OTTTO is a trio out of Venice Beach that features a style that combines thrash and funk with modern metal. Life is a Game (ORG) is their debut album. Perhaps the most notable member of the band is their bass player, Tye Trujillo, the son of Metallica’s Robert Trujillo.
Metallica has shared lyric videos for their recent new single – “If Darkness Had a Son!” Prior to this, the band had released two singles so far from their upcoming album 72 Seasons – “Screaming Suicide” and “Lux Æterna!” Both tracks had videos directed by Tim Saccenti. Both tracks are in a very Trad Heavy Metal vein. 72 Seasons, from their own label Blackened Recordings on April 14th, 2023! The singles are streaming on all DSPs and the album is available for pre-order now on their website. They will also launch the album with a global release party in movie theaters.Continue reading
Rolling Stone has announced its list of The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time, and this list….a curious one. Selected by the staff of RS, formerly the world’s most important music magazine, in the 1960s and 70s, has a good list, no doubt. Only a few bands from this list made this century, and weirder still, a good portion of the list is really hard rock and not remotely metal. All the usual suspects Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Dio, Ozzy, Judas Priest, Danzig, Megadeth, that you would have expected are here. Many of your faves are not represented. There are at least a few Death Metal and Black Metal bands. Cool. Lamb of God, is not. Still, people love lists so get ready to be big-time mad!
Today is the last day to order the Super7 Toys – Cliff Burton of Metallica Ultimates Edition figure! Pre-orders are live now at the link below, running until March 10th 2023 at 5 PM PST, and will start shipping in Winter of 2024. Each figure is custom made-to-order, limited-edition, 7” scale and immortalizes the thrash metal icon, right down to his bass and infamous double fist skull rings! In addition to Ultimates based on King Diamond and Lemmy, the ReAction figures, Super7 has released a Slayer Live Undead playset as well as figures based on other music, movies, toy lines, and other pop culture icons. Other reaction figures in the line include Ozzy Osbourne, Cliff Burton of Metallica, Johnny Cash, Misfits, Alice Cooper, several versions of Papa Emeritus, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Agnostic Front, Anthrax, Motörhead, Venom, Circle Jerks, Gorilla Biscuits, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rancid, Judas Priest, Napalm Death, Paul Baloff of Exodus and many more! Order right now since these usually sell out.Continue reading
Metallica has added even more new content to its third collection ever, “The Art of Metallica.” It’s been one year since The Metallica Black Box opened its doors with the first exhibition taking a deep dive into The Black Album, followed by 40 Years of Metallica. This latest exhibition digs into the band’s personal collection of artwork and includes rarely-seen drafts of album art, classic t-shirt images, gig posters, fan tributes, video storyboards, Hetfield sketches, and much more. Spanning all forty years and featuring iconic artists including Pushead, Tony Squindo, Dirty Donny, and so many more. The next series of archival material comes from their 2012 exhibition in Los Angeles “Obey your Master!”
I have one question for the Suicide Silence lads. Why is it that they are perfectly content to settle on terrible studio production and mix? Yes, I get that The Cleansing and No Time to Bleed were popular and well-regarded in the Deathcore circle, but in all honesty, they were never going to be considered amongst the best metal recordings ever.Continue reading
Tickets are on sale now for Metallica’s one-night-only global listening party for their new album, 72 Seasons, releasing on their own label Blackened Recordings on April 14th, 2023! The event will take place on April 13th, and tickets will be on sale soon from the link below. The new singles are streaming on all DSPs and the album is available for pre-order now on their website. Watch a trailer for the event now are the global watch party and get your tickets before they sell out!Continue reading
Ghost Cult welcomes in guest contributor, podcaster and Pink Floyd expert Nik Cameron of The Glacially Musical Pouredcast to wax on about Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, which turned 50 years old today (March 1st, 2023).
The Dark Side of the Moon, 50 Years Later
As we sit here, author and reader, what could be arguably called the greatest prog rock album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd, has aged fifty years. At the time of this writing when I attempt some words about this massive achievement, I am 47 years old.Continue reading
After a lot of teasing on social media with a bunch of #duet with me videos on Tik Tok, Metallica has released their new single and music video for “If Darkness Had a Son!” Prior to this, the band had released two singles so far from their upcoming album 72 Seasons – “Screaming Suicide” and “Lux Æterna!” Both tracks had videos directed by Tim Saccenti. Both tracks are in a very Trad Heavy Metal vein. 72 Seasons, from their own label Blackened Recordings on April 14th, 2023! The singles are streaming on all DSPs and the album is available for pre-order now on their website. They will also launch the album with a global release party in movie theaters.Continue reading
Metallica has released a series of #duet videos on Tik Tok, which seems to be teasing their next single release. The three clips have over 5.1 million views combined so far. The video started with Lars Ulrich on drums, with Robert Trujillo joining in. A third video has James Hetfield adding his riffs. Now Kirk Hammett’s part has been added. Is a new single imminent? Metallica has released two singles so far from their upcoming album 72 Seasons – “Screaming Suicide” and “Lux Æterna!” Both tracks had videos directed by Tim Saccenti. Both tracks are in a very Trad Heavy Metal vein. 72 Seasons, from their own label Blackened Recordings on April 14th, 2023! The singles are streaming on all DSPs and the album is available for pre-order now on their website. They will also launch the album with a global release party in movie theaters.Continue reading