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Sick New World 2025 is Canceled Citing “Unforeseen Circumstances” – Was to Have Hosted Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, and More

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After speculation by fans and industry pundits went wild for weeks, Sick New World 2025 has revealed they have canceled the planned event. hat event was scheduled to take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, NV on April 12th, 2025. Citing “Unforeseen Circumstances” the fest canceled in a post to their website and all social media. Fans have been promised full refunds within 30 days. This is the largest US festival cancelation since Blue Ridge Rock Festival went out of business and closed up shop just a few months after being announced. The lineup was to have featured a plethora of heavy hitters and legends featuring Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, DOWN, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, Sisters of Mercy, Three Days Grace, Tomahawk, Cradle of Filth, Refused, Filter, Kittie, Terror, Mayhem, X, Poison the Well, The Hives, Carcass, Underoath, Daron Malakian’s Scars On Broadway, Sponge, Quicksand, Exodus, Stabbing Westward, Orgy, Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Seven Hours After Violet, Dethklok, Dope, Scowl, Show Me The Body, Napalm Death, Dope, Arch Enemy, Twin Tribes, and more! The message from the fest also asked fans to stay tuned for future information regarding the fest. Continue reading →


Machine Head Releases Their New Single and Video “These Scars Won’t Define Us” ft. In Flames, Lacuna Coil and Unearth

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Machine Head has dropped a new single single and visualizer for “These Scars Won’t Define Us” featuring all four bands on their just announced 2025 tour: In Flames, Lacuna Coil and Unearth. All the band members adding vocals to the anthemic song. Watch the lyric video for These Scars Won’t Define Us’ below:

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Machine Head Books a Headline Tour ft. In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth

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Bay Area Metal Titans Machine Head announce a Massive North American tour alongside Swedish metal icons In Flames, Italian alt-metallers Lacuna Coil, and American metalcore maestros Unearth. The crushing 5 week jaunt begins in their hometown of Oakland, CA at the legendary Fox Theater, then heads south for a stop at Sick New World Festival, then east, and back across Canada. To coincide with this gargantuan event Machine Head have collaborated on a new song called “These Scars Won’t Define Us” with all four bands on the tour adding vocals for a Wu Tang Clan-level thrash collaboration. The track comes from their upcoming new album (slated for April release TBD), with the new collab track dropping this Friday Nov. 15th at midnight. Check out our recent coverage of the band, and the dates below with the pre-sale codes. Continue reading →


Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2025 Applications Closing Soon

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada has announced its return for 2025. Independent bands will battle it out across the nation, for just one spot at an already sold out Wacken Open Air (July 30th – August 2nd), which has seen an attendance of over 80,000 people in Wacken, Germany for over 30 years. Band submissions end November 20th, 2024, and are only open to unsigned bands. Ghost Cult is an official media partner of Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2025. Find more information below.
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Sick New World 2025 Books Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, Down, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, and More

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Sick New World 2025 has revealed their huger lineup featuring Metallica, and now Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanessence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, DOWN, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, Sisters of Mercy, Three Days Grace, Tomahawk, Cradle of Filth, Refused, Filter, Kittie, Terror, Mayhem, X, Poison the Well, The Hives, Carcass, Underoath, Daron Malakian’s Scars On Broadway, Sponge, Quicksand, Exodus, Stabbing Westward, Orgy, Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Seven Hours After Violet, Dethklok, Dope, Scowl, Show Me The Body, Napalm Death, Dope, Arch Enemy, Twin Tribes, and more!  The presale starts Friday 10/18 at 10am PT. You are signed up and will receive the presale code that morning. Tickets start as low as 19.99 down. 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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INTERVIEW: Scott Lee Talks New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2024

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In this episode, welcomes back in our old friend Scott Lee to discuss the upcoming New England Hardcore and Metal Fest! We discuss this year’s lineup, including the controversial Slaughter to Prevail, 25 years of Killswitch Engage,  the return of Year of the Knife, and much more! Continue reading →


GIVEAWAY: Last Chance to Win Two Weekend Passes to New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2024

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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 →


Bloodstock Open Air 2025 Books Trivium, Machine Head, Gojira, Emperor, Lacuna Coil, Lord of Lost, The Black Dahlia Murder, 3 Inches of Blood, and More

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With 2024’s event underway and already laying claim as one of the biggest and best Bloodstock’s ever, festival HQ have set the wheels in motion of 2025’s heavy metal juggernaut by announcing not one, not five, but nineteen bands for its hottest summer yet, including all headliners. Bloodstock 2025 will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 7th-10th August.Continue reading →


Machine Head To Celebrate 30 Years of Their Classic “Burn My Eyes” Album with “Diamonds In The Rough 92-93” Release and Beer

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Machine Head’s classic album Burn My Eyes will turn 30 years old this week. To celebrate the band is releasing their original unmastered demo cassette of the 1993 demo that got the band signed, and had it remastered at Sterling Sound. It is available for pre-order on several limited-edition vinyl variants. They have also done a huge new merch drop via their own Ten Ton Trading Company. Vinyl will ship on September 4th, 2024. In addition they are releasing their own beer – “Burn My Eyes” 30th Anniversary IPA, available in both U.S. and EU in a partnership with Turning Point Brew Co. and Black Lung Brewing. Order everything at the links below! Continue reading →