BARATHRUM - LONG LIVE SATAN on Ghul Prod.

It's such a honour to me that Demonos Sova from the wellknown band BARATHRUM agreed to release a live CD-R called LONG LIVE SATAN on GHUL PRODUCTIONS. I will make it available on 1st of march 2009. Artwork and music is allready prepared and waiting for destroying your ears and soul.

If you don't know BARATHRUM, you should know that these band is one of the most unique in todays (black) metal scene. Starting to performing with bass guitars only, some bones and a huge drum they fascinated me since the very first album HAILSTORM came out. Now, 8 albums and countless other rehearsals later, BARATHRUM is releasing a live CD through GHUL PRODUCTIONS.

The CD will have 11 tracks on it. It has been recorded in 1996 and you can listen to classics like WARMETAL, VICTORY FEAST, DEATH IS SAVIOUR and much more. Be prepared for totally jetblack metal!

As usual this release is a CD-R with pro-printed cover artwork. It is limited to 100 piecces, so better keep your eyes open and subscribe to my mailinglist.

Check also out BARATHRUMs Website.

Just another standard life.

This early I was working again on the first CD-R of NIGHTGAUNTS. I allready told you about that music. I had lot of ideas lately and was up very early, I think at 5am or so. While drinking coffee and working on something called BURIED ALIVE, I figured out, that this song will need a bit more time to envolve. I have lots of ideas, but first time in my life I really have a chance to work on harmonies and arrangments. Not that I couldn't have it done before, but meanwhile I understand what I am doing. Great feeling, though.

While figuring this out, it came to my mind that my studies on the norwegian and the french language are delayed again. I am realist and more time for my song means less time for studies. A glance on my clock told me, that it is time to leave to the real world soon. Real world, this means no time for dreams and music. Suddenly I was aware how much hectic I will get the next hours and that I have no chance to do any music stuff after work. I am off till I drop to bed, half dead (50% dead is ok, that's normal. I mean 75% dead in fact).
I also remembered that I have to practice my newly bought instruments, not only to compose. And at least I want to write on my short story again and so on and so on.

But there is no time left.

I don't have a chance to do all the things I want to. I cannot do the half of it. I can just do one piece out of ten. And even for that one, I have not the time. It's really annoying, but I guess, the rest of the world feels the same about it.

Art is dying. This is cause the world is moving forward to fast.

Lately I bought a very cool vinyl: NAVE - II. I own it for several days now, but I could only listen with one ear to it, while cooking some of the freshly buried humans of my tomb. I am filled up with e-mails, calls, conferences and of course the rest of my work. I cannot efford to listen 45 minutes (!!) to an album these days. I have CD to which I can listen to in my car. Fits perfectly, right? I nearly cannot speak with other guys about music. I guess this is the reason to write to this blog or to www.ghul.org. The other hectic guys of you can then read about it when you have a timeframe for relaxing.

Really, am I a machine? Every minute (except the two hours each morning) is filled up with boring, annonying, depressing or destroying stuff. I have no time anymore to enjoy Lisa Gerrads wonderful soprano in the evening, while drinking wine and staring at the stars. There is nothing left for a deep breath, while wandering through snowcovered pines.

We are such poor humans. We have left the natural path. Soon one can compare us better with machines than with other living creatures. Enjoying and creating Art is one of the keys which makes us to spiritual beeings.

It's a war against a new fast life. I try now to slow down career, work or whatever. There are more important things in life. Music. Watching horses when they are playing at the snow fields. Listening to extraordinary poems.

I didn't ever think, that staying at the beautiful side of life is hardest of all. Let me invite you to come with me to the path of arts again. If you aren't allready there waiting for an old fellow like me, we will enjoy some good discussions on our way.

Mortiis Streetteam

Yesterday I finished the work on the new MORTIIS Streetteam contents. Basically it's all the same, just a new domain: http://streetteam.mortiis.com. On that page potential streetteamers can find their way, which is not possible anymore from mortiis.com.
At least the upcoming album needs to be promoted and Mama Thrash, who is now responsible for the team needed such a seperation. Well, I wish her all the best and hope there are many streetteamers out there, cause the world can expect lots from the new MORTIIS album.

