MetalBandcampGiftClub is Raising Money for Bail and Legal Funds and You Can Donate to Win Prizes


Our pals at MetalBandcampGiftClub (https://metalbandcampgift.club) are at it again, unifying the metal community, and raising money for a great cause! The crew has launched a Bail Fund Raiser supporting Bail and Legal Funds Nationwide. Several of the metal world’s heavy hitters banded together to donate prizes, and Ghost Cult is humbled to have been included in this fine company such as Heavy Blog is Heavy, Hot Blooded Podcast, Last Rites Zine, Perfect World Productions, and Ken Kopija, (Inhale The Heavy). Your donation to the cause enters you to win, so pitch in for a great cause and maybe win some cool new giftcards from Bandcamp! MBGC has already raised 1,275.69, but much more is needed. Please donate what you can! The contest ends on June 30th. We want to help families stay together, and keep people out of jail simply because they can’t afford bail.Continue reading


Dumb And Dumbest 78: Interview with Seth Werkheiser of Close Mondays



Episode 78 of the Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming right now, and it’s an Interview with Seth Werkheiser of Close Mondays. Seth was one of the original Metal music bloggers on the net, worked for AOL Noisecreep, Buzzgrinder, helped found the amazingly influential #metalbandcampgiftclub, and the recently defunct but rad Skulltoaster. Seth runs Close Mondays and has a plethora of advice to share about the music industry, marketing, metrics and more. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR).

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