Death Alley – Supersonic Blues: Live At Ekko, Utrecht, NL
Hailing from Amsterdam, Death Alley are making quite a name for themselves, and as such with the release of their special set at Roadburn last year as a live album, Ghost Cult decided to go see their...
View ArticleArchgoat – Svartidauði – Bölzer: Live At Het Bos
On Saturday October 7th 2017, almost exactly a year after hosting the excellent Mannveira/Wormlust package, Het Bos has another delectable line-up for anyone into the dark and destructive. Opening the...
View ArticleSinmara – Almyrkvi – Infernal Invocation – Sortilegia: Live At De Gebroeders...
On a cold early December night I traveled to Leiden, to de Gebroeders nobel, a venue that regularly puts on decent black metal shows in the Netherlands. Located close to the central station, it's a...
View ArticleEindhoven Metal Meeting: Part I – Live At Effenaar
Every year as people around the world gather to celebrate their own midwinter celebrations, usually focussing around light and warmth, the Effenaar venue in Eindhoven instead celebrates the dark and...
View ArticleEindhoven Metal Meeting: Part II – Live At Effenaar
On day two of Eindhoven Metal Meeting, a surprising amount of energy has been drained by the inevitable afterparties that spread through Eindhoven, but also to the neighbouring town of Tilburg....
View ArticleInferno Metalfest 2018, Live In Oslo, NO
Each year at Easter, when the western and Christian world celebrates the rebirth of Jesus over the dates of an ancient fertility festival, in Norway’s capital the mandatory days off are used by the...
View ArticleFortarock 2018 – Nijmegen, Netherlands
Having a thriving metal scene and more gigs on an area the size of a pinprick on a globe, it's surprising that the Netherlands doesn't really have any big outdoor summer metal festivals, like Wacken,...
View ArticleEindhoven Metal Meeting 2014:- Part I: Live at The Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL
In the dark days of December, the end of the year is approaching for us all. When families are getting siked up for Christmas and new years eve. Us Metalheads were looking forward to a weekend full of...
View ArticleEindhoven Metal Meeting 2014:- Part II: Live at The Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL
On Saturday we got back to Eindhoven. While on the train we were checking out what bands we were going to see. Ready for today, I had my little flask of rum. And we were ready to party again! We had to...
View ArticleEindhoven Metal Meeting 2018 – Part I
December, for most a time of going home and seeing family, retrospectives, lists and copious amounts of food. However, for many in the European metal community, it’s also the time for the magnificent...
View ArticleThe Great Old Ones – Audn – Dodecahedron Live At Baroeg
Before true winter besets us and the deep darks of midwinters eve are upon us, in early December I visited a darkness even stranger and deeper than the longest night of the year. In Rotterdam, there...
View ArticleEindhoven Metal Meeting 2018 Live At Effenaar – Part II
Returning to the Effenaar venue on day two of Eindhoven Metal Meeting, logistical issues with trains sadly meant I missed the opener on the main stage, Izegrim. As I arrived I decided to do my best to...
View ArticleGaahls Wyrd Q & A, Listening Party Recap, “From The Spear” Video Released
Ghost Cult's Tilburg, NL correspondent Susanne A. Maathuis attended a listening part for Gaahl's Wyrd's debut album Gastir, due out on Season of Mist on May 31st. Check out her report and the new video...
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