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SUMMARY:Devil Master
DESCRIPTION:The darkest\, filthiest alleys of old Philadelphia\, Devil Ma
 ster arise once more to corrupt the children of light with their new alb
 um\, Bloody Dreams. The years after Ecstasies of Never Ending Night (202
 2)\, an album Metal Forces said “chills the bones\,” have been restless.
  The group’s hearse bustled through America on the Decibel Magazine Tour
 \; they haunted Europe’s chapels\; and then Devil Master stole souls at 
 Decibel Magazine’s Metal & Beer Fest: Philly. Turns out\, the quartet ha
 s also been busy writing more grit-laden\, gothic hymns to the Horned On
 e while we were sleeping. “The etymology of the word ‘gothic’ is from th
 e Gothic tribes\,” says Darkest Prince\, setting the scene for what came
  before and inevitably with Bloody Dreams. “They were called barbaric. E
 ventually\, that word settled into cathedrals\, which people thought loo
 ked horrific. Literature took its name from the architecture [of the day
 ]. Gothic resides in the world of dreams. And where there is darkness an
 d demons\, there is the divine hiding somewhere. There is no shadow with
 out light. We are reminded of the etymology of terrific and awesome and 
 the concepts of the sublime and numinous. This record is designed to aro
 use these same feelings so one is inspired with the divine spark of hope
  after these sneaky travels through the abyss!” Newcomers to Devil Maste
 r are urged to feel the presence of Darkest Prince’s words. They’re enco
 uraged to let go of modern constructs\, of life framed by “information e
 verywhere\,” to set foot in and breathe the otherworld of Prince invokin
 g Baudelaire\, Ducasse\, et al. Musically\, Devil Master peel back the l
 ayers of black metal and punk\, finding the root of evil in folk music. 
 Indeed\, a casual ear towards “Black Flame Candle” and “Devil Is Your Ma
 ster” (both from 2019’s Satan Spits on Children of Light)\, as well as “
 The Vigour of Evil” and “Acid Black Mass” (both from Ecstasies of Never 
 Ending Night) will hear upbeats\, repetition\, and occasionally\, hope. 
 Since forming in 2015\, the crux of Devil Master has been blurring the l
 ines between dark and light\, misery and aspiration. “The only thing I'm
  inspired by is Greek and Andean folk music\, as well as Cumbia\,” Darke
 st Prince effuses. “Folk is eternal. I think that resonates with people.
  It’s been cultivated forever. It’s archetypal\, primal. It taps into so
 mething across cultures. W. B. Yeats\, the Irish poetic/occultist\, is m
 y favorite poet\, and he described folk music as proud and lonely. That’
 s always resonated with me. OK\, I still listen to a lot of G.I.S.M.\, B
 athory\, and Vlad Tepes—bands I’ve liked for a very long time—but that’s
  about as metal as I get. So\, there’s folk music and punk in us\, and t
 here’s also a lot of psychedelic influence\, too. So\, we’re kind of in 
 our own league.” Bloody Dreams is uniquely Devil Master. From lead singl
 e “You Worms' Vain Delusions” to “Death Anthem” and “Sex with Succubus” 
 to decaying bonnet of “Farewell Waltz to Unfortune's Palace\,” the Phila
 delphians haven’t shied away from the ghastly\, boot-tapping spectacle t
 hey’ve ushered without permission into our unreality. Written entirely b
 y Darkest Prince between the vellichor pages of decadence and time’s cru
 el hand\, it’s an album that deceives. Up front\, Bloody Dreams rages\, 
 mohawks and pale skin thumbing through the detritus of 17th-century grav
 eyards. As it matures\, it devolves\, splaying minds into absinthe-laced
  psychosis and the untidiest of silhouettes. “Our aesthetic with this re
 cord is so over the top\,” says Darkest Prince. “The songs are unhinged\
 , especially as it gets towards the end. They’re obviously more punky\, 
 a little bit more psychedelic\, too. The artwork is by a friend of mine\
 , Paul Barton\, who was the first person I ever spoke with about black m
 agic and the astral world. It’s an honor to work with him. The piece we 
 have is called ‘Vampyric Oracle.’ We also hired my friend from Nohz\, a 
 French blackened-punk band. He’s a talented artist\, similar to Edward G
 orey.” For the production\, Devil Master parked the horses at a friend’s
  house and at Spice House Sound in Philadelphia with budding engineer Da
 vis M. Shubs and Grammy-nominated engineer Eric Bogacz to put Bloody Dre
 ams to tape. They were ensconced between the coldest months of last and 
 this year\, soundstaging their six-track scapegrace to appear as an eyes
 -wide\, claws-out experience. The whole bell-sleeved\, unwashed affair w
 as electrified into its final form by friend and mastering ace Arthur Ri
 zk. “We recorded the drums before Christmas\,” Darkest Prince offers\, s
 lippery about more studio details. “Then\, I had to work on solos and wr
 ite lyrics. So\, we finished the rest of it in February.” As Devil Maste
 r look outside their Brotherly Love hovel\, they see Bloody Dreams\, rep
 lete with guests like Mirai Kawashima (Sigh)\, former drummer Chris Ulsh
  (Power Trip)\, and Ur Èmdr OErvn (Arkha Sva)\, brandishing black candle
 s\, grimoires\, and a fuck-off attitude to the delight of their minions 
 the world over. While it may sound like Darkest Prince caught vibes off 
 of Devil Doll and singer-songwriter Yegor Letov\, the group’s third albu
 m parties darkly and ponders theurgy\, a salve for digital overdose and 
 overripe synthetic overtures. Baudelaire once opined\, be drunk. Whether
  on wine or Devil Master or both\, be like him and imbibe heavily… on Bl
 oody Dreams. ___________ Diabolus Blacked hardcore punk from NH/MA Insta
 gram: @diabolus.616 Bandcamp: https://diabolus616.bandcamp.com/album/des
 ecration-mix\n\nMore info: https://stonechurchvt.com/events#/events/1956
 78\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/5761c37c-4752-4e12-970a-52d44866
 1f7c
LOCATION:The Stone Church\, 210 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT 05301
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/5761c37c-4752-4e12-970a-52d448661f7
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