Brussels (Belgium)-based coldwave/darkwave outfit Empereur will release on 21 February via Icy Cold Records a new album entitled Eau Rouge. Recorded between 2021 and 2023 at Woodstudio in Liège under the direction of Maxime Wathieu, Eau Rouge bears the marks of a meticulous production, balancing urgency and precision.
The album's mixing and production were then entrusted to Matt Peel (The Nave, Leeds, UK), injecting an even more abrasive and immersive dimension into the band's sound. The finishing touch was delivered by Daniel Husayn at North London Bomb Factory (London, UK), where the album was mastered in 2024, sealing this sonic whirlwind in all its raw power.
A visceral and acid-etched album, where each track lands like a blow against the gentrification of post-punk. A sonic rebellion — ten tracks shaped like a punk requiem. Forging their way through the post-punk underworld for a decade, after dozens of exhausting gigs and two blistering EPs, Empereur is back to unleash their cold, binary wave like a sawed-off shotgun, spitting venom in the form of sharp, manifesto-like outbursts finished in acid.
Two tracks are already available for streaming, of which "Amor Fati", a dark and hypnotic track, got its video form. The video is a visual extension of the trio's raw and cutting energy. Inspired by the idea of fate accepted with fatalism, "Amor Fati" is an exploration of surrender, where light flickers in the darkness and where we dance on the ruins of a collapsing civilization. Link
Rome's beloved melancholic post-rock ensemble Klimt 1918 now present "Petricore" as the final advance single, a piece that highlights their ethereal and minimalist sensibilities. The...
Emerging from the depths of Southern California's underground, darkwave/synthwave/electronic/metal outfit I Will Destroy You have confirmed 29 May as the release date of their debut EP,...
Behind Us All, the second studio album from Finnish doom metal outfit Grain Of Pain, first emerged in March on Noble Demon. The vinyl edition required a little more time to materialise,...
USA‑based post‑punk/darkwave/alternative rock outfit Astari Nite returns with their new EP Medications In Bloom, accompanied by a video for the single “Dry Shampoo X”. Steeped in themes...
"It's my kind of duty to provoke people and to make sure they feel something — to dance, cry, do whatever they feel. I do motivate them, because that's my purpose." - Chris Corner
"With Hypocrisy, I'm very "home", but with Pain, it's an adventure, just like going into the jungle only with a knife and no glass of water and trying to survive." - Peter Tägtgren
"I always wanted to express my emotions with my music, and this is what I do. And I think true music lovers feel when music is coming from the heart." - Tilo Wolff
"I find it really bizarre, because right after the concert, you're already on the internet. I mean, come on. It's very different from how it used to be, but it's fine." - Anja Huwe
