Louder Than Life will be disturbing the peace in 2025 with one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year. Over 160 bands will perform on 6 stages September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY for the 11th edition of Louder Than Life. Louder Than Life 2025 also marks the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents. In addition to the previously announced return of metal legends Slayer, the four-day destination event will also feature Rob Zombie in a global exclusive performance of Astro-Creep: 2000 in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary, plus Marilyn Manson on Thursday; Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token and Breaking Benjamin on Friday; Deftones, Bad Omens and A Perfect Circle on Saturday; and Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$ and Evanescence on Sunday.Continue reading
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GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024
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GWAR, Arch Enemy, Oppressor, Wormrot, Between The Buried And Me, Sacred Reich, Necrot, and Frozen Soul Booked for Milwaukee Metal Festival
Milwaukee Metal Festival has just welcomed even more bands to its 2025 bill, with Gwar, Arch Enemy, Oppressor, Wormrot, Between The Buried And Me, Sacred Reich, Necrot, and Frozen Soul joining the lineup. The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15, and more acts still to be added. Catch the updated list of appearing bands below.
Rotting Christ, Chimaira, Scour, Tesseract and Evil Dead Booked for Milwaukee Metal Festival
Milwaukee Metal Festival has just announced a new wave of bands for its 2025 edition. Taking place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15, the event will now feature Rotting Christ, Chimaira, Scour, Tesseract and Evil Dead. As part of the festival’s 12 Days of Christmas campaign, the festival will be revealed a new artist every day through this weekend. The full lineup will be unveiled just before the holidays. Keep reading below for more.
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CONCERT REVIEW: Better Lovers – Full of Hell – SPY Live At The Orpheum, Tampa
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As we go to press with this review we learned that Better Lovers drummer Grayson “Goose” Holyoak’s daughter Sage has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia, and he has left the tour to support his family. Please donate to the GoFundMe set up to help defray the costs for her treatment and care.
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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 11-21-24
Cloakroom Share Their Single and Video “Unbelonging” – New Album Coming Soon
Cloakroom have just released their single and video, “Unbelonging,” which is the band’s first new music since their 2022 full-length, Dissolution Wave. This latest track is taken from their upcoming new album, due next year on the Closed Casket Activities record label. Check it out below.
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Full of Hell Drop Their Single “Burdened by Solar Mass” in Collaboration with Andrew Nolan – New Album Coming Soon
Grind/noise rock act, Full of Hell, have teamed up with Toronto-based industrial artist, Andrew Nolan, for the new album, Scraping The Divine. It is due for release November 15th on Closed Casket Activities, and its first single, “Burdened by Solar Mass” has just been unveiled as an introduction to this collaboration. Check out the new track and find out more below.
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GIVEAWAY: Last Chance to Win Two Weekend Passes to New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2024
Today is your last chance to win Two Weekend Passes to New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2024 from Ghost Cult and our partners in the Lambgoat Media Network. The festival features Killswitch Engage, Converge, Machine Head, Suicidal Tendencies, As I Lay Dying, Bane, Overkill, Better Lovers, Nails, the return of Year of The Knife, and more! Enter to win the giveaway at the links below and be sure to visit our friends at Lambgoat, This Day In Metal, Nu Metal Agenda, and Metal Insider! There are 5 chances to win between all five sites. Share with your friends to get more chances to win! This Giveaway is only for passes to the festival.* Enter at the form below! The giveaway is for residents of the USA only.Continue reading
Better Lovers (Every Time I Die, Fit For An Autopsy, Dillinger Escape Plan) Book North American Tour Dates
Featuring an all-star lineup, Better Lovers, have announced a slate of North American tour dates, with varying supports including Full of Hell (Nov. 3 to Dec. 2), SPY, Cloakroom and Gouge Away (Dec. 4 to Dec. 8). The run is in support of their upcoming debut album, Highly Irresponsible, due out on October 25th via SharpTone Records. The five-week trek kicks off on November 03rd in Asheville, N.C, with tickets for all dates on-sale from Friday August 09th, 10 a.m. local time. Keep reading below for more information.
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