News: Cult Of The Damned

Unless you've been living out your days under a rock, you will no doubt be aware that Black Josh has a new album on the way. So far he's treated us to a couple of tasters from the Mannyfornia LP and now he's keeping our interests piqued with the announcement of a little UK tour. Kicking off in Bristol later this month, the Manchester MC will then hit London, Leeds and Manchester, bringing with him a fine selection of support acts. Sleazy F, Jack Danz, Mennis, Metrodome and Con M1 will be joining Josh on selected dates, as you can see on the poster above, plus there will be a full gang appearance from Cult of The Damned at the Corsica Studios show on 26 March. Check out Josh's Instagram for ticket info.

It's been a while since we treated you to some new COTD material, so today we bring you a brand new video from the crew, plus some merch and vinyl news.

OFFIE is the first we've heard from the Cult since their 2018 album, but as you will see and hear, they have lost none of that unbridled raw sweg energy in the interim. Featuring Lee, Milk, Barebase, Shakes, Grubb, Sly Moon and Salar, plus some suitably gritty production from Lee and Wholesome Fun, this is COTD in their purest form.

The video was released to coincide with the new COTD vinyl that has just gone up for pre-order, as well as a new logo tee, which you can see in the video being worn to devastating effect. Both the vinyl and t-shirt are available to order now.

Christmas might be over, but that doesn't mean you can't still treat yourself to a gift, like one of the super sweg new pieces of clothing we've just launched. There are three new items available, kicking off with the Cult of the Damned 'Civilised' hoodie. As you can see from the photos, the hoodie comes in black with a red cult movie poster style design on the back, featuring one of Barebase's immortal lines and the full cast list from Civilised.

The hoodies are limited to 200 and are already flying off the shelves, so be quick if you want to bag one. We have also dropped two new Blah Jar rugby shirts in Navy and Striped versions which initially are available exclusively for Cult Members, with a full release following on 31 January. You can find out more about Cult Membership here.

The day you've been patiently waiting for has finally arrived and now you get to experience the majesty of Bill Shakes's new album in all its Blackburnian glory. Featuring appearances from fellow Blah OGs King Grubb and Sly Moon, as well as friend of the cult, Jam Baxter, plus full production from Lee Scott and Jack Chard, Eh? is dripping with all the vibes that have established Shakes as one of COTD's most respected voices. The album is available now from all the usual digital platforms and you can stream it in full below.

 

It's not long now until the latest album from COTD veteran, Bill Shakes, is unleashed upon your unsuspecting souls. Eh? is set to drop this Friday and so today sees the pre-order links for the vinyl edition being given life. More info is available over at the Blah store and remember they are limited, so be quick cos you know how swiftly these things are scooped up. Pre-orders can be found here and stay tuned for more info on the album coming soon.

As Cult of the Damned gear up for what will undoubtedly be a legendary takeover at The Jazz Cafe next week, today saw the release of their latest video. Once again it's a gang affair, as the supercrew go in on a nice piece of Lee Scott production. Great video too, courtesy of Broken Antenna. Nicole is lifted from the Cult of The Damned: Part Deux album, which is available to buy now over at the Blah store. Tickets for The Jazz Cafe are available here.

Next month will see a Blah Records takeover of one of London's legendary venues, The Jazz Cafe, as Cult Of The Damned swarm into town, bringing with them their infamous brand of live action, high octane, God-like rap music.

The show promises to be the full immersive Cult experience, as the complete roster of artists take to the stage and execute what is sure to go down as another legendary one-off performance.

Fans can expect appearances from Blah visionaries Lee Scott, Milkavelli, Black Josh, Stinkin Slumrok, King Grubb, Bill Shakes, Barebase, Sly Moon, Bisk, Salar, Tony Broke and Sniff, as the crew perform material from their three albums, which span across 12 years since their Tourettes Camp debut back in 2007.

The event is taking place on 28 February and tickets are available now via TicketWeb, but be warned that they will sell out fast.