{"id":34252,"date":"2020-05-13T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34252"},"modified":"2020-05-10T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T14:59:59","slug":"executioners-mask-announce-despair-anthems-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34252","title":{"rendered":"Executioner\u2019s Mask announce \u2018Despair Anthems\u2019 LP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Offering a modern take on the classic blueprints set by\u00a0Pornography-era The Cure, The Sisters Of Mercy and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry,\u00a0Executioner\u2019s Mask<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>have announced their 11-song collection titled\u00a0\u2018Despair Anthems,\u2019 due out\u00a0July 10th\u00a0via\u00a0Profound Lore.\u00a0You can watch the visualizer for the album\u2019s first single <em>No Funeral<\/em> via YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxozTjZbWKE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Executioner\u2019s Mask<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is the darkwave brainchild of three unlikely suspects: Jay Gambit of noise metal unit\u00a0Crowhurst\u00a0on vocals, Ryan Wilson from Intestinal Disgorge on synth and drum programming, and LACE and Cop Warmth\u2019s Craig Mickle also on guitar. \u00a0The trio added Samus Clintonov to their live lineup on drum duties in addition to Joshua Bosarge on bass and Jim Reed on second guitar. With Gambit\u2019s deep, velvety vocals front and center, the driving rhythm section\u00a0provides the perfect backdrop for the moody and melancholic guitars.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executioner\u2019s Mask released their demo \u2018True Blue\u2019 in 2018, which was cripplingly dark and solemn while weaving infectious hooks at every turn. Shortly after its release,\u00a0Executioner\u2019s Mask\u00a0re-imagined and re-recorded those tracks, and completed seven new songs that would round out their Profound Lore debut. Featuring production from Jeff Zeigler (Kurt Vile, Nothing) and Ryan Schwabe (Big Thief, Algernon Caldweller),\u00a0\u2018Despair Anthems\u2019\u00a0sounds both icy and cavernous, and remains raw, desperate and satisfying throughout.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ymlpcdn2.net\/imgz\/80ww_149883.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong><em>Despair Anthems<\/em>\u2019 track listing<\/strong><br>1.\u00a0 The Defilers<br>2.\u00a0\u00a0No Funeral<br>3.\u00a0 Bury Me A Grave<br>4.\u00a0 1988<br>5.\u00a0 In the Night<br>6.\u00a0 True Blue<br>7.\u00a0 Growing Distances<br>8.\u00a0 Hatred of Self<br>9. \u00a0Ratboy<br>10.\u00a0 Freight of Fire<br>11.\u00a0 Desperation Rising<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Offering a modern take on the classic blueprints set by\u00a0Pornography-era The Cure, The Sisters Of Mercy and Red Lorry 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