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Angel Du$t Books a North American Tour with Big Boy, Crown of Thornz, Negative Approach, Jivebomb, Béton Armé, and More – New Album Comuing in 2026

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Angel Du$t 2025 – photo credit Nat Wood

Do you feel a chill in the air? That’s not the winter months approaching, that’s the impending arrival of Angel Du$t’s massive COLD 2 THE TOUCH North American tour!

The most daring band in hardcore are gearing up for the release of their new album, COLD 2 THE TOUCH, (due out February 13th from Run For Cover) and today they’ve announced a lengthy run of shows not far behind. The tour includes a mind boggling list of killer support bands from different corners of punk and hardcore: including legends like Crown of Thornz and Negative Approach, and modern standouts like Big Boy, Jivebomb, Béton Armé, and many more. Tickets go on sale this Friday, see full itinerary below.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Drain – …Is Your Friend

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A friend of mine describes bands that just seem to pop off in their respective subgenre of music as “having the sound.” Bands that really found the secret sauce for their artwork that resonates with many. Drain has been one of those bands in the crossover thrash space as they drop their third release, …Is Your Friend (Epitaph Records). Keeping it under thirty minutes but above the max of the energy meter.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Dazzling Killmen – Dig Out The Switch

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St. Louis, Missouri’s Dazzling Killmen emerged in 1990 and were named after a character in Lucas Samaras‘ Crude Delights. They managed two full-length albums and four singles before splitting in 1995. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Toxic Youth – Still Hungry

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Sometimes you just need a good thrashy, Crossover Punk band to get your blood pumping. Toxic Youth have been dishing out what you crave now for thirty-five years with no signs of slowing down. Their latest album, Still Hungry (Time To Kill Records), continues that mission statement relentlessly for over thirty minutes.Continue reading →


Dark Angel books First USA Tour in Decades – Sacred Reich, Hirax, Vio-Lence, Midnight, Void, and Interceptor Open Select Dates

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West Coast thrash metal legends Dark Angel will embark on “The Extinction Level Event” North American Tour this fall, their first domestic trek in over three decades. Dark Angel’s first North American tour since the early 1990s celebrates their forthcoming comeback album, Extinction Level Event (Reversed Records), their first new album since 1991. Support on these dates will come from Sacred Reich, Hirax, Vio-Lence, Midnight, Void, and Interceptor! More details below! Continue reading →


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Bray Road Shares a New Single and Official Lyric Video for “Wasted Mutiny”

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Wisconsin’s crossover thrash masters Bray Road are back with a slamming new single, “Wasted Mutiny!” After premiering their video “Burn” in 2024, they have teamed up with Ghost Cult again, Marvel-style, to premiere their new jam and lyric video. Check out the killer new track below, sure to be on your summer “metal slay-list!”Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Morbyda – Under The Spell

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Although only formed in 2022, you could easily be forgiven for thinking that Leipzig speed metallers Morbyda have been around since the early eighties as debut album Under the Spell (Dying Victims Productions) hits all the right nostalgia notes while delivering something uniquely its own.Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Turnstile Live at Technopolis

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Amazing to watch a band grow so exponentially over the last few years, that in a distant country like Greece, Turnstile were upgraded to a larger outdoor venue, a big deal for acts that come to Athens.Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: The Evolution of Misfire: New Album, New Energy

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Chicago thrashers Misfire are back with a vengeance. In this exclusive interview, Ghost Cult’s Keefy sits down with drummer James Nicademus, vocalist Tim Jensen, and guitarist Kostadin Kostadinov to discuss their explosive new album, Product of the Environment, out now via MNRK Heavy.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Propaghandi – At Peace

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On album number eight, long-running Canadian punk rockers Propaghandi continue to perfect their craft on At Peace (Epitaph Records) in a manner their peers can not keep up with. They self-identify as a progressive thrash band, which is a point driven home on several songs, but at the album’s core beats their rebellious punk hearts. Perhaps it’s because they are from Canada, but the political edge to their lyrics has always hit differently. They remain thoughtful and self-reflective, with this brooding carrying over into the metallic edge, coloring this album, which must be listened to through headphones, if possible, as it makes the guitar pop more than computer speakers.Continue reading →