ALBUM REVIEW: Witch Vomit – Funeral Sanctum

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Gary Alcock

If, as the old saying goes, it’s all in a name, then Oregon’s Witch Vomit paints a pretty picture indeed. With albums such as A Scream From The Tomb Below and Buried Deep In A Bottomless Grave already to their name, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that the latest full-length studio release Funeral Sanctum (20 Buck Spin) isn’t exactly going to be the most relaxing listening experience.Continue reading →

On The Road… with The Ghost Inside

Posted on November 17, 2015 by News Team

Embarking on a month long U. S. tour known as the “Locals Only Tour” The Ghost Inside are traveling alone. Stopping in each city, they are playing with the opening support of bands native to the city they’re in for the day. TGI vocalist Jonathon Vigil has said that all bands started out as local bands, and being able to get to know them on each stop is a unique experience. In between TGI’s highly energetic songs, the frontman stops and talks , in detail, about each band, and what unique trait they bring to the stage. This is surely one of the most intimate tours that has taken place in he US this year. The band is out on the road supporting last year’s Dear Youth album (Epitaph), and the band is headed next to Europe this winter supporting Refused. At the tour stop in Birmingham at Zydeco, the locals brought a unique mash-up of sounds. From Tempter’s guttural deathcore sounds, to Noir covering Taylor Swift (‘Bad Blood’), and Veda’s technical riffs and wide vocal range. There is only about a week left on the tour, so check it out if you can.

The Ghost Inside, by Brent B Photos

Tempter, by Brent B Photos

Noir, by Brent B Photos

VEDA, by Brent B Photos

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WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRENT BUTTERWORTH

On The Road… with Whitechapel

Posted on August 11, 2015 by News Team

Fresh off their stint on the Victory Records Stage of Mayhem Festival, Whitechapel played a one off headline show in Alabama, on their drive home to Tennessee. Whitechapel is always razor sharp live, with many years honing their deathcore meets death metal style in countless bars and clubs. Bringing with them their own full production, including strobe lights and vanity platforms, they brought a little “Mayhem” with them to the Zydeco club. Joined on this night by some fine local metal acts such as Gatekeeper, Tempter, and OMAAF (not pictured) it was a fun night for an area does not get many headliners that play this heavy all that often. Captured here by Brent B Photos, for Ghost Cult, you can see why Whitechapel remains one of the best live bands and most in demand acts in the American music scene right now.