PODCAST: Glacially Musical 212 – Nik, Keefy, and Don’s Epic Trauma Dump, and Vinyl Shopping Master Class


Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag are joined again by Talking The Talk With Don’s Don De Leaumont for a vinyl dump shenanigans as well as a breakdown of our different record shopping philosophies and pointers!

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Three One G Label Celebrates Its 31st Anniversary with Releases from The Locust, Deaf Club, and Cattle Decapitation


As part of the celebration for their 31st anniversary, record label, Three One G, have announced a reissue of The Locust’s final album, The Peel Sessions, due out January 24th. There will also be a re-issue of Human Jerky by Cattle Decapitation, and a repressing of Deaf Club’s Productive Disruption. Deaf Club have additionally dropped a cover of “El Camino Car Crash” by Swing Kids. Head into the article below to check it out and read more.
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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 11-21-24


Catch up on what you missed in the world of Rock and Metal news this week! 

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Deaf Club (The Locust, ACxDC) Drop Their Single and Video “Full As a Tick” – European Tour Kicking Off Soon



Just ahead of a European tour run, California noisecore band, Deaf Club, have shared their new single, “Full As A Tick,” accompanied by a music video featuring live performance clips. The track comes by way of their 2022 album, Productive Disruption, which was released through the Three One G record label. Check it out below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Squid Pisser – Dreams of Puke


It’s time to get messy, as Squid Pisser returns to shower listeners in a hot mess of aliens, extreme metal, and bodily fluids on latest record Dreams of Puke (SKiN GRAFT Records). Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Roadburn Festival 2024 Part 2 – Various Venues 


So now hopefully you are asking yourself what are the bands I had as “do not miss” other than Inter Arma?  

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Roadburn Festival 2024 Part 1 – Various Venues 


Full disclosure there is in no way I can present an unbiased opinion about Roadburn. This is my seventh straight year and I’m gifted a much greater amount of privilege than the average attendee. I’ve earned lifelong friendships. It’s become more than just a music festival for me. It’s a second home for five days out of every year. I’m allowed to work alongside other extremely talented and hard-working photographers and for a limited time at the beginning of every set I’m granted the best spot in the house.  For me music is my safe space vs photography which is my special interest.Continue reading


Roadburn 2024 Adds HEALTH, Kavus Torabi, Ragana Royal Thunder Birds In Row, Body Void, Darsombra, Sunrot, Thantifaxath, and More


 

Roadburn has added thirty new bands to the bill for 2024, including several special commissioned performances which are the hallmark of this festival. In addition, to HEALTH performing on the main stage for the first time, Kavus Torabi, Ragana Royal Thunder Birds In Row, Body Void, Darsombra, Sunrot, Thantifaxath, are among the new artists for the fest. You can see or extensive coverage of Roadburn 2023 here. See the full new list below and buy tickets at the link below.

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FILM REVIEW: Don’t Fall In Love With Yourself – Directed by Jon Nix


 

I don’t know anything about the director of this documentary or why he made it. I knew about Justin Pearson (Three One G Records, The Locust, Deaf Club, Dead Cross, Retox, Satanic Planet, Planet B) because I saw him play live a few times with Deaf Club, but I had no idea about his history or influence or voluminous work history within the scene. I’ve briefly chatted with him, and he was very polite, humorous but not overly so, somewhat accessible but just out of reach. But his onstage performance is provocative in a way that is inviting:

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