GUEST POST: Doc Coyle’s Top 10 Albums Of 2016


Ghost Cult once again brings you another of our guest “End Of Year” list, memories, and other shenanigans from our favorite bands, partners, music industry peers, and other folks we respect across the world. Today we have our pal Doc Coyle’s Top Ten Albums Of 2016 list. The metal personality, blogger and ex-God Forbid guitarist has had a banner year; touring with drummer and YouTube sensation Meytal Cohen, dropping an EP with his new rock band Vagus Nerve, and starting a killer podcast The Ex Man. Hailz! Continue reading


Rock Allegiance Festival: Talen Energy Stadium


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The second annual Rock Allegiance Festival and was one of the most fun times I can remember at a music festival. From the location on the water outside of Philly to the stadium, to the third stage area, food options, beer gardens, VIP amenities, signings and special performances and of course the bands; this was a dream to a music lover with many types of rock, metal, and punk bands represented. It was also my birthday , so it was especially rad!Continue reading


Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, The Offspring, Slayer, Chevelle Booked For Monster Energy Rock Allegiance


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For the second year in a row, the Monster Energy Rock Allegiance Festival promises to be the east coast’s answer to the best rock and metal festivals the USA has to offer. The fest takes place at Talen Energy Stadium, 1 Stadium Drive, Chester, PA, just outside Philadelphia on September 17 & 18, 2016. With 35 bands on two stages over two days, the fest is headlined by Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, Slayer, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, Volbeat, and Chevelle, the fest also features The Cult, The Pretty Reckless, Pierce The Veil, Of Mice & Men, Ghost, Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, Chevy Metal, Baroness, Hellyeah, Sevendust, Motionless In White, Buckcherry, Trivium, Avatar, Max & Iggor Cavalera Back To Roots, Jim Breuer and the Loud & Rowdy, Sick Puppies, The Amity Affliction, letlive., Neck Deep, Skindred, KYNG, Young Guns, Crobot, Devour The Day, Twelve Foot Ninja, Dinosaur Pile Up, Death Angel and Hundredth.

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Rock Allegiance also features a craft beer and Gourmet Man Food experience celebrating what makes Philadelphia cuisine famous, unique and delicious. A main theme of the fest is supporting craft beer entrepreneurship with a celebration of local breweries and specialty drafts hailing from throughout the nation. The initial lineup of regional and national craft beers is as follows: Evolution Craft Brewing Co. (Salisbury, MD), Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company (Dover, DE), New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO), Starr Hill Brewery (Crozet, VA), Tröegs Independent Brewing (Hershey, PA) and Victory Brewing Company (Downington, PA). Gourmet Man Food: The initial Gourmet Man Food lineup includes: Braz-B-Q, Chickie & Pete’s, The Cow & The Curd, Dos Hermanos, Dump ’n’ Roll, M.A.T.T.’s Gourmet Sliders, Mama’s Meatballs, Seoulfull Philly, Sum Pigand The Tot Cart. You can get tickets at this link:

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Letlive Tease Return To the Studio For New Album


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In a post to the bands’ Instagram account, letlive. have indicated they have entered the recording studio to begin tracking their fourth album. Their last album, The Blackest Beautiful was released in 2013. An expected late year/early 2016 release on Epitaph is forthcoming.

 

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Rise Against, Killswitch Engage and letlive. Announce North American Tour


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Rise Against has announced a summer tour with Killswitch Engage and letlive. As support. Confirmed dates are below.

July 17: FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island – Chicago, IL
July 19: TD Echo Beach – Toronto, ON
July 21: Olympia de Montreal – Montreal, QC
July 22: Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA
July 24: Blue Hills Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA
July 25: Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
July 26: The Stone Pony Summer Stage – Asbury Park, NJ
July 28: Central Park SummerStage – New York, NY
July 29: The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
July 31: Eagles Ballroom- Milwaukee, WI
Aug 02: Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
Aug 04: Big Four – Calgary, AB
Aug 05: Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
Aug 07: Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA
Aug 09: Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
Aug 11: The Masonic – San Francisco, CA
Aug 13: Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
Aug 16: Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

Killswitch Engage has announced that they will be on tour this summer with Rise Against and letlive!

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Beyond Dishonor Releasing Generation EP, Upcoming Shows


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New Jersey Metal band Beyond Dishonor will be releasing their new EP Generation on April 14, 2015. It was produced by Andreas Magnusson (The Black Dahlia Murder, August Burns Red). Stream “ED209 vs. the Staircase” below.

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Their music draws from pop culture tied into movies, television and gaming has been referenced in their songs and have attracted their fanbase. “ED209 vs The Staircase” (RoboCop) and “What Clayton Bigsby Doesn’t Know” (Chapelle Show) were referenced on 2011’s Travesty.

