PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Livestream 3-14-25


Catch up on what you missed in the world of Rock and Metal news this week! 

Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Tom Osman Interviews Rwake About Their Comeback Album “The Return Of Magik”


In this new episode, Ghost Cult’s own Tom Osman chats with Brittany and John of RWAKE! Their comeback album “The Return Of Magik” is out now via Relapse Records !  The Arkansas band has made a killer new album and Tom uncovers the mysticism and practical magic behind how the band makes music as a collective.  Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Rock and Metal Releases for 3-14-25


From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for  3-14-25!

What are your favorite album cover this week? Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Rwake – The Return of Magik


After a thirteen-year break between albums and a hiatus, the band Rwake is back with a new cut titled The Return of Magik (Relapse Records). Sonically, Rwake has always been a band that fits into no specific genre and that is on full display on this newest effort. The musicianship on display only adds to the tremendous songwriting that has this feeling of a grand saga playing out before the listener.Continue reading


PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 3-14-25


From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for  3-14-25!

What are your favorite album cover this week? Continue reading


RWAKE Shares a New Single and Video for “You Swore We’d Always Be Together” – First New Album In Over 13 Years Coming Soon


After 13 years of silence, an unsettling sound that is strangely familiar yet somehow even more haunted re-emerges from the Arkansas depths. There is no mistake as to what this is. RWAKE has released a new transmission. The Return of Magik has arrived. Today, RWAKE share the second single and official visualizer video for “You Swore We’d Always Be Together”, the opening song from The Return of Magik, out March 14, 2025 on LP/CD/Digital via Relapse Records. Watch on YouTube and listen to and pre-save on all streaming platforms below.Continue reading


John Garcia (ex-Kyuss), Weedeater, Rwake, Cancerslug, and More To Play Mutants Of The Monster Fest – Final Lineup Announced



Mutants Of The Monster Fest has just announced its full and final 2024 lineup, with the addition of Cancerslug and Rwake. Taking place at the Argenta Arts District, Little Rock, AR, May 16-18, the multi-day festival also features John Garcia, Weedeater, Telekinetic Yeti, Rebelmatic, Deadbird, Flummox, and others. Head into the article below for full details.
Continue reading


Pallbearer Share Single and Video for “Where The Light Fades” – New Album Coming Soon



Melancholy doom outfit, Pallbearer, are gearing up for the release of their next album, Mind Burns Alive. The full-length is due out on May 17th via Nuclear Blast Records, in LP, CD, and digital formats. As a preview of what is on offer, the band have shared the single, “Where The Light Fades,” and its Dan Almasy directed video. Head into the article below for the new track and more.
Continue reading


Scott Kelly Announces New Split Single, European Tour Dates With John Judkins


Neurois co-founder Scott Kelly has announced a run of solo acoustic European tour dates early next year, with John Judkins of Rwake. The dates will be supported by the release of a 7” from the My Proud Mountain label, which captures Scott & John at their show at White Water Tavern in Little Rock Arkansas on March 3rd 2017.Continue reading