The medieval doom metallers are riding high off the success of 2025's 'The Bestiary.'

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2026-06-07
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The medieval doom metallers are riding high off the success of 2025's 'The Bestiary.'
The “super DIY” US band crowd-funded their second album last year
The final day of Sonic Temple Festival was one for the books!
Sonic Temple just delivered another massive four-day concert event that found more than 140 acts treating heavy music fans to a hell of a show. Acts from the worlds of hardcore, rock, metal and more were spread out across five stages at Columbus, Ohio s Historic Crew Stadium between May 14th-17th. This included big time headliners My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Bring Me the Horizon and TOOL, as well as veteran dominators like Megadeth, Black Label Society, Marilyn Manson and more. The weekend also showcased rising stars like the Pretty Reckless, Castle Rat and more. Photographers Justin James Agoncillo, Austin Cooper, Vanessa Holt, Alex Ochoa, Steve Thrasher, Catie Viox and Nathan Zucker were there to capture the action up close — check out some of their standout shots below. TOOL Steve Thrasher Marilyn Manson Steve Thrasher Motionless in White Austin Cooper Shinedown Steve Thrasher Halestorm Steve Thrasher Castle Rat Austin Cooper LS Dunes Steve Thrasher Black Label Society Steve Thrasher Lamb of God Nathan Zucker Avatar Steve Thrasher Black Veil Brides Steve Thrasher Coheed and Cambria Steve Thrasher Sevendust Austin Cooper Nekrogoblikon Austin Cooper The Pretty Wild Vanessa Holt Architects Justin James Agoncillo Dragonforce Austin Cooper Dayseeker Austin Cooper Electric Callboy Justin James Agoncillo Kublai Khan TX Justin James Agoncillo Behemoth Nathan Zucker Static X Austin Cooper
The very DIY nature of Castle Rat would seemingly discredit the idea of being an 'industry plant.'
DETHKLOK's concert on Saturday, May 16 at Landmark Credit Union Live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was cut short after heavy smoke and fog effects tripped fire alarms. After co-headliners AMON AMARTH and openers CASTLE RAT performed earlier in the night with no issues, DETHKLOK took the stage and was abou...
In a new interview with Rob Cass of the dopeYEAH talk podcast, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Simon McBride, who officially joined the band in 2022 as the replacement for Steve Morse, was asked about the rumor that it took him only 40 minutes to learn the PURPLE set before he first played with the group. He...
Welcome to Rockville just staged an epic four-day event that found more than 160 acts from the worlds of metal, rock, hardcore and more spread out across five stages at the World Famous Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, between May 7th-10th. The latest iteration of Rockville brought things heavy, in scope and sound — with massive headliners for the fest including Bring Me the Horizon, Guns N’ Roses, My Chemical Romance and Foo Fighters. The event also celebrated veteran titans like Motionless in White, Slaughter to Prevail, Ice Nine Kills and Turnstile, while also showcasing the next gen of stage dominators like Castle Rat and Thornhill. Photographers Justin James Agoncillo, Austin Cooper, Steve Thrasher, Dan Virchow and Nathan Zucker were cruising the Speedway to capture all that Rockville action — check out some of their standout shots below. Black Veil Brides Steve Thrasher Black Label Society Steve Thrasher Slaughter to Prevail Dan Virchow Motionless in White Steve Thrasher My Chemical Romance Steve Thrasher Bring Me the Horizon Austin Cooper Cradle of Filth Dan Virchow Ice Nine Kills Austin Cooper Turnstile Austin Cooper Thornhill Dan Virchow House of Protection Dan Virchow Alice Cooper Steve Thrasher Behemoth Justin James Agoncillo Suicidal Tendencies Dan Virchow Castle Rat Dan Virchow Guns N Roses Lorna Shore Dan Virchow Foo Fighters Steve Thrasher The Warning Steve Thrasher Coal Chamber Nathan Zucker Lamb of God Justin James Agoncillo Coheed and Cambria Steve Thrasher