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EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: Stress Test Share “God Sucks” From Their Debut Album, Coming Soon

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Born in the dark times of pandemic-imposed lockdown, Portland, Oregon’s Stress Test originated in the soul of Brandon Hill—bassist for metallic Goth-Rock band Unto Others. A musical vehicle to exorcise disgust at humanity’s worst impulses and actions, Stress Test expanded into a full band early in 2024. Prior to the album’s release next month Ghost Cult is proud to be sharing an exclusive stream for one of the album’s most relentless and fast-paced auditory assaults, “God Sucks”. Check it out!  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: The Halo Effect – March Of The Unheard

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After blasting onto the scene a few short years ago with their electrifying debut, Swedish supergroup The Halo Effect return with second full length studio release March of the Unheard (Nuclear Blast Records). Comprised entirely of former members of In Flames, The Halo Effect is sort of like the musical equivalent of a support group for disgruntled ex-employees, but with riffs instead of complaining.

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GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024

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Last-minute slinky Norwegian jesters aside, our dedicated and awesome team of writers, photographers, editors, contributors, alumni, designers and what have you, have come together to work through our regular collaborative and demographic confirmation of those albums that tickled our collective pickle in 2024.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Becerus – Troglodyte

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More famous for its art and architecture, the Sicilian capital of Palermo also happens to be the home of something a lot nastier and ghastly. No, not its history of organised crime and murder. Something far more brutal than that: Death metal act Becerus.

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EP REVIEW: No Cure – I Hope I Die Here

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Alabama is a state with a very well-known identity and stereotype, often ascribed as being synonymous with the uneducated, right-wing conservative types. It is aspirational that the hardcore troup, No Cure, want to change that for the better. All bands have gotta start somewhere, and with a list of features, your arm’s length, No Cure certainly are reaching high with their brand new EP I Hope I Die Here (SharpTone Records). 

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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Eindhoven Metal Meeting Kicks Off Today with Katatonia, Carpathian Forest, Dark Funeral, Alfanhanne, and More

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The long-running great Black and Death Metal Festival Eindhoven Metal Meeting kicks off today at the legendary Effenaar venue in the Netherlands. Ghost Cult is honored to once again cover the fest, which we have supported for the majority of its history. Leading the stacked lineup this year are Katatonia, Carpathian Forest, Dark Funeral, Alfanhanne, and many more! The fest will start today with a warm-up party and follow up with full lineups on Friday and Saturday, with another round of killer bands. Last-minute combination tickets are still avaialble at the links below. Check out our day-by-day list of bands and the running-order time schedule as well, here. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Vosforis – Cosmic Cenotaph

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Hello friends, hope all is well, let’s dive right in. 

This week on the block we have, hailing from the U.K., Voforis with their debut cut Cosmic Cenotaph (Inner Hell Records). Studying up on this one, the project is led by Simon White, and I learned he is joined by former Cradle of Filth members such as guitarist Richard Shaw, vocalist/keys player Anabelle Iratni, drummer Adrian Erlandsson (also of At The Gates and The Haunted) on one track, and famed Cradle producer Russ Russell, so I went in with some preconceptions as to what I was in store for. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Neckbreakker – Within The Viscera

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Name changes can be important. Many great bands start out under completely different names only to find a quick re-evaluation of their brand is key to their eventual success. 

In the case of Neckbreakker, language appears to have been at least partly responsible as their recent name change alters nothing in its meaning, just the form in which it is delivered. Continue reading →