As we do every year, we continue to mourn the loss of legendary frontman Peter Steele of Type of Negative, and NYHC band Carnivore who died on this day, April 14th in 2010. He was only 48 years old. He would have turned 63 this year. Join us as we recall the life and musical legacy of the “Green Man”!
In a big year for Thrash Metal legends Exodus, they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their classic Bonded By Blood (Combat Records) on April 25th, 2025. It doubles as the birthday for OG Exodus frontman Paul Baloff (RIP) and it is totally sold out! As part of their big year, the band will play two concerts in Los Angeles and Berkeley, California where they will perform the album in its entirety! Ghost Cult has teamed up with Cell Arts to give away 1 pair (two tickets) to one winner at random at the UC Berkeley Theatre in Berkeley, Califonia, the scene of some of the band’s most notorious early concerts! Enter to win on Ghost Cult’s Instagram to win! The winner will be contacted by DM and digital tickets will be transferred by email! Enter to win at our post on Instagram. Share our reel and follow @ghostcultmag and @cellartsmedia to win! Tag some friends for extra entries! Bonus entries can be earned by making your own video and letting us know what a big Exodus fan you are!Continue reading
In this episode, Keefy sits down with John Reese & Craig Duswalt of That DAMN! Podcast about hosting the upcoming Breaking Into The Music Industry Event! The two have a combined 80 years of experience in the music industry working with some of the biggest bands in the world, such as Guns N Roses,Vans Warped Tour, Mayhem Festival, UpRoar Festival, and so much more. In addition to discussing the conference, they gave some valuable free advice for those trying to get a foothold in the music business, paid tribute to Casey Chaos of Amen, talked about Ash and Sumerian Records, Chained Saint, and much more!Continue reading
Los Angeles Sludge Doom band Vape Warlök will release their new album ...And His Skull Shall Make My Bong, via the Pillars of Creation label, appropriately on 4/20! Spiritual disciples of bands we all bow down to at Ghost Cult, such as Electric Wizard, Sons of Otis, Bongzilla, and Sleep, we are thrilled to bring you the full album stream ahead of its release on the day of the blessed leaf!Continue reading
Tetramorphe Impure is helmed by Damien from Mortuary Drape, but The Sunset Of Being (Aesthetic Death Records) is not Italian Black Metal, but a brand of Death-Doom leaning more into the Death Metal side of the equation, thanks to the drummer’s fetish for double bass. Continue reading
Toronto power trio Tumble is set to release their debut EP, Lost In Light, on May 2, 2025, through Echodelick Records (US) and Stickman Records (EU, owned by Nick DiSalvo of Elder) a blistering, 20-minute dive into the heart of heavy psychedelic rock and proto-metal. The band has teamed up with Ghost Cult to premiere their new single and music video for “The Less I Know!” Delve into the next great band in Stoner Rock and pre-order the album, after you watch the video! Bongs, blacklight posters, and lava lamps are optional!Continue reading
Nashville-based artist Royale Lynn announces her debut album Black Magic due for release on June 27th via Epitaph Records. Produced by Jonathan Roach, the record is a raw exploration of Royale’s personal struggles with mental health, woven through a narrative inspired by mythology and fantasy. Drawing from the legend of Pandora’s Box, each song represents an “evil” that escaped Pandora’s box into humanity. Taking cues from 2000’s hard-rock icons like Evanescence and Flyleaf, Royale shares the lead single “Greed” with bright, piercing vocals that rise over the urgent, thundering instrumentation of the track. Directed by Scott Hansen (A Day To Remember, Sevendust) with dazzling visual effects, the accompanying music video is set in a dark futuristic fantasy world, featuring a leather-clad Royale performing alongside her band with an army of creepy masked figures that represent “greed”. Watch the video and pre-order the album now! Check it out below: Continue reading
Burner has shared a crushing new single “The Night Does Not End” via Church Road Records! Stream the single below and on all DSPs now!Continue reading
Rochester, NY modern-rock band, Glasswaves, recently shared their new single, “It Was Always Meant To End.” Arriving along with a video visualizer, it is the title track from their upcoming new EP, set to drop on April 19 via Tough Luck Music records. Check it out in the article below and keep reading for more.
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Swedish rock veterans Graveyard have teamed up with their long-time friends Goat to release a double A-side collaborative 7” for Record Store Day, out now via Nuclear Blast Records. While the first track “Light As A Feather” had its digital premiere earlier this month, today sees the digital release of its counterpart, “Ship Of Fools.” Watch the official visualizer and stream the track now!Continue reading
Charleston, West Virginia metal veterans, Byzantine, have announced that they will release their new full-length, Harbingers, on June 13th via Metal Blade Records. They have just shared a new single from the record, “Floating Chrysanthema,” accompanied by an official music video. Catch it below and read more from the band.
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Having already dropped a handful of short-form studio releases, Massachusetts Progressive Death Metal act Ancient Death finally unleash Ego Dissolution (Profound Lore Records), their full-length debut album. Having already built up a well-deserved reputation in just a few short years, the four-piece from Walpole throw their psychedelic hat into a ring occupied by such luminaries as Gorguts and current darlings of the scene Blood Incantation.Continue reading
