Ratchet Blade Records Offers Shipping Savings on Phantom CDs
The Phantom of the Black Hills and Ratchet Blade Records are aware of the insane International shipping charges and and have worked with their on-demand supplier to bring a cost efficient CD to international fans. They are offering a jewel case edition of all POTBH albums, complete with a full color 2 panel insert, back cover and disc. These are shipping straight from the manufacturer so they ship separately from any other items in your order, but if you want these albums with just $6 shipping (as opposed to $17+ shipping for the regular editions) this is the way to go. The Phantom CDs also include a full digital download of the album. The albums that are a part of this deal are (click HERE to order):
THAT WITCH – “The Phantom Of The Black Hills have come a long way since Ghosts and while their sound may not be quite as raucous as then they still are as powerful and heavy and perform even more dark western music than ever before. The teaming up with the beautiful Mather Louth adds a whole new dimension to the sound. It’s a dark world out there and the imagery The Phantom Of The Black Hills conjure up in the mind may not be a pleasant one but it’s an imaginative one filled with the ghosts of the wronged, deserted mines and villages, dust and dirt and the people who lived there.”
SCALPED – “Whatever the case, POTBH have produced an album that veers from out and country to the lunatic fringe industrialism of Ministry: this is probably understandable, as the only piece of information the band proffer about themselves is that their music would be the result of “Glenn Danzig and Al Jourgensen stayed up all night listening to old Porter Wagoner and Hank Sr. records and drinking homemade corn liquor”.”
MOONSHINE BRIGHT – The Phantom of the Black Hills provide their new album “Moonshine Bright” as the appropriate soundtrack. Traditional country, blitzkrieg guitars and distorted vocals take on violin, banjo and mandolin. The result of this mixture are ten dark and wild, masterfully produced by Cramps Bassist Chopper Franklin, songs about the dark side of life. Great!”
ENEMY! – “The first two albums must’ve been dress rehearsals for this release. it’s like the Phantom & the boys (Popeye, Doc Helliday, & Deacon) picked up new quills dipped in blood to pen this new album. Lyrically more dark and intense than the previous two releases Enemy is filled with musical imagery or war, lust, death, and hell. Produced by Chopper Franklin [Bassist, the Cramps] and mixed by the legend himself Geza X [Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Germs, The Mau Maus]. For me this was a much anticipated release. The arrangement of the music is flawless, the lyrics are controversial as ever and I fucking love this album!”
BORN TO GUN – “Hailing from the depths of Hades comes the Phantom of the Black Hills. Hillbilly, banjo pickin’ madness from your darkest nightmares. Mysterious masked men dressed like bandits stirring up timely images of train robbin’ outlaws dancing with saloon girls. “Born To Gun” is a stunning, unique, sinister medley of Hellbilly, country and bluegrass with an unhealthy dose of industrial noise thrown in for proper measure.”
GHOSTS – “What do you get when you cross the rougher side of Hank Williams III with Samhain’s classic debut “Initium”? You get “Ghosts”, the first album from the black as pitch two-man cowpunk nightmare known as Phantom Of The Black Hills. A devil’s concoction of country music instrumentation (banjo, steel guitar and fiddle) and punk rock rage and song structures, “Ghosts” is one of the most ambitious and original records I’ve heard in some time, coming across like the bizarre lost soundtrack to the film There Will Be Blood, and it succeeds on every level.”
Pre Sale For Dark Country Album “That Witch”
The pre sale has launched for the sixth Phantom of the Black Hills dark country album “That Witch”, out July 2nd on Ratchet Blade Records. It features the Heathen Apostles’ Mather Louth on vocals and Chopper Franklin once again pulling production duties. The digital pre sale is the album for the reduced price of $5, and the CD pre sale includes the digipak CD (as well as the digital download), 2 POTBH buttons and a POTBH Shotgun sticker, all for $10. You will also receive early shipping of your order before the release date, as well as an immediate download of the title track.
Check it out HERE.
That Witch
1. Rising Son
2. That Witch
3. Buck Knife
4. Lady Judas
5. Moon Killer
6. Hunger
7. Road To Bleeding
8. Sin & Sanctity
9. Wicked Storm
10. Attack
Phantom of the Black Hills Releasing “That Witch” – Heavy Western Music
Your favorite doom country band the Phantom of the Black Hills are releasing some new Heavy Western music, and their labelmates Heathen Apostles are all over it. Their lead vocalist Mather Louth is singing on several of the songs, and bandmate Chopper Franklin produced and mixed it. Here’s the press blurb from RBR:
Ratchet Blade Records is proud to announce the July 2nd release of “That Witch”, the highly-anticipated seventh release from the notorious hellbilly/doom country band the Phantom of the Black Hills. True Heavy Western music, “That Witch” is the follow up to Ghosts (2009), Born To Gun (2010), ENEMY! (2012) and Black Hearted Killer EP (2013), Moonshine Bright (2014) & Scalped (2017) and was produced and mixed by Chopper Franklin.
The band is joined on the album by Mather Louth, lead vocalist for the Gothic Americana band the Heathen Apostles, of which Franklin is also a member.
Check back for the launch of the That Witch Pre Sale in June.
Track Listing:
1. RISING SON
2. THAT WITCH
3. BUCK KNIFE
4. LADY JUDAS
5. MOON KILLER
6. HUNGER
7. ROAD TO BLEEDING
8. SIN & SANCTITY
9. WICKED STORM
10. ATTACK
New “Scalped” Promo Trailer & Pre-Sale
Both the Scalped pre-sale and promo trailer have launched today, the trailer has snippets of some of the new songs and the pre-sale has two great deals, including a free album and early delivery of Scalped. You can check them out HERE.
