Jul 262023
 

Cultist, a Christian heavy metal band from southern California’s Inland Empire have released their first LP “Slow Suicide” under the banner of Facedown Records on the 21st July 2023. Having previously released 2 EPs and 3 unattached singles, the framework of the band is unquestionably west coast beatdown hardcore with plenty of east coast influence, giving significant weight to their sound and amplified by lyrical gravity. They pull deathcore-style threads from The Last Ten Seconds of Life, dark metalcore vibes from Varials, and combine it with the raw heaviness.

“Slow Suicide” opens up the album, as it plunges on with heavy guitar chugs meddled with screeching vocals with varied drum beats oscillating between rock and blast beats. The guitar chugs continue throughout the breadth of the song maintaining a solid attack with craftly interludes bringing about eerie tones. “Preacher III” carries on the formulaic from its predecessor, it layers on slow guitar chugs with a rumbling bass and screeches on muted guitars. The vocal delivery toggles between screeching and guttural styled vocals which surely brings about a ghastly aftereffect to the song.

With “Memento Mori” the deathcore shenanigans are met with slight melodies on the guitar before treading back to their signature sound. I liked the drums on this track, as I saw little experimentation that differentiated this song from the rest. The drums reminded me a bit of Slayer’s “Gemini”, not a like for like comparison, but more on the lines of standing out from the other instruments. “Hell of My Design” jumps on with similar energy, adding a few breakdowns in its delivery but staying nonetheless on a similar format as its predecessors. The vocals blare out throughout the course of the song with crafty breakdown on the guitars, still lacking new arrangements.

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May 262023
 

Cultist’s new single ‘Suffering By My Own Hand’ appears on the upcoming album “Slow Suicide”, out July 21, 2023 on Facedown Records. Featuring guest vocals by Jeremy Schaeffer of Earth Groans

Cultist is a metal band hailing from Southern California. The band released their first EP “The Preacher” in 2018, followed by their first album “An Observation Of Grief” in 2021. They announced their signing to Facedown Records on July 7th, 2022.

Listen to the song ‘Suffering By My Own Hand’ below.

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Apr 082023
 

Cultist’s new single ‘Preacher III’ appears on the upcoming album “Slow Suicide”, out July 21, 2023 on Facedown Records. Featuring guest vocals by Christian Roche of Diamonds To Dust.

Cultist is a metal band hailing from Southern Californina. The band released their first EP “The Preacher” in 2018, followed by their first album “An Observation Of Grief” in 2021. They announced their signing to Facedown Records on July 7th, 2022 and released their first new single ‘Let Me Feel Everything’ from their upcoming album “Slow Suicide”. A second single has been released in Sept.  ‘Hell of my Design’

“Slow Suicide” will be released on July 21 via Facedown Records.

Listen to the song ‘Preacher III’ below.

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Sep 242022
 

Cultist have dropped a new single ‘Hell Of My Design’ from the forthcoming album “Slow Suicide”, coming early 2023 on Facedown Records.

Cultist is a Christian heavy band from southern California’s Inland Empire. The framework of the band is unquestionably west coast beatdown hardcore with plenty of east coast influence, giving significant weight to their sound and amplified by lyrical gravity. They pull deathcore-style threads from The Last Ten Seconds of Life, dark metalcore vibes from Varials, and combine it with the raw heaviness fans have come to expect from the Facedown Records Family. Cultist have previously released 2 EPs and 3 unattached singles. Recently they joined Facedown to release their first LP “Slow Suicide.”

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Jul 072022
 

Welcome Facedown’s newest signing Cultist.

Cultist is a Christian heavy band from southern California’s Inland Empire. The framework of the band is unquestionably west coast beatdown hardcore with plenty of east coast influence, giving significant weight to their sound and amplified by lyrical gravity. They pull deathcore-style threads from The Last Ten Seconds of Life, dark metalcore vibes from Varials, and combine it with the raw heaviness fans have come to expect from the Facedown Records Family. Cultist have previously released 2 EPs and 3 unattached singles. They join Facedown to release their first LP “Slow Suicide.”

For now, the group stated:

“We are excited to announce that we have officially signed with Facedown Records! We look forward to being a part of the family and bringing our fans what they want. The heavy.”

Their first single ‘Let Me Feel Everything’ can be streamed below.

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