UK progressive metal giants Tesseract have booked a European tour for later in 2018 to go along with their previously announced slate of US tour dates and summer festival shows. These new dates will come with support from Between The Buried And Me and Plini. All dates will support their new album, Sonder, releasing on April 20th via Kscope Music. Tickets go on sale 9th March at 9am GMT / 10am CET at the link below.
Mention the city of Liverpool and most people tend to think of The Beatles and football. Ask a metalhead, and the names of Carcass and Anathema will surely pop up soon after. Although not exactly at the forefront of the UK metal scene, Liverpool has no shortage of underground talent to offer. Scare Tactics have been around since 2010 and have played both Bloodstock and Download festivals. Reaper have been thrashing around since 2011, and Techy Prog types Reperium are steadily building a name for themselves, as are the heavier Oceanis.Continue reading
Already looking stacked with a huge lineup, Download Festival 2018 added 65 more bands today, including Volbeat, Baroness, The Bronx, Hatebreed, Greta Van Fleet, Cradle of Filth, Black Stone Cherry and many more. Download takes place August 8-10 at Donington Park. Full band list and ticket links below. Continue reading
Download 2018 added the motherload of badassery with 17 new bands added to the bill. Among the highlights are Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine Parkway Drive, Rise Against, BABYMETAL, Meshuggah, The Hives, Body Count Ft. Ice T, and many more.Continue reading
Already announced as a headliner for Download Festival, Guns N’ Roses have announced a full headline tour of European Festivals and their own shows for next summer. In addition to Donwload Fest in the UK, France and Spain, GNR will also appear at Grasspop Metal Meeting, and more. Full details below.Continue reading
Guns N Roses will spend 2018 as the third year of their mostly sold-out “Not In This Lifetime” reunion tour, and now they will serve as the Friday night headliner for Download 2018! The band has played 100 shows worldwide and sold 1 million tickets since reuniting and completing their first extensive touring since 1993. The line-up of GNR includes original members Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, plus Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Melissa Reese.Continue reading
Download Festival strikes again with the announcement that Avenged Sevenfold will appear as the second headliner at Download 2018. Ozzy Osbourne was named as the first headliner already. A7X is on tour now supporting their late 2016 release The Stage (Capitol Records). Continue reading
Hail to the “Prince of Darkness”! Hot off headlining Ozzfest Meets Knotfest this past weekend, Ozzy Osbourne has been named the first headliner for Download 2018! Download, arguably the premier rock and metal event in the world, the three-day festival will take place 8 – 10 June 2018 at legendary Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets available now, full details below.Continue reading
Up and coming Dutch metallers The Charm The Fury dropped their second album The Sick, Dumb & Happy, on March 17th via Nuclear Blast (worldwide) and Arising Empire (Europe). In this exclusive video for Ghost Cult, band members Caroline Westendorp and Mathijs Westendorp chat about their post-show rituals. Continue reading
Veteran UK-based heavy metal band Raging Speedhorn have announced they have canceled their remaining shows in 2016. The band had appeared at both Download Festival and Desertfest London this year:Continue reading