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The Ever Living – Herephemine

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When you are cited in the same musical bracket as the likes of Cult Of Luna and Isis, you have a hell of a lot to live up to. Post-metal is a difficult field to pull off with such a diverse array of directions one can go in, and often is the struggle between being immersive opposed to come across as purely and needlessly pretentious. Londoners The Ever Living already have a weight of expectation with such a well-received EP release back in 2016; which thankfully debut album Herephemine (Chromism) not only manages to live up to, but drastically improves upon.Continue reading →


SUMAC And Keiji Haino Announce Collaborative Album Due In Early 2018

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Post-metal supergroup SUMAC, featuring members of ISIS, Russian Circles, and Baptists, has teamed with Japanese expressionist composer Keiji Haino to create a collaborative release, due for release this winter via the Thrill Jockey label. Dubbed American Dollar Bill – Keep Facing Sideways, You’re Too Hideous To Look At Face On it will drop on February 23rd, 2018. The collective has released an album trailer with a snippet of music you can watch and hear below.Continue reading →


Ether – There is Nothing Left for Me Here

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I’ve given There is Nothing Left for Me Here (Dead Truth) a few spins now and I’m shocked that Ether has remained a secret in the underground metal community. It’s not like they’re novices to the game, these are former members of acts like Remembering Never and Into the Moat we’re talking about here. Judging by their welding of Sludge and Hardcore, it may not take long now for the secret to get out.Continue reading →


Isis – Live VII (02.25.10)

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Isis’ Live VII (Ipecac Recordings) is the newest live offering (the 7th in a limited series) from the retired band originally from California, by way of Boston, MA. Technically, the show isn’t new, but the release on Ipecac Recordings is. Recorded on their “farewell tour in 2010, those that were holding their breath for a comeback since then can breathe a brief sigh of relief. Isis Live VII is all that an Isis fan would love and expect from them. Continue reading →


Telepathy- Tempest

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Since its vibrant days and creative apex in the early 2000’s, post-Metal has proven to be an arena of very few limits and of towering imagination and inventiveness, with the likes of Isis and Pelican offering multi-faceted works encapsulating atmosphere, serenity and at times, sheer heaviness. Colchester’s own Telepathy showcased on 2014’s 12 Areas (Devouter) that they were a very promising component capable of dizzying technicality whilst remaining compelling. On latest album Tempest (Golden Antenna), they prove such potential has been more than realised.Continue reading →


Junius – Eternal Rituals For The Accretion Of Light

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Concluding a conceptual trilogy with an examination of spirituality and reincarnation on Eternal Rituals For The Accretion Of Light (Prosthetic), progressive, melodic, post-Metal exponents Junius are not producing throwaway music; theirs is a depth not just of expression and concept, but of musical bent, with soundscapes to complement such musings and reflections. Continue reading →


GUEST POST: Pete Edwards Of Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard Top 10 Of 2016

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Ghost Cult once more brings you “End Of Year” lists, memories, and other shenanigans from our favorite bands, partners, music industry peers, and other folks we respect across the world from 2016. Today we have Pete Edwards, bassist of the awesome and awesomely named Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard. Pete breaks down his top 10 albums of last year for our readers. Continue reading →


ISIS Returns In 2017 With A New Live Release

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Post-metal legends ISIS (the band) has revealed a forthcoming live release due out on of February 25th, from a 2010 set that took place in Melbourne, Australia on the Wavering Radiant tour. The group shared the below teaser which you can see below: Continue reading →


GUEST POST: David Gates Of Season of Arrows Top Ten Albums Of 2016

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Ghost Cult once again brings you another “End Of Year” list, as we close out 2016. Today we get a list from David Gates of Nashville sludge and doom rockers Season Of Arrows. The band just signed a new record deal with Argonauta Records, Give it to the Mountain, due out on March 24th 2017. David puts down his axe, and picked up his laptop to send us in his essential list of albums from this past year, and it’s killer!Continue reading →


GUEST POST: Aaron Turner’s (SUMAC) Top 10 Music, Art And Literature Of 2016

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Ghost Cult once again brings you “End Of Year” lists, memories, and other shenanigans from our favorite bands, partners, music industry peers, and other folks we respect across the world. Today we are honored to have a list from Aaron Turner. In addition to his current 2016 release with SUMAC, Aaron is/was a member of essential acts such as ISIS, Old Man Gloom, Mammifer, House Of Low Culture, Lotus Eaters, USBM supergroup Twilight and many more. And he founded Hydra Head Records, which we love around HQ. Aaron was kind enough to share his list of “Illuminating music/art/reading” he enjoyed in 2016. Read on! Continue reading →