FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Aftershock Festival 2018


California biggest rock and metal event of the year, Aftershock Festival, will be kicking all kinds of ass this weekend at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA. The fest is totally sold out and Ghost Cult will be there to document the festivities and shenanigans once again! The fest has an insane lineup which features System of a Down, Deftones, Alice in Chains, Incubus, Godsmack, Shinedown, 311, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, At The Drive-In, Seether, Jonathan Davis, as well as Bullet for My Valentine, Underoath, Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, Sevendust, Everlast, GWAR, Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, Dance Gavin Dance, Monster Magnet, Red Sun Rising, Bad Wolves, The FEVER 333, Dorothy, Wage War, Plague Vendor, Hyro The Hero, Amigo The Devil, All Them Witches, Slothrust, The Dose, Viza, The Jacks, and more! Check out the full schedule, map of the grounds, including the exclusive after party featuring Amigo The Devil and all of the unique festival experiences. Continue reading


Rock on the Range Live at Mapfre Stadium


What began at Crew Stadium in 2007 as a one day festival with 14 bands has evolved into a three-day festival with around 60 bands each year. Since its humble beginnings of Rock on the Range, it has sold out. In 2007, the fest sold out at only 30,000 tickets compared to this year’s 140,000 tickets. ROTR has become the “mecca” of rock fests on the east coast. Rockers AKA “Rangers” migrate by the thousands to Mapfre Stadium in Ohio from across the globe to attend. A spiritual pilgrimage of sorts for die-hard rock fans perhaps? I can only speak for myself, but it is an amazing experience to embrace the many cultures.

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Dance Gavin Dance – Artificial Selection


Dance Gavin Dance wanted to waste no time making sure they delivered another successful record that follows 2016’s Mothership. The Sacramento natives that formed thirteen years ago have seen lineup changes in their short career but still have managed to mature while thriving through their wild technical, infectious hooks. Artificial Intelligence (Rise) comes as the energetic and eclectic eighth full-length that fans didn’t know was missing. Continue reading


FESTIVAL PREVIEW: ROCK ON THE RANGE 2018


Rock On The Range has become the biggest single weekend music festival in America, and is always a great cross-section of the best rock and heavy metal bands around. This years lineup is incredible with Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, Godsmack, A Perfect Circle, Stone Sour, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Stone Temple Pilots, Machine Gun Kelly, Bullet For My Valentine, The Used, Tech N9ne, Underoath, BABYMETAL, Body Count and more. Kicking off in a few hours, Ghost Cult brings you our day by day preview of the can’t miss bands at the fest.Continue reading


Rock On The Range Set Performance Times Announced


The biggest American music festival of the year, Rock On The Range takes place next week, May 18, 19 & 20 At MAPFRE Stadium In Columbus, OH. The festival follows giant bands in the rock and metal genre such as  Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains and more. The near sold out event  has a very limited number of Single Day General Admission Tickets still left, but is expected to sell out again. Check out the band set times below and get ready for all the action.Continue reading


System of a Down, Deftones, Alice in Chains, Incubus, Godsmack, Shinedown, 311, Slash Booked For Aftershock 2018


California biggest rock and metal event of the year, Aftershock Festival,  just announced their lineup for 2018! It features System of a Down, Deftones, Alice in Chains, Incubus, Godsmack, Shinedown, 311, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, At The Drive In, Seether, Jonathan Davis, Bullet for My Valentine, Underoath, Black Veil Brides, HELLYEAH, Asking Alexandria, Sevendust, Everlast, GWAR, Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, Dance Gavin Dance, Monster Magnet, RED SUN RISING, Bad Wolves, The FEVER 333, Dorothy, Wage War, Plague Vendor, Hyro The Hero, Amigo The Devil, All Them Witches, Slothrust, The Dose, Viza, The Jacks, and more! Ticket link and on sale date info below!

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Underoath, Dance Gavin Dance, Veil Of Maya, Limbs Tour Dates Announced


Underoath recently confirmed that their highly anticipated new album, Erase Me, will be released on April 6th via Fearless Records. Today the band has announced the first tour dates in support of the new material, and you don’t want to miss it.Continue reading


The 2018 Northern Invasion Lineup Features Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, And More!


The 2018 Northern Invasion festival will be taking place on May 12th & 13th at the Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin. Today the organizers have announced the lineup, and it’s pretty damn awesome. Continue reading


The 2018 Rock On The Range Lineup Includes Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, And More!


Woah. The 12th annual Rock On The Range lineup has been announced, and it’s the best one yet. Continue reading


Vans Warped Tour 2017: Phoenix, Arizona


Hawthone Heights, by Originate Designs Photography

The Vans Warped Tour. Twenty-Three years of a traveling road show that showcases a plethora of bands. Some people thumb their nose up as it being full of emo wannabes or full of bands no one has heard before. But those people ignore the fact that this is an institution. Twenty-three successive years of promoting hundreds of bands on a full summer tour. It’s pretty much the longest most successful American festival; it rivals the festivals in Europe. Continue reading