Since 2009, Lexington, KY’s Dream The Electric Sleep have been honing their particular brand of progressive rock into something approaching a fine art. With influences as diverse as Led Zeppelin, Screaming Trees and Radiohead imbuing their craft, the band’s development took a major step forward last year with the release of the latest record Beneath the Dark Wide Sky, a compelling mix of tight songcraft, big melodies and focussed tunesmithery.Continue reading
Once again we join Ghost Cult writer Omar Cordy as he takes us inside the touring life, from his time on the road recently with Into Eternity. During a stop over at an RV park in Arizona, Omar muses about long haul drives, the scenery of the American southwest, playing the waiting game, and what bands do with their down time. Into Eternity bassist Troy Bleich and singer Amanda Kiernan make a guest appearance!Continue reading
The Ghost Cult Magazine staff writers come from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. Some of them play in bands, some of them record others. A few of them work at labels or are seeking other careers in the music industry. Still, others prefer the killing road of touring. Recently our scribe Omar Cordy was enlisted as the tour driver/security/jack of all trades for Canadian power metallers Into Eternity, as they embarked on their run of West Coast dates in the USA. Omar takes inside the un-glamorous, but interesting life of a touring band, and what goes on behind the scenes.Continue reading