It’s the best time of the year, Halloween week, and spooky season! It’s not a phase mother, it’s a lifestyle if you do it right. Whatever your traditions at this time of the year may be, the right music can set the perfect mood. At Ghost Cult HQ, we celebrate the Devil’s Night or Samhain all year round, but in honor of the best night of the year round, but here are 10 deep cuts for your slaylist and staylist!Continue reading
From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for 2-21-25!
What’s your favorite cover this week?
Scarborough, Ontario thrash metal veterans, Sacrifice, are streaming their upcoming full-length, Volume Six, in its entirety, over on their YouTube channel. The band’s first full-length in over sixteen years, it will be released in North America through Cursed Blessings Records, on Friday, February 21st. The record is available in Europe, Asia, and Australia through High Roller Records. Check it out below.
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From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for 2-21-25!
What’s your favorite cover this week?
Canadian thrash metal veterans Sacrifice return in 2025 with their first new album in more than sixteen years. Volume Six, the band’s sixth album overall and second since reforming in 2006, features ten new originals and a cover paying homage to the Toronto scene from which they originally emerged. The band has dropped a new single and a lyric video – “Antidote Of Poison” which you can see below! Continue reading
What a difference a day makes, revenge of the new day…
Today was a bumpy day for us festival attendees: it was over 90 degrees, which really impacted a lot of people, particularly with the addition of the second outdoor stage; and a new security checkpoint was put in place toward two of the more popular stages, and we were all pat down every time we went through it, meaning that running back and forth to catch bands could take an extra ten minutes or so. Obviously important, it was disruptive for a while and caused some confusion and delays. With the emergence of the marketplace, TONS of new merch was being bought from dozens of vendors and this initially increased the delay (something to plan for next time). The delay also meant I had to move around much sooner each set than desired. Continue reading
Two years after Russian post-Black Metal duo Olhava released Reborn, they return with Sacrifice (Avantgarde Music), their sixth full-length record which is no mean feat considering their self-titled debut only arrived in 2019.
So the word “prolific” might be somewhat of an understatement, as would the words “Long-Player” – as Sacrifice comes in at a whopping eighty-six minutes, quite the run time considering it features just four fully fledged tracks, and four synth/drone interludes. Continue reading
As promised, Maryland Deathfest has shared its first announcement of bands for its 2024 festival return. Bloodbath, 1349, Coffins, Broken Hope, Skinless, Sacrifice, Carpathian Forest, Tankard, and more head up a killer lineup so far with many US-exclusive appearances. On hiatus for 2023, the festival is scheduled to take place May 23rd to 26th, 2024 in Baltimore, Limited early-bird tickets for the event will be available via the fest’s ticketing partner Eventbrite on Friday, January 27 at 11 AM EST.
Thrash Metal legends Sacrifice have shared a demo of a new song, “World War V’ – Check it out at the link below. It is the Canadian thrashers’ first new music since 2010s The Ones I Condemn (War On Music Records) The band has been working on new music during the lockdown of 2020.
Vernon, BC blackened death metallers XUL is releasing their new EP Extinction Necromance on May 19, 2015.
Track Listing: XUL – Extinction Necromance
Frozen, We Drown (8:17)
Orbit of Nemesis (7:17)
Chaos Requiem (5:39)
Summon the Swarm (8:17)
EP Length: 29:31
XUL will be supporting Gorguts on April 18, 2015 at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, BC’s Nothing Is Heavy’s weekend fest with Sacrifice, Anciients and more.
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