Out via Napalm Records which initially specializes in releasing Folk Metal and Black Metal units (but later expands in terms of genre diversity), Germany’s very own Nachtblut drop their seventh studio album entitled Todschick after previously having achieved a milestone regarding their previous release Vanitas, which peaked at #19 on the German album charts.Continue reading
Tag Archives: Synthwave
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
PODCAST: Episode 603 – Gabriel Palacio of AntiMozdeBeast on His New Album “Vision”
In this new episode, Ghost Cult Keefy has a raw and uncut conversation with our good friend, Industrial Metal artist Gabriel Palacio of AntiMozdeBeast! His new album Vision is out now via Sliptrick Records! Gabe and Keefy discussed the new album in depth, new and old influences making their way into Vision’s core, and so much more! He is one of our favorite artists so check out the album at the links here! Continue reading
Ghost Cult Magazine Turns 12 Years-Old
Time marches on!
We are officially in our awkward tween phase! October sees Ghost Cult Magazine’s 12th year around the sun! Established in the doomsday year of 2012, Ghost Cult Magazine has been a daily music news, interviews, and reviews portal dedicated to covering Rock, Metal, Punk, Metalcore, post-Hardcore, Hardcore, Indie Rock, Doom, Prog, Death Metal, Black Metal, Sludge, Industrial, Grindcore, Dark Folk, Synthwave, other related genres, and geek culture as well! Shout out to our founders, past collaborators, partners, and you dear readers!
VIDEO: Bryan Black of Black Asteroid Discusses His “Infinite Darkness” – Electronic Music, and More
In this episode, Bryan Black a.k.a. Black Asteroid chatted with Keefy about his new album “Infinite Darkness” out now via Artoffact Records label! We went deep with him on his entire career, his work with Prince, and many others, leading him to this new release. We delved into his creative process, different approaches to recording and performing, writing for guest collaborators such as Ian Astbury of The Cult, and much more!Continue reading
INTERVIEW: Gost (James Lollar) Discusses His “Prophecy” Album, Performing Live, and Touring
Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with James Lollar, aka Synthwave/Metal master Gost! His new album “Prophecy” is soon out on Metal Blade Records and we discussed his career, the differences between his recordings and live performances, touring, the music business, and more!Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Gost – Prophecy
The term “heavy” is most often associated with Metal. But Metal is not the only genre of music capable of invoking heaviness. Of all the other genres capable of tapping into heaviness, synthwave is not going to be first on the list. Continue reading
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: STAFF PICKS – Steve Tovey’s Top Albums of 2023
As we barrel down towards the end of the year, we are sharing End of Year lists from staff, bands, and some friends in the business. Check out our Senior Editor Steve Tovey’s picks for his Top Albums of 2023!Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Dominum – Hey Living People
Right from the moment a certain band from Birmingham adopted the title of a 1963 Boris Karloff movie as their name, metal has gone hand in hand with horror.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: HEALTH – Rat Wars
The Industrial-meets-Metal meets Electronic, meets any-other-genre-they-fancy trio HEALTH have made a name for themselves in the music world by doing what the name implies, anything they want to.