Cultic Lore Album Cover - Evil Warrior Sitting on a Black Dragon with Sunset and Fortress in Background

New Album, Lore

Available Now!

Lore is Cultic at their heaviest and most experimental. Combining the raw power of extreme doom, first-wave black metal, and elements of punk with churning riffs, eerie synths, pounding war drums, and bellowing horns, this album plunges into a twisted world of dark fantasy and sinister encounters.

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"The music is heavy, sure, but also strangely hypnotic and catchy as hell".

Britton Dicks - Blasted by Britton

“Cultic make music that alludes to high fantasy sword-and-sorcery tales—King Arthur and Conan the Barbarian. They call it battle punk or dark dungeon metal. We call it awesome.”

Emily Bellino - Decibel

"Tortured screams and dangerous magic roam the halls of Cultic’s loud, often dilapidated-sounding metal: prepare for wild synthesizer lines, a theoretically lethal amount of delay and reverb. It’s unhinged, delightfully so, and hones in on its chosen aesthetic with an incredible precision."

Ted Nubel - Invisible Oranges

"Very enjoyable, very grim and extremely twisted."

Marksson - VM Underground

"If you like your doom barbaric and blunt with a blatant disregard for anything younger than the late 80s then by Crom, this is for you!"

Samoht - GRIMM Gent

"Cultic demand your attention but it’s not like they’re punching you in the face for it. You crawl to them and crawl for more as opposed to the other way round, the band are in full control. "

Sam Jones - The Razor's Edge

"Cultic take their primary influences from the likes of Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Winter, wielding a sound something like a cross between primitive death/doom and early extreme metal."

Emily Bellino - Decibel

"CULTIC! What can I say? When I listen, it really feels like it’s a late 1980 analog recording made in the depth of hell and was recently discovered in the back yard of Tom Warrior’s childhood home about six feet deep by a rabid Goat. The power, vibe, and true essence of the time is captured and introduced to us all over again!"

Paul Folk - CvltNation

“This is extreme metal that channels the aesthetics of early death metal, doom, crust-punk, black metal, and sludge in such a way that none dare try to stand against it. With downtuned guitars and war-ready drumming, the music of CULTIC is equal to donning chain mail, hoods and cloaks, taking up sword and shield, and charging into the fray of battle.”

Pat Riot Whitaker - Riff Relevant

"Cultic sounds really authentic, as if an old album had been found here in a box of dusty tapes."

Daniel Müller - Crossfire Metal Webzine

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New Music & Merch

Cultic Lore Dark Rider Bundle - T-Shirt, Poster, CD-R and Sticker
Cultic Lore Dark Dungeon Metal Bundle
Cultic Lore CD - Album Cover

Cultic Blog

  • LORE Is Available Now!

    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...

  • Nomad Music Video Premieres on Decibel

    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....

  • The Razor’s Edge Reviews Lore: Slow, Heavy, and Unrelenting

    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, ...

  • Lore Receives Killer Review from Frozen Moon Promotions

    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, poundi...

  • Cultic Reviewed in Scream Magazine

    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...

  • Blasted by Britton Reviews Lore

    A big thanks to Blasted by Britton for taking the time to dive into Lore and drop a killer review of the album. “The music is heavy, sure, but also strangely hypnotic and catchy ...

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