ALBUM REVIEW: Fleshspoil – The Beginning Of The End


Fleshspoil not only features the former drummer of Arsis but finds them attacking the Blackened Death Metal subgenre, with a catchier take than most. Their debut album The Beginning of the End finds their dissonant mix of atmosphere and thrashing striking a soothing discordance. They do not attack your ears with a bludgeoning hammering, but there is nuance to their intricate songwriting that holds the technical aspect of their sound check This album is produced in a manner that makes it sound like it came out twenty years ago, which plays to their favor.Continue reading


Panopticon, Inter Arma, and Lilith Booked for Fire In The Mountains Festival



Montana metal fest, Fire in the Mountains, have announced their final three additions for 2025; Richmond atmospheric extreme metal band, Inter Arma (returning to Montana for the first time in 13 years), New Mexico post-metal doom duo Lilith, and Minnesota black metal outfit Panopticon, playing their album, Autumn Eternal. The event takes place at Red Eagle Campground in East Glacier, Montana in partnership with the Blackfeet Nation, July 25-27, 2025. Find out more below.
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Rivers Of Nihil Share Their Single and Video “House Of Light” – New Album Coming Soon


Progressive death metal progenitors, Rivers Of Nihil, have shared their new single, “House Of Light,” with music a video. It comes from their eponymous fifth full-length, which they will release on May 30th, via Metal Blade Records. Catch the new track below and find out more.
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Arctangent Festival 2025 Books New Headliners Wardruna, TesseracT, with Clown Core, Leprous, Mew, Slift, Arab Strap, Green Lung, Pelican, Emma Ruth Rundle, and More


Following on from last year’s incredible and sold out (and probably best so far) 10th Anniversary event, the much loved and mighty award-winning Arctangent Festival returns this summer, and can today reveal another host of amazing acts for the event. To kick things off we have two more headliners for the festival. Firstly playing their first ever ATG are Norwegian band Wardruna, who will be bringing their Norse musical interpretations and traditions to the festival as our Wednesday night headliners. With this incredible band now in place, the Wednesday for this year’s Arctangent Festival will be its biggest ever, with more stages open to accomodate, but still no clashes! Then we have the brilliant UK prog rock band Tesseract, who will be returning to ATG and headlining the main stage on Saturday this year, closing out an intense two year touring period of their album War Of Being. In addition to a host of new bands added to the fest, special sets Include – Between The Buried In Me (Playing 2 Sets), Fall Of Troy (Playing Doppelganger In Full), and We Lost The Sea (Playing 2 Sets)!Continue reading


Rivers Of Nihil Book North American Tour


Progressive metal legends, Rivers Of Nihil, have dropped the news that they will return to North American this Spring, for the Aggressive Progressive Tour. The month-long headlining run kicks off May 22nd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, coming to a close on June 22nd in Toronto, Ontario. Support comes from Holy Fawn, Inter Arma, and Glacial Tomb. Head into the article below for the full live listings.
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GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024


Last-minute slinky Norwegian jesters aside, our dedicated and awesome team of writers, photographers, editors, contributors, alumni, designers and what have you, have come together to work through our regular collaborative and demographic confirmation of those albums that tickled our collective pickle in 2024.Continue reading


Pyrrhon Share Their New Single and Video “Stress Fractures” – US Tour Kicking Off



New York death metallers, Pyrrhon, recently released their latest album Exhaust, via Willowtip Records. The band has now shared the single “Stress Fractures” as a video, directed by Frank Huang of Max Volume Silence. Watch it below and find out more.
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 4-26-24


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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases for 4-26-24


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PODCAST: The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show Live 4-19-24


Catch up on what you missed this week in the world of Rock and Metal news with our show! Continue reading