The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, has announced its daily lineups. For tickets and more information, go to http://www.blueridgerockfest.com. Newly announced additions to the lineup include Mudvayne, Halestorm, Underoath, Pennywise, New Found Glory, Daughtry, Fever 333 and John 5. The festival will... Continue Reading →
Organizers of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, hope to release the event's full lineup early next week. As of Wednesday, June 1, 173 of a reported 186 artists and special guests have been announced. According to a social media post... Continue Reading →
Ghost will return to North America for the next leg of its "Imperatour." Kicking off Aug. 26, 2022, in San Diego, California, the tour will feature support from Mastodon and Spiritbox. The run will see the Grammy Award-winning, theatrical Swedish rock band headlining 19 arenas across the United States and Canada, plus an appearance at... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge has said “Impera,” the band’s fifth full-length, is about the rise and fall of empires, yet even more than that it plays like a celebration of Ghost itself, reveling in all of the over-the-top, bombastic tendencies that have propelled the occult act to the top of the hard... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Ghost, Volbeat, Twin Temple—By Greg Maki—Some things never go out of style, not completely—arena rock, die-hard devotion to your favorite band, the devil. In fact, Satan was nearly as big a star as any of three acts on the bill when the Ghost/Volbeat co-headline tour rolled through the sweet spot of Hershey, Pennsylvania.... Continue Reading →
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Stabbing Westward has released the new single "Ghost" from its upcoming album "Chasing Ghosts" (March 18, 2022, COP International), its first new record in 21 years. Hear “Ghost” below and purchase the limited-edition single release here. Pre-order "Chasing Ghosts" here. Fans who buy the physical or digital edition of the single will be gifted with several additional... Continue Reading →
Ghost will release "Impera," its fifth full-length studio album, on March 11, 2022. The single and video "Call Me Little Sunshine" is available now. The new album is available for pre-order here in multiple configurations. "Impera" finds Ghost transported hundreds of years forward from the 14th century Europe Black Plague era of its previous album,... Continue Reading →
To commemorate their co-headline tour across the United States starting Jan. 25, 2022, Ghost and Volbeat have teamed up with Blackened Recordings to release a limited edition double A-side 7” featuring each band’s contributions to "The Metallica Blacklist" charity album: Ghost’s cover of “Enter Sandman” on "Side G" and Volbeat’s version of “Don’t Tread on Me” on... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki Emerging in 2017 with its debut album, “Mis-An-Thrope,” DED has been a significant player in the recent nu metal revival, and that looks to continue with album number two, “School of Thought.” However, working with producer Kevin Churko (Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed), the band has incorporated more modern, melodic hard rock... Continue Reading →
