Following last year's chart-topping, award-winning full-length "Impera," Ghost will release the EP "Phantomime" on May 18, 2023. A video for the lead single, a cover of Genesis' 1991 televangelism satire "Jesus He Knows Me," is available now. The EP also includes covers of songs by Television, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden and Tina Turner. Pre-order/pre-save "Phantomime"... Continue Reading →
Ghost announces summer U.S. tour with Amon Amarth
Ghost will hit the road this summer with special guest Amon Amarth for "Re-Imperatour USA 2023." Produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, the 27-date tour kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 2, in Concord, California, and wraps on Monday, Sept. 11, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets will be available starting with a... Continue Reading →
‘I’ll salt the earth in a crimson blaze’ … Live Metal’s best of 2022
By Greg Maki And just like that, we’ve come to the end of another year. And as always—if you know where to look and keep an open mind—2022 was filled with plenty of good to great releases in metal and hard rock. Here are the best of what made it to my ears in the... Continue Reading →
2022: Live Metal’s year in photos
Photos by Greg Maki
BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL PHOTOS: Ghost – 09/08/22
Photos by Greg Maki
LIVE RECAP: Blue Ridge Rock Festival – Day 1 – 09/08/22
By Greg Maki Still a relatively young event, the Blue Ridge Rock Festival has grown quickly to become one of the biggest rock festivals in the United States. Hosted by a new venue in 2022, the Virginia International Raceway, the festival featured a massive lineup of more than 180 acts performing on six stages across... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival announces daily band schedules
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has announced the band schedules for each day of the event, set for Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The festival also includes a pre-party for campers on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The festival will feature headliners Slipknot, Ghost, Disturbed and Mudvayne, with 176... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival reveals stage lineups
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has released the lineups for each of its five stages for each day of the event. The festival will be held from Sept. 8 to 11, 2022, with a campground pre-party on Sept. 7, at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, with headliners Slipknot, Ghost, Disturbed and Mudvayne. The lineup... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival announces daily lineups
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 →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival: The lineup so far (June 1)
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 →