Former Cradle of Filth Bassist and Hecate Enthroned Vocalist Jon Kennedy Has Died


 

Jon Kennedy, the former bassist with Cradle of Filth and Hecate Enthroned co-founder/vocalist has died. He was just 46 years old. A GoFundMe has been launched to offset funeral expenses, which you can donate to. News came down from a published report from Metal Sucks as well as tributes from his former bands online. No cause of death has been revealed. Kennedy joined Cradle of Filth back in 1994 and helped record the original version of Dusk and Her Embrace. That album was re-recorded with different members, but featured Jon was released in 2016 under the name Dusk and Her Embrace (The Original Sin). As the co-founder/vocalist of Hecate Enthroned, Kennedy was in that band from 1992-1998 and appeared on 1997’s The Slaughter of Innocence, A Requiem for the Mighty and 1998’s Dark Requiems…and Unsilent Massacre. Read some tributes to Jon and we send our sympathies out to his family, friends, and fans. 

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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Torn Between Two Worlds – “Transparent” (Official Lyric Video)


Symphonic Metal Super-duo Torn Between Two Worlds (members of Cradle of Filth, Hecate Enthroned, The Kovenant, Therion, Mortiis, Dreamstate, Takida, Abyssos, Angtoria, Evergrey) will release their debut EP, As If We Never Existed June 3rd, 2022. The five-song EP brings the best of Sarah Jezebel Deva’s timeless enchanting vocal performances with Chris Rehn mind-blowing orchestrations to create some of the most memorable music in this genre in ages. Today, the band has shared a fantastic lyric video for the track “Transparent” –  which you can watch now at Ghost Cult!

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Badgerfest 2019 Live at The Breadshed, Manchester


2019 see’s the third installment of what’s becoming an important event in the calendar for the discerning Heavy Metal connoisseur, BadgerFest. The brainchild of the undeniably hardest working man in the Manchester metal scene John Badger, If any qualification of that were needed, aside from it being reiterated by every band of the weekend, as well as their gratitude as to the smooth running, he’s also running the Drumming up Change in November whereby he’ll be playing the drums for the full sets of all ten bands. There’s hard-working and then there’s John Badger. Continue reading →