Tens of Thousands Lined The Streets of Birmingham to Say Goodbye to Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Watch The Funeral Procession

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Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath, was laid to rest in his native Birmingham, England, this Wednesday (July 30, 2025). Tens of thousands of people turned out to support the town’s most famous native son, taking over the entire town with tributes. Ghost Cult’s veteran scribe Gary Alcock, who was at the Back To The Beginning show just weeks ago, was on hand and has allowed Ghost Cult to share his personal photos of the day. The funeral procession was livestreamed by major news networks worldwide and also watched by thousands.  Continue reading


GIVEAWAY: Win A Vinyl Bundle and A CD Bundle from The Glacially Musical Pouredcast

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Presented by Ghost Cult, The Glacially Musical Pouredcast (Beer. Metal. Swearing. Vinyl.) is celebrating our biggest fans with a new Giveaway!  If you live for craft beer, spinning vinyl, record unboxings, and deep dive debates about great Rock and Metal discographies, this is your home. We are giving away two bundles, vinyl and CDs picked and curated from The Glacially Musical host Nik Cameron’s personal collection! Enter to win the prizes below. The Giveaway ends on August 14th, so enter now! Here’s how to enter-

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Wardruna Kicks Off a Massive North American Tour In September

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Wardruna is set to bring their visionary ancient Norse music to North America this fall for an epic month of rituals! The band continues to tour behind their acclaimed new album Birna, out now! Direct support comes from Chelsea Wolfe on every date. Ghost Cult was one of the first international music news sites to heavily feature Wardruna and its founder, Einar Selvik, as far back as our founding year in 2012. See the full tour dates with ticket buy links below!Continue reading


A Foreigner’s Journey to Boston (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Book US Tour Dates


Fronted by Brandon Miller – touring guitarist of the Artimus Pyle Band and drummer of Lynyrd SkynyrdA Foreigner’s Journey to Boston are set to perform a series of live dates. The band, which also features Noah Hungate (son of Toto’s David Hungate) brings together the works of three iconic bands; Foreigner, Journey, and Boston. Find the live listings below.
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Foo Fighters Enlists Drummer Ilan Rubin to Replace Josh Freese, Who is Now in Nine Inch Nails


Ilan Rubin of The New Regime. Photo Credit: Tamar Levine

According to Variety.com, Foo Fighters have hired drummer Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Angels & Airwaves, Paramore) to take over the drumming duties since they fired Josh Freese this spring. A source confirmed to Variety that Rubin, who has been a touring member of Nine Inch Nails since 2009, will step in for Freese as the band’s drummer, as first reported by the Hollywood Reporter. It’s unclear if his role will be permanent or just for touring, as the band has shows starting in October in Jakarta, Singapore and Mexico City Rubin and his wife are expecting a child any day now, and the FF gig will require less touring in the meantime Nine Inch Nails reunited with Freese, yesterday, after being fired this spring by Foo Fighters. Continue reading


Alkaline Trio Shares a New Single and Video for “Oblivion” – Tour Dates with Blink-182 Kicking Off Soon


Alkaline Trio proudly unveils the brand spanking new single “Oblivion,” the first of three songs recently recorded with producer Travis Barker of Blink 182. The first Alkaline Trio studio recording to feature drummer Atom Willard alongside guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba and bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano, “Oblivion” is a devilishly hooky new number that continues the relentless creative tear that kicked off with the January 2024 release of the band’s 10th album, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (Rise Records). Available now across digital platforms, “Oblivion” will also be released as a limited edition D2C exclusive vinyl 7-inch. The b-side on the vinyl will be the demo version of the song which will be exclusive to the vinyl and not available digitally. Also unveiled today is the official “Oblivion” music video, directed by Mark Eaton. Watch here:

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EP REVIEW: Car Bomb – Tiles Whisper Dreams


It’s anniversary time for New York Mathcore mob Car Bomb. Formed in Rockville Centre all the way back in 2000, it doesn’t take an advanced mathematician to work out the band is twenty-five years old this year. Their first studio release since Mordial back in 2019, independently released three-track EP Tiles Whisper Dreams is a much-anticipated short, sharp, and extremely brutal shock to the system.

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Drummer Jay Weinberg (Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, ex-Slipknot) is The Latest Member of The Porter and Davies Family


Jay Weinberg, the multi-award-winning drummer of Suicidal Tendencies (also Infectious Grooves, ex-Slipknot), is the newest member of the ever-growing Porter & Davies artist family. The company’s tactile monitors allow every punch of the kick drum to pulse through a drummer’s body, adding another dimension to the playing experience. Continue reading


EP REVIEW: Phobetor – A Solitary Sigil


For Metal to feel its heaviest, it must also hold with the powerful attack of the guitar, a bleak emotional darkness to it, or it is just guitars beating your ears as fast as they can.
Phobetor has succeeded in finding the sweet spot here with their new album, A Solitary Sigil (Black Jasper Records).

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Drummer Josh Freese Rejoins Nine Inch Nails, More “Peel It Back” Tour Dates Kicking Off Soon


Josh Freese (Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Devo, Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters), has returned to Nine Inch Nails as their drummer for the first time since 2008, after being fired by Nine Inch Nails earlier this year. In a post to social media accounts from NIN, simply stating Let’s Fucking GO”- the band made it official. Freese had stepped into the drum throne for Foo Fighters in 2023 following the unexpected passing of Taylor Hawkins in March of 2022.  Interestingly enough, Foo Fighters seem set to announce former NIN/Marilyn Manson drummer Illan Rubin as Freese’s replacement in that band Nine Inch Nails will kick off leg 2 of the Peel It Back tour next week in California!Continue reading


De’Wayne’s New Album “June” is Out Now via Fearless Records, Record release Show Tonight in Los Angeles


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Houston-born and Los Angeles-based rock artist De’Wayne’s released his highly anticipated third studio album June via Fearless Records. Tonight, he will be celebrating the record with a public album release show at the Viper Room in Los Angeles. Along with the release, he put out a visualizer for a standout track on the record “forever” (feat. iDKHOW) which is available to stream now. Continue reading