Showing posts with label Blood Cult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blood Cult. Show all posts

Friday, December 20, 2024

Blood Cult/We're Gonna Take Your Soul/Witches Brew/Illinoisan Thunder/2025 Full Length Review

 


  Blood  Cult  are  a  band  from  Illinois  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  started  out  with  a  musical  style  they  used  to  describe  as  redneck  black  metal  and  over  the  years  have  evolved  into  more  of  a  mixture  of  southern  rock  and  traditional  metal and  this  is  a  review  of  their  album  "We're  Gonna  Take  Your  Soul"  which  will  be  released  in  2025  as  a  joint  effort  between  Witches  Brew  and  Illinoisan  Thunder.


  A  very  dark  yet  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  psychedelic  sounding  keyboards  a  few  seconds  later.  A  lot  of  the  riffing  and  clear  vocals  also  bring  in  elements  of  southern  rock  along  with  some  touches  of  classic  70's  metal  and  the  solos  and  leads  also  remain  true  to  a  more  retro  style.


  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  some  of  the  riffing  also  shows  an  influence  of  blues  rock.  At  times  the   album  also  gets  very  progressive  sounding  along  with  some  of  the  riffing  also  capturing  the  raw  energy  of  punk  rock  and  most  of  the  album  sticks  to  a  mid  tempo  direction.


  On  this  recording  Blood  Cult  moves  way  from  the  more  black  metal  side  of  their  previous  releases  and  goes  for  more  of  a  mixture  of  traditional  70's  metal  and  southern  rock.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  Satanic  Panic  era  of  the  80's  and  early  90's.


  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Blood  Cult  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  classic  metal  and  70's  rock,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Demon  Seed"  "I  Never  Go  Away"  "The  Devil's  Child"  and  "Love".  8  out  of  10.


  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blood-cult/356149507

https://www.illinoisanthunder.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bloodcult/

https://www.instagram.com/j.r.preston/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1dw5Didi5MMkiOHS5VmYMI

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blood-cult/356149507


  

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Blood Cult/We Are The Cult Of The Plains/Moribund Records/2010 CD Review


  Blood Cult are a band from Illinois that plays an original form of redneck black metal that is still very raw sounding but with elements that no other black metal band has touched and they have also been interviewed by this zine, and this is a review of their 2010 album "We Are The Cult Of The Plains" which was released by Moribund Records.

Drums cover a lot of ground with some mid paced drumming that has a rock edge with some fast playing and brutal blast beats, while the bass playing has a very powerful tone that mixes black metal and rockabilly together with some bass  leads being used at times.

Rhythm guitars are very original with some raw black metal riffs that also mix in thrash, southern rock and rockabilly influences to create an original sound, while the lead guitars mix traditional metal with southern rock in the guitar solos.

Vocals are a mixture of high pitched black metal screams and clean singing vocals that are very southern sounding, while the lyrics cover Satanism and Necromancy from a Left Hand Path redneck point of view, as for the production it is very raw but professional sounding with all of the musical instruments having a good sound to them.

In my opinion Blood Cult are a very great band and if you want an original sounding black metal album, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE ""My Forest Home" "Devil's Sabbath" "Serpent" and "Necromance"> RECOMMENDED BUY.

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Blood Cult Interview


1.Can you update us with what is going on with Bloodcult these days?
Blood Cult is in the process of writing the new album. It's going to be good. I am proud of the new material. We are bringing Satan back to America. It is long overdue


2. How would you describe your musical sound?
Sounds like three guys listened to a shit load of Venom and Bathory and Mercyful Fate and somehow got mixed up with Ted Nugent and Kiss albums..



3. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
Satanic Black Metal lyrics. Overtly evil and without conscience... Haven't written many lyrics for the new stuff yet but I'm going on record with a promise that it will be more of the same shit you've come to expect from us. Blood Cult's always going to be pro Devil and antisocial. The world needs a band like us today. Kids love it and so do the women, which makes us happy



4. Have you had any opportunities to do a live show yet, if so what are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
We played live shows and it's always a bunch of males in the audience which the band doesn't give a shit about... A show is always a possibility if there is a deal in the contract that requires promoters to fill the crowd with hot chicks, otherwise, we are just going to stay in our little country houses and forget about playing live ever again!! I do enjoy playing live with other bands personally but that is because the opposite sex shows up! With metal it's a different scene and one I'm not in to, if you get my drift. Basically we never played a good show because of the crowds either being nonmetal or too many men there! Many bands love playing live shows but in my experience the metal scene is sausage only. That don't fly well with a hetero band such as ours


5. The new album came out on Moribund Records, how has the support been so far from that label, and how would you compare them to the other labels that you have been on?
Truthfully, and I want everyone to know this...Moribund is the best label and is run professionally. Top notch. I love the other labels I have been on except for one


6. Out off all the albums the band has put out so far which one are you the most satisfied with?
Enbilulugugal Versus Blood Cult + We Are The Cult of The Plains


7. How has your music been received by black metal fans worldwide?
Most black metal "fans" are retarded children that should be in group homes! The Blood Cult doesn't fit in with their vision. However the metal press has been good to us. Many get it, but most do not, and that works for us! The music is different than what people would call Black Metal since '93. The Intelligent metal fans know what we do...We're closer to a Venom or a Motorhead or a Darkthrone, not a Dark Funeral or an Immortal or Emperor - but we still enjoy LISTENING to those bands and we respect Black Metal. It is our favorite kind of music and I listen to hundreds of bands from around Earth


8. How would you describe your musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
We actually kind of regressed which helps - the future is wide open to us but I'm sure the music is going to be pretty damn much the same as it has been for half the decade, you know?


9. What are some of the current side projects that are going on these days?
Enbilulugugal, Tjolgtjar, Xexyz are mine, Justin has MRA and Telestars with Lewy and they also do some stuff called Mid Coast Love In... it's psychedelic. Our drummer also used to do a band called Dick Vanilla's Shack O Love Band which was porn rock....I personally have played on recordings from a bunch of bands in different types of music from all over America and the UK too


10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
I am not going to bore everyone with this. I have been listening to the same music since I was 14. Yes, I've bought newer albums which are very cool, but none of them could stack up



11. Does Satanism or Occultism play any role in the music?
Yep...the ONLY thing that plays a role in our music is the force of Satan and we are the original corn field cult!!!


12. What are some of your interests outside of music?
Cartoons. I do animation. Big things are on the verge of happening...


13. Any final words or thoughts?
We want to say thank you for the interview and also thanks to our fans. It is a cliche now, but the fans keep us going. The support from the press, the support from the label, the support from the fans - that's what makes us continue making our music. To everyone, thanks, wait til you hear the new shit! Have a good day and fuck off

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