@Riversofnihilpa  are back with a fresh perspective and a self-titled album that marks a new chapter in their journey. In this laid-back chat, Keefy sits down with guitarist and founding member Brody Uttley to discuss the band's new lineup, the creative process behind the new record, and what fans can expect from this release. The self-titled "Rivers of Nihil," releasing on May 30, 2025, via  @metalbladerecords .Pre-order the new album here:https://www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil/Follow Rivers of Nihil and Metal Blade Records:https://www.facebook.com/riversofnihilhttps://x.com/riversofnihilhttps://www.instagram.com/riversofnihilhttps://www.youtube.com/Riversofnihilpahttps://www.metalblade.comhttps://www.facebook.com/metalbladerecordshttps://www.instagram.com/metalbladerecordshttps://x.com/MetalBladehttps://www.metalblade.com/museumShoutout to Liz at Earsplit PR for setting up this interview. The Usual Suspects: Interview by Keefy:https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefyEditing by Omar Cordy:https://www.instagram.com/ojcpicsTheme music by Salted Wounds:https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag#gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: Choking Gamehttps://www.instagram.com/chokingxgame//We aim to promote deserving underground bands, labels, non-profits, and small businesses we care about. Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/GhostCultMagYouTube) and send us a screenshot to get a mention in our videos (#GCShoutout). Check out our pinned posts about this on Twitter (X), Bluesky, and Threads and share that screenshot to get considered! Following us also helps!https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCultMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/ghostcultmag.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/GhostCultMag

From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, it's New Music Friday for 5-16-25 What is your favorite album cover this week? Ampicore – March Up Country – The Rock Opera (Wormholedeath Records)Antropomorphia – Devoid Of Light (Testimony Records)Blood Monolith – The Calling Of Fire (Profound Lore Records)Bury Tomorrow – Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience (Self)The Callous Daoboys – I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven (MNRK Heavy)Citrus – Succumb To Scum EP (Frozen Records)Clamfight – Clamfight (Self)Cumbeast – Fairytales Of Filth (Morbid Generation Records)Dead Chasm – Spectral Tyranny EP (Transcending Obscurity Records)Deadset – A Place Called Home EP (Man Demolish Records)Death Before Dishonor – Nowhere Bound (Bridge Nine Records)Detresse – Pessimismes (Vendetta Records)Dropsonic – Dropsonic (Spartan Records)Drouth – The Teeth Of Time (Eternal Warfare Records)Dusty Rose Gang – A-One From Day One (RidingEasy Records)Eleventh Ray – Reviving Tehom (Dark Descent Records)Executionist – Sacrament Of The Sick (Self-Released)Gaiabeta – Gate Of Baiabeta (Pitch Black Records)Ghost World – Armadillo Cafe (Svart Records)Giant – Stand And Deliver (Frontiers srl)Grave Speaker – Rays Of The Emerald Sun (Electric Valley Records)Joviac – Autofiction Pt. 1 – Shards (Inverse Music) Kadavar - I Just Want To Be A Sound (Clouds Hill Music)Kal-El – Astral Voyager Vol. 1 (Blues Funeral Records)Larcenia Roe – Extraction (Unique Leader Records)Linkin Park – From Zero, Deluxe Edition (Warner Music)Magic Pie – Maestro (Karisma Records)Mares of Thrace - The Loss (Artoffact Records)Nekrodeus – Ruaß (FDA Records)No Raza – Tyrona (Noble Demon Records)Nvage – Nvage EP (Self-Released)Nytt Land – Songs Of The Shaman (Prophecy Productions)Paul Di’Anno – In Memory Of (Metalville Records)Pelican – Flickering Resonance (Run For Cover Records)Pridian – Venetian Dark (Century Media Records)Rokets – Bad Choices (Svart Records)Sandness – Vertigo (Rockshots Records)Scarset Rebellion – Flesh Against The Void (Self)Sleep Theory – Afterglow (Epitaph Records)Steve Von Till – Alone In A World Of Wounds (Neurot Recordings)Stress Positions – Human Zoo EP (Three One G Music)Tarja – Circus Life (earMusic)Törzs – Menedek (Pelagic Records)Vulture Industries – The Tower Re-Release (Dark Essence Records)Waltari – Nations’ Neurosis (Metalville Records)Warmoon Lord – Sacrosanct Demonopathy (Werewolf Records)Wounded Touch – A Vivid Depiction Of Collapse (Smartpunk Records)AND Youth Code - Yours, with Malice (Sumerian Records)The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Micaela Petersen⁠https://www.instagram.com/micaeladeadeyes 💻 Omar Cordy ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠ 🎵 Fahad Syed ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi💀 Daily top metal stories and features: Visit our Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag🎸 Want your music featured in our weekly New Music Friday list?Hit us up here well ahead of your release date to secure your spot!https://bit.ly/submityourmusictoGhostCult

