Tag Archives: Hardcore

PODCAST: Glacially Musical 183: Photographer Sean Rayford on His New Zine – Long Live New Brooklyn Tavern

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We interrupt our series on Queen for a chaser episode! Sean Rayford is a photographer from South Carolina, by way of Maryland, and has put out a zine, “Long Live New Brooklyn Tavern” documenting his time shooting punk and metalcore shows at a small club! We discuss his career, concert photography, shooting some of the biggest names in music ever (Prince, Taylor Swift, Aerosmith & Elton John to name a few), his other photography and zine endeavors, and more!Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Thou – Umbilical

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As the summer in the Northern Hemisphere approaches, I always find a nice doom or sludge album really sets the mood for a day of yard work, or just sitting on the deck with a cold beer. The new album from Thou, Umbilical (Sacred Bones Records), may not fit that exact moment, but it certainly would fit in for after the sun sets and the flames rise in the firepits and the tips of our joints. Continue reading →


EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: Circle of Nerves Shares Their New Single – “Funeral Mind”

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Swedish Doom/Hardcore band Circle of Nerves have teamed up with Ghost Cult Magazine to stream their new single “Funeral Mind!” This gnarly slow burn banger will have you nodding yes to every beat and riff! With a band named for a classic song by EyeHateGod, you know their headspace is right for this genre! Stream the track now before you can hear it everywhere tomorrow! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Semuta – Glacial Erratic

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On their debut full-length record, Glacial Erratic (Self-Released) Portland, Oregon’s Progressive Rock duo Semuta, featuring members of notable Rose City bands Burials and Dark Numbers, weld weighty subject matter, with heavy, but melodic riffs and no shortage of atmosphere and dynamics. Continue reading →


Gel Announce Fall Headlining Tour with MSPAINT, Destiny Bond, and The Mall

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photo credit: Alexis Gross

photo credit: Alexis Gross

2024 is shaping up to be a huge year for NJ hardcore heavyweights, GEL. The band recently joined Blue Grape Music, shared plans for their EP, Persona (due out August 16th), and released a roaring new single, “Mirage.” Today GEL are announcing a massive North American headlining tour in support of the record with support from MSPAINT, Destiny Bond, and The Mall. That’s in addition to their already scheduled UK/EU tour that starts this week, which includes festival appearances at Primavera Sound, Download, Roskilde, and more. See full itinerary below, tickets go on sale this Thursday May 23rd.Continue reading →


Militarie Gun Books Their First-Ever Headline Tour of Australia

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Los Angeles-based punk band Militarie Gun are hitting the road this June & July playing their first-ever headline shows in Australia. Their Winter 2024 tour to the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne, Barwon Heads, Newcastle and Sydney. If this news wasn’t exciting enough, the band announces their headline tour with a double support line-up at each show. Special guests Blindgirls and Shock Value will join the tour at the Gold Coast and Brisbane shows, Geld and Human Noise are set to join in Melbourne and Barwon Heads, and dust and Antenna will provide support in Newcastle and Sydney. Tickets are on sale now at the links below. Continue reading →


Dustin and David of Filth Discuss Their “Southern Hostility” Album, and The Church of Kenny Powers

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Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with guitarist David Gantt and vocalist Dustin Mitchell, of North Carolina’s Brutal Hardcore/Deathcore/Rap Metal band Filth! We discussed their new album Southern Hostility! The guys chatted about their new album, how the band formed as a side project from another band, filming their new music video for the track “Martyr” at Ground Zero Club in Spartanburg South Carolina, opening for bands like Hatebreed, Terror, Lorna Shore, The Acacia Strain, Slaughter to Prevail, Brand of Sacrifice, Kingdom of Giants, and Chelsea Grin, why Kenny Powers is a great ambassador for the south, Sheetz versus Buc-ee’s, and more!    

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CONCERT REVIEW: Better Lovers – seeyouspacecowboy – Foreign Hands – Greyhaven Live at El Corazon

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Greg Puciato, somewhere in the middle of the madness, stated that, “Out of the 20 or so shows I’ve played here (Seattle), this is my favorite one.”  

And what a night it was.

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Dizasterpiece Shares a New Single and Video “Nosferatu” – New Album Coming Soon

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Best described as a hybrid of post-hardcore and alternative-fused metalcore, East Coast Rapcore group Dizasterpiece will release a new album entitled ZZONEBOUND [QRX4-Notion] on May 17th via  Shake The Earth Records and Innergy Records. The band has shared a new single and music video for followed by “Nosferatu”, which you can see below! This follows the recent single “ZZONEBOUND [QRX4-Notion]”.  Watch “Nosferatu” now! Continue reading →