GHOST CULT MAGAZINE TOP 75 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024

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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


Beyond the Gates 2025 Adds King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, and More! 


Cult extreme metal festival Beyond the Gates are now revealing their full 2025 line-up. 11 new bands have been confirmed, including King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim and Gehenna.

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Tribulation Share Their Single and Video “Poison Pages” – New Album Out Now



Swedish goth metal pioneers, Tribulation, recently dropped the lyric video for their latest single, “Poison Pages.” The track features on their brand new, sixth studio album, Sub Rosa in Æternum, which was released via Century Media Records on November 01st. Check out the new video and more below.
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New – Rock and Metal Releases for 11-1-24


Covering various subgenres, it’s New Music Friday: The Rock and Metal Releases for 11-1-24

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ALBUM REVIEW: Tribulation – Sub Rosa In Æternum


The direction Tribulation heads on Sub Rosa In Æternum (Century Media Records) has been a long time coming. You can’t call a band goth without them eventually turning to the dark side. The Swedes started as a Death Metal band that flirted with the shadowy atmosphere, but never bore the Sisters of Mercy Halloween trappings they were credited with. Until this album. The sung vocals that open the first song solidify this; this may be the final step over this threshold for them. Johannes Andersson has sung on their previous albums in smaller doses, but this album finds him committed to it. Continue reading


PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 11-1-24


Covering various subgenres, it’s New Music Friday: The Rock and Metal Releases for 11-1-24

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Tribulation Share a Single and Video for “Murder in Red” – New Album Coming Soon



Swedish gothic metal outfit, Tribulation, have just revealed their new, cinematic music video and single, “Murder in Red.” Paying homage to vintage Italian horror cinema, the song is taken from the band’s upcoming sixth studio album, Sub Rosa in Æternum, due November 1st, via Century Media Records. The video was created by Brandon McGowan with additional footage from Damón Zurawski. Watch it below and read more from Tribulation.
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Tribulation Share a New Single and Music Video “Tainted Skies” – New Album Coming Soon


Sweden’s Goth Metal maestros Tribulation proudly announce the release of their forthcoming 6th studio album Sub Rosa in Æternum, the first long player after their award-winning album Where the Gloom Becomes Sound in 2021. Due for release on 1st November via Century Media Records and in celebration of the exciting news, the band shares a new single and lyric video, “Tainted Skies.” Watch the lyric video for “Tainted Skies” here.Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Festival 2023 – Part 2


 

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With the weather nothing like the crispy oven-cooked hellfire of last year’s Summerpocalypse, Bloodstock is a much happier place this year, and not even the first downpour of the weekend can dampen the spirits. Especially as today is Corpse-paint Day where everyone is invited to daub themselves in black and white make-up and become angry badgers for the next few hours.

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KK’s Priest Replaces Helloween for Bloodstock Open Air, Festival Kicks Off Today 


 

Final preparations are ready for this weekend’s Bloodstock Open Air, kicking off today, the 10th of August through the 14th at Catton Park, Derbyshire. Sad news as Helloween has been forced out of the fest due to a last-minute illness. They are being replaced by KK’s Priest, led by former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing. BOA ‘s2023 Ronnie James Dio Main Stage Headliners are Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah, and Megadeth. with the full band list below. 

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