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From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, it's New Music Friday for 5-9-25 What is your favorite album cover this week? Abysmal Rites – Restoring The Primordial Order (Wormholedeath Records)Axiom Chaos – Primacy Arrival (Comatose Records)Bangover – Hibernation Devastation (Self-Released)Behemoth – The Shit Ov God (Nuclear Blast Records)Black Map – Hex (Spinefarm Records)Bronson Arm – Casket Schwagg (Learning Curve Records)Candlemass – Black Star EP (Napalm Records)Cavern Deep – Part III – The Bodiless (Majestic Mountain Records)The Chemistry Set – An Introduction To The Chemistry Set (Fruits De Mer Records)Cocaine Culture – Cocaine Culture (Horror Pain Gore Death Records)Cryptopsy – None So Vile Re-Release (Season Of Mist)Dagdrøm – Schauder (Self)Death SS – The Entity (Lucifer Rising Records)Demeted – Rituals EP (Seek & Strike Records)Devine Defilement – Ruthless (Time To Kill Records)Divine Sovereign – Dawn Of A New Age (Wormholedeath Records)Edensong – Our Road To Dust (The Lasers Edge)Elusive God – Ambis (Personal Records)Escarnium – Inexorable Entropy (Everlasting Spew Records)For The Pyres – At The Pyres Of Sin (Gruesome Records)Ghost Bath – Rose Thorn Necklace (Nuclear Blast Records)Gong – I See You 10th Anniversary Edition (Kscope Records)Haken – Liveforms: An Evening With Haken (InsideOut Music)Hippie Death Cult – Live At The Star Theater (Heavy Psych Sounds)In Covert – Bleak Machinery (Dune Altar Records)Jade – Mysteries Of A Flowery Dream (Pulverised Records)Kaleo – Mixed Emotions (Atlantic Records)Kurt Deimer – And So It Begins… (Bald Man Records)Lars Fredrik Frøislie – Gamle Mester (Karisma Records)Lloth – Archees Legeones (Theogonia Records)Marea – Adrift (Masked Dead Records)mclusky – the world is still here and so are we (Ipecac Recordings)Meatwound – Macho (Threat Collection Records)Mors Silens – Infernal Legacy (Wormholedeath Records)Mütterlein – Amidst The Flames, May Our Organs Resound (Debemur Morti Records)Nail By Nail – Embraced By Darkness (War Anthem Records)Nechochwen – spelewithiipi (Nordvis Records)Nihili Locus – Semper (My Kingdom Records)Novelists – Coda (Ackor Records)Ominous Ruin – Requiem (Willowtip Records)Paralyzed – Rumble & Roar (Ripple Music)Postmortal – Profundis Omnis (Aesthetic Death Records)Prophetic Suffering – Rivalry Of Thyself (Sentient Ruin)Pyromancer – Absolute Dominion By Fire (Adirondack Black Mass)Shores Of Null – Beauty Over Europe (Sulphur/Masked Dead Records)Skaphos – Cult Of Uzura (Transcending Obscurity Records)Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia (RCA Records)Slumbering Sun – Starmony (Self-Released)Statement – Sinister Thing (Mighty Music)Steve Dadaian – Revenant City (Self-Released)Stone Fist – Stone Fist EP (Go Down Records)Svarta Havet – Månen Ska Lysa Din Väg (Prosthetic Records)ANDTetrarch – The Ugly Side Of Me (Napalm Records)The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Micaela Petersen⁠https://www.instagram.com/micaeladeadeyes 💻 Omar Cordy ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠ 🎵 Fahad Syed ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi💀 Daily top metal stories and features: Visit our Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag🎸 Want your music featured in our weekly New Music Friday list?Hit us up here well ahead of your release date to secure your spot!https://bit.ly/submityourmusictoGhostCult

