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Angel Du$t Books a North American Tour with Big Boy, Crown of Thornz, Negative Approach, Jivebomb, Béton Armé, and More – New Album Comuing in 2026

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Angel Du$t 2025 – photo credit Nat Wood

Do you feel a chill in the air? That’s not the winter months approaching, that’s the impending arrival of Angel Du$t’s massive COLD 2 THE TOUCH North American tour!

The most daring band in hardcore are gearing up for the release of their new album, COLD 2 THE TOUCH, (due out February 13th from Run For Cover) and today they’ve announced a lengthy run of shows not far behind. The tour includes a mind boggling list of killer support bands from different corners of punk and hardcore: including legends like Crown of Thornz and Negative Approach, and modern standouts like Big Boy, Jivebomb, Béton Armé, and many more. Tickets go on sale this Friday, see full itinerary below.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Dazzling Killmen – Dig Out The Switch

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St. Louis, Missouri’s Dazzling Killmen emerged in 1990 and were named after a character in Lucas Samaras‘ Crude Delights. They managed two full-length albums and four singles before splitting in 1995. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Mugger – Luck Forever

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Rising from Austin, Texas, Mugger are turning heads with their familiar yet fresh brand of Hardcore Punk. The four-piece band makes a promising first impression with their debut album Luck Forever (Quiet Panic Records).Continue reading →


RIP Saint Vitus Bar – The Home of Metal 2013-2024 and The Top 5 Shows (Nirvana, Against Me!)

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Pour one out for Saint Vitus Bar, The Home of Metal (and more) 2013-2024. We share our feelings on the closing and also:

We ranked the Top Five Most Important Shows Ever at Saint Vitus Bar
Top 15 Shows Covered by Ghost Cult
Top Interviews we conducted there
Top 5 Special Events

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High on Fire Books a Headlining Tour with Negative Approach, Weedeater, and Exhumed

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Iconic U.S. rock band, High on Fire, has announced additional North American headlining tour dates in support of its new LP, Cometh the Storm. The GRAMMY Award-winning group, celebrating its 25th anniversary, will kick off the first leg of the 23-city tour on August 31 in Louisville, KY; the trek will include spotlight performances as part of both the Muddy Roots Festival (September 1) and NYC’s Deserfest (Sept. 13). The second leg will run from October 2-12, and the third from October 26-November 2, concluding with a featured performance at Mexico City’s Hipnosis Festival. The High on Fire tour will feature support from Negative Approach, Weedeater, and Exhumed in various iterations. Tickets for all dates will go on sale Friday, August 2 at 10 AM local time. The just-announced tour dates are as follows:Continue reading →


Joecephus and the George Jonestown Massacre’s MC5 Tribute Album (Alice Cooper, Jello Biafra, Phil Campbell and More) Out Now

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On Friday February 2nd the Rock ’n’ Roll world was saddened the passing of “Brother” Wayne Kramer, founding member and guitarist of the legendary, influential Detroit band the MC5. Issued on Black Friday, 2023 via Saustex Records Call Me Animal: A Tribute to the MC5 was never intended as a send-off for Brother Wayne, but his untimely passing makes its recent release feel even more serendipitous. Conceived by Joey “Joecephus” Killingsworth, the album was several years in the making with his band/collective Joecephus and the George Jonestown Massacre and his production partner Dik LeDoux. Kramer himself participated in the project, laying down a smoking version of “Human Being Lawnmower” with Jello Biafra. 
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EP REVIEW: Scowl – Psychic Dance Routine

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“Negative Approach meets The Breeders” is the description offered by the members of Scowl of this their latest release the Psychic Dance Routine EP (Flatspot Records) – if that’s not a tagline that grabs your attention outright I don’t know what is and what help there is out there for you! Said EP is the follow-up to the 2021 How Flowers Grow debut full-length.

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Stream Converge’s Cover Of Negative Approach’s ‘”Whatever I Do”

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Converge has shared their cover of Negative Approach’s ‘Whatever I Do’, originally released as part of the Tomorrow Seems So Hopeless: A Tribute to Negative Approach compilation from 200. That album has been out of print and original label is out of business, according to Converge’s Bandcamp page. It was recorded at Kurt Ballou’s God City Studios in Salem, Massachusetts. Buy or stream the track right now!Continue reading →


Spirit In The Room Frontman Launches Tantrum Mantra, Releases New Video

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Channeling the fierce soul of bands like Anal Cunt, Righteous Pigs, Negative Approach, Tantrum Mantra has come from Los Angeles to destroy you. The side project of Spirit In The Room frontman Dennis R. Sanders, Tantrum Mantra has a new song and video today for their track ‘Guilty Fucker’. You can hear it only at Ghost Cult, below: Continue reading →