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Korn, Muse, Scorpions, Linkin Park, Knocked Loose, Judas Priest, Electric Callboy,Turnstile, Exodus, Dethklok, Refused, and More Booked for Hellfest Open Air 2025

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The Hellfest Open Air festival 2025 has booked a huge lineup. Taking place from June 19th to 22nd in Clisson, France, the fest features headlining performances from Korn, Muse, Scorpions, and Linkin Park, as well as, Knocked Loose, Judas Priest, Electric Callboy,Turnstile, Exodus, Dethklok, Refused, Jerry Cantrell, Jinjer, Turnstile, Unto Others, The Warning, VOLA, Alcest, Abbath (Doom occulta set), SUNN O))), HEALTH, Russian Circles, Chat Pile, Savatage, Dream Theater and more out of a total of 184 bands. A “very special guest” yet to be revealed for June 20th.Continue reading →


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Damnation Festival Part 2 Live at Bowlers Exhibition Centre

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Saturday’s main event kicks off with Pijn, whose darkly atmospheric set is characterised by long cello-endowed instrumental passages that build with a slow burn towards intense climaxes.Continue reading →


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Damnation Festival 2024 Part 1- A Night of Salvation 2024 Live at Bowlers Exhibition Centre

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Damnation Festival, now into its third year at the venue of Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, has become a staple of the UK metal calendar and is apparently now the largest indoor metal festival in Europe.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Six Months of Sun – Creatures

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Presenting the best of Stoner Metal that is guaranteed to make their listeners aghast, Geneva-based power trio Six Months of Sun are back with a third full-length entitled Creatures via Cold Smoke Records and Urgence Disk, which features atmospheric passages and a versatile succession of riffs that ranges from being heavy to sharp. Having embarked on a formidable journey of track record by opening for many big names such as Red Fang, Church of Misery, and Fu Manchu, they continue on offering a profound bestiary of Stoner riffs with hints of Prog undertones here and there. While they’re keeping their massive sounds intact, they are suitable for fans of instrumental stoner/sludge such as Pelican and Russian Circles. Being a longtime Pelican fan myself since high school years, I instantly vibed with this album right after first listen– with all its solid resonances and all that.Continue reading →


FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Damnation Festival Kicks off Today with Cradle of Filth, Bleeding Through, Russian Circles, Nails, Decapitated, The Ocean, Employed To Serve, Morne, Mizmor, and More

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Ghost Cult is once again honored to cover Damnation Festival this year, kicking off with A Night of Salvation pre-party, and tomorrow proper all-dayer. The fest has been around almost as long as Ghost Cult has, and we love supporting this music and staff! Taking place at Manchester, UK’s BEC Arena once again, our expert team will bring you the coverage of some of the best underground Metal and metal-adjacent bands in the world in a curated setting with many unique one-of-a-kind shows. The usually sold-out event still has tickets on sale at the links below, and they even have a great app (we tested it). Let’s delve into a quick preview of the fest for those attending or curious about one of the best metal festivals we have covered (check out our 2023 coverage here)! Continue reading →


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Desertfest New York 2024 Live at Various Venues

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The fourth installment of Desert Fest NYC has now come and gone. I want to start by thanking the crew, they ran a three-day fest with everything starting on time and limited technical difficulties throughout the fest, they worked their backsides off and it showed.  

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ALBUM REVIEW: Oh Hiroshima – All Things Shining

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Over the past decade, Oh Hiroshima have made a name for themselves in the Swedish music scene, taking inspiration from the likes of This Will Destroy You and numerous other bands in the Post-Rock genre, the band have made themselves stand out, and now four albums later, the band are once again looking to stretch out their horizons on the fifth album of their catalog, All Things Shining (Pelagic Records). Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Pijn – From Low Beams Of Hope

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Sincerity is difficult to fake – ask any politician in the build-up to an election – yet post-rock Manchester collective Pijn (pronounced “pine”) keep it real on their powerful, atmospheric, heartfelt new album, From Low Beams Of Hope (Floodlit Recordings).Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: SUMAC – The Healer

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Six albums into their career, SUMAC stretch the limits of what Metal can be with The Healer (Thrill Jockey Records) — a four-song, 76-minute double album of fluid, evolving, at times seemingly freeform Jazz Metal that requires some patience, but impresses with its expressiveness and creativity.  Continue reading →


Rezn Share a Single and Video for “Chasm” and Announce New Album

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Chicago-based Rezn have just announced the release of their new album, Burden, due out June 14th, via their new label Sargent House. In conjunction with this, they have also shared the full-length’s lead single and video, “Chasm.” On the same date as they drop the album, Rezn also play Desertfest Oslo, later touring in North America with Pallbearer, then in Europe with label mates Russian Circles. Keep reading below for the new video, album details, and more.
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