The Acacia Strain / Peter Fox | Tool Booed, Ghost Bans Phones & Miss Mayhem

About this episode

The hosts discuss recent controversies in the rock and metal scene, including Tool's performance and Ghost's phone policy.

What record did you prefer? Have something to tell Mitch and Ethan? Message here! (Recorded on 3/10/25) We are back! On this episode of Distorted Entertainment, we catch up on life (new jobs!) before diving into the wildest news in rock and metal. We discuss Tool getting booed for playing the same setlist twice, Ghost enforcing a strict "No Phone" policy, and Gene Simmons charging fans $12,000 to work for him as a roadie. Plus, we react to the rebranding of Mayhem Festival to "Miss May...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ethan Carpenter, Mitchell Wade

Topics covered

• rock news
• metal news
• concert experiences
• band controversies
• music festivals

Keywords

• Tool
• Ghost
• Gene Simmons
• Mayhem Festival
• concert news
• rock music
• metal music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tool, Ghost, Mayhem Festival

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