Recently reactivated hardcore festival Hellfest (USA) has announced its first bands for 2026! Hatebreed, Glassjaw, Vision Of Disorder, Elysia, Disembodied, First Blood, Haywire, Twitching Tongues, Bayway, Bleeding Through, and many more and booked with some playing exclusive sets. The fest takes place once again over July Fourth weekend, 3 -5, 2026 at The Dome at Adventure Crossing in Jackson, NJ! tickets avaialble below: Continue reading
2025 was yet another year where I spent a Sunday in November sweating buckets trying to cut down all of the music I’ve listened to in the current year to twenty albums as part of the Ghost Cult staff voting. Each year is a mix of pain and pleasure, and 2025 was certainly a difficult one. Before I unveil my Top 20, here are some Honorable Mentions, in no particular order, that you should add to your library if not done already.
The mid-Atlantic’s premier camping music festival, Shadow Woods Metal Fest, returns this summer on August 27th and 28th 2021, just one hour north of Baltimore. More than 20 bands on two stages over two nights for its fifth edition. Early bands announced include Panopticon, Destroyer of Light, Neolithic, Borracho, Witchcryer, Voarm, Traitor, Altar And the Bull, Queen Wolf, with more to be named soon. Tickets are on sale and the event is limited in capacity with strict social distancing measures and more.