Ghostemane released AM:FM on 23 October, ending the six-year wait for a solo full-length after ANTI-ICON. The digital edition has 13 tracks and runs for 33 minutes, with ‘Zero Day’ and ‘BucketList’ carrying the album in from opposite directions.
The final running order matters because the pre-release material was not quite complete. Early press listings stopped at ‘Noose Knot’; Apple Music and Spotify now place ‘A Fire in the Skye’ at track 13. That is the version listeners actually received on release day.
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‘Zero Day’ brings the live band back into frame
‘Zero Day’ was the first new solo Ghostemane song in five years. Its official video was filmed at surprise shows in Austin and Houston on 5 and 6 August, putting the full-band version of this music at the centre of the return. Quiet Cam and Eric Ghoste directed it, with Eric Ghoste and Kenneth Blume credited as producers and Arthur Rizk handling the mix and master.
Apple Music describes the song as a direct tribute to 1990s rap metal and names Korn and Limp Bizkit as reference points. That is easy to hear in the clipped rhythm and the way the verse cadence locks to the riff. Ghostemane has always moved between rap, Hardcore, Industrial and extreme metal; here, the Nu Metal connection is pushed right to the front.
Thirteen short tracks, two clear entry points
‘BucketList’ strips the arrangement back to a spare piano figure and deep low end. Put beside ‘Zero Day’, it shows why AM:FM is better approached as a collision of Ghostemane’s existing languages than a single-genre reset. The record moves quickly: most tracks sit close to two or three minutes, and the complete album is shorter than many headline sets.
AM:FM is streaming now through Ghostemane’s verified album pages. The official store lists the jewel-case CD and vinyl editions for shipment on 11 December, so the digital and physical dates are separate.
