristol, attracts a devoted following to its niche yet eclectic lineups of artists who generally have an association with post-rock, progressive metal, or experimental rock. It’s “sort of” a metal festival, but the range of acts it showcases steers towards the more left-field and eccentric end of heavy music and at times stretches beyond what could reasonably even be labelled as “rock”.
ALBUM REVIEW: Mutoid Man – Mutants
Mutants (Sargent House) is album number three from Stephen Brodsky’s heavy, quirky and often colourful side-project Mutoid Man. And much like his work in Cave In, the music Brodsky creates with Mutoid Man encompasses a whole host of influences, to create a myriad of sounds.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Roadburn Festival 2023
Let’s get one thing out of the way, Roadburn is still the premier underground fest that it has always been. I know so many people who went into this year’s fest expecting it to be their last, saying the lineup wasn’t for them, or that they didn’t like this change or that change. But I can tell you, they have all already booked rooms and bought tickets for next year. Change isn’t bad.