EP REVIEW: Freeze the Fall – The Red Garden


Spoiler alert, this is one of the best albums released so far in 2025. If you do not know this young power trio, Freeze the Fall, from Canada, it’s time you did. This is the band’s second EP, but the path from gaming and internet buzz to the Rock perfection achieved here on The Red Garden (604 Records) found Freeze the Fall coming into their own as songwriters along the way. They went from being known as the kids who covered The Warning to being a superior band to their early inspiration in a short time. Most of this growth came thanks to the depth Quinn Mitzel sings with, in order to nail uncanny hooks in every anthemic chorus she utters.Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Byzantine – Harbingers


Charleston, West Virginia’s metal veterans Byzantine return with their long-anticipated new album, Harbingers (Metal Blade Records), set for release on June 13th, 2025.Continue reading


EP REVIEW: Our Chronicle – If These Walls Could Speak


Our Chronicle delivers a sound that is both aggressive and atmospheric, drawing inspiration from modern metal heavyweights such as Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Spiritbox, and Bring Me the Horizon. With the release of the new self-produced EP If These Walls Could Speak (Self-Released), sole member Oliver Price showcases his ability to craft a fully immersive sonic experience entirely on his own.Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Enemy Inside’s Venom: Nastassja and Evan K on Crafting Their Latest Album “Venom”


In this exclusive interview, Keefy sits down with vocalist Nastassja Giulia and guitarist Evan K of Germany’s Enemy Inside to discuss their latest release, Venom, out now via Reigning Phoenix Music. The duo delves into the album’s themes, their creative process, and how Venom represents a new chapter in their musical journey. It’s dark elegance meets modern metal fury.Continue reading


INTERVIEW: The Evolution of Misfire: New Album, New Energy


Chicago thrashers Misfire are back with a vengeance. In this exclusive interview, Ghost Cult’s Keefy sits down with drummer James Nicademus, vocalist Tim Jensen, and guitarist Kostadin Kostadinov to discuss their explosive new album, Product of the Environment, out now via MNRK Heavy.Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Black Map – Hex


For a band composed of members of other prog bands, creating something more melodic based in the post-hardcore-meets-hard-rock project, Black Map was something not entirely expected over a decade ago. Now three albums into the band’s career, and the band have made huge strides, having the technicality of their previous progressive bands and bringing it into a whole new scene, Black Map captured something new. For Hex (Spinefarm Records), the trio went in a more upfront approach to the creation process. While a complete U-turn from their previous album, how will this fare for the new release? Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Alien Weaponry’s Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds Talks New Album, Touring, and Cultural Power


In this new episode, Keefy chats with Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds, bassist of Alien Weaponry, as they celebrate the release of their stunning new album “Te Rā” via Napalm Records. Known for fusing their Māori heritage with razor-sharp grooves and massive riffs, Alien Weaponry is pushing metal into bold new territory — and Tu breaks down exactly how they’re doing it.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Deafheaven – Lonely People With Power


Since their inception, Deafheaven have always been that band not to show where they’re going next. After releasing what some could consider their magnum opus in Sunbather (Deathwish Inc.), the band did not let that define the band they would become. Only two years later, they’d return with the far more moody New Bermuda (Anti Records/Epitaph Records). This would continue for the career they’d lead up to this point, especially in their previous efforts, Infinite Granite (Sargent House), taking the band from the Blackgaze sound they had cultivated and popularised, in search of a lighter, synthier approach. That brings us to the modern day, and it seems for all the teasing the band have done over the lead-up to their new project, Lonely People With Power, their debut release in their new deal with Roadrunner Records. This appears to be a culmination of what’s come before in one solid package, how these conflicting sounds will come together and meld is a completely different matter altogether.Continue reading


INTERVIEW: Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil Talks “Sleepless Empire” and A.I.


In this episode, Keefy interviews Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil! They just dropped their new album “Sleepless Empire” via Century Media Records. The band has been hard at work on this album for many years, and we discussed a range of topics from the longevity of the band, a return to heaviness, lineup changes and more!Continue reading


CONCERT REVIEW: Kerry King – Municipal Waste – Alien Weaponry Live at The Royale


 

It was a blistering cold night in New England as Slayer guitarist and co-founder Kerry King unleashed a hellish sonic assault upon the small Boston nightclub, The Royale for his first North American Headline Tour. King’s band is made up of metal legends that include Mark Osegueda of Death Angel on vocals, former Vio-lence and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders, and Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph.

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