GIVEAWAY: Win a Pair of Tickets to See Acid Bath in Los Angeles (8-28)


UPDATE: This giveaway is for the August 28th show!

Presented by Ghost Cult, Black Angeles/ Cell Arts Media: win tickets to see Acid Bath in Los Angeles next Friday, 8/22! This prize is for one pair (2) of tickets to the show, only, not for travel or lodging! Please enter if you can make the show! The return of Acid Bath (Dax Riggs, members of Goatwhore) as a touring band has been one of the stories of the year in heavy music 2025! Be part of their triumphant return and see them live at a sold-out headline show at the Hollywood Palladium! This is one of their few exclusive West Coast shows in 2025! Support comes from Pig Destroyer and The Obsessed. Thanks to Evil Robb Photography for these exclusive photos of the bands’ first hometown show back, in New Orleans.

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Shock Narcotic (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer, Child Bite, ex-Battlecross) Share a Single and Video for “Oblivion Licker” – New Album Out Now


Shock Narcotic – featuring Jeff Tuttle (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan), Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer), Shawn Knight (Child Bite), and Don Slater (ex-Battlecross) – just dropped their new full-length, My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not, on Housecore Records. Along with this, they have released a video for the album track, “Oblivion Licker.” Watch it below and read more from the band.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Scour – Gold


Trading Louisiana sludge for a more European soundscape, black metal act Scour is the latest project from Phillip H. Anselmo, the former frontman of Texan bruisers Pantera and New Orleans supergroup Down. Although quite some distance away from his usual musical stamping ground, this isn’t the first time Anselmo has turned his hand towards black metal, but where the likes of Eibon and Viking Crown merely laid the groundwork, it’s with Scour where all the pieces have finally come together.Continue reading


Scour (Philip H. Anselmo, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Misery Index) Share a Documentary Video – New Album Incoming


Extreme metal collective, ScourPhilip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), and Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, Lock Up) – have just unveiled a mini documentary. The video covers the history of the band, just ahead of their new album, Gold. The full-length is set for release on February 21st on Housecore Records in North America and Nuclear Blast Records in Europe. Catch the documentary and more below.
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Ghost Cult’s Top 20 Rock and Metal Vinyl Reissues for 2024


Check out  Keefy’s full list of his Top Vinyl Reissues of 2024, with a few honorable mentions! Continue reading


Scour (Phil Anselmo, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Pig Destroyer, Misery Index) Book Only Public Live Show of 2024



Scour, featuring heavy music veterans, including Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), and Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Lock Up), have announced their sole public live appearance for 2024. Find out more below.
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Exodus, Dismember, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Vastum, Demolition Hammer, Eternal Champion, Devil Master, Sonja, and More booked for Decibel Metal and Beer Fest Philly 2025


Catton Park, United kingdom, 12 Aug 2022, Exodus performing on the Ronnie James Dio Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival Credit: Rich Price/Ghost Cult Magazine

Decibel Metal and Beer Fest Philadelphia 2025 has booked a banger of a musical lineup and a murderous row of brewers for the exclusive event! Produced by Decibel Magazine and taking place at the Filmore, April 4-5, 2025 and features a ton of bands and some exclusive sets! Exodus, Dismember, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Vastum, Demolition Hammer, Eternal Champion, Devil Master, Sonja, and more will perform with the full lineup below! The fest will also celebrate Relapse Records in honor of their 35th anniversary. Tickets on sale this week and more info can be found at the links below.Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – Rock and Metal Releases for 8-9-24


What new Rock and Metal albums are you getting and spinning this week?

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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 8-9-24


What new Rock and Metal albums are you getting and spinning this week?