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ALBUM REVIEW: Fleshspoil – The Beginning Of The End

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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 →


ALBUM REVIEW: Calyces – Fleshy Waves of Probability

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Hailing from Greece, the Athenian Progressive Rock band Calyces has crafted a thoroughly eccentric sophomore record titled Fleshy Waves of Probability (Self-Released). They are, without a doubt, masters of their instruments.  Continue reading →


PODCAST: Glacially Musical 223 – Metallica’s “Black Album” Reviewed and Why It Is The Biggest Metal Album

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Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag take on the biggest metal album (by sales, and by a lot) of all-time – Metallica’s Metallica a.k.a. “The Black Album!” How in the hell did this happen?Continue reading →


Watch Mastodon Joined By YouTuber Ben Eller for Tool’s Tool In The Sand Festival, Replacing Brent Hinds

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Mastodon played at Tool’s Tool in the Sand Festival this weekend, just days after the departure of longtime songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds after 25-years with the group. They recruited YouTuber and metal guitar expert Ben Eller, at least for these shows. No word yet if Eller will continue to play and sing with the band, tour for their upcoming commitments, and join the band on a more permanent basis. Eller was said to have learned 18 songs in a short span of time for the gig. namely 1980s hair metal tribute Skankbanger, the southern blues-rock Kennedy Wood Band as well as laying down bass and guitar with Andy Wood’s instrumental project. He has also featured as a guest guitarist for the deathcore act Whitechapel, laying down leads for their self-titled release, as well as the albums Our Endless War and Mark Of The Blade. Continue reading →


Ghost Cult’s Top 20 Rock and Metal Vinyl Reissues for 2024

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Check out  Keefy’s full list of his Top Vinyl Reissues of 2024, with a few honorable mentions! Continue reading →


END OF YEAR GUEST POST: Chained Saint’s Top Ten Albums of 2024

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Wrapping up all the business of 2024 with some fun End of Year Guest Posts from bands, friends, music industry pals, label types, and assorted good fiends! Check out this list from the guys in Chained Saint!Continue reading →


Coheed And Cambria and Mastodon Announce “The Infinite Arc” Tour, with Support from Periphery

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Rock titans Coheed and Cambria and Mastodon announced The Infinite Arc Tour. Coheed and Cambria are gearing up for their brand new album The Father of Make Believe releasing March 14, 2025. This year, Mastodon celebrated the 15th anniversary of Crack the Skye with a deluxe box set reissue, marked 20 years of Leviathan with special full album performances, and released a new track “Floods of Triton”. Produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, the 20-city tour kicks off on May 10  at Salem Civic Center in Salem, VA making stops across the U.S.in Raleigh, Charleston, Lexington, Syracuse and more before wrapping up in Waukee, IA at Vibrant Music Hall on June 8. Tickets will be available starting with artist presale beginning on Wednesday, December 11. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, December 13 at 10am local time at  the link below.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sergeant Thunderhoof – The Ghost Of Badon Hill

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Somerset Stoner Doom act Sergeant Thunderhoof stick close to home territory for fifth full-length studio release, The Ghost of Badon Hill (A Pale Wizard Records). Hailing from Bath, Somerset, the quintet delve into the rich history of the area, the titular hill the likeliest setting for one of King Arthur’s final battles. Only most likely because, like with most Arthurian legend, scholars and academics have spent as much time arguing over locations as well as actual events. Continue reading →


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Louder Than Life – Live at Highlands Festival Fair Grounds

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Danny Wimmer Presents is an acclaimed music festival production company that hosts some of the top entertainment experiences in the country. The pride and joy of their collection is Kentucky’s Louder Than Life Festival. The first one was presented in Louisville ten years ago and has flourished since then. With over 170,000 attendees at last year’s event and even more this year, it has grown to be one of the biggest rock festivals in the United States. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, they pulled out all the stops for this monumental milestone. With nearly one hundred acts performing over the course of the four-day event was a mammoth undertaking and well worth it.Continue reading →


Tool Books Primus, Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, Eagles Of Death Metal, King’s X, Fishbone, Wheel and More for “Tool Live In The Sand” Destination Festival

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Tool has announced their first-ever destination festival named Tool Live In The Sand. The festival is set to take place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Royalton resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic between March 7 and 9, 2025. The festival is headlined by Tool, playing two sets, as well as Coheed and Cambria, Eagles Of Death Metal, King’s X, Fishbone, Wheel, and more. Packages go on sale Wednesday, October 30th at 10 AM PST at the link below.

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