Brazilian Thrash Death Metallers Claustrofobia have released an incredible cover of Pantera’s “Strength Beyond Strength” – recorded entirely in their native Portuguese. No less brutal than the original, “Força Além da Força”, is a great tribute the Pantera classic from the album Far Beyond Driven (East West/ Elektra) the first metal album to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts. The cover also comes with a killer lyric video, produced, directed and edited by Caio D`Angelo. Watch it now, here at Ghost Cult!

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TW for metal illness, suicide, and similar issues.

Anathema has been officially on hiatus for two years and it was thought to be over a musical project. The band launched a new related band Weather Stations during the pandemic, meant to be a vessel for new music and creative covers of Anathema songs with new singers. They also launched a GoFundMe to help frontman Daniel Cavanaugh who has struggled through mental heal issues and a suicide attempt. In addition to a slew of new and familiar tracks, the band relelased a cover of Pink Floyd’s classic “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” Read the post from the bandContinue reading →

Rock and metal supergroup Projected today released “Stain” – the latest track from their upcoming album Hypoxia, out June 24th via Rat Pak Records. The charged-up single comes in right away with a galloping snare beat before the band quickly soars into the chorus, with John Connolly’s (Sevendust) vocals and layered guitars setting the bedrock. The powerful track juxtaposes a message of navigating a wide array of emotions with a video of a lone astronaut, trying to find his way after a brutal touchdown on a foreign planet. The upcoming album features 13 brand new songs from the group consisting of Connolly, Alter Bridge/Creed drummer Scott Phillips, Sevendust bassist Vince Hornsby and Tremonti guitarist Eric “E-ROCK” Friedman. Check out the video for “Stain” here:

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Richmond, Virginia’s Neo-Crossover Thrashers Municipal Waste have shared a new single, “High-Speed Steel,” from their upcoming new album, Electrified Brain, due out July 1st via Nuclear Blast. Jam out to the track now and pre-order the album at the link below. Watch the lyric video for the song here:

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Punk Rock legend Yotam Ben Horin made anime for himself in the beloved and respected Israeli band Useless ID! He is dropping his new solo album “Young Forever” tomorrow, May 2022nd via Double Helix Records. An ecclectic wide-ranging release, record showing Yotam’s bredth of songwriting skills and an incredfible voice.

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