Deafheaven Book Headlining North American Tour with Gatecreeper and Trauma Ray


Deafheaven have just announced a North American headline tour in support of their upcoming album, Lonely People With Power (Roadrunner Records). With support coming from Gatecreeper and Trauma Ray, the live run kicks off on April 19th at The Belasco in Los Angeles, CA, running through San Francisco, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Austin and more, with two nights in NYC, May 14th and 15th. Find live listings and more below.
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GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024

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Last-minute slinky Norwegian jesters aside, our dedicated and awesome team of writers, photographers, editors, contributors, alumni, designers and what have you, have come together to work through our regular collaborative and demographic confirmation of those albums that tickled our collective pickle in 2024.Continue reading


Eluveitie Share Their New Single and Video “Premonition” – On Tour Soon


Eluveitie are back with the “Premonition” single and video, their first new music in 2 years. It is also the first song from their upcoming album, which will be out next year, through Nuclear Blast Records. After their own headliner tour ÁNV Rising – Europe (starting January 2025), the band will hit the road again with Arch Enemy, Amorphis and Gatecreeper in October 2025. Find the new video and live listings in the article below.
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Arch Enemy Share Their Single and Video for “Blood Dynasty” – New Album Coming Soon


Arch Enemy have just unleashed their latest single, “Blood Dynasty” with its own official music video. The song is the title track from the Swedish metal pioneers’ twelfth studio album, slated for release on March 28, 2025, via Century Media Records. Check it out in the article below and find out more.
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Sonic Temple Books Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Incubus, Alice In Chains, Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper, I Prevail, Chevelle, and More


The full music lineup has been announced for the fourth year of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, including some incredible firsts for the Pinnacle of Rock Festivals in America, held May 8, 9, 10 & 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

More than 100 bands will take the stage during the four-day destination event, marking its biggest year ever. The festival will feature a massive lineup of rock royalty including LINKIN PARK with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong; they will make their debut at Sonic Temple headlining on Saturday in one of the band’s first shows in seven years. As previously announced, Metallica will also appear at Sonic Temple for the first time ever in 2025 for a “No Repeat Weekend” offering two unique headlining sets over two nights (Friday and Sunday).Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 Part 2 – Live at The Rave


The lineup for Saturday was stacked, in my opinion,  headliner Mr. Bungle left the Milwaukee crowd in awe. Mike Patton is such a great front man so I felt privileged to watch this man perform again.  San Francisco Thrash Metal legends Testament has one of the best performances I had ever seen them give in years. Connecticuts’ own Hatebreed ignited the ballroom with numerous mosh pits throughout their set. Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 Part 1 – Live at The Rave


Growing up I had always heard about Milwaukee Metal Fest and how amazing it was. Well, this year I had the pleasure of covering this notoriously famous festival and I can definitely say I’ll be back next year. Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 5-17-24


What new albums are you excited for this week!?

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ALBUM REVIEW: Gatecreeper – Dark Superstition


After a five-year gap between albums, Arizonan quintet Gatecreeper are back with Dark Superstition (Nuclear Blast). Their third album sees their heavy, Death Metal roar wed to more melodic and concise metal. A heavy band embracing melody like this might raise some metalheads’ hackles, afraid their band going soft, but fear not. Their heft and aggression is still alive and kicking, but just married to more accessible metal.   Continue reading


PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 5-17-24


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