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INTERVIEW: Wyrmhaven Talks “Seasons of Gloom” and Tucson Death Metal

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​GhostCultKeefy caught up with Travis, Stephen, and Nick of Tucson, Arizona melodic death metal outfit Wyrmhaven to discuss the band’s debut full-length, “Seasons of Gloom,” released independently on May 29th, 2026. Written during a period of significant loss and perseverance, the record balances dark aggression with personal vulnerability, drawing on the band’s deep reverence for metalcore’s early days while pushing further into melodic death metal territory. Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Gus Rios on Recreating the Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack with Knights of Unicron

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us Rios of Knights of Unicron photographed for Ghost Cult Magazine interview, Transformers 40th Anniversary Reformatted Edition feature, 2026

Ojayy‬ caught up with Gus Rios, the mastermind behind last year’s G.I. Joe Cold Slither record, to discuss his latest project with “Knights of Unicron: The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition,” out July 24, 2026, through Hasbro Music. Gus breaks down how Knights of Unicron, comprising himself, Matt Harvey, and Ross Sewage, rebuilt the iconic 1986 animated movie soundtrack from the ground up to deliver a heavier, sharper, and more powerful sonic experience for the fortieth anniversary. Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Butthole Surfers’ Paul Leary on “After the Astronaut,” Twenty-Eight Years Later

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GhostCultKeefy caught up with Paul Leary, co-founder and lead guitarist of the Butthole Surfers, to discuss “After the Astronaut,” the band’s ninth studio album, released June 26, 2026, through Sunset Blvd Records. The record has one of the more remarkable backstories in alternative rock history. Originally recorded in 1998 as the intended follow-up to “Electriclarryland,” the album was shelved by Capitol Records, who deemed it uncommercial. The band was subsequently forced to rework the material at Hollywood Records, which eventually became 2001’s “Weird Revolution.” Continue reading →