Honest question: Who started the whole let’s get an orchestra or symphony type shit behind extreme metal? I know Dimmu Borgir has made some serious bank behind it with the fabulous Death Cult Armageddon and Fleshgod Apocalypse has obscured their lack of riffs with said gimmick, but can we let that trend die? I think I’ve had my fill. But what the hell do I know as Necronomicon has an album worth in Unus (Season of Mist) of synths and faux orchestrations designed to elevate death metal from simply crushing to the upper echelons of the avant-garde.Continue reading
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Kataklysm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Whitechapel and Dyscarnate Booked for The Headbanger’s Ball Tour
The Headbanger’s Ball Tour returns to Europe this year Kataklysm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Whitechapel, and Dyscarnate! All dates are below.Continue reading
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: May 24th New Music Releases
Fleshgod Apocalypse – Veleno
Veleno (Nuclear Blast) is Fleshgod Apocalypse’s fifth album and follows on from the critical success that was King. Since King then they’ve had some lineup changes with Tomasso Riccardi and Cristiano Trionfera leaving the band and their legendary drummer/ songwriter/mastermind Francesco Pauli returning to vocal and guitar duties as per the Oracle lineup. Continue reading
Reviews Round-Up: ft. Uriah Heep, MaYaN, Once Human, DragonLord, And More
Mid-September officially sees the start of Crazy Season for album releases… But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered here at Ghost Cult with our round-up of some of this weeks and last weeks albums that may just have escaped your attention, for better or for worse…
Atrocity – Okkult II
I have always had a lot of time and respect for Alexander Krull. Not only does he share a name with a vastly underrated and not at all terrible fantasy masterpiece (shut it, you…), but throughout his time as the main man of Atrocity he has constantly railed against just doing the straight up and normal, be that by releasing an eighties covers album about fifteen years before it was cool to do so, collaborating with darkwave könige, Das Ich, dark acoustic EP’s with Celtic folk singers, or by mixing massive Prong-ridden grooves with Death and Gothic metal on meisterstück, Blut (Massacre).Continue reading
Inferno Metalfest 2018, Live In Oslo, NO
Each year at Easter, when the western and Christian world celebrates the rebirth of Jesus over the dates of an ancient fertility festival, in Norway’s capital the mandatory days off are used by the metal community to celebrate a darker get together: Inferno Metalfest. The festival and the connected Inferno Metal Conference celebrates Norway’s role and focus on Metal Music from its own stables as well as new things and greats from abroad.Continue reading
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Inferno Metal Festival 2018
The spring festival season kicks off in earnest this weekend in Oslo, Norway with the amazingly kvlt experience that is Inferno Metal Festival. The four-day festival of extreme music and culture takes over one of the birthplace cities of heavy music in the world. The fest is sold out once again, adding to the excitement. It’s great to see this scene surviving and thriving after many years. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM: Vivisepulture – Omen
New England’s symphonic death metal band Vivisepulture are about to drop their new full-length album, Omen this weekend. The band has partnered with Ghost Cult to bring you the full-album stream, gratis. The band has grown their profile the last few years opening for national acts, headlining locally, and recently just completed a short east coast tour with Ice Giant. If you dig extreme bands like Fleshgod Apocalypse, Shade Empire, and at times early Children Of Bodom, this is your band! Jam out Omen below and catch the band at their record release show in Boston, at The Middle East on March 18th. Continue reading