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ALBUM REVIEW: Niis - Niis World - Ghost Cult Magazine

1 day ago | ghostcultmag.com | Justice Petersen

Los Angeles-based hardcore punk group Niis released their debut full-length album, Niis World, via Get Better Records. After signing on with the label last year they released the single “Lovesick” in November 2024, conveying a grungier new era for Niis. At the beginning of this year, the band announced that their inaugural LP, Niis World, would soon arrive.
ALBUM REVIEW: Jivebomb - Ethereal - Ghost Cult Magazine

2 weeks ago | ghostcultmag.com | Justice Petersen

Baltimore-based hardcore punk group Jivebomb released their debut full-length record Ethereal via Flatspot Records. Clocking in at just 15 minutes, the group’s inaugural LP is a heavy-hitting, unrelenting body of work that cements the group as one of the genre’s most brutal and poetic up-and-coming acts. Following the start of the pandemic, Jivebomb made their musical debut with the release of their 2021 EP Demo. The following year, their sophomore EP, Primitive Desires, arrived.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kazea - I. Ancestral - Ghost Cult Magazine

1 month ago | ghostcultmag.com | Duncan Evans

Formed by two former members of Orochen (Jonas Mattsson and Rasmus Lindblom) plus Daniel Olsson of Hellsongs, Kazea have existed since 2023, and I. Ancestral (Suicide Records) is their debut album. The music on the record is perhaps surprisingly diverse. The opener “With A Knife” is hung around two spoken-word samples and features a swirling and building neofolk-style guitar ostinato.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Nastiriff Shares a New Single and Music Video “Bed By Seven” - Ghost Cult MagazineGhost Cult Magazine

1 month ago | ghostcultmag.com

South African Alt-Punks Nastiriff have dropped a banger of a new single, “Bed By Seven” along with a fun music video you can watch here at Ghost Cult now!
ALBUM REVIEW: WREN - Black Rain Falls - Ghost Cult Magazine

2 months ago | ghostcultmag.com | Duncan Evans

London’s WREN have been releasing music for over a decade and Black Rain Falls (Church Road Records) is their third full-length record. The band describe it as “a crystallisation of the conceptual voice-giving to natural collapse, humanity’s decline and the shadowed spectre that has imbued WREN since the beginning.” Indeed, the music is suitably cathartic. Searing sludge guitar riffs combine with harsh shouted vocals and doom-laden drums.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Velveteers - A Million Knives - Ghost Cult Magazine

2 months ago | ghostcultmag.com | Justice Petersen

The Velveteers will release their highly anticipated sophomore album A Million Knives. Recorded in collaboration with The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach, the new record will be released via Easy Eye Sound, Auerbach’s record label. Their 2021 debut album Nightmare Daydream gave the band a sneak peek of superstardom following its release, as they were able to share the stage with the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Guns N’ Roses.
ALBUM REVIEW: Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out - Ghost Cult Magazine

2 months ago | ghostcultmag.com | Justice Petersen

On their debut full-length record, Brighton-based Punk duo Lambrini Girls have offered the perfect soundtrack for when you’re wondering how the hell a rapist was elected to lead our country. Who Let The Dogs Out (City Slang) is undoubtedly a boisterous, cathartic, high-octane album featuring ten fiery and relentless tracks that offer commentary on a wide variety of social issues besides the political state of the world.
ALBUM REVIEW: Stick To Your Guns - Keep Planting Flowers - Ghost Cult Magazine

Jan 8, 2025 | ghostcultmag.com | Matt Cook

When Stick To Your Guns are firing on all cylinders, it really is top-notch melodic-tinged Hardcore. And their latest full-length is a shining example. Keep Planting Flowers sees the Californians debuting on the sturdy SharpTone Records. The production is snug and larger than life and is complemented nicely by an overall sound that breeds a thumping, adrenaline-fueled orgy. From the get-go, “We All Die Anyway” is a solid textbook STYG album opener.
PODCAST: Episode 647 - Justice Petersen Chats with Pixel Grip at Riot Fest - Ghost Cult Magazine

Jan 7, 2025 | ghostcultmag.com | Justice Petersen

Pixel Grip is an American electronic music group, formed in Chicago, Illinois, and they played the biggest show of their career for the hometown crowd at Riot Fest! Justice Petersen chatted with the band on this climax for them, their new “Stamina” EP and single, and how they turn haterade into fuel for their creative passion.
PODCAST: Episode 640 - Justice Petersen Interviews Jizmak Da Gusha of GWAR at Riot Fest - Ghost Cult Magazine

Dec 31, 2024 | ghostcultmag.com | Justice Petersen

GWAR had a monster year in 2024, no pun intended! They toured relentlessly, put out a killer classic album reissue for “Hell-O,” and played festivals such as Knotfest and Riot Fest! Our own Justice Petersen interviewed Jizmak Da Gusha at Riot Fest and they talked about their 2024 recap, whether or not GWAR is a heavy metal band or not, and a preview of their 40th anniversary plans for 2024! Check out our Riot Fest coverage here:...