ALBUM REVIEW: Wardruna – Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven


Kvitravn — First Flight of the White Raven (ByNorse / Sony / Columbia Germany) is a special release for Norwegian dark folk outfit Wardruna; it follows in the footsteps of 2021’s studio release Kvitravn (“white raven”) and documents a live-streamed lockdown concert that took place in the same year. The live album’s setlist contains only four tracks from Kvitravn itself, with the remainder of the 74-minute record comprising pieces from Wardruna’s earlier output.Continue reading


Wardruna Postpones North American Tour Dates to 2022


Sad news as acclaimed Nordic folk band Wardruna, has yet again had to postpone their tour supoppoorting their amazing album Kvitravn (Sony/By Norse) again. The hoped for tour dates for 2021 will now happoen in 2022. The band made an announcement with new dates and links. They also expanded the dates to include rituals in Atlanta, Georgia and Durham, North Carolina. See details and new dates with buy links below. Ghost Cult also supports this tour with a contest we held in 2020, and our original winner will still get their prize for 2020 if they claim it. The band commented:

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bury Tomorrow – Cannibal


Is it weird to have “should’ve leaned more into brutality” as your first thought upon completing a Metalcore album? Asking for a friend. That’s not to say that there is a total absence of the heavier and grimier stuff on Bury Tomorrow’s Cannibal (Music for Nations/Sony), but I wouldn’t have been heartbroken if they would’ve squeezed some more juice out of the amps.

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The Music Industry Will Lead a Blackout In Solidarity With Black Community Following George Floyd Death


A number of record labels and other music industry members have joined forces to make June 2 “Black Out Tuesday” in response to the killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed in Minneapolis by a police officer in an incident caught on camera. The officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on his neck for nearly ten minutes while Floyd was handcuffed. Chauvin has since been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Warner Records, Universal, Sony, Interscope Geffen, and Columbia are among the labels that have pledged to “disconnect from work and reconnect with our community” on Tuesday.Continue reading


Watch Ice-T Discuss Body Count’s “Carnivore” Album at Listening Party Event


Hip-Hop, Metal and Acting legend Ice-T stopped by Sony Square yesterday in New York City to discuss the brand new Body Count album Carnivore, dropping this Friday, 3/6/2020 via Century Media. In an exclusive Q & A session and listening party hosted by Revolver Magazine and Sirius XM and hosted by Shawn “The Butcher”, Ice-T discussed many topics. They covered the new album, the history of Body Count, the cross-section with Metal and Hip-Hop Meet, working with Slayer on the Judgement Night soundtrack, their many collaborations over the years and on the new album, paying tribute to heroes, and even why Ice-T is the “King of Twitter”, and much more. Then we hear the album and it’s an absolute monster. You can order the new album here! Watch the video courtesy of Revolver and check out our photos by Echoes In the Well Photography. Continue reading


Watch Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian of Sons of Apollo Discuss New Single “Good Divinity”


 

Sons Of Apollo, the prog-Metal supergroup which includes former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)-just shared their first single and video from their new album MMXX (pronounced: 20/20). Watch Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian discuss the clip in a new video below. MMXX produced by The Del Fuvio Brothers (Portnoy and Sherinian), MMXX will be released on the 17th January 2020 via InsideOutMusic/Sony as a standard CD package, Limited Edition 2 CD package (which includes instrumental mixes and a cappella excerpts), 2 LP + CD package, and on all digital formats. The album is the followup o the acclaimed debut Psychotic Symphony, one of the rare albums Ghost Cult gave a 10 / 10 grade to. Continue reading


Watch the New Video from Sons Of Apollo – “Goodbye Divinity”


Sons Of Apollo, the prog-Metal supergroup which includes former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)-will release their second studio album in 2020, appropriately titled, MMXX (pronounced: 20/20). Produced by The Del Fuvio Brothers (Portnoy and Sherinian), MMXX will be released on the 17th January 2020 via InsideOutMusic/Sony as a standard CD package, Limited Edition 2 CD package (which includes instrumental mixes and a cappella excerpts), 2 LP + CD package, and on all digital formats. The album is the followup o the acclaimed debut Psychotic Symphony, one of the rare albums Ghost Cult gave a 10 / 10 grade to. Check out the video for the first single, the Vicente Cordero-directed clip for, ‘Goodbye Divinity’ right now! Continue reading


Sons Of Apollo Finishes New Album


In a tweet from keyboardist Derek Sherinian, Sons of Apollo have finished recording their next album. The supergroup features former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force) and just released their live album Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony on August 30 via InsideOut Music. The band has just booked new US tour dates for early 2020. We’re looking forward to new SOA music! Continue reading


Sons of Apollo Shares New Dream Theater Cover, Live DVD Due Out Next Month


Sons of Apollo, the prog-metal supergroup featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force) — have announced release of Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony on August 30 viaS The band shared a cover of Dream Theater’s ‘Just Let Me Breathe’! Continue reading


Amon Amarth Books European Tour This Fall


Riding high on their new album Berserker (Metal Blade/Columbia), Amon Amarth has booked a tour of Europe later this year. For exclusive shows booked for the UK, Arch Enemy and Hypocrisy will act as direct support. Other openers will be named soon for other countries. All dates for the tour can be seen below. Tickets for all shows can be purchased at the link below from 10am local time on Tuesday 18th June. A variety of VIP bundles will also be available once ticket sales begin.Continue reading