Minimal waffle, maximum music – I’m very aware that there is too much music and not enough time! I’ve had close to 1,000 albums pass through my inbox this year alone (I’ve probably only been able to listen to about a third of them), and what I’m presenting are my favourite albums of 2018, the albums that I’ve connected most with, that matter most to me, one way or another.
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As the Ghost Cult Albums of the Year 2018 run-down approaches the business end, picking up where Part 1 left off, we invite you to peruse the albums that, democratically voted for by the entire crew, make our Top 25 and didn’t just prick up our ears, but smashed their way into our hearts and minds. Read on…
Four more bands have been added to Bloodstock Open Air 2019. Anthrax, Dimmu Borgir, Thy Art Is Murder and TesseracT have joined a stellar lineup that already includes headliners Sabaton and Scorpions, along with Children Of Bodom, Code Orange, Soilwork, Cradle Of Filth, Metal Church, Skeletonwitch, Death Angel, Dee Snider, Queensryche, Eluveitie, Evil Scarecrow, Ross The Boss, Grand Magus, Rotting Christ and Hypocrisy at Catton Park in Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2019. Watch the trailer for the fest now!Continue reading
Bloodstock Open Air continues to grow into a monster lineup as the vaunted festival has added five new bands for 2019! New to the bill are Grand Magus, Death Angel, Metal Chuch, Ross the Boss and Evil Scarecrow! Grand Magus will headline the Sophie Lancaster stage and aims to have a new album out in time for the festival. These bands join a bill that already includes Sabaton, Scorpions, Together With Children Of Bodom, Code Orange, Soilwork, Cradle Of Filth, Skeletonwitch, Dee Snider, Queensryche, Eluveitie, Rotting Christ and Hypocrisy among others, with many more to be named later. Tickets are moving fast!Continue reading
Bloodstock Open Air, the finest independent metal festival in the world has added more bands to the bill for 2019. Code Orange, Skeletonwitch, Rotting Christ, Eluveitie joins already announced Friday night headliner, Sabaton, Sunday headliner Scorpions, together with Children Of Bodom, Soilwork, Cradle of Filth, Dee Snider, Queensrÿche and Hypocrisy on the Catton Park stages next summer. Early bird tickets are still available from the link below.Continue reading
German death metallers Deathrite will release their new album Nightmares Reign, via Century Media on November 9th. Check out the crushing first single and title track ‘When Nightmares Reign’ right now.
The band has a brief UK tour booked for this December.
Deathrite play the UK this December w/ Mantar, Skeletonwitch & Evil Invaders:
04.12 – Manchester, Rebellion
05.12 – Birmingham, Mama Roux’s
06.12 – London, Underworld
I had a feeling that Rebel Wizard was a one-man project. I guess there are certain tells when it comes to that type or arrangement. Band title doesn’t seem to be an effort of compromise or mass appeal, the simple yet gloomy art design, the song titles. Yes, let’s talk about these fucking song titles. Screw it, the album is called Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response (Prosthetic). Continue reading
As Ghost Cult previously reported, Once Ballroom and Lounge, a.ka. Once Somerville, in Somerville Massachusetts is closing their doors tonight after a bit of a rough go this year. Thankfully, they plan to re-open in mid-September and are already announcing shows. Once has become an integral part of the New England music scene, not only for heavy music but as a real community building location inclusive for all people in the area. In addition to their weekly Tuesday metal nights, the club has hosted many a show that our staff was lucky to be on hand for, including particularly memorable shows from Windhand, Face To Face, Skeletonwitch and the site of the Ghost Cult sponsored Metal For Nepal 2 charity concert. Not only is the venue itself top notch, but the staff, service and the promoters who book the shows there are amazing. Tonight’s send-off includes a massive metal show with both floors going hard including the Boston date for Witch Mountain’s current tour and vaunted locals such as PanzerBastard, Upheaval, Lord Almighty, SEA, CAZADOR, Lex Russo, and more! Continue reading
The most obvious starting points when we come to talk about reunions has to be Carcass and At The Gates, who returned from hiatus without missing a beat to produce albums that stood worthy in their canons. Yet what neither behemoth managed to do though, and Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast) in particular is a fantastic record, was exceed that which they had laid down before. In that respect at least, you can chalk up a victory for Tulsa’s The Agony Scene and their triumphant return with Tormentor (Outerloop).Continue reading
For many years Skeletonwitch has been a band on the cusp of the elite of American metal bands. From their early blackened thrash era, they earned an army of fans thirsting for some grimness with their circle-pits. A no-nonsense approach and the beer-swilling Berserkers pillaging your town every tour vibe built a reputation of a bunch of guys you not only wanted to support but felt like they could be your friends. Over the course of the last few years since adding vocalist Adam Clemans, their more kvlt musical tastes have refined and now come to the forefront. They have taken great care to remain true to their high standards of writing, lest they let themselves, or the fans down. Continue reading