Yoe, PA – Dungeon Metal masters Cultic return with their third full-length album, Lore , dropping October 3rd, 2025 via Eleventh Key Records (pre-orders open now). This death/doom powerhouse draws fans of Winter, Celtic Frost/Hellhammer, and Conan into a dark fantasy world of barbarians, dragons, swords, and war axes.
Fusing extreme doom, first-wave black metal, punk energy, and haunting dungeon synth interludes, Lore tells a conceptual saga in reverse, with every riff, horn, and thunderous drumbeat pulling listeners deeper into Cultic’s shadowed universe. The album’s cover art continues a triptych from their previous releases, completing the immersive lore.
The opening track “Nomad” premiered via Decibel Magazine here , chronicling a lone warrior whose discovery of ancient secrets awakens dragons and sets kingdoms ablaze. Decibel calls Cultic’s style “dark dungeon metal,” a perfect label for a band that merges doom, black metal, and epic storytelling into one crushing package.
“Lore weaves mythic storytelling and street-level horror into our sound. Sonically, it’s like driving a chopper through a haunted castle.” – Brian Magar
“Dungeon Metal is starting to become a thing. This record serves as notice that we are the warden, the parole board, the guards, the walls and the bars.” – Andrew Harris
“Shorter songs, catchy riffs, and no filler! Lore comes in swinging. The art, the sound, the story … Everything feels forged in the same dungeon.” – Rebecca Magar
Listen / Pre-Order: Cultic – Lore
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Catch Cultic live with Conan and Royal Thunder this month and experience Lore ’s dark fantasy odyssey firsthand—your portal into a brutal, mystical, and unapologetically powerful world.
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