Ghost Cult Magazine Podcast

Tom Osman caught up with Ivan Pavlov , the Russian-born electronic music artist behind COH (pronounced “Sun”), to discuss the vinyl debut of his 2000 album Iron, remastered and released for the first time on limited-edition twelve-inch black vinyl on October 30, 2026, through We Are Busy Bodies. Ivan breaks down the concept behind Iron, an electronic exploration of heavy metal that never samples a...

Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / Black-Angeles) chatted with Chris Morrison of the acclaimed Indianapolis Death Doom band Mother of Graves! Their new album "The Light That Keeps Us," set for release on October 16th, 2026, via Profound Lore Records ! Morrison detailed the process of the band's songwriting style, what about making their brand of music lends itself to an emotional catha...

Drop the needle on the week's heaviest releases. It's New Music Friday for October 16th, 2026 Black Mask – Vestige Of Mercy (Static Era Records) The Black Thunder – Time Obliteration (Pagan Records) Blind Illusion – Stage Flight: Live At The UC Theatre (Hectic Records/Bleeding Priest Records) Body Stuff – Body Stuff 5 (The Chain) Carnation – Symphony Of Flesh (Redefining Darkness Records) Caspian...

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Tim Ledin caught up with Rob and Spencer of  REZN   to discuss their amazing new album "Cycles in the Infinite Dream" released via Sargent House on July 24th, 2026. Tim and the guys chatted about the process of making a career-redefining album for the band, twelve years in their careers. In addition to uncovering the new dimension of featuring lap steel on the new album, they also unpack...

Join GhostCultKeefy for a deep dive on  @etallica  at  Sphere Vegas  !  Metallica videos and setlists, so far: https://ghostcultmag.com/watch-fan-filmed-video-of-metallicas-second-show-from-their-residency-at-sphere-las-vegas/ Watch the videos I watched to get the flavor of the shows! Shoutout to  @Lucradive  for doing the dark lord's work out here!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sea0haVIJk...

Keefy caught up with Big Dad Ritch of the long-running Outlaw Rockers Texas Hippie Coalition ! The band has always done everything big, and with a ton of style, so it's no surprise that to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2026, they released two new records! "Stoned Cowboys" cements their deep Country roots with a ton of soulful lyrics and singing, while "Band Of Outlaws&quot...

The Friday index is open! It's New Music Friday for October 9th, 2026 Avrak – Avrak (Peaceville Records) Bodega - All Inside Aquarium (Chrysalis Records) Carceral – Descending Reprisal (I, Voidhanger Records) Cardinals Folly – Let The Posers Fall! (Cruz Del Sur Music) Chained Saint – Rise To Fall EP (Self-Released) Cordyceps Corpse – Perverse Craving For Rotting Corpses (Gore House Records) Cr...

Join Keefy for his weekly rundown of everything happening in metal! Our website is updated 24/7, 365, with Rock and Metal news, reviews, and interviews. https://ghostcultmag.com/category/news/ Livestream menu! Answer your questions - Still freeGeneral support $3Buy us a Coffee $6We rate your song $25 liveMusic business consulting call $75Support us https://cash.app/$ghostcultmag https://ko-fi.com/...

Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / Black-Angeles) chatted with New York Metalcore/Deathcore band Oakheart for a full-band interview for Ghost Cult! Their current single / music video "Cenobite" is out now, the latest in a line of singles following their 2023 EP "Tensions Break!" The band talked about their musical roots, their influences, incorporating heavier sounds like Deathcore and Death Metal,...

Join @GhostCultKeefy666 for a deep-dive review of the new Amon Amarth album! Read our review here: https://ghostcultmag.com/album-review-amon-amarth-the-allfather-awakens-metal-blade-records/ Livestream menu! Answer your questions - Still freeGeneral support $3Buy us a Coffee $6We rate your song $25 liveMusic business consulting call $75Support us https://cash.app/$ghostcultmag https://ko-fi.com/F...

Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / Black Angeles )  caught up with Andre Cornejo of San Jose, California grind and metal outfit Deathgrave to discuss the band's latest album "Hell Is Evil," released August 21, 2026, through  Tankcrimes . Andre breaks down the making of the band's most ambitious record to date, what it means to operate for thirteen years in the underground while del...

New Music Friday is back with a packed October 2nd, 2026 release slate, spanning Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Extreme Metal, Doom, Punk, Progressive music, and more.    Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens (Metal Blade Records) Bobbie Dazzle – Star Power (Rise Above Records) Bombstrap – Big Enemy (Tartarus Records) Brymir – What We Leave Behind (Napalm Records) Butcher Babies – Nightbloom (Judge & J...

