All the latest in the local music scene across the U.S. and Canada
In April 2016, Edmonton, AB’s The Order of Chaos had the distinct opportunity to play the MIDI Festival, China’s second largest international outdoor music event. It was an experience like no other that the power metal quintet will not […]
Innovative progressive metal outfit SIFTING have revealed the album art, track listing, and release date for their sophomore full-length album, Not from Here. The album was produced by Ryan Williams (Velvet Revolver, Rage Against the […]
We live on the layers of deep time and history, strata of times past; life literally depends on centuries of decay. Now, progressive extreme metal visionaries CENTURIES OF DECAY build on the metal that has come before to […]
Shaman’s Harvest have released the video for The Come Up, the first single from their new album – Red Hands Black Deeds, out this Friday on Mascot Records. Talking about the track, singer Nathan Hunt […]
ASTAROTH – The Great Duke of Hell, in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is an integral part of the evil trinity. ASTAROTH INCARNATE – the Great Dukes of Hell – hell, […]
Three of the most promising canadian progressive bands will be sharing the stage on a 3-night event called Proggy Nights in Canada. The trio consisting of CYDEMIND, PYRAMID THEOREM and UNIVERSE EFFECTS will visit […]
Produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier (Lynch Mob; Flotsam And Jetsam; Prong; KXM), “The Brotherhood” features eleven brand new hard rock tracks from Lynch Mob. This album will surely resonate with long time fans of […]
Rock quintet Vault 51 has released a music video for their new single “Wildfire“. The colorful aesthetic reoccurs in the band’s new video, along with trippy camera effects which represent time slipping by. “Wildfire, at […]
American rock quintet Stepping Sideways has released their new lyric video for their debut single, “Path Of The Hero” and are premiering it exclusively on New Noise Magazine. Produced by Jonathan Dolese of Konkrete Studios, […]
Writing tunes about space travel, doomed seafarers and a sentient android hellbent for a camel killing death crusade, Nashville’s HOWLING GIANT shared last August part one of their three part “Black Hole Space Wizard” concept record series. A […]
Stargazer is here to release “Skinwalker”, the brand new single off of their upcoming full length, “Tui La” out this August. The premiere is brought to you by New Noise Magazine. The band is […]
Vancouver, BC’s TERRIFIER will be importing “Weapons of Thrash Destruction” to Vanderhoof, BC to headline day one of this year’s Metallion Festival at the Brookside Resort from August 11th to 12th. The thrashers will be moshing […]
With a resume including some of the most influential and hardest-hitting bands of all-time – the Dictators and Manowar – guitarist Ross the Boss’ stature in the history of hard rock and heavy metal […]
In mid-2015, Nashville trio SIMO signed to Mascot Label Group and released Let Love Show The Way, their 2nd LP in January of 2016. The album, recorded at the Allman Brothers former residence in […]
Chicago, Illinois heavy metal band SCREAMKING have announced four new July / August summer shows throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. In addition, the band has added 3 new band members to their line-up. ScreamKing vocalist […]
MASS DESTRUCTION METAL FEST in partnership with A. RIPPIN’ PRODUCTION announce 15 extreme metal bands to perform at The Loft @ Center Stage on November 3rd & 4th, 2017. Announced bands include: DEMONCY, MACABRE, […]
Canadian hard rock/metal band OLD JAMES have teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com to stream their new track “Salutations”. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming album Speak Volumes which will be released on August […]
Regina, SK titans of brutality PLANET EATER return from the flat lands of Western Canada’s prairies to offer their latest assault to the masses with their first full length “Blackness From The Stars” to follow their […]
Halloween may be about putting on a costume and trick or treating around your city block, but in Red Deer, AB it’s about so much more. The rumours in the area describe a mass pilgrimage, […]
Progressive alternative metal band AUDITORY ARMORY have released a stunning cover of Type O Negative’s classic track “Love You To Death”. The track can be streamed here: http://www.ghostcultmag.com/auditory-armory-cover-love-you-to-death-by-type-o-negative/ “Love You To Death” is featured on […]
There’s no shortage of bands in this industry content with merely existing, finding satisfaction from a few likes on Facebook and a free round of drinks for showing up. LAST BULLET are NOT that band. They […]
We live on the layers of deep time and history, strata of times past; life literally depends on centuries of decay. Now, progressive extreme metal visionaries CENTURIES OF DECAY build on the metal that has come before to […]
Austin-based boutique label Red River Family Records is pleased to announce the impending release of spectacularly grim new split from Texas black metal covens Black Vice (Dead to a Dying World) and Haunter, streaming in-full via […]
With a week away from the release of The Evolution Of Anger, their second album for Victory Records, modern metal trailblazers SHATTERED SUN have unveiled the video ‘Hollow Chains.’ Perfectly outlining the demise of cultural […]
Denver, CO’s CRAFTEON have unleashed their new video “What The Moon Brings” in support of their debut album “Cosmic Reawakening” due out on August 25th. The band is the conception of vocalist and guitarist Lord […]
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