GIVEAWAY: Win A Vinyl Bundle and A CD Bundle from The Glacially Musical Pouredcast
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Presented by Ghost Cult, The Glacially Musical Pouredcast (Beer. Metal. Swearing. Vinyl.) is celebrating our biggest fans with a new Giveaway! If you live for craft beer, spinning vinyl, record unboxings, and deep dive debates about great Rock and Metal discographies, this is your home. We are giving away two bundles, vinyl and CDs picked and curated from The Glacially Musical host Nik Cameron’s personal collection! Enter to win the prizes below. The Giveaway ends on August 14th, so enter now! Here’s how to enter-
FEATURE: Ozzy Osbourne – A Tribute
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Yeah, so this is tough.
Really fucking tough.
We all knew it was coming at some point. There might have been a whispered inevitability to it all, but that doesn’t make it any easier.
Wardruna Kicks Off a Massive North American Tour In September
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Wardruna is set to bring their visionary ancient Norse music to North America this fall for an epic month of rituals! The band continues to tour behind their acclaimed new album Birna, out now! Direct support comes from Chelsea Wolfe on every date. Ghost Cult was one of the first international music news sites to heavily feature Wardruna and its founder, Einar Selvik, as far back as our founding year in 2012. See the full tour dates with ticket buy links below!Continue reading
Thirteen Goats Share Their New Single and Video for “Animal Kingdom”
Photo credit: Valerii Konchin
Vancouver metallers, Thirteen Goats, have shared their new single, “Animal Kingdom,” along with a music video, featuring guest vocals from Carly Ellen Jones. This is the closing track from their 2024 album, Capricorn Rising (Exitus Stratagem Records). Watch it below and find out more.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Tar Pit – Scrying the Angel Gate
The sophomore album from Portland’s Tar Pit, Scrying the Angel Gate (Transylvanian Recordings), sets Lovecraftian themes against a style of doom that relishes the blues-based jams. An organ haunting the opening track from the back of the mix. The backbone of the song is a lumbering wall of fuzzed-out riffage. This song eventually builds the dynamic into a more metallic attack. Vocalist Don Gozalo brings an emotive howl to the songs. Unlike most doom frontmen, he is not as blatant an Ozzy disciple. This helps set their overall sound apart from their peers. Continue reading
Sanguisugabogg Drops NSFW Video for “Rotted Entanglement” – New Album Coming Soon
Ohio’s boundary-pushing brutalists Sanguisugabogg — Cody Davidson, drums; Drew Arnold, bass/guitars; Devin Swank, vocals; and Ced Davis, bass/guitars — recently confirmed their putrid new album Hideous Aftermath, is coming out on October 10 via Century Media Records. Pre-order it at the link below. The ‘Bogg have today shared the typically NSFW video for new single “Rotted Entanglement.” Watch it here.
Bandcamp Friday Returns Tomorrow, August 1st
Bandcamp, the world’s largest online music marketplace and community, has announced the return of Bandcamp Friday on Friday August 1st. On designated Fridays, Bandcamp waives its revenue share, ensuring that artists and labels receive the full share of sales. May’s Bandcamp Friday generated over $3.2 million for independent artists and labels in just 24 hours
ALBUM REVIEW: Umlaut – Désolé
Post-Mr Bungle’s dissolution in the early 2000s, Clinton “Bär” McKinnon relocated to Melbourne, Australia with stacks of material he’d written originally for the Eureka, California eccentrics. Thereafter, the formation of Umlaut followed, and a line-up that currently reads as the aforementioned McKinnon – Tenor Sax/Flute/ Clarinet/Keyboards/Guitar/Lead Vocals, Angus Leslie – Guitar/Backing Vocals/Keyboards, Bassist Shane Lieber, and recent addition Danny Heifetz (ex-Bungle) on Drums.
Osees Share Their Single and Video “Abomination” – New Album Coming Soon
Following their previous track, “Fight Simulator,” Osees have just shared their new single, “Abomination,” with an official video. It is taken from their upcoming LP, Abomination Revealed At Last, out August 8th via Deathgod records. Check it out below and read more from the band.
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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Book North American Tour Dates Including Future Ruins Festival
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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin have announced two headlining tours of Canada and the United States. From October 8 – 15, they bring the score of Dario Argento‘s Suspiria – along with a screening of the film – to Canada. Then they cross into the US with the sounds of Argento’s Deep Red/Profondo Rosso, and a 50th anniversary screening of the film. The tour concludes November 8th at Future Ruins Music & Arts festival in LA. Keep reading below for more information.
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Defeated Sanity Book US Tour withCorpse Pile, Despised Icon and Sanguisugabogg
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After touring Europe and Latin America in support of their latest album, Chronicles of Lunacy (Season of Mist records), Defeated Sanity have announced that they’re bringing the record to the U.S. This November, they launch a 22 date live trek with Corpse Pile, Despised Icon, and Sanguisugabogg, who featured vocalist, Josh Welshman, on their new single. Find the live listings and more below.
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A Foreigner’s Journey to Boston (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Book US Tour Dates
Fronted by Brandon Miller – touring guitarist of the Artimus Pyle Band and drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd – A Foreigner’s Journey to Boston are set to perform a series of live dates. The band, which also features Noah Hungate (son of Toto’s David Hungate) brings together the works of three iconic bands; Foreigner, Journey, and Boston. Find the live listings below.
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Foo Fighters Enlists Drummer Ilan Rubin to Replace Josh Freese, Who is Now in Nine Inch Nails
Ilan Rubin of The New Regime. Photo Credit: Tamar Levine
According to Variety.com, Foo Fighters have hired drummer Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Angels & Airwaves, Paramore) to take over the drumming duties since they fired Josh Freese this spring. A source confirmed to Variety that Rubin, who has been a touring member of Nine Inch Nails since 2009, will step in for Freese as the band’s drummer, as first reported by the Hollywood Reporter. It’s unclear if his role will be permanent or just for touring, as the band has shows starting in October in Jakarta, Singapore and Mexico City Rubin and his wife are expecting a child any day now, and the FF gig will require less touring in the meantime Nine Inch Nails reunited with Freese, yesterday, after being fired this spring by Foo Fighters. Continue reading