EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Angerot – “Vestiments of Cancer”


Old-School Death Metal disciples Angerot are releasing their new album, The Divine Apostate, via Redefining Darkness Records on March 27rth, 2020. And speaking of greats, the album features legends such as Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Memento Mori, Notre Dame), Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation), and Ben Ash (Carcass, Satyricon – live) as guests. Jam out to the track now and pre-order the The Divine Apostate at the link below.

Ghost Cult is pleased to bring you the crushing new single ‘Vestiments of Cancer’! Continue reading


Prog Power USA 2016 Underway, 2017 Lineup Already Announced


Mike Portnoy, by Evil Robb Photography

Mike Portnoy, by Evil Robb Photography

Already the première progressive music event in America, the 17th edition of Prog Power USA is taking place this weekend in Atlanta, GA. As is the case, the festival has once again booked and announced the performers for next year’s event, before the current fest is over. Continue reading


Denner- Shermann – Masters Of Evil


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Denner/Shermann is the eponymous project of original Merciful Fate guitarists Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, Ex-King Diamond/Merciful Fate Drummer Snowy Shaw returning to the kit. It seems obvious that their latest offering Masters of Evil (Metal Blade) is going to sound a wee bit like Merciful Fate. Masters of Evil follows on from 2012’s Satan’s Tomb and it’s pretty clear that they’re going back to that original dark sound and occult lyrical themes: although possibly a bit too much.

Now with the impressive array of musical talent on show with this album it was never going to sound bad, the guitar work is phenomenal at nearly every turn, impressive crunchy guitar riffs, inspiring Solo’s, everything you’d expect. The powerhouse drums are incredibly solid and hold the whole band together, although considering how long they’ve worked together I can’t imagine it takes a lot. The standout for me has to be the vocals from Sean Peck (also of Cage) which are an absolute tour de force, and fortunately for me much more on the Rob Halford side of high-pitched falsetto screaming vocals than King Diamond.

This is pretty much standard heavy metal territory, you know exactly what you’re going to get from track to track, it does what it does extremely well but expect no surprises. Whilst musically this is brilliant, and bristles with inventiveness that is in sharp contrast to the lyrics. Indeed, they cram so much fretboard gymnastics into each song it almost makes every song bleed into each other: it can’t be overstated that technically this is ridiculously good!

What really lets Master of Evil down for me, is the Hammer House of Horror formulaic Satan inspired lyrics. Even by track 2, the thought that the mention of Satan is starting to wear thin, and almost every single track is about Satan in some way. Even a few songs into the album it starts to give the feel of them trying too hard to recreate the old days and it starts to feel very much the same ideas on repeat.

It’s easy to see why the EP was well received because with fewer tracks to listen to That formulaic feel doesn’t kick in. With the album it does and outstays its welcome. With their attempt clearly to recreate the old days the question can be asked does it fail to deliver on the promise or does it deliver too well? A brilliant EP possibly stretched a bit too thin meaning it’s easy to turn off, and more easily forgotten.

6.5/10

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Dark Tranquillity, The Resistance Performing at Gothenberg Sound Festival


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The Gothenberg Sound Festival is set at Tradgarn in Gothenberg, Sweden on January 2-3, 2015. The confirmed acts to perform include:

Dark Tranquillity
Mustasch
Deathening
B-Thong
The Order Of Israfel
The Resistance
Evergrey
Avatarium
Ice Age
Intoxicate

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There will also be a musical clinic held and the confirmed speakers are:

Björn Englén (Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio Disciples, Quiet Riot)
Johan Niemann (Evergrey, Tiamat)
Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Dream Evil)
Sayit Dölen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Enrique Iglesias etc.)