Ghost Cult Magazine Podcast

PODCAST: Episode 874 - Kariti on Still Life - Atmospheric Darkness and Emotional Weight

Keefy speaks with Kariti, the atmospheric and ambient sound-alchemist crafting deeply human music through minimalism, ritual, and emotional excavation. Her new album, Still Life, is out now via Lay Bare Recordings. The album unfolds themes of transience, loss, memory, and the fragile spaces between moments. In this conversation, Kariti discusses composition, intent, working with stark arrangements, and how voice can serve as both an instrument and a confession. She is playing her last two shows of 2025 this week: Zurich on the 12th & Stuttgart on the 13th of December. Follow Kariti: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/kariti_official/ Bandcamp — https://kariti.bandcamp.com/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/karitiofficial #gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: The Greater Us https://www.instagram.com/thegreaterus_/ The Usual Suspects: Interview by Ghost Cult 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 Check out our linktree - updated daily with top stories: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag

PODCAST: Episode 873 - Ethan McCarthy (Primitive Man) Talks New Album Observance- Out Now on Relapse

Tom Osman speaks with Ethan McCarthy from Primitive Man to discuss their powerful new album, Observance, which is set to be released on October 31, 2025, via  @relapserecords  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_E54fzF2BPsy7Ig4aDygWA].In the conversation, Ethan delves into the album's bleak vision, the band’s unwavering sound choices, and how Primitive Man continues to shape extreme music through distortion, atmosphere, and urgency. The discussion highlights the band's intent to create music that is heavier, more focused, and even more suffocating than before.Follow Primitive Man:https://www.instagram.com/primitivemandoom/ [https://www.instagram.com/primitivemandoom/]https://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom/ [https://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom/]https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/ [https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/]#gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: VAARAhttps://www.instagram.com/vaara_sludge/ [https://www.instagram.com/vaara_sludge/]The Usual Suspects: Interview by Tom Osmanhttps://www.instagram.com/tomosmansounds/ [https://www.instagram.com/tomosmansounds/]Editing by Omar Cordyhttps://www.instagram.com/ojcpics [https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics]Theme music by Salted Woundshttps://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc [https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc]Check out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag [⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag]

PODCAST: Episode 872 - Ghost Cult's 2025 Album of The Year Countdown (40-1)

Some of our crew assembles to run down the Top 40 Rock and Metal albums of 2025! Full list coming soon! The Usual SuspectsSteve Tovey - Editor Emeritus Follow Steve's band Grief Symposium on Bandcamphttps://griefsymposium.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-absence-of-lightTom Osman - Managing Editor of Ghost Cult:Follow Tom's podcast  @WhateverComesNextwithTomOsman  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCQjGQ1Got9cmUjy6hpBua8Q] Follow Tom's music: https://dramarecorder.bandcamp.com/album/real-silencehttps://tomosman.bandcamp.com/album/so-much-for-all-in-a-days-workSusanne A. Maathuis - correspondentFollow Susanne here: https://www.instagram.com/s_a_maathuis_photography/https://www.instagram.com/nimindils_nook/Wil Cifer - correspondentFollow Wil's podcast  @abysmalhymns666  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCzvh9zXfKoV9dpSlKtCCNQg] https://www.instagram.com/w.i.l.cifer/Don de Leaumont - correspondentDon's Podcast -  @talkingthetalkwithdon  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCmp-Tfo6EDWToZYl5xllAnw] Don's blog - https://linktr.ee/southeastofheaven1Don's new album - https://dond.bandcamp.com/album/dancing-on-my-fathers-grave-and-other-storiesFollow Keefy's new YouTube channel: @GhostCultKeefy666  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCjqW9TK3saE8-H-9eYKTctg] 2025 Livestream Price Menu! Answer your questions - Still freeGeneral support $3Buy us a Coffee $6We rate your song $25 liveMusic business consulting call $75Support us https://cash.app/$ghostcultmaghttps://ko-fi.com/F2F1F2PLPhttps://paypal.me/ghostcultmag Timestamp: 0:00 Intro ✅: Greetings2:00 Welcoming in the panel✅:7:31 Top personal favorite albums of 2025 from the team✅:AOTY list Place, Santa Rosa CA40-1 ✅: 25:00 #40 26:13 #39 27:11 #38 31:42 #37 32:13 #36 33:44 #35 34:50 #34 36:21 #33 38:22 #32 38:45 #31 40:00 #30 40:30 #29 41:13 #28 42:06 #27 43:00 #26 45:00 #25 45:44 #24 48:57 #23 51:45 #22 53:42 #21 54:12 #20 56:15 #19 58:13 #18 100:02 #17 102:17 #16 104:32 #16 105:15 #15 107:21 #14 109:37 #13 111:15 #12 112:30 #11 114:45 #10 120:18 #09 121:13 #08 123:11 #07 126:20 #06 128:58 #05 130:11 #04 133:02 #03 136:31 #02 138:10 #01 144:00 Outro ✅: Please Like and Subscribe We love Streamyard and you will too! the best way to stream across your socials! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6735171122102272#albumoftheyear #2025 #2025bestalbums #bestrockandmetalalbums

