Cold Slither is here — and they’ve come to conquer both the metal world and Cobra Command!In this exclusive interview, guitarist Gus Rios (Gruesome, Left To Die) breaks down the self-titled debut from his newest band Cold Slither, a fierce and fun tribute to the legendary G.I. Joe universe. Out soon via Reigning Phoenix Music, this album blends blistering death-thrash with a heavy dose of nostalgia, inspired by the fictional band from the classic 1980s animated series. Gus shares how the project came together, the deeper concept behind the music, and how Cold Slither pays homage to beloved Saturday morning cartoon/comic book, and classic toy line, with the help of @hasbroUS Cold Slither is available July 25th on all streaming platforms and physical formats via Reigning Phoenix Music here:https://coldslither.rpm.link/albumPRCold Slither is:Zartan – Gus Rios, Vocals/Guitars (Gruesome, Union Black, Left To Die)Ripper – Matt Harvey, Guitars (Exhumed, Gruesome, Left To Die)Torch – Ross Sewage, Bass (Exhumed, Impaled)Buzzer – Andy Selway, drums (KMFDM)Follow Cold Slither:https://www.facebook.com/coldslithermetalhttps://www.instagram.com/coldslither_officialhttps://twitter.com/coldslitherbandThanks to C-Squared Music and PR for setting up this chat with us! 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: Glued Mouthhttps://www.instagram.com/glued_mouth/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! Find us!https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCultMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/ghostcultmag.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/GhostCultMaghttps://www.threads.net/@ghostcultmag

From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, it's New Music Friday 7-25-25

Who has the best album cover this week? Agropelter – The Book Of Hours (The Lasers Edge)Alice Cooper – The Revenge Of Alice Cooper (earMusic)Alterium – Stormrage EP (Self-Released)Animal Rage – Last Standing Man (Wormholedeath Records)Atomic Witch – Death Etiquette (Redefining Darkness Records)Azure Emote – Cryptic Aura (Testimony Records)Black Magnet – Megamantra (Federal Prisoner)Bloodride – Deafening (Wormholedeath Records)Boneflower – Reveries (Deathwish Inc.)Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso (BMG Records)Cold Slither – Cold Slither (Reigning Phoenix Music)Cordyceps – Hell Inside (Unique Leader Records)Cronos Compulsion – Lawgiver (Unorthodox Emanations Records)Cryptodira – Genesis Of Error EP (Silent Pendulum Records)Dehuman Reign – Dawn Of A Malefic Dominion (FDA Records)Deicide – Children Of The Underworld: The Complete Roadrunner Years Box Set (Dissonance Records)Deliquesce – Saviour/Enslaver (BTK Records)The Dirty Nil – The Lash (Dine Alone Records)Endless Dismal Moan – Lord Of Nightmare Re-Release (Hessian Firm)Experiment Specimen – Ghosts Of The Old Kingdom (CDN Records)False Gods – Lost In Darkness And Distance (Self-Released)Feuerschwanz – Knightclub (Napalm Records)First Light – Elemental (Pride & Joy Records)Goblinsmoker – The King’s Eternal Throne (APF Records)Grayceon – Then The Darkness (Translation Loss Records)Gwar – The Return Of Gor Gor (The Pit Records)The Haunt – New Addiction (Nettwerk Records)Haxprocess – Beyond What Eyes Can See (Transcending Obscurity Records)Hearts On Fire – Signs & Wonders (Pride & Joy Records)Heavy Halo – Damaged Dream (Silent Pendulum Records)Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Ripple Music)Hemelbestormer – The Radiant Veil (Pelagic Records)Honeymoon Suite – Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down (Frontiers srl)Ibex Angel Order – II: Void Sermon (Void Wanderer Records)Iron Spell – From The Grave (Dying Victims Records)Kill Everything – Headless Cum Dumpster (Comatose Records)Kontusion – Insatiable Lust For Death (Profound Lore)Latter – What Lives Inside Of Me EP (Self-Released)Lot Lizards – The Horrors Of Adulting (Punkerton Records)Mass Deception – Resurrections (Gruesome Records)No Shelter – Remission/Resolve (This Charming Man Records)Psycho-Frame – Salvation Laughs In The Face Of A Grieving Mother (SharpTone Records)Red Brick – Thrown (HPGD Records)Scalp – Not Worthy Of Human Compassion (Closed Casket Records)Shadecrown – 0 (Inverse Music)Silent Weapon – Cognitive Dissonance EP (Blindsight Records)Sweet – Platinum Rare 2 (Metalville Records)Telma – Ανθρωποβόρος (Dying Victims Records)Temptress – Catch The Endless Dawn (Dying Victims Records)The Violent Hour – The Violent Hour EP (Megaforce Records)ANDWolfskull – Midnite Masters (Metalapolis Records)The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Ghost Cult Keefyhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy 💻 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 exclusive interview with Ghost Cult's Tom Osman, Chris Goss opens up about the creation of The Archer, the evolution of his songwriting, and the legacy of Masters of Reality as one of the most influential and genre-defying acts in rock. From stoner rock roots and desert sessions to his journey as a producer, vocalist, and visionary artist."The Archer" is now streaming everywhere and available via @mascotlabelgroup .Buy the album here:https://lnk.to/mastersThe Usual Suspects: Interview by Tom Osman:https://www.instagram.com/tomosmansoundsEditing 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: Anemoyahttps://www.instagram.com/anemoyaofficial/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! Find us!https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCultMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/ghostcultmag.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/GhostCultMaghttps://www.threads.net/@ghostcultmag

Prepare for sonic warfare. Nepal/New York grindcore collective Chepang has released their fiercest and most grooviest album yet. "Jhyappa," out now on Relapse Records! Keefy chats with guitarist Kshitiz Moktan about the creation of the new album. Chepang’s rise from DIY roots to the global extreme music scene.

