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Serj Tankian Confirms System of A Down Will Headline Sick New World 2026

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Following up on a story originally broken by Ghost Cult Magazine, System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian has confirmed that the band will be headlining the 2026 Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, NV. The frontman shared the news while answering a fan’s question during a signing session. As we previously reported, System Of A Down recently teased a return of Sick New World during their stadium shows in North America this summer. The 2025 Sick New World fest was to have featured Metallica and Linkin Park, but not SOAD and was cancelled due to “unforseen circumstances.”Continue reading →


System of A Down Teases a Return of Sick New World in 2026

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Sick New World has begun teasing a return in 2026, with visuals appearing at System of a Down’s recent stadium shows in New Jersey, Chicago, and Toronto! Coincidentally, all of the second headliners for the SOAD shows (Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones) have either co-headlined SNW, have ties to it. In addition, the SNW website has been updated with a new callout to sign up for their mailing list. Sick New World was canceled in 2025 due to unforeseen circumstances. Read our review of the first SNW here. In terms of potential 2026 headliners, SOAD, and 2025’s co-headliner of the canceled fest, Metallica, could both do the festival on a similar weekend to past festivals ahead of their summer 2026 tour dates in Europe. We’ll continue to track this story as it develops.

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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show 10-25-24

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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 202 – Mastodon’s “Crack The Skye” – The Modern Equivalent of “The Wall”

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In episode 202, and Nik is relieved our Mastodon series is ending. Keefy’s thinks “Crack The Skye” is a 10/10 album – so let’s see where Nik lands.Continue reading →


Dax Riggs and Sammy Duet Comment On the Acid Bath Reunion At Sick New World Festival 

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Founding members of Acid Bath Dax Riggs (Golgotha, Deadboy & And The Elephantmen and Sammy Duet (Goatwhore, ex-Crowbar, ex-EyeHateGod), have confirmed details of the band’s reunion on social media at the 2025 Sick New World Festival. Acid Bath has not played a gig in 30 years and two other key members, bassist Audie Pitre and keyboardist Tomas Viator, have died in the interim years. Mike Sanchez (guitars, vocals) will take part in the festival. Sick New World will take place on April 12th, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. A video posted by guitarist/vocalist Sammy Duet confirmed that the lineup will be rounded out by Goatwhore drummer Zack Simmons and bassist Alex Bergeron (Former Agents of Oblivion). Riggs for his part announced new solo music the day before, also a shocker. 

 

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ALBUM  REVIEW: The Barbarians of California – And Now I’m Just Gnashing My Teeth

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The sound of what was once considered West Coast Hard Core is changing.  The Barbarians of California‘s new album And Now I’m Just Gnashing My Teeth (oneRPM) carries more of a metallic stomp aligned with modern Hardcore. Right from the first song you can hear the band’s more experimental edge. Once into the meat of the album, they bridge hardcore with a Nu-Metal sound, which is not unlike what System of a Down does. They attack with a more spastic jerk. It’s hard not to appreciate the sense of adventure that runs through these songs. The new generation of nu-metal kids who attend festivals like Sick New World will dig it. Hardcore purists might have some questions. Continue reading →


Metallica Books The M72 2025 Tour with Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, and Ice Nine Kills – to Play Sick New World, and Sonic Temple Festivals 

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Metallica has announced year three of their M72 World Tour supporting their 2023 album 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings). The band will again play their No Repeats weekend of shows with a different setlist each night. Support will come from Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, and Ice Nine Kills on different nights. The tour will also include Metallica two-night headline sets at Sick New World, and Sonic Temple Festivals. More tour dates are expected to be announced soon.  Continue reading →


Sick New World Festival 2024 Announces Stage Times, Draws Outrage From Fans

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Following a huge debut in 2023 year, Sick New World kicks off this weekend to Las Vegas Festival Grounds, on April 27, 2024 with an enormous collection of the world’s biggest hard rock, alternative, and up and coming artists. Headlined by System Of A Down, Slipknot with Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, Danny Elfman, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Knocked Loose, and many more among the 65 total bands. The festival has released its stage times and fans who have purchased tickets are expressing outrage on social media with some selling their tickets and vowing not to go. Check out our coverage of 2023’s festival here, here, here and the full review here, but find out about the drama below.

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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 4-19-24

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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 4-12-24

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Catch up on what you missed this week in the world of Rock and Metal news with our show! Continue reading →