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CONCERT REVIEW: Paradise Lost – Messa – High Parasite Live at KK’S Steel Mill

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Photo credit: Ville Jurrikkala

 

Seeing as summer is fast becoming a memory, I figured it was time to check my weather app before setting off this evening. With poor visibility due to dense fog, the forecast, leaving earlier than usual was definitely a wise move, but strangely, this apparently widespread, impenetrable wall of mist never actually materialised. However, soon after entering KK’s Steel Mill the reason became clear. With three bands of varying Goth persuasions on the bill, all the fog in the country was inside.

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Watch the Trailer for “Spinal Tap 2 – The End Continues” – Coming Soon

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One of the most anticipated movies of 2025 is the sequel to the classic mockumentary Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap 2 The End Continues, out September 12th, 2025, from Sony Pictures. The film continues the story from the classic movie, but in the present day. We have seen the trailer and it looks amazing! The OG Spinal Tap was recently highlighted in our feature about the Most Metal Movies ever! Directed by Rob Reiner, starring Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and more! Written by Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer! Produced by Reiner, Michele Reiner, and Matthew George. See the official poster release and watch the trailer now! Continue reading →


PODCAST: Glacially Musical 223 – Metallica’s “Black Album” Reviewed and Why It Is The Biggest Metal Album

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Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag take on the biggest metal album (by sales, and by a lot) of all-time – Metallica’s Metallica a.k.a. “The Black Album!” How in the hell did this happen?Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Nanowar of Steel – Dislike To False Metal

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Once upon a time in a faraway land called The Eighties, heavy metal fans had long hair, wore denim and leather, possessed a fierce aversion to all forms of hygiene products, and had absolutely no sense of humour whatsoever. So what? if your favourite bands wore assless chaps, furry loincloths, or looked like an explosion in a clown factory. That was fine. It was metal and metal was serious.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Revocation – Netherheaven

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To say that Revocation has another banger on deck seems a bit obvious, right? 

Speaking only from this author’s perspective this Boston unit has never fumbled the ball on a studio album. Dispute that amongst yourselves in the comment section, just don’t tag me along in your spirited debates. Last thing I need are more notifications via my phone. So, the point is Netherheaven (Metal Blade) may as well be subtitled “Revocation continues to be awesome and David Davidson is more talented than you, will never run out of riffs and can make out with your special lady friend whenever they like”.Continue reading →


SOS Fest XII – Part I: Live at The Longfield Suite

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Time for one of the highlights of my year, the rather excellent SOS festival. A festival envisioned 12 years ago by Lynne Hampson of Rocksector Records as an antidote to the plethora of family un-friendly festivals around at the time. Continue reading →


Novembers Doom – Hamartia

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A band like Novembers Doom could only come from a cold place, where nights are long and bleak and depression stalks you like some winged, fork-tongued creature straight from a Clive Barker novel. And if you’ve ever felt the wind blowing off of Lake Michigan in winter, you’ll know the cold, bleak Chicago from which Novembers Doom hails.Continue reading →


Artificial Brain – Infrared Horizon

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Infrared Horizon (Profound Lore) is a fine title for Artificial Brain’s sophomore offering. It’s cool in that sci-fi/horror kind of sensibility, but judging by the music other titles come to mind. I was thinking more along the lines of Machines of Hate, or Massive Ordinance Air Blast. The Long Island boys went in hard on LP number two. Hard like a cybernetic organism that just became sentient and is convinced that mankind is teetering towards obsolescence.Continue reading →


Steel Panther – Lower the Bar

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One of the nice things about a band like Steel Panther is that, like a box of chocolates, you always know what you’re gonna get. And with the Panther, you get the chocolate too; vocalist “Michael Starr” dips right in on the opening track of Lower the Bar (Open E), dropping this little nugget of wisdom: “Sometimes the back door is the only way in.”Continue reading →


Woe – Hope Attrition

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It’s not a bad time for the American Black Metal scene. Seems like every year we’re getting superb releases from upstarts and institutions like Leviathan, Krallice, Nachtmystium (RIP), Wolves In The Throne Room, Vattnet Viskar, and dare I say, Deafheaven. Woe, and their latest album, Hope Attrition (Vendetta) are no exception to this budding tradition.Continue reading →