Behold this fiendish masterpiece from the bowels of hell! Ghost Cult Issue #13 is here! Packed with the most interviews we have ever unleashed at once! Featuring an interview with our cover artist Ihsahn, as well as other in-depth dialogues with Ayreon, Biohazard, Russian Circles, Scar The Martyr, Ulcerate, Sepultura, Vista Chino, Red Fang, Puscifer, Death Angel, Levin Minnemann Rudess, Glorior Belli, and Vulture Industries. Live concert reviews from around the globe including Baroness, Katatonia – Cult of Luna – Intronaut and TesseracT, Heidenfest, Incubate Festival. Plus metal album reviews, and a guest editorial from venerable music journalist Neil Daniels. Check it out here!
Touring with Heidenfest has been a bit tough on violin player Olli Vänskä this time. He got sick, but nevertheless took the time for this interview and manages to give an energetic performance with Turisas each night. So while he was all wrapped up in a hoodie and sipping tea, Ghost Cult chatted with Vänskä about the band’s latest effort, Turisas2013 (Century Media).
Heidenfest grew into probably the largest, reoccurring folk metal phenomenon (aside from Paganfest) in Europe. And even while it is an annual event, it’s popularity among metalheads is far from decreasing. The venue 013 in Tilburg (NL) was crammed with fans watching the following bands: Frosttide, Winterstorm, Suidakra, Heidevolk, Equilibrium, Turisas and Ensiferum.