Join Keefy for his weekly rundown of everything happening in metal!  Our website is updated 24/7, 365, with Rock and Metal news, reviews, and interviews.  https://ghostcultmag.com/category/news/ Follow and subscribe to our other channels:   @GhostCultKeefy666    @GhostCultLive   and  @ghostcultojayy   Livestream menu!  Answer your questions - Still free General support $3 Buy us a Coffee $6 Music...

Chris Elliott caught up with Matt Scott , bassist and vocalist of Washington, D.C., death metal band Goetia , to discuss the band's debut full-length " Mortuary Cult ," released in June, through Carbonized Record s. Matt breaks down how the album came together, its conceptual foundation drawn directly from experiences in an old cemetery in the D.C. suburbs, and what it meant to chann...

Tim Ledin caught up with Liz Selfish and Brenner Moate of the New Orleans metal band BRAT to discuss the band's sophomore album, Manslayer , set for release on September 25, 2026, on Prosthetic Records. The pair break down the making of the seventeen-track record fusing primitive death metal, thrash, and hardcore sludge, and what it meant for vocalist Liz Selfish to take the lead on writing ly...

The record store's fault, not ours. It's New Music Friday for September 25th 2026  Aborym – Metachaos (Avantgarde Music) AJJ – Dirty Old Power (Specialist Subject Records) Albert Bouchard – Imaginos IV: Rhyme Of The Starclock (Deko Entertainment) Altarheart – Prone To Wander (Rottweiler Records) Amarok – Overcome (Hypaethral Records) Autumnfall – The Archaic Sins (Ardua Recordings) Banks A...

Join Keefy for his weekly rundown of everything happening in metal! And it’s his birthday! Our website is updated 24/7, 365, with Rock and Metal news, reviews, and interviews.  https://ghostcultmag.com/category/news/ Follow and subscribe to our other channels:   @GhostCultKeefy666    @GhostCultLive   and  @ghostcultojayy   Livestream menu!  Answer your questions - Still free General support $3 Buy...

Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media /  ⁨@Black-Angeles⁩  ) caught up with Sean May , founding member and lead guitarist of the brutal Death Metal band  ⁨@bludgeonedofficial⁩  , to discuss the band's upcoming split via  ⁨@newstandardelite⁩  , featuring three brand-new tracks. Sean breaks down the creative process behind the new material, what it means to operate across Washington, Connecticut, and T...

Join GhostCultKeefy for a deep-dive review of the new Anthrax album! Read our review here:  https://ghostcultmag.com/album-review-anthrax-cursum-perficio-nuclear-blast-records/   Livestream menu!  Answer your questions - Still free General support $3 Buy us a Coffee $6 We rate your song $25 live Music business consulting call $75 Support us  https://cash.app/$ghostcultmag  https://ko-fi.com/F2F1F2...

The last Big 4 show took place 15 years ago today. Was it the best metal concert or festival ever?  Would you pay to go see  Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth⁩, and  ⁨Anthrax if these concerts ever came back?   Thanks to our pal Ken Pierce at  ⁨@PiercingMetal⁩  for photos and inspiration!  https://www.piercingmetal.com/metallica-slayer-megadeth-anthrax-the-big-four-yankee-stadium-9142011/ Livestream men...

Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media /  @Black-Angeles ) caught up with Kyle Thomas , frontman and sole remaining founding member of New Orleans thrash and groove metal pioneers  Exhorder , to discuss the band's upcoming T our of Unsound Minds: Act II, kicking off September 25, 2026. Kyle breaks down what it means to take Exhorder back on the road alongside Intoxicated, No Mas, Phantom, and Parabellum a...

New from the underground, straight to you. It's New Music Friday for September 18th 2026  30,000 Monkies – Super Rebound (Fvn Kult Records) Aletheya – Chance To Reborn (Rockshots Records) Allume – Ex Luto (Octopus Rising Records) Anthrax – Cursum Perficio (Megaforce Records) Asenblut – Urgewalt (Massacre Records) Bees Made Honey In The Vein Tree – In Between Strides (Magnetic Eye Records) The...

Join Keefy for his weekly rundown of everything happening in metal! Our website is updated 24/7, 365, with Rock and Metal news, reviews, and interviews. https://ghostcultmag.com/category/news/ Follow and subscribe to our other channels: @GhostCultKeefy666 @GhostCultLive and @ghostcultojayy Livestream menu! Answer your questions - Still free General support $3 Buy us a Coffee $6 We rate your song $...

Slipknot  dropped a new single, "Arsenal," today! It has ferocious drums and vocals, but what about the rest?  GhostCultKeefy  breaks it down!  Check out the track here:  https://ghostcultmag.com/slipknot-share-a-new-single-and-video-for-arsenal-their-first-new-track-with-eloy-casagrande/ Livestream menu!  Answer your questions - Still free General support $3 Buy us a Coffee $6 We rate y...