Online Zines - The result

Yes, even when I usually say that webzines are overrated these days, I sent out a couple of promos from THE HOUSE AT THE WATER before more than 6 weeks. Now it is time to see what has been done by this zines and which zine is worth sending a promo too and which one is not. Spoken personally, none of those zines count to my favourite ones nor do I have any kind of relationship to it.

I have chosen those zines by clicking at the site and guessing which could fit to my music. I allready knew, that is no good. Today it seems that webzines believe that they are important. For me they are just people who get free promos and should do at least a bit work for that present. I don't think that I am getting famous or anything else if somebody writes some good review. Having said that, I really think that if some guys get free promos, they should notify me when they have received the CD. Then they should write the review in lets say 2 weeks. This should be possible. Some of the webzine teams are huge! After writing the review, one should notify the musician/label what those guys have done. Here is what happened.

After two days I received my CD back from www.feindesland.de. Unopened - the recipient didn't accept my promo. I wrote that guy and he told me that things are going wrong at his mag and he will not accept any promotional stuff anymore.

These are the mags I got responses after more than 5 weeks:

http://www.Metal.de - Metal.de wrote quite a fair review. They mentioned that production isn't that good and that songwriting is a bit boring. Well, it's not metal. My own fault, I shouldn't sent my music to metal mags.
http://www.Heavyhardes.de This one was the most incompetent review I ever read. He even seem not to be able to open the booklet. This mag is totally shitty and not recommended.
http://www.Powermetal.de Same here. Well, a bit better. It's totally non underground and it looks like people don't care about underground. At least, underground CANNOT HAVE a good production.
http://www.nationofmetal.de/ These guys were first and spoke so much good words about my music that I still can't believe. :-) However, that review is about 2 din a4 pages long and describes each song individually.
http://obliveon.de/ My favourite mag here. That guy told me that songwriting must be more exciting (ok, you asked for it guy!!) but also said that everything is very promising. Definitly a magazine where I will send my new CD when it's out. Interesting sight of my music.

However, actually I don't feel very much about those reviews. People who blog about my music would feel more important.

So, those lads didn't respond to me till now. Some of them are printed mags. They never respond I guess.

http://www.amboss-mag.de/ - Normally Amboss Mag is very underground and helpful. I guess this is an exception and expect the response quite soon.

http://bloodchamber.de/
http://www.nocturnalhall.de/
Sonic Seducer
Mathew Kirshner (Metal Archives und Tartarean Desire) - This lad
http://www.archaic-magazine.com/
http://www.deathrockmagazine.com/
http://www.necroweb.de/
http://www.medienkonverter.de/
http://www.gothicparadise.de
Ablaze
http://www.gothic-magazine.de/
http://metal-inside.de

Finally I am very dissapointed. Most mags don't respond within 6 weeks. Some mags seem to use templates like: sound shit, cd-r shit, band shit. Really looks like people always write about CRADLE OF FILTH or the new METALLICA instead of listening to underground music. And hey, back in 1995 I bought fanzines to get in touch with bands round the globe. This is no more. Mags don't recommend underground bands at all and this is why I use some of my email comrades, message boards or simply read blogs from my friends. This is better than most music mags.

The winner of the list above is the Obliveon mag. Fair and competent, even when I didn't get 10 points out of 10. I simply can respect this opinion.

The latest Mortiis rumours

Lately I had a chat with my friends of MORTIIS. I can't tell too much at the moment, but it really looks like these guys allready did some studio work. All of you MORTIIS fans out there, I guess you can expect some extraordinary and cool new album soon. At least I am expecting a call from the MORTIIS management with new ideas for improving the website www.mortiis.com.

There are also big changes in the streetteam structures and everything feels like the big mortiis ball is rolling again. So stay tuned and watch out for news about MORTIIS on my blog or at mortiis.com.

Cultes des Goules | Nightgaunts | Ghul Prod.

Dear Friends, living or dead,

there are many news around lately! But first things first. I just want to give you the chance to see all news and information about me an my projects more quickly. Just check out my blog: http://blog.cultesdesgoules.org where I post everything on a regular basis.

