Rising Gothic Metal band Her Despair is back with a new album, Exorcisms of Eroticism, out this Friday, November 22nd. Following their excellent EP Mournography, the band has returned with more of their signature gloomy, synth-driven sound, combing the tortured dark depths of their souls for your listening pleasure. Ghost Cult is psyched to bring you the full new album stream from this band, so purchase and listen to one of the best late 2019 releases right now! Continue reading
After re-releasing their first two albums back in September, Metal Blade have now moved onto the remastered and repackaged third and fourth albums from St. Louis progressive thrash act Anacrusis. Continue reading
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Alternative Rock masters Jail Weddings return this fall with their first new album since 2014’s acclaimed Meltdown — A Declaration of Unpopular Emotion was released on LP and CD via Neurotic Yell, and cassette via Burger Records. The Los Angeles based collective melds post-Punk, Pop, Punk, Indie Rock, Cowpunk, Wall of Sound and even more influences centrifuged through love, loss, and death. Their new album Wilted Eden releases on LP, CD and download next week, September 20th, 2019, via Tru-Vow Recordings. Listen to the new single now. Continue reading
A single support in RDF (Radical Dance Faction) are in store for the hundred or so that are here with me by the time they come on stage, the numbers a touch disappointing for a gig that is sold out for the full tour. Against their name, their music is actually more eclectic Dub, making little sense at first in terms of who they are supporting, though this notion changes as they get further into their set, with a bit more of their stated Punk side coming out to play. While not awful, the audience around me doesn’t seem particularly engaged, with plenty of chatting going on, though there is some polite applause at the end of each track, while a few people do seem to genuinely enjoy some tracks. They occasionally bring on another vocalist to help out, though not to any particularly great effect. In all, a fairly forgettable support act, which is a shame given they have existed for over three decades at this point, as they just don’t feel right for the act they are supporting. Continue reading
Most people’s experience of ‘spoken word’ music, outside of the Rap genre, is Jim Morrison‘s ‘American Prayer’. Beat Poetry, for this is essentially the format, is a hugely involving yet highly personal style which often resounds with the listener. This is most definitely the case with Enablers: a San Francisco post-Punk four-piece whose beguiling, occasionally fiery music is set to the poetry and narrative of frontman Pete Simonelli. Continue reading
Ghost Cult has partnered up with Atlanta indie-rockers Mammabear to debut their new single, ‘King Has Fallen’. The track comes from their forthcoming new album Say, due out on out April 26 via Slush Fund Recordings. The track is short, to the point and totally killer. ‘King Has Fallen’ is full of catchy hooks, urgent post-punk feels, and intelligent lyrics that tees up Say nicely. We can’t wait to hear the rest of this album! Check out the track below and pre-order the album too. Continue reading
Being in the business since, oh, 1980 is both a blessing and a challenge. On the one hand, you’ve got lots of great material to compile a set list with. On the other, what gets left in, and what gets left out?
No such issue faces post-Punk/Folk mutants New Model Army, as their new live album A Night of A Thousand Voices (Attack Attack Records) shows. Continue reading