CONCERT REVIEW: Judas Priest – Queensrÿche Live at MGM Music Hall


MGM Music Hall, Boston, MA 10/16/22

I guess the saying, “three times a charm,” holds true every so often. Judas Priest had to cancel their Boston area shows twice in a row on the last two attempts. Once because guitarist Richie Faulkner came within inches of his life a few dates before and the second time the show was canceled the day of due to Rob Halford being ill. Thankfully everyone is doing well now but after the second time I just assumed the show would never happen. Well clearly I was proven wrong. Moved to the newly opened venue by Fenway Park, The MGM Music Hall in Boston, the show went off without a hitch as part of their tour celebrating their more than 50 years as a band.

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PODCAST: EPISODE 45 – Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil Talks “Black Anima”


Ghost Cult was lucky to be on hand this summer as Lacuna Coil brought their retrospective “119 Show” Performances to The Gramercy Theatre in New York City. We caught up with founding member Andrea Ferro to discuss the shows, but also the brand new album Black Anima which releases on October 11th from the bands’ longtime label, Century Media Records. We discussed the special quality of the career retrospective setlist, the love the band has for theatricality and production, reminiscing about their very first shows in America, the new album writing process, and how the music business has changed, and how the band has changed with it to keep pace in the last twenty-five years. Continue reading