PODCAST: Episode 1023 - Spread the Disease's Dave Buschemeyer on "The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering."

Ghost Cult's Chris Elliott caught up with Dave Buschemeyer of Canadian blackened hardcore progenitors Spread the Disease for a conversation about the band's first new full-length in twenty-seven years, The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering, released July 10, 2026, through Hypaethral Records. Dave breaks down how the band reignited after decades away, the collaborative songwriting process with guitarist Trevor Dykstra, and what brought vocalist Shane Post, formerly of Bird of Ill Omen and current member of Fistula, into the fold.Read our review of the album here: https://ghostcultmag.com/album-review-spread-the-disease-the-darkness-the-dread-the-suffering-hypaethral-records/Emerging from Southern Ontario, Canada in 1997 and long regarded as early trailblazers of blackened hardcore before the genre had a name, Spread the Disease return with the same uncompromising spirit that defined their earliest recordings. The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering. was recorded and mixed at Bravo Studios by Dave Buschemeyer and mastered by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios, available on limited CD, limited Dreadlight Yellow vinyl, and digitally.Buy The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering. here:https://linktr.ee/spreadthediseaseSpecial thanks to Earsplit PR for setting up this interview.This video's #gcshoutout → In the Abysshttps://www.instagram.com/intheabyssmetal/The Usual Suspects:Interview by Chris Elliotthttps://www.instagram.com/cellartsmediaEditing by Omar Cordyhttps://www.instagram.com/ojcpicsTheme music by Salted Woundshttps://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories: https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag