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CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Between the Buried and Me – Alaska
I assume it’s easy to look back at the aughts and be dismissive of the entire decade particularly from the perspective of metal or punk fan. Nu-Metal was slowly being phased out as any goodwill from the previous decade had eroded and acts like Simple Plan and Good Charlotte made everyone realize that maybe the idea of Pop-Punk was a mistake. But those who kept their ear close to the ground knew better than to become jaded. Hard rock was alive and well and young bands were doing very exciting things. Young bands like Between the Buried and Me with their seminal Alaska (Victory Records 2005/Craft Recordings 2020).
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Same Gods – “Remission”
Ghost Cult is stoked to bring you the new single by post-Hardcore band Same Gods, “Remission”. Coming off their debut album Worried Eyes, due out this July, the track is an emotive breath of fresh air in today’s landscape of dirge-like, angry songs. Although the group is relatively new, the members are scene mainstays: Steve Sopchak (writer/producer who has worked with Ice Nine Kills, Motionless in White, Such Gold), Jon Davis (Another Breath), Brendon Flynn (Freya) and Shane Conzone (Of Fortune and Fame). The band describes themselves as sounding like a “love letter to 90’s alternative rock and post-Hardcore, written with an evolved sensibility’, but we feel they have a lot in common with the classic greats of the genre too. Check out ‘Remission” now! Continue reading