PODCAST: Episode 871 - Conjurer Return with Unsellf - Brady Deeprose Interview

Keefy sits down with Brady Deeprose of Conjurer to dive into their new album Unsellf, out now on Nuclear Blast Records. The band has taken a sharper, more introspective turn, balancing aggression, atmosphere, and emotional intensity. Brady breaks down how Unsellf was written, where the band has evolved, and why this record feels like their most revealing work to date. They discuss vulnerability in heavy music, the challenges of identity in the modern scene, and how Conjurer continue to carve their own space without repeating themselves. Follow Conjurer: https://www.instagram.com/conjureruk [https://www.instagram.com/conjureruk] https://www.facebook.com/conjureruk [https://www.facebook.com/conjureruk] https://twitter.com/ConjurerUK [https://twitter.com/ConjurerUK] #gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀 https://www.instagram.com/confessband.official/ [https://www.instagram.com/confessband.official/] The Usual Suspects: Interview by Ghost Cult Keefy https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy [https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy] Editing by Omar Cordy https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics [https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics] Theme music by Salted Wounds https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc [https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc] Check out our linktree - updated daily with top stories: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag [⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag]

PODCAST: Episode 870 - New Music Friday: All the New Metal and Rock You Should Hear for December 12th 2025

From the underground to the big time, it's New Music Friday for December 12th 2025! Can you pronounce all these bands? Abbie Falls – Life Is Just A Temporary Plan (Out Of Line Records) Bygone – Bygone (Svart Records) CoreLeoni – Live At Hallenstadion Zurich (Perception Music) Dawn Of The Dark Age – Ver Sacrum (My Kingdom Records) Dizzy – Yard Sale (Punkerton Records) Glasgow Kiss – Down In Flames (Eclipse Music) Graham Bonnet Band – Lost In Hollywood Again (Frontiers srl) Jimi Jamison – 1998 Live Hits (Frontiers srl) Jim Peterik & World Stage – River Of Music: The Power Of Duets Vol. 1 (Frontiers srl) Khepra – Anatomy Of Sin (Theogonia Records) Lord Of The Lost – Opvs Noir Vol. 2 (Napalm Records) Lust Of Decay – Entombed In Sewage (Comatose Records) Martrod – Draumsýnir eldsins (Debemur Morti Records) Phantom Corporation – Time And Tide (Supreme Chaos Records) Rob Moratti – Sovereign (Frontiers srl) Sun Of The Suns – Entanglement (Scarlet Records) Trouble – Trouble Re-Release (Hammerheart Records) AND Zero 9:36 – They Were Always Here EP (OneRPM) The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Micaela Petersen ⁠https://www.instagram.com/micaeladeadeyes [⁠https://www.instagram.com/micaeladeadeyes ] 💻 Omar Cordy ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠ [⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠] 🎵 Fahad Syed ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi [⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi] Check out our linktree - updated daily with top stories: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag [⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag] To get your next release on this list - message us at this link *well before* the release date: https://bit.ly/submityourmusictoGhostCult [https://bit.ly/submityourmusictoGhostCult]