Ghost has announced a tour that will kick off May 5 in Riverside, California, and visit U.S. cities throughout the spring. Tickets and VIP packages for the "Rats on the Road" tour will go on sale on this Saturday, March 3, at http://ghost-official.com/. Last December, Ghost release the live double-album "Ceremony and Devotion," which was recorded... Continue Reading →
The daily band lineups have been announced for Rocklahoma, presented by Bud Light, May 25, 26 and 27 at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. Weekend and single day tickets are on sale now at www.Rocklahoma.com. The 12th year of Rocklahoma will feature performances from a slew of top rock artists, including Poison, A Perfect Circle, Godsmack, Cheap Trick, Ghost, The Cult, Halestorm,... Continue Reading →
After a successful debut in 2017, which drew rock and metal fans from around the world with sell-out crowds of 10,000 each day, Las Rageous will return for its second year on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, 2018. The two-day music festival created by Live Nation will take over two square blocks in... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton ending their campaigns here, Nov. 7 was a momentous day in Raleigh, North Carolina. But for a couple thousand people at the Ritz, a concert venue in an industrial park just outside the city’s downtown, politics took... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----For some people, a vacation is a time of relaxation, of escaping the real world and the responsibilities that come with it. Some visit with friends and family. Others travel to new and exotic locations around the world. Me? I take a break from my day job to cover four concerts in... Continue Reading →
Ghost is much more than a gimmick, even though the band members themselves acknowledge the gimmick has gone a long way toward establishing its broad fan base. The Swedish group’s recently released third album, “Meliora,” borders on masterpiece quality, a musical statement more powerful than the macabre appearance of “new” frontman Papa Emeritus III and... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- Summer is not quite over yet, so is it too early declare an album of the year? Whether it is or not, I nominate “Meliora,” the third proper album by Ghost. It comes in the middle of a period that has seen new releases from a lot of the heavy... Continue Reading →
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