In the future I will post not only new about CULTES DES GOULES on this list. I will start to put some news of my label GHUL PRODUCTIONS on it and of course of some of my side projects. However, you will NOT receive MORE mails in your inbox - i just want to make it a bit longer. I really hope this doesn't bother you too much and you will stay with me on my list. But now... let's dive into darkness

Yours,
Cy Ghul



*** CULTES DES GOULES - Album is out NOW!! ***
It has been done! Finally CULTES DES GOULES debut THE HOUSE AT THE WATER is out! The first fellow undead have allready received their package on the last day of octobre. If you still need it, check out the GHUL SHOP:
http://www.ghul.org/index.php?p=shop.articles

If you want to listen to some of the music, please check out...
...my website: http://www.cultesdesgoules.org
or myspace: http://www.myspace.com/goules
or Last.FM: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Cultes+Des+Goules/The+House+At+The+Water

However, I meanwhile consider this music as some kind of DEATH ROCK. You have been warned! ;-)
The release comes as a CD-R with full coloured and professionally printed 4 page booklet. It's beeing hold in a slim case and has a simple sticker on it. As you may have noticed, it is not released as a printed CD but a burned CD-R.



*** NIGHTGAUNTS - What the hell..? ***
It is true. I have been asked to create some music for a german spoken Lovecraft radioplay. Well, I allready started with it and decided to give that stuff a name: NIGHTGAUNTS. This project is dedicated to dark and ancient music, with a bit ambient maybe. However, there is no rock and roll equipment planned here. If you like only metal or gothic rock, you proably better go with CULTES DES GOULES. A website is beeing planned, but no work has been done here. First I want to finish the music.
http://www.nightgaunts.org



*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS - New weird stuff in stock! ***
Remember: all items here are FREE OF POSTAGE if you are living in europe. If you buy some of that stuff here, you directly support my music. Please note: there are some very cool promos in here, for example HEXENTOMB, SECTIONED and DIMENTIANON. Please consider stopping by and listen to these bands. Support underground!

CULTES DES GOULES - THE HOUSE AT THE WATER - CD-R/Pro booklet - 6 Euro
THARGOS - Salem City - CD - 6 EUR
THARGOS - Killfukk - CD - 8 EUR
THARGOS - Black Metal Punkz - 7" - 8 EUR
THARGOS - T-Shirt: FUKKED AND KILLED (L, M, XL) - 12 EUR

HANDPICKED STUFF:

o.68/amelotatist -Todeskvlt - CD-R, very cool looking - 6 EUR
CAULDRON BLACK RAM - Skulduggery - CD - 6 EUR
CHARNEL VALLEY - The igneaous race - CD - 6 EUR
DIMENTIANON - LIVE PROMO - CD-R -3 EUR
DOOMRAISER - Lords of Mercy - CD - 6 EUR
GUMOMANIACS - Best of Dosenbier - CD-R - 6 EUR
HEXENTOMB - Far beyond - CD - 3 EUR
IMINDAIM - And the Living Shall Envy the Dead - DIGI-PAK - 6 EUR
RIGOR SARDONICOUS - Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus - CD - 6 EUR
SECTIONED - ELME PROMO - CD-R - 3 EUR
SANCTIFIER - Awaked by impurity rites - CD - 6 EUR

NIGHTGAUNTS

Dear Friends,

in the past there has been rumours about a new project of mine. Today I am sure I will do it and now it's not a rumour anymore: with today I started a new project called NIGHTGAUNTS.

NIGHTGAUNTS is a project which may be considered ambient - dark tunes, atmosphere or wiccan drums and dancing ghosts. This is NIGHTGAUNTS.

If you would know me in private, you would know that I am not one of those guys who are starting with a website before starting with the music. Well, actually there is NIGHTGAUNTS music! The first project to be released is the music soundtrack of an radio play. Of course, this radio play is a story of H. P. Lovecraft and I am very proud that I have been asked for doing that music.

When the project has been announced by the label, I will be able to provide you some selected scenes of the latest nightmares.

Yours sincerly,
Cy Ghul