Void of Sleep Share Their Single “Omens of Nothingness” – New Album Coming Soon


Void of Sleep have announced that they will be releasing their 4th album, The Abyss Into Which We All Have to Stare, via Aural Music, on October 17th. They have already released a teaser video, and the first single from the full-length, “Omens of Nothingness.” Catch them below with more from the band.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Void of Sleep – “Unfair Judgement”


Italian Progressive Stoner Sludge band Void of Sleep will release their mammoth new album Metaphora on March 27th via Aural Music. Ghost Cult is teaming up with the band to bring you their amazing new video for “Unfair Judgement”! The clip, much like the song, is forboding, complex, and emotional. The video stars Starring Edo Tagliavini and Fausto Fori, was filmed by Gerardo Lamattina & cinematography by Gerardo Lamattina Film, with editing by Edo Talgiavini. It was written and directed by Edo Tagliavini and Gerardo Lamattina, who as you can tell, are great visual storytellers. Check out this video now and pre-order the album at the link below! Continue reading


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Void of Sleep Shares – “Metaphora” Album Teaser Trailer


Badass Italian Progressive Stoner/Sludge band Void of Sleep is bringing forth what promises to be an immense new album on March 27th when they release Metaphora, via the Aural Music label. Their third full-length and fifth release overall will be the culmination of nearly ten years of creating spaced-out, heavy, and complex jams. Get hype right now with this new teaser video, created by Francesca Bonci, and pre-order the album at the link below. Continue reading


Karyn Crisis’ Gospel of The Witches Streams New Album “Covenant” in Full


Underground music legend Karyn Crisis (Crisis, Ephel Duath)  will drop her sophomore release by her Gospel of the Witches, Covenant,  this Friday, October 25th via Aural Music. Stream the album now before you can buy it at the links below. aContinue reading


Age Of The Wolf – Ouroboric Trances


In further proof of Metal’s worldwide appeal, dropped-out troupe Age Of The Wolf hail from Costa Rica. There’s pedigree in the ranks too, with ex-Corpse Garden six-stringer Christopher de Haan at the forefront of their sound, and the Extreme Metal experience of the quartet lends a seriously hard edge to Stoner-flavoured debut Ouroboric Trances (Aural Music).Continue reading


King Goat – Debt of Aeons


To say that Brighton’s King Goat set themselves a high bar with début album Conduit (self-released) is like saying that Donald Trump is a wee bit controversial. To merely label them a Doom band is, similarly, doing the quintet a severe disservice: that début was laced with emotional vocals, choirs overlaying evocative bridges, and light, textured instrumentalism. It was a tour de force precious few expected.Continue reading


Saille – Gnosis


Stirring from a creeping lilt into a frictional sprawl, Symphonic Black Metal artisans Saille usher in their fourth album, Gnosis. Its predecessor, Eldritch (both Aural/code666) made great strides to establish this cerebral aggressor as an act of pedigree and violence; a burgeoning reputation that this darker, more ferocious offspring will serve only to further.Continue reading


Fen – Winter


Of all the grandchildren of heavy metal subgenres, one of the most precocious and still burgeoning is atmospheric black metal. As my colleague Richie HR noted in his recent new column for Ghost Cult, it seems that even the most mainstream bands are reaching for opportunities to expand their sonic palettes to include the more unconventional, and extreme styles. However, time and time again we return to the underground to seek greatness, from those who follow their own path, and eschew typical glory. One of those bands is Fen.Continue reading