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Swedish metal act Crucella has officially released their latest single, Descensum, a haunting fusion of Melodic Doom and Progressive Metal. As the fourth track composed by the band, the song serves as a meticulous study in contrast, navigating the thin line between serene, atmospheric soundscapes and sudden, violent shifts in intensity. This sonic volatility is…
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It should come as no surprise, to regular readers of The Cult Archives, that I fucking LOVE Troma Entertainment. Lloyd Kaufman is a movie-making monster genius and I will die on that hill. So imagine the unholy joy when word dropped that one of their most gloriously unhinged creations is clawing its way back from…
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There’s DIY horror, and then there’s ‘e made a whole damn possession movie for the price of a haunted toaster’. Enter A Possession in Lincoln County, the first in-house production from Found TV, and a clear sign they’re done hosting nightmares and ready to start making their own. Behind the chaos are husband-and-wife duo Louie…
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Leicester’s Final Coil are keeping the momentum rolling on their new EP 1994, with a fresh video landing for its opening track, Instant Fix. The EP has already been picking up strong reactions for its sharp, high-energy return to the band’s heavier instincts, and this latest release doubles down on that. Frontman Phil Stiles explains…
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Tooms, hailing from Limerick in the west of Ireland, have steadily evolved from their early days as Gaia into something heavier, stranger, and far more ambitious. Formed around bassist Anto Donnellan, drummer Kieran Grace, and guitarist/vocalist Alex Hölzinger, the trio’s early groundwork eventually crystallised into Tooms with the 2017 single Simon Ferocious, a track that…
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Following the momentum of the Celestial EP, The Eternal now unveil a new animated lyric video for their latest single Lament For The Hollow, the first glimpse into their upcoming album Obscured Horizons, due September 18th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Lament For The Hollow opens wide from the first note, huge, sweeping guitar harmonies stretching…
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Sometimes bands tweak the formula. Maybe sharpen the edges, swap a pedal, call it evolution. Einvigi chose to burn the whole thing to the ground and started again. The Finnish Post-Black Metal outfit return with Stigma, a new single and video that doesn’t feel like a step forward so much as a full-scale rebirth. This…
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There’s something deeply unsettling about family in horror, especially when home starts feeling like a trap with better lighting. And if anyone knows how to twist that knife, it’s Joko Anwar, the mind behind Satan’s Slaves and Impetigore. Now he’s circling back with something a little more intimate. And by intimate, I mean ‘your childhood…
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The Cult Archives isn’t just your late-night gateway to underground cinema and unholy noise, it’s also the beating, blackened heart of the BMA record label. This is where the theory stops and the damage begins. The BMA exists for one reason: to take everything we love about the underground, and press it into something you…
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We have reached a point in The Cult Archives where the traditional laws of physics, narrative structure, and human biology no longer apply. If you think you’ve seen weird cinema, if you think you’ve plumbed the depths of the bizarre, I am here to tell you that you are a rank amateur until you have…