FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Sátan Festival Kicks-Off Today in Iceland with Sólstafir, Sign, Stripshow, Voivod, The Haunted, Voivod, Múr, and More


One of the rising Extreme Metal festivals in the world, Sátan Festival, takes place today in Stykkishólmi, Iceland, running from June 4- 6. Tickets are still on sale at the links below. With home country post-Rock legends Sólstafir leading the bill, the line-up also includes appearances from stellar acts The Haunted, Voivod, Hamferð, Múr, Aborted, Misþyrming and Nergal of Behemoth in a special performance, Necrowretch, and many more. With Iceland’s deep and progressive black metal scene, and the fest’s ability to pull major bands and exclusive appearances, Sátan Festival is already one of the premier destination metal festivals in the world. We’re honored to cover this one, this year too!

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bergthron – Neu Asen Land


Despite coming from Germany, the 30-year-strong Atmospheric Black Metal unit Bergthron tend to incorporate strong Norse-themed concepts and influences into their songs. Playing mostly Black Metal with a touch of progressive undertones —that would remind their listeners of Sólstafir and the likes–, they are best known for writing songs that pay homage towards the North and its pulchritude, and the ancient times; references of Norse myths included. This fact somehow also bears relevance with how the concepts of their sounds –both lyrically and sonically– are strongly associated with the cold and winter.  Continue reading


GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024


Last-minute slinky Norwegian jesters aside, our dedicated and awesome team of writers, photographers, editors, contributors, alumni, designers and what have you, have come together to work through our regular collaborative and demographic confirmation of those albums that tickled our collective pickle in 2024. Continue reading