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From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, it's New Music Friday 7-18-25Who has the best album cover this week? Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence (Agonia Records)Alfa Pentatonik – Gamma II EP (Inverse Records)Ba’al – The Fine Line Between Heaven And Here (Road To Masochist Records)Blind Equation – A Funeral In Purgatory (Prosthetic Records)Clairvoyance – Chasm Of Immurement (Carbonized Records)Darko – Canvas EP (Thousand Island/Lockjaw)Dephosphorus – Planetoktonos (Selfmadegod Records)Doll – Better Days, Different Times EP (Self-Released)Dös – Det eviga och den döde (Darkwoods Records)Drought – Souvenir (Iodine Records)Eternal Darkness – Eternal Darkness (Pulverised Records)Eternal Drak – The Warrior Order EP (Self-Released)Fermento – Acts Of Blood (Self-Released)Filth – Time To Rot (Rotted Life Records)Five Finger Death Punch – 20 Years Of Five Finger Death Punch – Best Of Volume 1 (Better Noise Music)Gihon – Iterations (Self-Released)Hessian – Decades Of Desolation In The Underworld Of Darkness (Murder Records)Incinerated – The Epitome Of Transgression (BlackSeed Records)In/Vertigo – Prevail EP (Rockshots Records)Kaptain Kollnot – The Aquarius Shift EP (Self-Released)KillJoy – Dream And Violence (Mottow Soundz)Kix – Kool Atomic Kix Box Set (HNE Records)Lepra – Mortuus Morgana EP (BlackSeed Records)Margarita Witch Cult – Strung Out In Hell (Heavy Psych Sounds)Mawiza – ÜL (Season Of Mist)Mouth Of Madness – Event Horizon (Darkness Shall Rise Records)Nefarious – Addicted To Power (Relentless Metal Records)Phantom Spell – Heather & Hearth (Cruz Del Sur Music)Psalm – In Darkness…Have Mercy (Self-Released)Ramonda – The Walls Are Crumbling Down (Frontiers srl)Recorruptor – Sorrow Will Drown Us All (Time To Kill Records)Reburied – Flesh Mourning (Translation Loss Records)Robot God – Time Capsule Chronicles (Self-Released)Scardust – Souls (Frontiers srl)Scars On Broadway – Scarred For Life (Self-Released)Stomach – Low Demon (Hibernation Release Records)Suicide Commando – Final Stage EP (Out Of Line Records)Throatcut – Resilience (Arising Empire Records)Warchief – Toil & Trouble (Octopus Rising Records)ANDWe Are Scientists – Qualifying Miles (Groenland Records)The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Ghost Cult Keefyhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy 💻 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

Catch up on what you missed in the world of Rock and Metal news this week! 2025 Livestream Price Menu! Answer your questions - Still freeGeneral support $3Buy us a Coffee $6We rate your song $10 liveMusic business consulting call $75Support us https://cash.app/$ghostcultmaghttps://ko-fi.com/F2F1F2PLPhttps://paypal.me/ghostcultmaghttps://bit.ly/FableBeardGhostCultMagTimestamp:0:00 Intro ✅ Greetings and Salutations! 3:18✅ Announcements102:00 Outro ✅ Please like and sub! We love Streamyard and you will too! the best way to stream across your socials! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6735171122102272

We shed some light on who was kicked off the Back To The Beginning farewell concert for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, by Sharone Osbourne!See our full review with setlists: https://ghostcultmag.com/black-sabbaths-final-show-back-to-the-beginning-is-a-celebration-of-metals-founding-fathers/Timestamp:0:00 Intro ✅ Greetings to our panel! 153:00 Outro ✅ Please like and subscribe to our guests and us! Hosted by Ghost Cult Keefyhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefyTheme music by Salted Wounds:https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag Interview by Ghost Cult Keefyhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy Theme music by Salted Wounds:https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmagWe try to support deserving, and underloved underground band, labels, and small businesses whenever possible. Get your band, DIY label, or store a mention in our videos on YouTube (a #GCShoutout) by subscribing to us on here YouTube https://bit.ly/GhostCultMagYouTube and DM-ing us a screen shot! Or see the post here and DM us there! https://twitter.com/GhostCultMag/status/1716746480361648306We love Streamyard and you will too! the best way to stream across your socials! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6735171122102272

In this episode, Keefy chats with Mike of Concept Cafes Coffee! Mike detailed his love affair with heavy music and coffee, the absolutely sick packaging and brand aesthetics, as well as working with @cannibalcorpse , @gwar , @Testament , @IceNineKills , @motorhead , @shudder , Ministry, and more! Thanks to Annie Atlasman of Adrenaline PR for setting up this interview.

Check out our Unboxing and Taste Test of Concept Cafe's Laughing Monkey Machine Coffee beans and cold brew: https://youtu.be/jXVu8YjDH6gThe 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: Freeze The Fallhttps://www.instagram.com/freeze_the_fallWe 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! Find us!https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCultMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/ghostcultmag.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/GhostCultMaghttps://www.threads.net/@ghostcultmag