Spiritbox Share Their Single and Video “No Loss, No Love” – New Album Coming Soon


Progressive metallers, Spiritbox, have just shared their latest single, “No Loss, No Love,” along with an official music video. It was produced by Dan Braunstein with the band’s own Mike Stringer, and is taken from their upcoming second album, Tsunami Sea. The full-length is due to land March 7th via Pale Chord / Rise Records. Catch the new video and more below.
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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 212 – Nik, Keefy, and Don’s Epic Trauma Dump, and Vinyl Shopping Master Class


Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag are joined again by Talking The Talk With Don’s Don De Leaumont for a vinyl dump shenanigans as well as a breakdown of our different record shopping philosophies and pointers!

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PODCAST: Should iwrestledabearonce Make a Return, and Which Lineup


Bands never stay broken up forever these days. Check out our thoughts and predictions about the IWABO reunion news!

Here is the article that inspired this video:
https://ghostcultmag.com/iwrestledabearonce-are-planning-a-reunion-in-the-near-future/

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Iwrestledabearonce Are Planning a Reunion in The Near Future


To paraphrase the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Departed “Through the Principles of Detection” it looks like a long hoped-for reunion of metalcore genre-blenders iwrestledabearonce is in fact, “all happening!” During an episode of Nerding Out With Rickshaw, bassist Mike “Rickshaw” Martin confirmed that he has been discussing the idea with vocalist Krysta Cameron. The band had a meteoric rise in the 2000s and 2010s following in the footsteps of Mr. Bungle, The Dillinger Escape Plan,  and The Residents and others and paving the way for diverse but heavy bands such as The Callous Daoboys, Jinjer, Steaksauce Mustache, Animals As Leaders, Entheos, and iwabo’s later descendants – Spiritbox (featuring final iwabo vocalist, Courtney LaPlante, and countless modern bands. The trendsetting band was a musical and fashion leader (top tier t-shirt game) band was hugely popular among Metalcore and Deathcore fans, but also disliked by greybeard old-school metal heads too. Continue reading


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


  

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


Spiritbox Book North American Tour – New Album Coming Soon


Progressive metallers, Spiritbox, have announced a North American Tour, in support of their upcoming album, Tsunami Sea, due out  March 7th via Pale Chord / Rise Records. The 24-date run (produced by Live Nation) kicks off April 3rd in Dallas, TX, and heads across the U.S. and Canada, withsupport from Loathe, Dying Wish, and GEL. Find more information below.
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Chelsea Wolfe Shares a Cover of Spiritbox’s “Cellar Door” – New EP Out Now


Chelsea Wolfe recently dropped a stripped down, acoustic rendition of the Spiritbox song, “Cellar Door,” along with a visualizer video. It is the closing track on her new EP, Unbound, out now via Loma Vista records. Featuring just Chelsea’s voice, a guitar, or piano, the record is the final release of the She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She triptych. Check out the new video and more below.
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Spiritbox Announces New Album “Tsunami Sea” – and Drop a New Single “Perfect Soul”


Two-time GRAMMY-nominated progressive heavy metal band Spiritbox are gearing up for their next chapter with the announcement of their sophomore album, Tsunami Sea, set for release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord Records in partnership with Rise Records. The album was produced by Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer, mixed by Zakk Cervini and mastered by Ted Jensen. In tandem with the news, the band has dropped their latest single, “Perfect Soul,” alongside another one of their signature visually captivating music videos shot and directed by Dylan Hryciuk at Versa Films. Watch it now! Continue reading


Download Festival 2025 Books Green Day, Sleep Token, Korn, Weezer, Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter, Jimmy Eat World, Bullet For My Valentine, Within Temptation, Eagles Of Death Metal, The Darkness, Poppy, Loathe, Spiritbox, Meshuggah, Cradle Of Filth, and More


We are thrilled to announce the first major line-up for Download Festival 2025 (DLXXII), featuring three first-time headliners: punk-rock royalty Green Day, the enigmatic and meteoric Sleep Token, and nu-metal legends Korn. Over 90 bands have been confirmed, including Weezer, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Jimmy Eat World, Within Temptation, Eagles of Death Metal, The Darkness, Poppy, Loathe, Spiritbox, and many more. The fest takes place 13-15 June, 2025. This exciting news was revealed this evening at a special metal gala launch event in London.

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