Epicenter Festival Replaces Carolina Rebellion, Full Lineup Coming In December


Epicenter Festival has been announced as the replacement for the successful Carolina Rebellion fest which has been retired after seven years. Epicenter will be a new three-day destination music experience from premier independent U.S. music festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents. Moving to the newly created Rockingham Festival Grounds in Richmond County, North Carolina and taking place on Friday, May 10, Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2019. The new festival grounds will be developed in coordination with Rockingham Dragway and Rockingham Speedway, with even more music, extensive camping options, and no curfew. The full lineup will be announced on December 10th and of course, we will have it here at Ghost Cult!Continue reading


Rock On The Range, Carolina Rebellion, Chicago Open Air Get Rebranded, 2019 Dates Booked


In a major shake-up to the US music festival scene, Danny Wimmer Presents, purveyors of the biggest rock and metal festivals has announced major changes to its spring 2019 lineup. Columbus, Ohio’s Rock on the Range is over after 12 years and being named the Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival. It will debut at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus (traditionally the home of Rock on the Range) on May 17 – 19, 2019. The changes are due to a split between Danny Wimmer Presents and AEG Live, the two companies who have co-produced the event in the past.Continue reading


Alice In Chains Shares Studio Update, Tour Begins This Weekend


Alice In Chains shared a post to their Instagram account of them recording their as yet to be announced new album, expected later in 2018. The band kicks off their massive summer headline tour with Walking Papers, including festival appearances this weekend including Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion, Rock On The Range WMMR-BQue, and more in the USA. European festival dates include Tonnes of Rock Fest, Coppenhell, and Hellfest among others. Continue reading


Stone Sour Shares New Video -St. Marie, Hydrograd Acoustic EP Coming Soon


Rockers Stone Sour have released a new music video for their track ‘St. Marie’, from their 2017 album Hydrograd (Roadrunner). You can watch it at www.stonesour.com/stmarie or below. Stone Sour is kicking off a spring U.S. headline run featuring support from The Bronx, Palaye Royale and 68 on select dates. The trek will also include festival stops at Welcome To Rockville, Fort Rock, Carolina Rebellon, Lunatic Luau, and Rock On The Range. Later this fall, Stone Sour will join Ozzy Osbourne as special guests on Ozzy’s “No More Tours 2” headline run, which will get underway August 30th and run through mid-October. Tickets for all dates are on sale now.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Charm The Fury Talk Post Show Rituals With Ghost Cult


Up and coming Dutch metallers The Charm The Fury dropped their second album The Sick, Dumb & Happy, on March 17th via Nuclear Blast (worldwide) and Arising Empire (Europe). In this exclusive video for Ghost Cult, band members Caroline Westendorp and Mathijs Westendorp chat about their post-show rituals. Continue reading


Seether Announces Headline Tour Of Europe, New Album This May


 

On the heels of announcing their new album, Seether has announced a massive tour of Europe. Poison The Parish will release on May 12th from Spinefarm Records/Canine Riot Records, the band is hitting the road to support it. Continue reading


Soundgarden Streams Remix Of Early Classic Flower, Reissue Album Due Next Month


 

90s rock icons Soundgarden have a re-issue and expanded edition coming on March 10th of their début full-length album Ultramega OK via SubPop. You can hear a remix of ‘Flower’ below.Continue reading