Cover Art For Upcoming Album “Scalped” Is Released
The cover art for the upcoming Phantom of the Black Hills album Scalped has been released, it is the fifth album for the band and is produced by Chopper Franklin for Ratchet Blade Records. Scalped will be released on August 25th and will be proceeded by the release of the Wild Witch of the West single and music video on August 11th. Check back for more info on this incendiary album.
New POTBH Album Out In Summer 2017
A new Phantom of the Black Hills album will be released this summer on Ratchet Blade Records. The album, which is as-yet untitled, will be the band’s fifth and first since 2014’s Moonshine Bright. Check back for more info.
Phantom Remix On New Heathen Apostles Album
The Phantom of the Black Hills has done a remix of the Heathen Apostles song The Reckoning for their new album Requiem For A Remix, out now on Ratchet Blade Records. The album also includes remixes by Chopper Franklin and Almighty Watching, click HERE to preview and purchase. Below is a sampler video for the album, the POTBH remix begins at 4:20 (yes that’s right).
The ‘Moonshine Bright’ CD Is Out Now!
The fifth Phantom of the Black Hills release Moonshine Bright is out now, it is exclusively available HERE and at the Ratchet Blade Records webstore, it will be in stores worldwide on February 10th, 2015. You can also order on iTunes by clicking HERE, and at Amazon.mp3 HERE.
$6.66 Moonshine Bright Pre sale Ends 11/14/14
The $6.66 Pre Sale for the new Phantom of the Black Hills CD Moonshine Bright ends this Friday, November 14th, click HERE to preview and order your copy.
Song Video For “Hellbetties Risin'” Is Live
The song video is up for ‘Hellbetties Risin”, the first single from the fourth Phantom of the Black Hills album Moonshine Bright on Ratchet Blade Records, check it out, comment and pass it around. You can order the Moonshine Bright release by clicking HERE, it ends Friday Nov. 14th.
“Moonshine Bright is album number five for the masked Hellbilly / Doom-country band from the USA. The genre style comes from the band itself, they blend a lively mix of styles from Southern Rock, punk, Alternative Country and a B-movie atmosphere. All in all it’s difficult to categorize: it is powerful, fully instrumented (supplemented by the classic country instruments: banjo, mandolin and violin), gloomy, aggressive and melodic. Bluegrass fiends will love the fast mandolin and banjo sections the best, and inevitably the rapid playing of Split Lip Rayfield comes to mind. But the again the next moment is a distorted guitar and the sound kicks into gloomy Rob Zombie to realms. The whole thing is exciting and is expected to attract fans of 16 Horsepower, Hank Williams III, The Meat Purveyors (and rockabilly and bluegrass in general).” Ox Zine (Germany)
1. Moonshine Bright 03:35
2. Hellbetties Risin’ 03:07
3. Dead Man 03:54
4. Rectify Me 03:13
5. In Hell 03:42
6. Never Surrender 03:14
7. Outlaws Will Be Free 03:44
8. Black Hearted Killer 02:59
9. The Storm Is My Shelter 04:03
10. A Life For An Eye 03:18
$6.66 Moonshine Bright Pre Sale Launched
The Pre Sale for the new Phantom of the Black Hills album Moonshine Bright has launched, and it will stream in it’s entirety during Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (10/31 & 11/1), after which the player will play song samples. The $6.66 Pre Sale ends Friday November 14th, you can listen and order by clicking HERE.
“Moonshine Bright” Cover Art Revealed
Ratchet Blade Records has released the cover art for the upcoming Phantom of the Black Hills album Moonshine Bright. It is the 5th release for the band and will be out in November 2014. A presale will be announced shortly with some great items, check back for it.
“ENEMY!” LP Featured on Rockin’ Therapy Radio
Rockin’ Therapy Radio out of Madrid, Spain recently featured the ENEMY! lp on it’s show, and did this great looking review of the music. Here’s to livin’ La Vida Loca!
5 Year Anniversary of POTBH Debut Album “Ghosts”
This month marks the 5th anniversary of the Phantom of the Black Hills debut album Ghosts, which saw it’s way into this dark world in April of 2009. You can check out the detail of this record HERE, and here is the band’s debut video of Men Call Me Mad from it below.
The New ‘Black Hearted Killers’ EP Live on iTunes
The new Phantom of the Black Hills EP is live on 
iTunes! This EP is produced & mixed by the Cramps bassist Chopper Franklin and follows 2012’s ENEMY! album, and it contains 3 scorching, guaranteed barnburners and is a great way to bring in the New Year, preview on iTunes by clicking HERE.
‘Black Hearted Killer’ EP Cover Art and Track Sequence
The cover art and track sequence for the new Phantom of the Black Hills EP Black Hearted Killer was unveiled today, the EP was produced by Chopper Franklin and the cover was shot by Sadie Nitrate. The EP will be on iTunes and Amazon.mp3 etc., on December 30th. The track listing is:
1. Black Hearted Killer
2. The Storm Is My Shelter
3. A Life For An Eye
New POTBH EP Due December 2013
The Phantom of the Black Hills are currently recording their follow-up to 2012’s ENEMY!, a 3 song EP entitled Black Hearted Killer on Ratchet Blade Records. Chopper Franklin will again be producing, and it will be available digitally on Monday, December 30th.
