John 5 And The Creatures Team Up with The Aristocrats For a Show


John 5 And The Creatures have partnered with progressive kings The Aristocrats will team up to co-headline an amazing night of instrumental euphoria on Sunday, September 1 at 1720 in Los Angeles. The show will be the first John 5 performance following the July 31 release of the anxiously awaited new album, Invasion. Rock-fusion trio Travis Larson Band.Continue reading


Megacruise Adds Raven, Ben Woods and Hollywood Pre-Party


Rooms are selling out fast for Megadeth’s inaugural Megacruise, setting sail next from Los Angeles, California on Sunday, October 13, 2019, for five days. The cruise has added metal legends Raven, as well as Ben Woods and booked a Hollywood pre-cruise party at Avalon featuring UFO, Armored Saint, and Raven as well. joining Anthrax, Testament, Dragonforce, Overkill, Corrosion Of Conformity, Devildriver, Queensryche, Suicidal Tendencies, Death Angel, Sacred Reich, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, Doro, Armored Saint, John 5, Metal Church, Danko Jones, Beastö Blancö, Metalachi, and Toothgrinder. Megadeth tribute band Mechanix will also take part in the cruise, hand selected by Dave Mustaine himself. In addition, Official Cruise Hosts Eddie Trunk (VH1, SiriusXM, Axs), Luc Carl (SiriusXM) and Jose Mangin (SiriusXM) will be moderating Q&As and events. Departing out of Los Angeles aboard the Norwegian Jewel, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail October 13-18, 2019, visiting two ports of call (Ensenada, Mexico and San Diego, California) and host two heavy metal-filled days of music and events. The cruise will also feature an optional pre-cruise party in Los Angeles (details to be announced). Cabins start at $1,349 per person (double occupancy). Government fees, taxes, and gratuities are additional and mandatory for all passengers, regardless of age.Continue reading


Queensryche, Suicidal Tendencies, Death Angel, Sacred Reich, Toothgrinder Added To Megacruise


 

Megadeth’s Megacruise has just announced new bands, The current lineup is now augmented by Queensryche, Suicidal Tendencies, Death Angel, Sacred Reich and Toothgrinder joining Anthrax, Testament, Dragonforce, Overkill, Corrosion Of Conformity, Devildriver, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, Doro, Armored Saint, John 5, Metal Church, Danko Jones, Beastö Blancö and Metalachi. Megadeth tribute band Mechanix will also take part in the cruise, hand selected by Dave Mustaine himself. In addition, Official Cruise Hosts Eddie Trunk (VH1, SiriusXM, Axs), Luc Carl (SiriusXM) and Jose Mangin (SiriusXM) will be moderating Q&As and events. Departing out of Los Angeles aboard the Norwegian Jewel, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail October 13-18, 2019, visiting two ports of call (Ensenada, Mexico and San Diego, California) and host two heavy metal-filled days of music and events. The cruise will also feature an optional pre-cruise party in Los Angeles (details to be announced). Cabins start at $1,349 per person (double occupancy). Government fees, taxes, and gratuities are additional and mandatory for all passengers, regardless of age.Continue reading


Megacruise Tickets Onsale To The Public Now, More Details Announced


Megadeth’s Megacruise plans to be the ultimate heavy metal music experience at sea! The public on sale is live right now, with tickets now available at the links below. Departing out of Los Angeles aboard the Norwegian Jewel, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail October 13-18, 2019, visiting two ports of call (Ensenada, Mexico and San Diego, California) and host two heavy metal-filled days of music and events. The cruise will also feature an optional pre-cruise party in Los Angeles (details to be announced). Cabins start at $1,349 per person (double occupancy). Government fees, taxes, and gratuities are additional and mandatory for all passengers, regardless of age.Continue reading


Megacruise Adds Overkill and Dragonforce, More Bands Announced Soon


Megacruise continues to look a hot music cruise option for this time next year. Overkill and Dragonforce have been invited on board to rock with the fans, already set to see Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, Armored Saint, Devildriver and more! The ship will set sail for a five-day journey on October 13, 2019 from Los Angeles, California and hit ports of San Diego, California and Ensenada, Mexico on the NCL Jewel before returning on October 18, 2019. More bands to be announced soon.Continue reading


Megacruise Adds Doro, Metal Church, Danko Jones, Beasto Blanco And More!


Megacruise is already shaping up to be awesome, with Megadeth Anthrax, Testament, Devildriver, Armored Saint, John 5 and others. Now it has added legends like Doro and Metal Church, along with Danko Jones, Beasto Blanco, and Metalalchi. More bands to be announced. The cruise departs from Los Angeles, California on Sunday, October 13, 2019, for five days and nights of heavy metal decadence and debauchery! You can get the full details of the cruise below and watch a trailer for the trip as well. Continue reading


Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, COC, Armored Saint Booked For Megacruise 2019


Megadeth has announced the lined for the very first ever Megacruise! Joining them will be Anthrax, Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, Armored Saint, Devildriver and more! The ship will set sail for a five-day journey on October 13, 2019 from Los Angeles, California and hit ports of San Diego, California and Ensenada, Mexico on the NCL Jewel before returning on October 18, 2019.Continue reading


Halestorm – Vicious


Last time out, the lukewarm critical response afforded to their third album Into The Wild Life (Atlantic) did little to dampen the enthusiasm with which Halestorm continued to be met, as the behemoth rolled on, gathering even more supporters. The album topped the rock charts both sides of the pond, and Halestorm jumped higher up festival bills, embarking on raucously received live tours of increasing profile. Continue reading


Rob Zombie And Marilyn Manson Pre-Sale Announced For Co-Headline Tour


Ghost Cult previously brought you the news that Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson would once again team up and tour this summer. Tickets go on sale on March 24th. The pre-sale goes down starting Monday, and the way these things usually go down, tickets sell out mostly then. Rob Zombie shared the pre-sale info and the code, so check it out and down miss out! Continue reading


Van Halen’s Debut Album Turns 40 Years Old


Born from the Hollywood glam scene in the 1970s, the best classic rock musicianship in history, and a nod to punk rock independence, Van Halen burst on the scene and changed the face of music overnight. It may have been a foregone conclusion to those that saw them at the time that they would “make it”. However, once the album became a runaway hit, it was the template for the band’s entire career, and the impetus for the next few generations of rock and metal bands as well. Continue reading