1990s Bay Area metal legends, Machine Head, unwrapped their latest single, “Unbøund,” just one day ago, with an exclusive premiere on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal Show. Now, the band have dropped an official music video to accompany the track, directed by Mike Sloat. The song comes from their eleventh album, Unatøned, which is due to be unleashed on April 25, via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the new video and more below.
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Machine Head Share a New Single “Unbound” via “Liquid Metal” – New Album Incoming
For months Machine Head has been teasing a new album, sharing bits from the studio, and in their emails to their fan club. Now the band has shared a new single “Unbound” – streaming only on satellite radio station Sirius/XM Radio via their “Liquid Metal Show” on Monday, February, 17th, 2025. The single and video will hit all platforms on February 18th. Machine Head’s new album has popped up on Spotify and is titled Unatoned, with similar artwork and title to 2022’s exceptional OF KINGDOM AND CROWN (Imperium Recordings/Nuclear Blast Records). That album was the Ghost Cult Album of the Year that year. Watch a teaser for the “Unbound” video and stream the new single now at Sirius/XM Radio.
Lacuna Coil Share Their Single “I Wish You Were Dead” – New Album Out This Week
Italian metal titans, Lacuna Coil, have dropped their latest single, “I Wish You Were Dead,” a tale of emotional turmoil, struggle, and toxic relationships. The song’s video, filmed by Martina L Mclean in a church in Capranica, Rome, will premiere on Thursday, February 13th, at 12PM PT // 3PM ET // 9PM CET. It is taken from the band’s upcoming 10th studio album, Sleepless Empire, due out February 14th, via Century Media Records. Hear the new track below.
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Lacuna Coil Drop Their Single and Video “Gravity” – New Album Incoming
Kicking 2025 off early, Italian metal legends, Lacuna Coil, have just dropped their newest single, “Gravity,” along with a music video. This is the 5th single from their upcoming record, Sleepless Empire, set for release on February 14th via Century Media Records. Catch the new video and more from the band below.
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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 212 – Nik, Keefy, and Don’s Epic Trauma Dump, and Vinyl Shopping Master Class
Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag are joined again by Talking The Talk With Don’s Don De Leaumont for a vinyl dump shenanigans as well as a breakdown of our different record shopping philosophies and pointers!
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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
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
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:
Machine Head Books a Headline Tour ft. In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth
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
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
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