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
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.
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.
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.
Big thanks to Do The FKN Review for diving headfirst into the madness of Lore. This review absolutely rips, calling Lore “our heaviest and most deranged record to date” and praising it for booting “the fkn door down and drag[ging] you straight into the dungeon.”
Our new album Lore, was spotted skulking through the shadows of Metal Injection’s Weekly Injection (a roundup of the heaviest, wildest, and weirdest new releases this week).
Lore just got a nod in Metal Injection’s latest Weekly Injection roundup of new releases!
We’re proud to be listed alongside some crushing names in metal. Thanks to the Metal Injection crew for shouting out the dungeon metal chaos we’ve been cooking.
Shoutout to The Razor’s Edge for diving deep into Lore in their latest review. Sam Jones captured the core of what we set out to do with this record: channeling weight, tension, and storytelling into a journey that drags you through the mire!
We’re grateful to Frozen Moon Promotions for giving Lore a spotlight in their Upcoming Metal segment.
They awarded the album a 5 / 5 score and had this to say:
“A heavy, pounding and truly atmospheric record that captures the darkest D&D campaign the band could muster.” –Frozen Moon Promotions
Hell yeah! We just got a write-up in the latest issue of Scream Magazine:
“This Pennsylvania-based trio forges their own path in dungeon metal – primitive, raw, and ugly in the best possible way. Like a lost demo from the early ’90s, Lore captures that DIY spirit with unapologetic grit and originality. Cultic embrace the naivety and turn it into a sound that’s uniquely theirs.” – Scream Magazine