If there’s one redeeming quality to Carnifex’s new record, it’s guitarist and relative newcomer Neal Tiemann. The string slayer’s adept finger-tapping during boisterous guitar solos does its best to keep Necromanteum (Nuclear Blast Records) afloat despite a myriad of deficiencies.
Canadian extreme music festival Loud As Hell announces it will be accepting band submissions for their 2024 lineup being held from August 2nd to 4th at the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds in Drumheller, AB. Ghost Cult Magazine is proud to announce we are one of the media partners for the 2024 festival.
Ghost Cult Keefy caught up Phil Caivano of Monster Magnet! He released a killer solo album recently under his own name! Chatting with us, Phil broke down the songwriting of the album, saving riffs for a rainy day, his unique approach to guitar, thoughts on his career in Monster Magnet, the special relationship he has with MM’s Dave Wyndorf, and new music coming soon!
Tommy Victor is an unsung hero of Rock. The Prong frontman (and the band’s only constant) has been putting out great records under the Prong banner since 1989’s Force Fed. Between then and the band’s latest — thirteenth studio album State of Emergency (Steamhammer / SPV) — there’s been a brief flirtation with commercial success in the early-mid nineties, an extended hiatus before and after the band’s unfairly-maligned Scorpio Rising album from 2003, and a steady stream of quality material over recent years.
After recently releasing their first album in some time (To Be Cruel – Sacred Bones Records), Khanate will now play their first live outing in nearly two decades, at Roadburn Festival 2024. Additionally, their first two albums, Khanate and Things Viral will both receive vinyl re-issues. Find out more below.
Horror icon Courtney Gains has just released his newest album, Safe Haven. Perhaps best known for his role as Malachi in the 1984 classic Children of the Corn, Gains demonstrates a departure from that onscreen persona with an album that blends stripped-down and straightforward rock vibes with folk-informed sensibilities. Find out more below.
Bristol’s rock trio Krooked Tongue have just dropped a new video for their previous single, “Backseat Therapy”. Taken from their recent EP, Deathproof, the Scorcese-inspired music video was filmed with cinematographer Sam East. Check out the video below, and read more from the band.
UK thrash/death group, Slave Steel, have just dropped the music video for “F(r)ail.” Directed by Lorenzo Gorini and written by Daniele Manganaro and Pil Nazar, the track is taken from their upcoming album, In Fieri. It is slated for release October 27th, via Wormholedetah/Aural Music. Watch the video and read more from the band below.
Johnny Marr has announced two in conversation events in support of his upcoming book Marr’s Guitars. The first event will take place at Warsaw in Brooklyn on October 23rd with a Los Angeles counterpart being held on October 25th at The Regent Theater. Find more details and tickets on sale below.
International prog act, Temic, have just unleashed their 7 minute video for “Mothallah.” The track is the closer from their upcoming album, Terror Management Theory, due for release November 17th, on Season of Mist records. Head into the article to check out the video, and dig into the band’s background.
