PODCAST: Episode #128: Larissa Stupar of Venom Prison on “Primeval”, Activism, and New Music


Ghost Cult to catch up with Venom Prison’s vocalist/activist Larrisa Stupar to chat about their new album Primeval via Prosthetic Records (review here). We chatted all about the bands’ activism in the scene, the current state of the world in 2020: the failure of our leaders during the pandemic, fighting the patriarchy, and outing sex abusers, but also a lot of positive forces we have right now, such as music and art. Larissa discussed the pivotal role producer Tom Dring has, the art of Eliran Kantor, and the progress on a new full-length Venom Prison album out, hopefully, to be released in 2021. Support the band and purchase Primeval here, and listen to our conversation now. Continue reading


Dumb And Dumbest 82: Politics, Metal and Society



Episode 82 of the Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming right now! and it’s about Politics, Metal and Society. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR).  TodayMatt and Curtis are joined once again by special guest musician and journalist Ivan Belcic of Invisible Oranges and Anti-Hero Magazine. They run down the current issues plaguing the scene and how bands and artists can navigate them. Continue reading