NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Rock and Metal Releases for 8-30-24


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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases Preview for 8-30-24


What new Rock and Metal albums are you picking up this week?Continue reading


The Electric Highway Festival 2024 is Kicking Off this Week ft. Anciients, Dead Quiet, Hombre, Buffalo Bud Buster, Empress, Gnarwhal


The Electric Highway Festival returns April 4th to 6th in Calgary, AB at Dickens (1000 9 Ave SW) for its 2024 edition with Canadian Juno Award-winning Vancouver band Anciients headlining the festival. They will be joined by various Western Canadian bands including Dead Quiet, Empress, Flashback, Buffalo Bud Buster, Hombre, and Set & Stoned along with festival newcomers Prisoner, Passing Pluto, Mors Sanctorum, Gnarwhal, Black Daggers, and more! This is the biggest festival lineup yet with 23 bands over 3 days. Ghost Cult is also a media partner of the festival.
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Anciients, Dead Quiet, La Chinga, and More Feature On The Electric Highway Festival 2024 Spotify Playlist



Calgary festival, The Electric Highway, is gearing up for its 2024 edition. The event will take place on April 4th, 5th, and 6th, at Dickens (1000 9 Ave SW). The festival is now giving a preview of its bands, with their EHF 2024 Spotify Playlist. It includes tunes from Canadian Juno Award-winning Vancouver band Anciients who will headline the whole festival. They will be joined by various Western Canadian bands including Dead Quiet, Empress, Flashback, Buffalo Bud Buster, and others. Ghost Cult is an official media partner for the festival in 2024. Find the playlist and more in the article below.
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Anciients, Dead Quiet, Empress, Flashback, Buffalo Bud Buster and More Booked for Electric Highway Festival with Early Bird Passes On Sale


The Electric Highway Festival has freshly announced the first round of bands for its 2024 edition. Canadian Juno Award winners Anciients are set to headline, with Dead Quiet, Empress, Flashback, Buffalo Bud Buster and others performing at the event in Calgary, AB, April 4, 5, and 6 at Dickens (1000 9 Ave SW). Ghost Cult is an Official Media Partner of the festival for 2024. Keep reading below for further information. 

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Anciients Shares a New Version of “Raise the Sun” with Their New Lineup, New Album Incoming


Vancouver, BC metal titans Anciients have returned with a new recording “Raise the Sun” with their new second guitar player Brock MacInnes and bassist Rory O’Brien. “Raise the Sun” originally featured on their debut album “Heart of Oak” in 2013. The band is making progress towards their new album, due for release later in 2024 via Season of Mist. Jam the new version of “Raise the Sun” now! Continue reading


Loud As Hell Festival Announces Band Submissions for 2024


 

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.

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REVIEWS ROUND UP: Black Mirrors, Lowlives, Wildways, Bruise, Arabrot, Lord


Nearly twenty years into this twenty first century of ours, and retro is once again the chicest tone in town. Fuzzed, bluesy guitars, seventies licks and threads, and an aching earnestness for a sound of yesteryear is where the coolest of cats are chilling. And down such alleyways we find Belgian quartet Black Mirrors and their impressive full length debut Look Into The Black Mirror (Napalm).Continue reading