Two bald white guys give their options on music: a Brit and a Yank(ee)! Senior Editor Steve Tovey joins Chief Editor Keefy to discuss a recap of December Rock and Metal album releases, a forecast of the new music this month, predictions for metal music in 2023, and more!  UK vs US in a mental steel cage match of music nerdom!  Shoutout to our amazing team of reviewers worldwide, and you for listening!

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Features:

Nick from  Bayside   

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Johan Lanqvist of Candlemass  - new album sweet evil sun out now via  @napalmrecords  

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Ghost Cult Holiday gift guide  

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Album of the Year Countdown

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Check out Keefy on the  @CSquaredMm2  Music Podcast:

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Bayside, Candlemass, KISS,  DecibelMagazine   Metal and Beer Fest Philly adds Gorguts, Furnace Fest adds more bands, Eindhovem Metal Meeting this weekend,  @DesertFest1  London announces first bands, ArcTanGent Fest 2023 first announcement, Brutal Assault Festival update,  @defleppard  and Motley Crue add more shows with Alice Cooper,  @SilversteinOfficial  tour,   @paparoach ,  @FallingInReverse ,  @HollywoodUndead  &  @escapethefate  Announce 2023 North American Tour,  @limpbizkit  rebooks a tour,  @mrbungle73  first tour in almost 2 years,  @AnthraxBandOfficial  drops out of a festival,  @aerosmith  canceled their tour, Rick Nielson misses more  @officialcheaptrick   shows, Twisted Sister and more to be inducted in the Metal Hall of Fame, Led Zeppelin free streaming concert, Coltaine and Kariti announce a tour, Tool's Danny Carey's day in court is next week, drama with Journey, new Boris album, Devildriver lineup change, Avatar new music video, Metal Mom does a stage dive, a dope new music video from Dope, Angelo Moore - Fishbone documentary, and in our mailbag a limited edition vinyl and goodies from Thou.

Ghost Cult interviewed Candlemass vocalist Johan Langquist recently! He chatted about their new album "Sweet Evil Sun" - out now via Napalm Records. He discussed his entire musical career, hearing loss, the new album, the genre of stoner doom metal, and more! 

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Ghost Cult's Omar Cordy held an EXCLUSIVE interview with Dirk Verbeuren of Megadeth ! They caught up to discuss the new album "The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!" and a variety of signposts in Dirk's journey in heavy music. He chatted about the new album, the return of touring, how the band chooses a setlist, Dirk's thoughts on Gar Samuelson and Nick Menza, Megadeth's many soundtrack favorites, how he made it into the band, how he chose to leave Soilwork in a professional way, his many passions outside of music, and more! 

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Mark from  @NothingMoremusic

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John Cobbett of Hammers of Misfortune

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In the news:  @summerbreeze ,  @DecibelMagazine  Metal and Beer fest Dever,  Graspop lineup announced, Furnace Fest, Roadburn Festival,  Pantera to kick off their world tour, Metallica, Spiritbox books a headlien tour,  Lacuna Coil west coast tour, Soulfly big USA tour,  Ticketmaster and Livenation kerfluffle, Rammstein new video, The Winery Dogs new album and tour, ex - Every Time I Die members recording new music, The Last Rockstars, featuring legit superstar artists  Yoshiki, Hyde, Sugizo, and Miyavi, Chloe Trujillo and Rav Medic new video, Tool teases a new "10,000 Days" collectable, Powerwolf new album, HOST (Paradise Lost) new video, venue Wack-A-Mole, and a huge album delivery from  @threeonegrecordsyoutube

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Part three of our countdown is here, and we unleash hell! And by hell. we mean the #1 album of 2022! Ghost Cult scribe Gary Alcock joins  Keefy to continue our countdown of the top Rock and Metal albums of the year, as voted on by the global staff of www.GhostCultMag.com! Gary and Keefy take us down from album #20 - #1, and we look ahead to 2023 as well!

Part 1 (75-41)

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Part 2 (40-21)

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Part two of our countdown is in full effect! Long-time Ghost Cult scribe Victoria Anderson joins  Keefy to continue our countdown of the top Rock and Metal (and some inbetween) albums of 2022, as voted on by the global staff of www.GhostCultMag.com! Vicky gives her favorite picks for the year, a detailed rundown of albums 50-41, and they also nerded out on some other stuff!

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The time is nigh! Steve and Keefy return to begin our countdown of the top Rock and Metal (and some inbetween) albums of 2022, as voted on by the global staff of www.GhostCultMag.com! The dynamic duo discuss the year in music, how the voting is done and tabulated, some thoughts on the overall list, and a detailed rundown of albums 50-41. 

Part 2 (40-21) and Part 3 (20-1) to run this week! 

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Prepare to have your mind blown! Two bald white guys give their options on music: a Brit and a Yank(ee)! Senior Editor Steve Tovey joins Chief Editor Keefy to discuss a recap of August Rock and Metal album releases, a forecast of the new music this month, and more! Shoutout to our amazing team of reviewers worldwide!

Check out our interview with Cammie of Oceans of Slumber: 

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We chatted with teenage rock/metal band The Alive at BottleRock Napa earlier this year, their second time performing at the fest. We discussed their growth from year to year, their recent single "The Time" - opening for huge bands such as Metallica, Guns `N Roses, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World and others, and what the future holds.  

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Dino Cazares of   @Fear Factory   - "Recoded" Remix album breakdown

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