I know I hardly post photos of myself smiling so here you go! I rather joy over negativity even though I'm bipolar with psychosis. When I was at my worst psychologicaly I found it hard to laugh or smile, if anyone you know can make you smile and laugh appreciate them greatly. I don't see the point to life without joy. Anyways my EP is dropping October 6!!! You ready? ⚡⚡⚡
NEW ANGELSPIT TRACK - "POSSESSED BY A DEMON"
Pounding drums from 4th Wall, Hellish distorted samples, manic Blaster Beam and crazy lyrics! Fun Fact: the track is built from samples recorded in a clown themed motel inhabited by a poltergeist…!
Stacked EBM Day tomorrow! In the morning I’m kicking things off @ 11am Pacific with an interview ft @rodneyorpheus of the seminal goth/industrial band the Cassandra Complex (on Twitch and YouTube @VoxSinistra) then later in the evening DJing at S.A.D. - Seasonal Affective Disco @ the Mercury (Seattle)! Event starts at 9pm. Members-only night so please message me if you aren’t a member and want to go. 👻
‘DARKER DAYS’ (@fleshandbonerecords) is the latest LP from @_paleshade & it finds the band maximizing their “a pretty slow, really loud shoegaze band from New Jersey” ethos across a 10-track spread that coalesces into an aesthetically efficient brand of modern AltRawk.
The Collingswood, NJ-based trio of Josh O'Hara (guitar/vox/synth/programming), Evan Lynch (bass/vox/keys) & Eric O'Neill (drums/percussion) are staking their claim in a burgeoning guitar-driven scene, one that pulls from a dedicatedly deep well of pedal_assisted ShoeGaze, properly_plussed Emo & quietly loud SoftGrunge.
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“Darker Days to Come” kicks things off in a mood setting way, all hushed & elongated tones that harbor an unsettling ugliness beneath the surface while “Labyrinth” bumps up the BPMs just a bit as more of that under the floorboards feeling creeps up courtesy of some blk_metal howls beside settling into an AltRawking groove of droned six-strings & locked in low-ends.
“Garden State” occupies the proper headspace across 4 ½ mins of ambiently stacked & pedal_gazed DreamPop as “Microwave” continues this fuzzily lit yet thicccly grooved vibing while “Heaven’s Feel” unleashes the slow-burningly supped-up goods across 4+ mins of ambiently droned, crunchily stacked & hazily dissonant Supergaze™️.
“Earthworm” & “The City is Empty” dips its toes in to some SlowCore waters while closer “Shiver” melds the prior 9 tracks into one all encompassing bookend & puts a proper bow on one helluva outing.
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‘Darker Days’ finds Pale Shade making their mark as one of the finest “guitar bands” while standing out amongst a stacked field of modern NuGazers.
NEW ANGELSPIT TRACK - "THIS GAME IS STUPID" - ADD TO YER PLAYLIST!
Driving beats by Dave Nato (4th Wall), harsh synths, Blaster Beam and scathing lyrics.