Malefice – Gravitas
A few years back, Reading metallers Malefice were hailed as one of Britain’s greatest hopes to make waves; and with the patronage of some influential metal figures and a penchant for colossal grooves...
View ArticleThe Official Ghost Cult Writers Albums of the Year Top 50: 50-41
The countdown to the Official Ghost Cult Magazine Album of the Year for 2014 has commenced. Please consume and enjoy the results of our 2014 Writers’ Poll. We hope it will introduce you to some of the...
View ArticleModern Proggers The Contortionist release video for ‘Primordial Sound’
Hailing from Indianapolis, melancholic progressive rock band The Contortionist have released a video for the track 'Primordial Sound', taken from the album 'Language' (eOne), rated 9/10 by Ghost Cult...
View ArticleVoices – London
Born from the ashes of much missed extremists Akercoke, Voices have proven a near ever present on the UK live scene in the last couple of years, yet upholding a sense of enigma and intrigue. Musically...
View ArticleThe Official Ghost Cult Writers Albums of the Year Top 50: 30-21
The countdown to the Official Ghost Cult Magazine Album of the Year for 2014 continues. Please consume and enjoy the results of our 2014 Writers’ Poll. We hope it will introduce you to some of the...
View ArticleGhost Cult Magazine Album Of The Year 2014 Countdown! #20 to #16
…And so we continue with our countdown of the Official Ghost Cult Top 50 Metal releases of 2014 by bringing you Albums 20 to 16. As we get closer the top, the sheer unadulterated quality of the albums...
View ArticleUnite In Pain (Part I) – Anders Nystrom of Bloodbath
It has been a most eventful year in the Bloodbath camp, with a brand new album in 'Grand Morbid Funeral' (Peaceville) and the shocking and welcome news of Nick Holmes taking the chalice left by Mikael...
View ArticleWithin Temptation – Let Us Burn: Elements and Hydra Live In Concert
2014 seems to have been the year that symphonic metallers Within Temptation proved their status as one of metal’s modern giants. Arena tour shows across the globe including in the notoriously difficult...
View ArticleBlakkheim’s All Time Death Metal Classics
To celebrate the release of Bloodbath's excellent new album Grand Morbid Funeral (Peaceville) Anders Nystrom (aka Blakkheim) talked us through his ultimate all time Top 5 Death Metal albums (and...
View ArticleThomas Giles – Modern Noise
Considering the frenetic nature and the multiple personalities of Between The Buried & Me, it really is little surprise that the members have other musical ventures that they wish to explore....
View Article…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – IX
In their 20 year history, Austin, Texas act …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have never been a by the book kind of band, always shifting and turning in unpredictable directions. An incredibly...
View ArticleUnite In Pain (Part II) – Anders Nystrom from Bloodbath
It has been a most eventful year in the Bloodbath camp, with a brand new album in 'Grand Morbid Funeral' (Peaceville) and the shocking and welcome news of Nick Holmes taking the chalice left by Mikael...
View ArticleSTAFF PICKS 2014: Chris Tippell’s Top 20 Albums Of The Year
Knifeworld– The Unravelling (InsideOut)- Ex Cardiac’s member Kavus Torabi has never been one for subtlety and simplicity and The Unravelling is the glorious embodiment of such. Eccentric, cartoonish...
View ArticleShattered Skies – The World We Used To Know
In the last couple of years, Irish/UK based quartet Shattered Skies have been making ripples in the Prog ocean, including an early but show-stealing performance at the first incarnation of HRH Prog...
View ArticleNeberu – Impulsions
In a pretty short space of time since their inception, German progressive metaller’s Neberu have achieved an envious amount already. Sharing the stage with likeminded peers such as Monuments and Eskimo...
View ArticleKaipa – Sattyg
Despite not being one of Prog’s most celebrated acts, Kaipa have magnificent legacy that spans near 40 years (18 years of which spent on a hiatus in fairness, but still not to be taken lightly) with a...
View ArticlePain Of Salvation – Falling Home
It has been a number of years since Pain Of Salvation last graced us with their brand of melancholic metallic prog. Not quite a Tool or 'Chinese Democracy' dynasty of nothingness of course, but still a...
View ArticleThe Voynich Code – Ignotum
In a genre so saturated and over crowded as tech metal, it's a mammoth task for any fledgling band to make a mark and stand out from the masses. Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal, The Voynich Code have...
View ArticleOld Souls – Markus Myllykangas Of Callisto
There are certain qualities that a band can possess to strive for greatness and the presence to stand out from the crowd to become truly special. To not only take the path less trodden in exploration...
View ArticleTijuana Bibles – Sun Chaser (Single)
Despite not having even released a full length album, and thus far one EP and single, Glasgow’s Tijuana Bibles have already accomplished quite the feats, most notably several small festival appearances...
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