With our sights set on the end of one year and the start of another, we are sharing End of Year lists from staff, bands, and some friends in the business. Ghost Cult scribe (and part of our new, expanded reviews editorial team) Matt Cook has great taste in metal, has the most luxurious beard on staff, and is a great dude. Check out his top picks for his Top Albums of 2023!Continue reading
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Ghost Cult’s Albums of the Year 2023: Part 2 (40-21)
After such a fine introduction to the albums that have soundtracked our 2023 (Part 1 – 75-41), we now get into the belly of the beast and plunge on through the never, a testament to the diversity and abundance of alternative and heavy music that availed and impressed us this year.
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 10-27-23
ALBUM REVIEW: Year of the Knife – No Love Lost
We can’t delve quite into Year of the Knife’s No Love Lost (Pure Noise Records) without addressing the unfortunate accident that this Delaware collective endured this Summer. For those not in the know consult the internet and read up on what happened in Salt Lake City this July.
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Year of The Knife Share a New Single and Visualizer for “Your Control”
Year of The Knife recently announced their new album, No Love Lost, due out October 27th, 2023 from Pure Noise Records. The album finds Year of The Knife at their most sonically honed with nine lean and vicious songs that clock in at a blistering 20 minutes. Recorded by Kurt Ballou (Nails, The Armed, Code Orange), No Love Lost sounds truly massive, a crushing amalgam of hardcore and death metal influences that demands your attention and stays with you long after its concise runtime. The band has shared a new single and visualizer for “Your Control!” This follows the first two singles “Wish” and “Last Laugh!” Those tracks features guest vocals from some of heavy music’s greatest, with the former featuring Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg and the latter featuring Dylan Walker of Full of Hell. Stream the new single now and pre-order the new album at the link below. Profits from the album’s sales will be going directly to the members’ ongoing recovery efforts.
Year Of The Knife’s Madi Watkins Has Been Released from The Hospital Three Months After The Band’s Van Crash
After three months of intensive care, many surgeries, rehab and more, Madi Watkins of hardcore band Year of the Knife has been released from the hospital. You can watch a video of her release below the band shared on social media. Immediately following the crash, Madi was in critical condition, while other members of the Delaware group have sustained broken bones and other injuries, but were in stable condition. Madi has a long-road still before a 100% recovery and the bands GoFundMe is Still in Effect. The band will release their new album No Love Lost on October 27th via Pure Nosie Records, and the label is donating all proceeds from the album to the band.
Year of The Knife Announce New Album “No Love Lost” and Drops Two New Singles
Year of The Knife have announced their new album, No Love Lost, due out October 27th, 2023 from Pure Noise Records. The album finds Year of The Knife at their most sonically honed with nine lean and vicious songs that clock in at a blistering 20 minutes. Recorded by Kurt Ballou (Nails, The Armed, Code Orange), No Love Lost sounds truly massive, a crushing amalgam of hardcore and death metal influences that demands your attention and stays with you long after its concise runtime. To mark the album’s announcement, Year of The Knife have shared two new singles, the 86-second “Wish” and 48-second “Last Laugh,” highlighting both the economy of songwriting and the level aggression found on No Love Lost. Both tracks also include guest vocals from some of heavy music’s greatest, with the former featuring Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg and the latter featuring Dylan Walker of Full of Hell. Stream the new singles now and pre-order the new album. Profits from the album’s sales will be going directly to the members’ ongoing recovery efforts.
Unearth Shares a New Single “The Wretched, The Ruinous” – Turbid North Added to Upcoming Tour Dates
Metalcore innovators Unearth have shared a brand new single – “The Wretched, The Ruinous” to streaming services. The track comes from their upcoming new album. In addition to ending the year with a mini-tour of dates with Killswitch Engage (review here), the band previously announced a headline tour of Europe, the “Hell On Earth Tour 2023” – next spring. Direct support on every date will come from Misery Index, Year of The Knife, Leach, and now Turbid North (also featuring Chris O’Toole from Unearth) has been added to the bill. All dates are on sale now at the links below.