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Phantom of the Black Hills – Gothic Bluegrass Album Review
From the London Celtic Punks website: “One of the best bands to wield a banjo IN THE WORLD Phantom Of The Black Hills soak in influences as varied as Country, Punk, Goth, Folk and gothic Bluegrass with distorted vocals and mysterious mystique and a dark, very dark ethos. That Witch is their 6th studio album […]
“Prayers Before The Plague” – Gothic Country EP Review
Gothic Country EP Review by Luminous Dash zine – Featuring ex-members from Radio Noir (Mather Louth, vocals), The Cramps, Mau Maus and Nick Curran & The Lowlifes (Chopper Franklin on guitar, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, drums), Kings of Nuthin’ (Thomas Lorioux, bass) and top violinist Luis Mascaro, Heathen Apostles was formed in Los Angeles and born […]
POTBH and Mather Louth in Hard Country Collab
The Phantom of the Black Hills are back in the studio to record a new Hard Country album, and once again they will be collaborating with Mather Louth, the lead singer for the Gothic Americana band the Heathen Apostles. They previously worked together on Wild Witch of the West (you can check out the wild […]
Dark Entries Magazine – Gothic Roots “Dust To Dust” Album Review
Gothic roots, gothic country, Southern Gothic or dark Americana are terms used to describe the music of Heathen Apostles. The band operates from Los Angeles, California and their first album dates from 2013. So basically it is traditional American country and folk, bluegrass or ‘hillbilly’ music with a black edge and akin to genres such as cowpunk, gothabilly or hellbilly (think […]
Heathen Apostles Interview in Germany’s Ox Magazine
During the build up to their 2018 European Tour, the Heathen Apostles were interviewed by Karin Hoog of the popular German music magazine Ox Magazine. Below is a scan of the Heathen Apostles interview in German, to read the English translation scroll below it. They have a gloomy version of the Gershwin classic “Summertime” […]
Remastered Berlin Brats Album Now Available
Ratchet Blade Records has released a newly remastered version of the Berlin Brats’ Believe It Or Rot: 1973-1976. It the first (and only) album of the band, which had been christened in the 1970’s as Los Angeles’ answer to the Rolling Stones and New York Dolls. It is also the first band of the Mau Maus’ Rick […]
Ratchet Blade Records Free Sampler
To thank you for your support of Ratchet Blade Records we’re offering this FREE digital sampler of choice cuts from recent RBR releases by these artists: 1. Charley Horse “The Real Thing” 2. Phantom of the Black Hills “Enemy” 3. Mau Maus “Warbaby” 4. Doghouse Lords “Voodoo Lucy” 5. Berlin Brats “(I’m) Psychotic” 6. Mr. […]