When doing reviews here at Ghost Cult, we try to keep things subjective, rather than injecting how we feel about an artist. Sometimes, when an artist becomes entrenched in your identity to the point where your friends hear said artist, it makes them think of you. This goes past the point of subjectivity and becomes more personal.
Picturehouse Central is delighted to welcome Becoming Led Zeppelin director Bernard MacMahon and the producer Allison McGourty for a live Q&A following a screening of the film on Wednesday 28th May, hosted by Scared To Dance’s Paul Richards. Tickets and information are listed through the Picturehouse Central’s website. The film has hd an extended release in theaters due to record sales for a music documentary and also on VOD and stream services via Sony Pictures Classics.Continue reading
Nik, Keefy and Don discuss Metallica’s obsession and history with cover songs! Is “Garage Inc.” the best Metallica album of the decade, and are they the best cover band ever?Continue reading
Messa’s fourth album, The Spin (Metal Blade Records), finds the band embracing their inner prog rock guitar gods, and channeling that energy in a few different directions. The first few songs might fake you out as they sound as if the band is heading in a more post-punk direction. The guitars gallop with more tension at a fairly brisk pace. This is certainly a shift from their earlier material that found them as more of a doom band. The vocals are very strong and well-defined from a songwriting perspective, which is the most important element of their sound. The band has always carried a smoky blues-based undercurrent, which is still present, though at times they wander off into more atmospheric shadows, as heard on ” At the Races”. Their guitarist begins to shine on this one, and his heroics do not let up from here. Continue reading
Following the end of their tour last December, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening (JBLZE) have announced more U.S. dates, focusing on the 50th Anniversary of the Led Zeppelin classic, Physical Graffiti. The tour kicks off on May 3 in Wallingford, CT, and wraps May 31 in Los Angeles, CA, making stops in Wheeling, WV, Nashville, TN, Phoenix, AZ, and San Diego, CA, among others. Find more information below.
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Sony Pictures Classics have released a new teaser clip from Becoming Led Zeppelin, the first officially sanctioned film on the iconic group. In the official clip, Robert Plant introduces Led Zeppelin before performing “How Many More Times” at a Teen Club in Gladzaxe Denmark March 17, 1969. View the post on Instagram below. Tickets for the UK cinema release of Becoming Led Zeppelin are now on sale. After an exclusive IMAX release on February 5 & 6, the Led Zeppelin documentary will open in UK cinemas nationwide from February 7. Continue reading
In episode 202, and Nik is relieved our Mastodon series is ending. Keefy’s thinks “Crack The Skye” is a 10/10 album – so let’s see where Nik lands.Continue reading
Chicago Progressive Metal band Black Sites just released their new album “The Promised Land?” The band has been fairly prolific over the years, constantly striving to break new ground in heavy music, rather than hit the same beats everyone else does in the genre. Mark Sugar sent in a track-by-track breakdown of the album!
For a special 4th of July Chaser episode, we celebrate commerce and Independence Day by sharing a bunch of new vinyl from our collections.Continue reading
Slash’s much-anticipated blues cover album is studded with fine performances – Chris Stapleton singing on “Oh Well”, Iggy Pop on “Awful Dream”, Brian Johnson loving it on “Killing Floor”.Continue reading