Rootbrain returns with a haunting blend of blackened grunge and melodic doom. In this exclusive interview, Keefysits down with vocalist Jules Näveri and bassist Thomas Wright of Rootbrain to delve into their latest release, "Mothertomb", out now via  @corpsepaintrecords9151 .Formed by Wright and guitarist Hurja Helle, Rootbrain brings together members from renowned acts like Triptykon, Dark Fortress, and Profane Omen to create a sound they describe as "black grunge." The Mothertomb EP showcases this unique fusion. They also reflect on the evolution of Rootbrain's sound since their debut album "Breakwater" and how Mothertomb represents a significant step forward.Buy the album here: https://corpsepaintrecords.com/For more information on Rootbrain visit: https://rootbrain.net/homehttps://www.instagram.com/rootbrain_officialhttps://www.facebook.com/rootbrainfinhttps://www.youtube.com/@rootbraintv4081Thanks to Raquel Figlo PR for setting up this interview! The Usual Suspects: Interview by Keefy:https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefyEditing by Omar Cordy:https://www.instagram.com/ojcpicsTheme music by Salted Wounds:https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag#gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: The Ol' Snake In The Grasshttps://www.instagram.com/theolsnakeinthegrass/We aim to promote deserving underground bands, labels, non-profits, and small businesses we care about. Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/GhostCultMagYouTube) and send us a screenshot to get a mention in our videos (#GCShoutout). Check out our pinned posts about this on Twitter (X), Bluesky, and Threads and share that screenshot to get considered! Following us also helps!https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCultMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/ghostcultmag.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/GhostCultMaghttps://www.threads.net/@ghostcultmag

ONI unveils a transformative chapter with "Genesis." In this exclusive interview, Keefy sits down with Jake Oni, the visionary behind Canadian metalcore act ONI, to delve into their latest EP, Genesis, out now via Ironshore Records. Jake discusses the personal significance of the EP, the collaborative process with producer Josh Gilbert (Spiritbox), and how Genesis represents a pivotal moment in ONI's musical journey.

Purchase the album here:
https://onimusic.com/

Thanks to Kirstin of Cosa Nostra PR for setting up this interview for us.

Read our review here:

https://ghostcultmag.com/ep-review-oni-genesis-self-released/

The Usual Suspects: Interview by Keefy:https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefyEditing by Omar Cordy:https://www.instagram.com/ojcpicsTheme music by Salted Wounds:https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag#gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: Silence Is Survivalhttps://www.instagram.com/sisbandpa/We aim to promote deserving underground bands, labels, non-profits, and small businesses we care about. Subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/GhostCultMagYouTube) and send us a screenshot to get a mention in our videos (#GCShoutout). Check out our pinned posts about this on Twitter (X), Bluesky, and Threads and share that screenshot to get considered! Following us also helps!https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCultMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/ghostcultmag.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/GhostCultMaghttps://www.threads.net/@ghostcultmag