Watch the Mitch Martinez (LetLive, Norma Jean) directed “Heisenberg” music video below.

Watch the “Heisenberg” Drum Cam Video below.

Beyond Dishonor Tour Dates:

Apr 10: Tandy’s Top Shelf – Concord, NH
Apr 11: Sammy’s Patio – Revere, MA
Apr 12: Trog – Allentown, PA (w/ Young Graves)
Apr 14: Shepard Space – Catonsville, MD (w/ Phinehas)
Apr 15: Immanuel’s – Silver Spring, MD (w/ My Ticket Home, Phinehas, Shai Hulud, and Mouth For The South)
Apr 16: Liberty Skate Park – Lynchburg, VA (w/ My Ticket Home, Shai Hulud, and Mouth For The South)
Apr 18: Championships Bar and Grill – Trenton, NJ (CD Release Show)
Apr 19: Bogies – Albany, NY (w/ Every Passing Dream and Invoker)
Apr 20: California Brew Haus – Rochester, NY (w/ My Ticket Home and A Wake In Providence)
Apr 21: St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY (w/ A Wake In Providence)
Apr 22: The Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA (w/ The Color Morale, Slaves, Vanna, and Favorite Weapon)
Apr 24: The Foundry – Cleveland, OH (w/ Along Came A Spider)
Apr 25: Launch Music Conference – Lancaster, PA
Apr 26: Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ (w/ Along Came A Spider)

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Elitist Streaming “Numbered” Music Video


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Los Angeles alternative rockers Elitist is streaming their Ernie Gilbert (bayside, letlive., Set It Off) directed music video for “Numbered”, here.

The song comes from the band’s forthcoming sophomore full-length, which was co-produced by Daniel Braunstein (Volumes, Elitist) and Julian Rodriguez and recorded at DB Music Studios in Woodland Hills, CA and Parallel Focus Studios in Westlake Village, CA, and is expected to be released later this year via Equal Vision. equalvision.com The song will also be available digitally for purchase tomorrow, Tuesday March 3, as a standalone single on iTunes and AmazonMP3, and as a free, instant MP3 grat track with all purchases made from the band’s Official Web Store.

To date, Elitist (Chris Balay (vocals), Julian Rodriguez (guitar), Brian McGraw (bass), Ben Kazenoff (drums)) has self-released one full-length album: Reshape Reason (2012) and three EPs: Caves (2010), Earth (2011) and Between the Balance (2013).

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Letlive Front Man Launches Lifestyle Brand


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Jason Aalon Butler, the front man of letlive has announced the launch of his lifestyle line Gentle Men In Real Life (G.I.R.L.). Butler himself outlined the culture of the brand meaning to espouse one that:

 

“…encourages uniqueness and nurtures the desire to do and be more. We believe that there is no such thing as the average man (or woman, for that matter). This is our mantra and you will find it as an accompaniment to all we do as a brand. The inevitable disparities that lie between all of us as people, are what grant us that particular uniqueness and a chance to be something special. Something more than average. If you possess the desire to excel and a belief in yourself, then Gentlemen In Real Life is your catalyst; offering products that are made with your same intentions. “

The first items rolled out in the line offer high quality hair oil, a high quality beard oil, and a range of apparel. From the designs to the actual screen printing and embroidery of the shirts and knit caps, these are all truly handmade items created by Butler and his team.

Avaialble exclusively at live shows where letlive will be appearing while on tour with Taking Back Sunday and The Menzingers (dates below). In the future there will be online availability via the company website (http://gentlemeninreallife.com).

Feb 24 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues

Feb 25 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium

Feb 26 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

Feb 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

Feb 28 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory – SOLD OUT

Mar 1 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre

Mar 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

Mar 4 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall

Mar 5 – Lincoln, Nebraska – Vega

Mar 6 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre

Mar 8 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

Mar 9 – Indianapolis, IN – The Emerson Theatre

Mar 10 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

Mar 11 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore

Mar 13 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall

Mar 14 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis

Mar 15 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall

Mar 16 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

Mar 18 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater

Mar 20 – Atlantic City, NJ – AC Beer Fest (21+)

Mar 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory

Mar 24 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount

Mar 25 – Danbury, CT – Heirloom Arts Theatre

Mar 26 – Boston, MA – House of Blues

Mar 27 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

Mar 28 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live

Mar 29 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

Mar 31 – Raleigh, NC – Southland Ballroom

Apr 1 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

Apr 2 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor

Apr 3 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues

Apr 4 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live

Apr 5 – Jacksonville, FL – Southeast Beast Festival

Apr 6 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen

Apr 8 – Corpus Christi, TX – House Of Rock

Apr 9 – Lubbock, TX – Backstage Lubbock

April 10 – Farmington, NM – Top Deck

April 11 – Mesa, AZ – Ufest