Ghost Cult’s Album of the Month is a feature here at the site, voted on by our global team! This month’s winner by vote is Fuming Mouth’s “The Ringing Bell” – out now via Triple B Records! It narrowly beat out new albums by Quicksand, Loathe, and Moonspell, cutting across bands of different sub-genres and even generations. Check back every month to see our other winners as well as our 2026 Album of the Year Review, later this fall! Continue reading
“Time and tide wait for no man,” says the famous quote by Chaucer. Especially when faced with your own mortality. Whether we accept it or not, Death comes for all of us eventually, and we have to accept that this flesh cage is not built to last. But also, tell that to Mark Whelan of Fuming Mouth, who faced down cancer and triumphed a few years ago. Death is a palpable figure on their new album “The Ringing Bell” – their first for Triple B Records. You feel the entire range of emotions Mark carries, delivered with heaving riffs and never-ending livid screams, all in just a breathtaking thirty-four minutes of extreme music.
Tim Ledin caught up with Mark Whelan of Fuming Mouth to discuss the band’s third full-length, “The Ringing Bell,” released July 17, 2026, through Triple B Records! Mark breaks down the making of the record, what it meant to track with Kurt Ballou (Converge) at GodCity Studios, and how “The Ringing Bell” delivers a devastating return to form built on massive death metal riffs, frantic chugging, and direct themes of resilience, death, and rebirth.
“The Ringing Bell” features an explosive drumming performance from Jay Weinberg, formerly of Slipknot and Suicidal Tendencies, bringing one of the most talked-about collaborative moments in death metal and hardcore punk this year. Continue reading