Norwegian collective Wardruna have announced via a post to social media they will perform at the legendary Amphitheater in Pompei, an ancient historical site, as well as the location of Pink Floyd’s infamous “Live At Pompei concert and film. The band recently released their incredible new album Birna, on January 24th via Sony Music and By Norse Music.
Swedish progressive metal pioneers Meshuggah are thrilled to announce the release of their new music video for “Ligature Marks.” The video has debuted as part of the celebration around the reissue of their critically acclaimed album Immutable, which is now presented in the remastered Indelible Edition, which will be released on April 4th, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music and is available for pre-order at the links below! Watch “Ligature Marks” now!Continue reading
Formed in 2013 in South Florida, Traitors emerged as a pioneering force in the deathcore scene, known for their signature blend of slow, sludgy downtempo riffs.
The band will drop the new album — and fifth overall — titled Phobias. The album is due out on February 21. Traitors just dropped the video for the incendiary new single “No Witness.” Watch it here.
Ohio Metal act Yesterday’s Hero has dropped a new music video for their song “What I Needed,” from their 2023 album Ways To Hate. The clip highlights overcoming adversity we can all relate to, and the track is a banger! Catchy enough to glue into your ears, and heavy enough for the moshers. Ghost Cult is stoked to team up with the band for this premiere, which you can check out below. Continue reading
Norwegian collective Wardruna unveil “Birna,” the title track from their upcoming album, as the final preview ahead of its January 24 release via Sony Music and By Norse Music. “Birna,” Old Norse for “she-bear,” pays tribute to the forest’s warden and nature’s caretaker. Watch the video and pre-order the album now.
Shadows Fall, who were at the forefront of the New Wave of American Metal scene that dominated the ’00s, are back with a brand new song and a new label! The band has shared the new single “In the Grey.” Watch the video here!Continue reading
Two-time GRAMMY-nominated progressive heavy metal band Spiritbox are gearing up for their next chapter with the announcement of their sophomore album, Tsunami Sea, set for release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord Records in partnership with Rise Records. The album was produced by Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer, mixed by Zakk Cervini and mastered by Ted Jensen. In tandem with the news, the band has dropped their latest single, “Perfect Soul,” alongside another one of their signature visually captivating music videos shot and directed by Dylan Hryciuk at Versa Films. Watch it now! Continue reading
Chat Pile photo by Matthew Zagorski
Oklahoma City noise rock quartet Chat Pile released their sophomore LP Cool World just shy of three weeks ago and now, the band is getting ready for leg one of their North American tour spanning October 31 through November 22. The tour kicks off with two hometown shows in Oklahoma City then traverses the midwest into Canada, followed by a string of east coast shows. The second leg of the tour runs February through March around Texas and along the west coast of the U.S. and Canada— check out all tour dates listed below. Chat Pile have shared a music video for Cool World single, Frownland. Director Matthew Zagorski comments on the video treatment: “When I first heard this song, I heard despair, so I wanted the video to start off troubling. The main character laying there in the rubble of his old life, digging through the ruins of what used to be. I was dealing with extreme feelings of loneliness and not feeling worthy at the time of piecing together this video and it really bled into the narrative.” Watch / share the “Frownland” music video on YouTube!
Gunk-drenched avant-grind alien entity Squid Pisser are on the road, opening for GWAR on “The Stoned Age” tour for its duration, culminating on November 20th in Nashville Tennessee. Squid Pisser are touring in support of their new album Dreams of Puke, which was released on June 14th on the great SKiN GRAFT Records (Buñuel, Melt-Banana, Dazzling Killmen) and the band’s own Sweatband Records.
The album has been making a gooey splash (not just for its manic fusion of Punk, Grindcore and Sludge), but for its delightfully grotesque album artwork by painter Gregory Jacobsen (who also fronts Squid-Pisser-label-mates Lovely Little Girls). Controversy around the album art has led to strategic placement of parental advisory stickers on CD copies. Meanwhile the band’s distributor Redeye Worldwide were forced to make a vinyl reprint having received copies with mutilated and damaged jackets.
The casual creation of such hysteria could barely be more Punk Rock and Ghost Cult could not be more delighted to be teaming up with the band to share the video for “Vaporize A Neighbor” — a suitably demented visual companion to the track’s vortex of deranged, metallic riffing — directed by special effects artist Eris Deo.
Texas Stoner Metal kings Duel will release their new album Breakfast With Death, due out July 5th, 2024 via Heavy Psych Sounds. The band and label haved teamed up with Ghost cult to share their brand new single and music video for “Pyro!” Pre-orders are live at the links below! The track is a ripper and the video is funky and raucous, just like Duel is live and on wax! Burn one and turn up the volume to 11 to watch this new video! Continue reading