Louder Than Life, brought to you by Danny Wimmer Presents is the second biggest American rock and metal festival is returning to Champions Park in Louisville Kentucky this fall. The fest is growing to three days and will take place on September 28, 29 & 30, 2018. The fest has already announced a headline appearance by Nine Inch Nails and the full lineup announcement is coming on June 4th. Tickets are on sale at the links below and Ghost Cult has all the deets. Continue reading
Body Count has released a new music video for their track ‘This Is Why We Ride’. The song from the 2017 release Bloodlust (Century Media) was co-written by Doc Coyle (ex-God Forbid, Vagus Nerve, Bad Wolves), and the video was directed by Treach (Naughty By Nature). You can watch the video below: Continue reading
Fans gathered from around the USA and even the far reaches of the globe to attend the second annual Chicago Open Air festival. Although Rock On The Range, Louder than Life, Aftershock and others wear the crown for the greatest commercial rock and metal festivals in America, COA is poised to challenge both of those fests. Over 70,000 fans from everywhere came out to the fest in one of America’s greatest cities to see 40 bands on two stages. From what Ghost Cult saw, heard, tasted, and imbibed this weekend, this is a legit possibility. Continue reading
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde performed their first show together since 2006 at the Rock USA Festival this past Friday night (video), and then traveled to Illinois for their highly anticipated appearance at Chicago Open Air. Just like their show in Wisconsin, the band’s set list on Sunday night spanned Ozzy‘s entire career, and the massive crowd at Toyota Park loved every moment. In case you couldn’t make it to Chicago, we’ve gathered together fan footage of the entire show for you below! Continue reading
Boston’s extreme melodic metal band Aversed, has been selected to perform at Chicago Open Air next weekend. As part of Berklee’s Popular Music Institute (BPMI), Aversed frontwoman and current Berklee student Haydee Irizarry, is part of the program which gives students important performance experience and prepares them for the evolving music landscape including music festivals.Continue reading
Hip-hop legend, respected actor and hardcore metaller ICE-T of Body Count will be the featured in-studio guest of Howard Stern this week. Details below.Continue reading
The countdown to the 2nd Chicago Open Air Festival is on, with just 7 weeks to go. Tonight their will be a Pop up party celebrating the Kickoff Dinner hosted by Danny Wimmer Presents as the official Chicago Open Air Kickoff Dinner, held at Kuma’s Corner (2900 W. Belmont) on Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m. For $50, attendees will be treated to burgers, appetizers and beer, and will have the chance to hang out with host Jose Mangin, from SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal. A limited quantity of only 100 tickets will be available at www.ChicagoOpenAir.com. Tonight’s pop up party is going down at the new Kuma’s location. More details below:Continue reading
Concert tour and festival news expert and blogger Wolverinekillls has posted a rumor, though unsubstantiated seems legit. Slayer, Lamb Of God and Behemoth are said to be undertaking a massive headline tour of the USA soon. Details below.Continue reading
The 2017 Chicago Open Air festival will be taking place on July 14th, 15th, and 16th at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, and the lineup is huge. Continue reading
