For the record, I’m not a huge fan of the first person approach when it comes to reviews or metal writing, but as this is a personal run down, and seeing as it’s you lot, I’ll break that particular fourth wall just this once…Continue reading
For the record, I’m not a huge fan of the first person approach when it comes to reviews or metal writing, but as this is a personal run down, and seeing as it’s you lot, I’ll break that particular fourth wall just this once…Continue reading
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
Our goal is to bring the latest genre-pushing work from heavy and underground music’s most innovative artists directly to you, and the end of year “Album of the Year” list is a time-honored tradition that enables us to do just that. Added to the fact that we’re a big bunch of geeks who love a list, the Ghost Cult countdown also helps us highlight the bands and albums that have not only made the biggest impact on us this calendar year, but showcase the releases that have stirred something deeper and more visceral in the hearts of the Ghost Cult team.Continue reading
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
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.
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:
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.
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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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.
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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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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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