It doesn’t happen very often that one of my favorite bands comes playing in a venue only 30 minutes away from me, so when I caught wind the Deftones were playing in Groningen I really had to see them. The Oosterpoort itself is one of the most prestigious venues here up north, so that gave some additional grandeur.Continue reading
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A Tribute To The Old Guard – An Interview With Annihilator
In their many years of existence Canadian thrash metal outfit Annihilator survived all the trials and tribulations that left many other bands by the wayside. Feast, their fourteenth (!) studio album is about to see the light of day and it may very well be their strongest effort in a long time. Ghost Cult had the pleasure to talk things through with the band’s resident mouthpiece, the ever chatty and jovial Jeff Waters…Continue reading
Colored Sands In An Hourglass – An Interview With Gorguts
With the release of Obscura (1998) and From Wisdom To Hate (2001) Gorguts set the bar for technical death metal. Sadly the band dissolved shortly thereafter only to emerge again almost a decade later with Colored Sands. Luc Lemay confides in Ghost Cult regarding the trials and tribulations that befell his band and where they’re at now.Continue reading
Ministry – Enjoy The Quiet Live At Wacken 2012
With Ministry on the verge of disappearing the vaults are opened once more and this time around Jourgensen and Co decided to release a live CD/DVD package entitled, Enjoy The Quiet – Live At Wacken 2012.Continue reading
Devin Townsend Project – Retinal Circus
Devin Townsend is arguably one of the hardest working and most talented musicians in metal today. Especially over the last couple of years his musical output has been phenomenal. This is also a good moment to offer his fans a sort of career perspective under the guise of the Retinal Circus DVD.Continue reading
A Trip Down Memory Lane – An Interview With Paradise Lost
This year signifies the 25th anniversary for doom/death metal outfit Paradise Lost. Ghost Cult caught up with frontman and singer Nick Holmes to probe his mind about PL’s past, present and future, his working relation with guitarist Greg Mackintosh and the band’s peculiar preference for left centre cover songs.Continue reading
The Age Of Satyricon – An Interview With Satyricon
Pushing musical boundaries is at the heart in everything that moves and motivates Norwegian Black Metal outfit Satyricon. Their latest self titled album may well be their most forward-thinking and progressive offering to date. Ghost Cult touched base with singer and main composer Satyr to probe his mind on the new Satyricon record, the merits of analog recording, his dislike for pop music among many other things.Continue reading
Into The Grave 2013 Festival Report
When you’re through with the regular metal festivals, big crowds and ridiculously high ticket, food and beverage prices, the annual Into The Grave festival is arguably one of the best alternatives at hand. Its location in the historic inner city of Leeuwarden can’t be beaten. This year’s third installment brings us a variety of bands like Bliksem, Jungle Rot, Heaven’s Basement, Sodom and Devildriver. Meanwhile, Satyricon and Paradise Lost are the resident headliners.Continue reading
Breath Of Fresh Air – An Interview With Dew-Scented
Assembling a completely new line-up for a band of over 20 years’ provenance—and with eight albums under their belt—must be a daunting and depressing task. But last year, that became the reality for Dew-Scented vocalist and mastermind Leif Jensen. He sat down for an extensive and thoughtful discussion with Ghost Cult, reflecting on his two-decade career, and explaining how an influx of new blood has motivated him to take his music further than ever before.Continue reading
The Return Of Extol – An Interview With Extol
Extreme metal and Christianity don’t always make for the friendliest of bedfellows, but for Norwegians Extol, there’s no contradiction between faith and furious riffing. It’s been almost ten years since their last album came out—with supergroups, collaborations and side-projects accounting for the interim span. Now, it’s time for Extol to rise again, beginning a whole new ministry, with their fifth and latest self-titled album. Ghost Cult chatted with drummer David Husvik to learn more.Continue reading