FESTIVAL REVIEW: Roadburn 2025 Part 1 – Live at 013 and Various Venues


Ghost Cult has been in existence for 13 years in 2025, and we have covered Roadburn Festival every year, Founded in Tilburg, the home of Roadburn covering this festival is an honor and a tradition for us. This year, our intrepid team of Susanne A. Maathuis and Dante Torierri, both long-time Roadburn veterans, had some different and interesting takes on the fest, with some overlaps and some different artists covered. So we ran them together, rather than separately. Enjoy part one of this two-part review of the festival! 

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Roadburn 2025 Kicks-Off Today with Oranssi Pazuzu, Kylesa, Cave In, Thou, Steve Von Till, SUMAC, Chat Pile, Messa, DHG, Midwife, Insect Ark and More! 


Roadburn Festival, arguably the best underground heavy and avant-garde music festival in the world kicks off today at 013 Popoddium in Tilburg, NL! Ghost Cult is honored to attend the festival once again, as we have throughout our existence for all our nearly 13 years. Among the headliners, special guests and exclusive world-premiere commissioned works, Oranssi Pazuzu, Kylesa in their first show back as a touring band, Cave In, Thou, Steve Von Till, SUMAC, Chat Pile, Messa, DHG, Midwife, Insect Ark, and many more. Plus, the side shows, merch sales, art exhibitions, artist and industry Q & A’s, and infamous after parties, Roadburn is one of the can’t-miss events of spring for music lovers. Check out the full timetable below.  Continue reading


END OF YEAR GUEST POST: Chris Enriquez (Spotlights, Julie Christmas) Top 10 Albums of 2024


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 our friend, Chris Enriquez, drummer for Spotlights, Julie Christmas, and others.Continue reading


GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024


Last-minute slinky Norwegian jesters aside, our dedicated and awesome team of writers, photographers, editors, contributors, alumni, designers and what have you, have come together to work through our regular collaborative and demographic confirmation of those albums that tickled our collective pickle in 2024.Continue reading


CONCERT REVIEW: Solstafir – Oranssi Pazuzu – Hamferð Live at Manchester Club Academy


“The Nordic Descent” tour must be carrying in its wake a touch of that famous Nordic climate as the UK is treated to its one light dusting of snow for the year. And of course as is tradition, once the first flakes touch ground all roads are rendered seemingly unusable which means our journey to the venue is inevitably delayed, throw in some minor confusion with passes on the door and we are unfortunately only able to catch the tail end of tonight’s opening act.Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – Rock and Metal Releases for 10-11-24


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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 10-11-24


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Oranssi Pazuzu Share Their Single “Valotus” – New Album Coming Soon



Finnish psychedelic black metal band, Oranssi Pazuzu, have announced that their sixth album, Muuntautuja (Shapeshifter in English), is set to be released on October 11th, via Nuclear Blast Records. They have now shared a second single from the record called “Valotus,” alongside an unsettling music video. Find it below and read more from the band.
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Sólstafir Signs a New Deal with Century Media Records, European Tour Dates Booked with Oranssi Pazuzu



Legendary Icelanders Sólstafir are turning to a new chapter by signing with Century Media Records, who are nothing short of thrilled to welcome their creative force that doesn’t shy away from blending metal, shoegaze, post rock and atmospheric black metal with unique emotional power.Continue reading


Arctangent Festival Adds Scalping, Famyne, Outlander, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Cryptic Shift, and Ogives Big Band


 

Arctangent Festival is closing in on a sellout for their comeback festival later this month. The fest has now added new acts such as Scalping, Famyne, Outlander, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Cryptic Shift, Ogives Big Band, to the weekend. The fest already features headliners Opeth, Cult of Luna, and TesseracT as headliners, and has now added the updated festival map and clashfinder for fans to make use of!

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