Massive thanks to Hate Meditations for the deep dive into Lore. This review doesn’t just scratch the surface; it plunges straight into the ruins with torch in hand!
“With this album, Cultic have broadened the scope of their project, and firmly established themselves as one of the more unique voices in modern metal.” – Hate Meditations
We had the absolute honor of speaking with Metal Hammer Italy about Lore, the concept behind our Dungeon Metal world, and what it means to build a sound that lives between myth, madness, and metal.
Big shoutout to 666MrDoom for sharing the full album stream of Lore on YouTube!
If you’ve been waiting to hear the record from start to finish, now’s the time. Throw on your headphones, crank the volume, and take the full ride through the Cultic world … all 52:52:52 of it.
The torches are lit…
Our third full-length album, Lore, is out now!
Lore is a journey we’ve been forging deep in the dungeon for years. It’s a collision of fantasy and dread, war drums and screams, synths and steel. It’s 18 tracks of raw dungeon metal chaos, built around sinister characters and unrelenting atmosphere. From tracks like “Tyrant’s Horde” and “Executioner’s Tale” to synth-laden interludes like “Imperial Procession,” Lore unfolds as a single immersive experience – an arc through madness, power, and ruin.
Our new video for Nomad is now streaming exclusively at Decibel Magazine!
Nomad is the first track from our new album, Lore (now available for pre-order at https://www.culticband.com/lore)! The video fuses high-saturation performance footage with mythic storytelling. It follows the Nomad, a lone warrior who unearths ancient secrets from a dying kingdom and feeds them into the hands of the Warlock from our last album, “Of Fire and Sorcery”, igniting a ritual that reshapes the world.
Horns up to Rob Hammer for blasting the full Lore album on his YouTube channel!
Rob’s been a longtime supporter of underground metal, and we’re stoked to see Lore among the heavy offerings. If you haven’t taken the full journey through the record yet, now’s the perfect time to do it: front to back, no skips, just raw Dungeon Metal energy.
Shoutout to Metal Digest for giving Lore a spin and shining a light into the depths of our dungeon!
We’re honored to have Lore included in Heavy Blog is Heavy’s Release Day Roundup alongside a gnarly crew of heavy-hitters. Big thanks to the Heavy Blog crew for spreading the word of Lore.