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Aftershock 2019 Books Tool, Slipknot, blink-182, Korn, Rob Zombie, Staind, Bring Me The Horizon, and More!

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The king of US rock and metal festivals, Aftershock Festival held yearly in Sacramento is here with a big announcement for 2019. Expanding to a three-day affair, the fest will be led by such major acts as Tool, Slipknot, blink-182, Korn, Rob Zombie, Staind, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Dropkick Murphys, BABYMETAL, Bad Religion, Stone Temple Pilots, Chevelle and many more! Aftershock takes place at Sacramento’s Discovery Park October 11, 12 and 13th. Tickets, VIP Packages and Hotel options go on sale Friday, April 26 At Noon PST at the link below.Continue reading →


Mastodon – Stairway To Heaven

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Covers are a funny thing in music. Nowhere else in art is this level of flattery both respected and derided. Copies or recreations of painting or sculpture are often labeled as “influenced by” or worse, a forgery. All the remakes Hollywood keeps ramming our eyeholes with are mostly flaming hot garbage at summertime in New York City. With cover songs, the best ones are often not a note for note recreation of the original, unless it is an underrated artist or a little known song. From ‘Yesterday” to ‘Cum On Feel The Noise’, Covers have earned a place in our musical culture not only as a novelty. Others can take a well-known song and take it to new heights. Mastodon has done some stellar covers (‘The Bit’ from Melvins, ‘Emerald’ by, Thin Lizzy) and has now added all-time classic rock anthem ‘Stairway to Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin to the mix. Done in tribute to their late manager Nick John on the Stairway To Nick (Reprise Records) 10″ single for Record Store Day 2019, since Nick was a massive Zep fan. Tragically he passed away after a bout with pancreatic cancer in 2018. Mastodon will donate the proceeds from this release to research for that very disease. You can actually say they did it “because Nick John would have wanted it that way”. And you’d be right. He’d be touched. Continue reading →


Polar – Nova

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Polar have been a staple part of the Metalcore underground scene, touring with the best that the genres have to offer, like Stray From The Path. “We want this to be the next big step up” claimed guitarist, Fabian Lomas. “Nova is basically going to elevate us.” With a newly claimed maturity and direction to their sound and the expectations set by the band, Nova (Arising Empire) is set to be the big-hitting Metalcore album of the year.Continue reading →


Fallujah – Undying Light

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Is post-Death Metal a thing? I’m sure there’s some Metal forum that can vindicate that subgenre, but who’s got the time for that. On second thought Gorguts’ Colored Sands probably has already nabbed the coveted best post-Death album title, but I digress. Fallujah’s latest LP Undying Light (Nuclear Blast) certainly seems to fit the post-Extreme label as well, seeing that it’s an album equal parts Death and Deftones.Continue reading →


Black Coast – Ill Minds Vol.2

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Rather than release a full album straight off the bat after their debut EP, Stoke-On-Trent based Metalcore act, Black Coast decided to go down a different route, by releasing two connected EPs. The first part arrived last year and demonstrated their pure rage and potential to become one of the subgenres next big-hitters. All that remains on the quintet’s shoulders is being able to follow-up with the same amount of passion.Continue reading →


Slipknot Announces Full Road to Knotfest Tour, New Album Release Date

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Slipknot has revealed their full tour dates for their just-announced Road To Knotfest Tour! Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth will join as special guests on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the 29-city outing will kick off July 26th in Mountain View, CA at Shoreline Amphitheater. The band also revealed that they will release their as-yet-untitled new studio album on August 9th via Roadrunner Records. Each pair of tickets purchased online for Slipknot’s 2019 tour comes with a digital copy of their upcoming new album, scheduled for release August 9, 2019. Further instructions will be available upon purchase with additional album details to be revealed in the coming weeks. For more information visit www.slipknot1.com. Tickets for go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 8th at 10:00 AM local time at LiveNation.com. Premium members of Slipknot fan club Outside the 9 get first access to pre-sale tickets starting March 5th at 10 AM local time. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 5th at 12:00PM local time until Thursday, March 7th at 10:00PM local time. Continue reading →


UPDATE: Slipknot Summer Tour Routing for Tour with Volbeat, Gojira, Behemoth Leaked

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The most anticipated tour of the summer in America will without a doubt be Slipknot’s first tour with their new album. Direct support for every day of the tour will come from Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth. The tour site Wolverinekills has leaked the full routing ahead of tomorrow’s announcement. UPDATE: Check out the dates here! More often than not, Wolverinekills is right on the nose with these things, so it’s always a good bet they are correct. We’ll bring you the full announcement tomorrow with dates and on sale links. Continue reading →


Slipknot Shares New Teaser, Major Announcement Forthcoming

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Slipknot is hard at work on their new album, due out next summer. The band has been teasing news in interviews, social media and elsewhere, and appear poised to make a big announcement soon. They shared an animated video teaser of a beating hear on all their socials tonight. As shared by Live Nation and their Ticket To Rock, Slipknot will be touring the USA later in 2019 with Volbeat, Gojira, Behemoth and more. The band has booked an extensive tour of Europe with headline dates and major festivals, as well as their lone date so far, The Iowa State Fair. Stayed tuned to Ghost Cult as we bring you more news as it happens.

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Herod – Sombre Dessein

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Herod, also known as Herod the Great and Herod I, was a Roman client King of Judea. Or was it the Judean People’s Front? It’s also the name of your new favourite Swiss Progressive Sludge Metal outfit. Now that many qualifiers may seem like damning with faint praise at first, much like a cinematic release being the box office number one but only on a Tuesday in southern Nicaragua, however, the plaudits are more than deserved. Let’s dive into latest release, Sombre Dessein (Pelagic Records), to really get our heads around Herod’s grandeur.Continue reading →


Slipknot, Alice In Chains, Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Behemoth, Chevelle, Gojira, Underoath, Volbeat to take Part In Live Nation Ticket To Rock Sale

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Live Nation has released details for the 2019 “Ticket To Rock” sale, their annual deal for summer concerts where one ticket gets fans into major tours and events. Artists included in this year’s package are Alice In Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Behemoth, Chevelle, Gojira, Korn, Slipknot, Underoath, and Volbeat. Slayer and Shinedown will also be available in certain cities. This announcement also brings the news of these tours coming to fruition, including the rumored Korn/Alice In Chains co-headliner tour and Slipknot, Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth tour. Tickets start at $69 and are on sale now at the link below.Continue reading →