Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe to Release New Memoir “Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head”


Grand Central Publishing (GCP) is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head by D. Randall (Randy) Blythe of Lamb of God, which is scheduled for publication on February 18, 2025.Continue reading


Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Ozzy Osbourne, and Slipknot are The Greatest Metal Bands of All-Time, According to Forbes


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Of all the websites in the world, financial magazine and website Forbes has released a list of the top 38 metal bands of all-time. The list actually has no real surprises. All the top most popular bands of all-time are present, topped by Metallica, with virtually no other surprises in terms of major underground bands. In picking their list Forbes wrote that it’s “impossible to include all metal sub-genres in this type of list, the sub-genres that are most prominent and influential across metal today were considered with priority.” They added that all 38 bands were chosen due to having “the most significant impact in the metal genre, and a number of these bands are among the genre’s most famous and revered bands.”

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Riot Fest 2024 Part 2 Live at Douglass Park


The heat raged on, and so did Riot Fest. After night one’s stellar lineup, Riot Fest’s second day continued to showcase the exciting and diverse lineup that the festival had in store. With alternative music icon Beck as Saturday night’s headliner, the day was infused with alternative rock, pop, and everything in between.Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Riot Fest 2024 Part 1 Live at Douglas Park


Benjamin Franklin said nothing in this world is certain except for war, death, and taxes. If he were around today, there’s no question he might consider adding Riot Fest to that list of definitive certainties.

Once again, Chicago held its very own Riot Fest – one of music’s most renowned Punk music festivals – in Douglass Park. Despite original plans to move the festival to the suburbs in Bridgeview, a month before the fest was to take place it was announced that Riot Fest would once again be held in Douglass Park as usual.Continue reading


Watch Behind The Scenes Video of Mastodon and Lamb Of God Making Their Collaborative Single “Floods Of Triton”


Mastodon and Lamb Of God have just released their new collaborative single “Floods of Triton,” out now via Loma Vista Recordings. The new song is aptly timed on the heels of the groups’ co-headline arena tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic albums Leviathan and Ashes of the Wake, synthesizing the indelible influence of those respective classics while underscoring their enduring relevancy as pivotal figures in the heavy music world. The song was recorded at Mastodon’s own West End Sound in Atlanta and was produced by Mastodon and Tyler Bates, highly regarded in his own right for his scores for Guardians of The Galaxy, John Wick, MaXXXine, and more. Watch the visualizer and stream the song here! Watch a brief behind the scenes clip of the band recording the new track together in Atlanta!

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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 9-13-24


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Mastodon and Lamb Of God Share Their Collaborative Single “Floods Of Triton”


Mastodon and Lamb Of God have just shared their new collaborative single “Floods of Triton,” out now via Loma Vista Recordings, a high-energy rager that effortlessly evokes the spirit of the bands’ respective early works while also harnessing the stylistic expansiveness that has forged them into icons of heavy music. The new song is aptly timed on the heels of the groups’ co-headline arena tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic albums Leviathan and Ashes of the Wake, synthesizing the indelible influence of those respective classics while underscoring their enduring relevancy as pivotal figures in the heavy music world. The song was recorded at Mastodon’s own West End Sound in Atlanta and was produced by Mastodon and Tyler Bates, highly regarded in his own right for his scores for Guardians of The Galaxy, John Wick, MaXXXine, and more. Watch the visualizer and stream the song here!

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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 9-6-24


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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 8-30-24


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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Rock and Metal Releases for 8-30-24


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