Tag Archives: Post Rock

Brutus – Nest

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Music reviewers are inherently sceptical and often contrarian creatures, so when an artist arrives carrying plaudits from the grandees of heavy music, it’s hard not to default to cynicism. You’d be especially forgiven for hanging onto that cynicism with both hands when metal’s own great soothsayer, Lars Ulrich, adds his own recommendations to the mix – Ulrich labelling Arctic Monkeys as his favourite Metal band in 2012 still raises some serious questions about his take on the heavy music zeitgeist.Continue reading →


EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Cracked Machine – “Azi Dahakar”

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UK-based progressive post-Rock band Cracked Machine are releasing their brand new opus The Call of the Void via PsyKa Records on 12th April 2019. The prolific band just released their debut last spring, I, Cosmonaut, and are back for another round of beautifully composed, emotionally resonant, psychedelic-tinged prog. Ghost Cult brings you the stream of their new single, ‘Azi Dahakar’ right now! Continue reading →


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Lost In Kiev – “Persona”

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The purveyors of avant-garde greatness in the music world, Pelagic Records have announced the signing of French post-Rock greats Lost in Kiev for their new album! Persona, the bands’ third and most ambitious album is coming on the 26th of April from the label. A futuristic concept album about artificial intelligence and what it means for us once it permeates every moment of life. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. The group has made a cinematic score to the film now playing in your mind after you’ve felt the weight of these tracks. Watch the debut video for the title track right now here at Ghost Cult! Continue reading →


Black Lung – Ancients

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Those familiar with Baltimore acid-Blues combo The Flying Eyes may be blissfully unaware that two of that happy breed make up the larger share of an outfit bearing the name Black Lung. This darker-sounding trio, however, is no maelstrom of evil hostility, and has more in common with the parent band than the moniker might suggest.Continue reading →


Hexvessel – All Tree

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The relationship between Metal, heavy music and other genres has always been an intriguing and often intertwining one, where artists seem to fall under our umbrella without sharing obvious similar qualities. Case in point is that of Hexvessel, who despite an ever-changing output and a folky base to their sound, have intrinsic links to their native Black Metal scene that has hardly ever even encroached into the territory of distorted guitars.Continue reading →


Downfall of Gaia – Ethic of Radical Finitude

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The most interesting bands are not the ones that come out of the box ready made to ingest. The best shift like a sea at storm, creating and destroying, adding and taking back what it wants. Downfall of Gaia too has continued to adapt and improve, pushing themselves and everything else outward with every release. After a few years absence, the band has returned again with their new album, once again aiming high as they can. Continue reading →


This Will Destroy You Featured In a Superbowl Ad from Verizon

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Among the countless commercials seen during Superbowl 53 last night, an unlikely metal band had their song featured in a commercial spot. Post-Rock Band This Will Destroy You had their song ‘The Mighty Rio Grande’ featured in Verizon’s ad for their “All Our Thanks” campaign, singling out first responders and donating money to charity. This is pretty momentous for the awesome, but the unheralded band in a sea of commercials featuring pop stars and pop culture icons. Each Superbowl ad spot reportedly cost s 5.5 million dollars per minute or air time. This Will Destroy You released a brand new album on January 11th, New Others Part One.

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Astronoid – Astronoid

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For all the directions and manner of subject matter that Metal music conveys, for a record to be purely joyous and sincerely uplifting, not simply fun or adrenaline pumping, is a rarity. It is this feeling that Boston, Massachusetts’ own Astronoid tap in to. Their debut effort Air came from out of nowhere and made waves in some circles, whilst criminally going unnoticed by many others, with a sound entirely of their own. Where Air was an excellent and unique debut, their self-titled (both Blood Music) follow-up is Astronoid refining and fully realising who they are.Continue reading →