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From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, it's New Music Friday for 5-2-25 What is your favorite album cover this week? Aawks – On Through The Sky Maze (Black Throne Records)Abyssal Vacuum – Abyssal Vacuum (Signal Rex Records)Acceptance – Crucifixion Of Orchids (Road To Masochist Records)Acherontas – Nekya – The Necromantic Patterns (Zazen Sounds)Acres – The Host (Solid State Records)Amalekim – Shir Hashirim (Avantgarde Music)Arv – Curse & Courage (Vinter Records)Beware Of Gods – Upon Whom The Last Light Descends II: Amnesia Island (Invoke Records)Black Honey Cult – Black Honey Cult (Heavy Psych Sounds)Bleed – Bleed (20 Buck Spin)Burndy – Burndy (Self-Released)Crematory – Destination (ROAR/RPM Music)The Crystal Teardrop – …Is Forming (Popclaw Records/Rise Above Records)fallfiftyfeet – Counterfeit Recollections (Self-Released)Falling From Grace – At The Edge (Inverse Records)A Flock Named Murder – Incendiary Sanctum (Hypaethral Records)The Flower Kings – Love (InsideOut Music)Gentle Giant – Playing The Fool: The Complete Live Experience (Self-Released)Goats Of Doom – INRI (Purity Through Fire Records)Gypsy Pistoleros – Welcome To The Church Of The Pistoleros (Earache Records)Hangfire – Burn (Rottweiler Records)Hate – Bellum Regiis (Metal Blade Records)Herta – Crossing The Illusion (Lifeforce Records)Kickin Valentina – Raw Tracks, B-Sides & Bootlegs (Mighty Music)Knives - Glitter (Marshall Records)Lux Interna - New Wilderness Gospel (Self-Released) Maestrick – Espresso Della Vita: Lunare (Frontiers srl)Master Charger – Posthumous Resurrection (Argonauta Records)Matraque – Nature Morte (Ashen Tree Records)Misfire – Product Of The Environment (MNRK Heavy)Nightfall – Children Of Eve (Season Of Mist)No Heroes – Brood Eternal (Sound Of The Northwoods)Palantyr – The Ascent & The Hunger EP (Jawbreaker Records)Paradise Slaves – With Hell In His Eyes (Spinefarm Records)Power Surge – Shadows Warning (FHM Records)Press Club – To All The Ones That I Love (Self-Released)Propagandhi – At Peace (Epitaph Records)Pyramids – Pythagoras (The Flenser)RawMoor – En Route (Wormholedeath Records)Scott Hepple & The Sun Band – English Mustard (Rise Above Records)Shuggah – Her Chrysalis (Mongrel Records)Skyjoggers – 12021: Post-Electric Apocalypse (Supernatural Cat Records)Slow Draw – The People’s Department of Governmental Checks & Balances (Self-Released)Slung – In Ways (Art As Catharsis/Fat Dracula Records)Solfatare – Asservis par l’espoir (Signal Rex Records)Spiritwood – The Apparition Of Horns (Loudriver Records)Strega – Stryx Strega Strygae EP (Masked Dead Records)Tumble – Lost In Light EP (Echodelick Records)Turnover – Peripheral Vision Re-Release (Run For Cover Records)Under Ruins – Age Of The Void (FHM Records)Xiphoid Dementia – Spiral Rapture Holy War (Fusty Records)ANDYour Spirit Dies – My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest (MNRK Heavy)The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Micaela Petersen⁠https://www.instagram.com/micaeladeadeyes 💻 Omar Cordy ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠ 🎵 Fahad Syed ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi💀 Daily top metal stories and features: Visit our Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag🎸 Want your music featured in our weekly New Music Friday list?Hit us up here well ahead of your release date to secure your spot!https://bit.ly/submityourmusictoGhostCult

In this new episode, Keefy chats with Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds, bassist of @AlienWeaponry , as they celebrate the release of their stunning new album "Te Rā" via @napalmrecords . Known for fusing their Māori heritage with razor-sharp grooves and massive riffs, Alien Weaponry is pushing metal into bold new territory — and Tu breaks down exactly how they’re doing it.

New album out now!

https://napalmrecordsamerica.com/alienweaponry

Alien Weaponry are:

Henry Te Reiwhati de Jong - Drums, Backing vocals

Lewis Raharuhi de Jong - Guitars, Lead vocals

Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds - Bass, Backing vocals

The usual suspects:

Interview by Keefy

https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy

Editing by Omar Cordy:

https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics

Theme music by Salted Wounds:

https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc

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#gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: ROOTBRAIN

https://www.instagram.com/rootbrain_official/

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In this new episode, Justice Petersen interviews Nathan Hunt of long-running Rockers @officialshamansharvest! They just wrapped up a tour of the UK and Europe with our pals @blacktopmojo, and Justin shared his experiences and thoughts from the tour, new music in the works, and the changing sound of the band over many years.

https://youtu.be/zCGbC3dS66A

Thanks to Lee at Mascot Label Group for setting up this interview.

Listen to their 2024 single "Rock n Roll Queen"

https://open.spotify.com/album/1untt6cpitU4JnqCaYYgBH?si=faudXNXDS9W5P4trwCmflw

Listen to the bands' last full-length album Rebelator:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2zwAA1JIudtlhVSOummJiK?si=Gi3U8UfVQMKHTLAXPIPBwQ

Shaman's Harvest is:

Nathan Hunt – lead vocals

Josh Hamler – rhythm guitar

Derrick Shipp – lead guitar

Adam Zemanek – drums

Cord Bishop - bass guitar

Follow Shaman's Harvest:

https://www.shamansharvest.net/

https://www.youtube.com/@officialshamansharvest

https://x.com/shamansharvest

https://www.instagram.com/officialshamansharvest

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3pigXV2QUatr3szcb3MacR

The Usual Suspects:

Interview by Justice Petersen

https://www.instagram.com/justice.laine/

Editing by Omar Cordy:

https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics

Theme music by Salted Wounds:

https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc

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#gcshoutout - Temptress

https://www.instagram.com/temptressofficial/

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