Belgian post-rockers OBSIDIAN KINGDOM have teamed up with New Noise Magazine to premiere the macabre music video for their new single, “THE PUMP.” The song is taken from the band’s upcoming opus, ‘MEAT MACHINE.’ The video, which is not for the faint of heart, can be seen at THIS LOCATION.
w’MEAT MACHINE’ is due on September 25 via Season of Mist! The full-length is a harsh sonic journey, abject and stentorian like a love letter from a school shooter. The perverse album is a rough drop into a nightmarish world of forbidden desires, frustrated sexual urges and the dark realms of the subconscious mind. The album art and track list can be found below.
Pre-orders for ‘MEAT MACHINE’ are now live HERE.
“’THE PUMP’ is a feverish delirium about the absurd nature of the world symbolized in a giant machine that constantly grinds and spawns flesh at the same time—neither good nor evil, but blindly bound to function forever in a meaningless course of processing meat,” the band explains.
“Although devoid of morality or compassion, the whole scene doesn’t lack a certain sense of humor. ‘THE PUMP’ is a frantic and dissonant song featuring the broken beat of a stupid mechanism. The main feelings portrayed are brutality and disorientation, but the chorus is also epic and liberating. Behind its grisly façade lies a veiled truth: that comedy may be the compass to find beauty at the heart of horror.”
The cover artwork was created by Ritxi Ostáriz And Elena Gallén and can be found below along with the tracklist.
Track-list1. THE EDGE (3:58)
2. THE PUMP (4:24) (WATCH)
3. MR PAN (5:38)
4. NAKED POLITICS (4:21)
5. FLESH WORLD (6:15)
6. MEAT STAR (4:41) (WATCH)
7. SPANKER (4:19)
8. VOGUE (3:42)
9. WOMB OF WIRE (5:17)
10. A FOE (5:26)
Total playing time: 48:01
Style: Experimental Rock / Post-Metal
RIYL: Scott Walker, Ulver, Deftones, Death Grips, Daughters, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More
“Proof that some of the best music does indeed elude easy classification” – POPMATTERS
OBSIDIAN KINGDOM is devoted to exploring the boundaries of rock music. The Barcelonan band defies classification to this very day, drawing equally on progressive rock, post-metal, alternative and electronic music. However hard to pigeonhole, it remains consistent with delivering exciting artistry that never fails to surprise its audience.
Forever on a restless journey to find its true identity, the quintet has been dubbed “the masters of every genre” by Metal Injection. Featuring a heavy and intense sound with plenty of contrast, its main features are the ability to portray a wide range of emotions through the use of multiple sonic resources, a deep interest in aesthetics and the sombre quality of the lyrical topics.
‘MEAT MACHINE’ is an exercise in self-discovery, through a head-first plunge into the anxiety derived from sexual frustration, the absurd of reality and the inherent cruelty of a mechanized world. It is a demanding album that reads as an emotional roller-coaster, featuring an abrasive and overwhelming sound that draws equally from noise and art rock, post metal and late 90s alternative music.
Line-up
Rider G Omega: Guitars, Vocals
Ojete Mordaza Ii: Drums, Beats
Om Rex Orale: Bass
Viral Vector Lips: Guitars, Vocals
Jade Riot Cul: Keyboards, Synths
Recording Studio & Sound Engineers: Recorded and mixed at Ax Studios and Cal Pau Recordings in Barcelona during the summer of 2019
Producer/Sound engineer: Produced by Jorge Mur. Co-produced by Mr Ax and Obsidian Kingdom
Mixing: by Jorge Mur at Ax Studios
Mastering: by Magnus Lindberg at Redmont Studios in Stockholm (SE)
Guest Musician:
Jr Morgue – Microwave Sounds (‘Womb Of Wire’) And Bowed Guitars (‘A Foe’)
Cover art: Ritxi Ostáriz And Elena Gallén
