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Canadian Thrashers Pythonic will drop their debut release EP 1 on September 27th, 2024! The band has teamed up with Ghost Cult to stream the EP before you can buy it. Full of fist-pumping, proggy, and aggressive thrashtastic anthems, full of power and creativity! Stream today and pre-order at the links below! Continue reading
A new group, known simply as Hatchend, has forcibly hatched its way into existence with members from differing death metal and grindcore bands. The debut album, Summer of ‘69 (Selfmadegod Records) dropped and it goes full throttle for thirty-three minutes. Bringing in their previous influences and dumping them on top of crossover foundations sets up quite the demolition derby of sound.Continue reading
In this episode, Keefy chats with Juan “Juan of the Dead” Garcia of Crossover Thrash Metal legends Evil Dead! Their new album Toxic Grace is out now via Steamhammer/SPV! We discussed the new album, their comeback during the pandemic, the origins of band, what seperates Evil Dead from Slayer, Exodus, Forbidden, and others in thrash, his work with Body Count and much more! Continue reading
Ask any metalhead of a certain age and they’ll tell you the nineties have a lot to answer for. A sudden and seismic change in trends saw the death of Thrash, Glam, and other associated sub-genres, and the unprecedented rise of the Grunge and Alternative scenes. What was popular one minute was outdated the next, and while many bands simply weren’t able to survive, others tried embracing the change.Continue reading
The Brainsqueeze Tour. Holy shit this is one of the best tour packages I’ve seen in a good number of years. Stacked from start to finish with veteran bands performing at a level I haven’t seen from them in some years. Dead Heat started things off, I was unaware of them beforehand but left me intrigued and wanting more, plus the crowd at the Brooklyn Monarch showed up early, excited, and ready to throw down for this mosh fest of an evening.Continue reading
Masks, secret identities and scary pseudonyms are nothing new but Oakland horrors Ghoul clearly aren’t here to rely on gimmicks. Formed in 2001, the Californian act comprises four members who go by names like Digestor, Cremator, Fermentor, and Dissector. Continue reading
Richmond, Virginia metal-punk trio BAT has been delivering their own blood-spattered horror since ascending from the underground a decade ago on a dark, leather-winged trajectory. Today the band forged a new partnership and home at Nuclear Blast Records
In our third episode on Dirty Rotten Imbeciles a.k.a. – D.R.I., Nik of Glacially Musical and Keefy of GhostCultMag.com discuss the music and impact of “Crossover!” The album was so killer, they named a Thrash Metal subgenre after it! Nik got a haircut and had no vinyl to check this week. Keefy felt festive, but Nik wasn’t having it!
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In our second episode on Dirty Rotten Imbeciles a.k.a. – D.R.I., Nik of Glacially Musical discusses the damaging effects of Ronald Reagan’s presidency on American life, late-stage capitalism, and DRI’s slow drift over to a more Thrash Metal sound! We review Dealing With It and do one of our favorite things to do: analyze a setlist from a band, after a new album drops! Continue reading
Hailing from Salt Lake City, Thrash Metal mavens Deathblow will release their new EP Rotten Trajectory via Sewer Mouth Records this week! Chock full of killer crossover riffs with with death metal and punk influences, the EP is the first salvo for their full-length album coming next. Stream the full EP here at Ghost Cult, and pre-order it before it drops on Friday, September 29th!