Null-O Band & Jeff Vicario - Tales From The Day After

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Null-O Band & Jeff Vicario’s Tales From The Day After explores the aftermath of a dystopian digital disaster. The way in which Jeff Vicario’s superb vocal performance mingles with darkly affecting lyrics and a sonic background that seethes and rages, full of lurking danger and imminent destruction, creates a compelling exploration of the dangerous digital brink on which humanity hangs.

Jeff Vicario's performance on Tales From The Day After is a major reason for its success. His vocal range and ability to capture raw emotion, transmitting the intensity of the lyrics, allow the album's messages to permeate fully. The lead singer fills the music with anger or simmering tension, sometimes touching on deeply painful feelings. The end result is a performance that enhances the darkness and desperation filling the music.

In terms of songwriting, Tales From The Day After delves deeply into themes of digital peril, human blindness and the potential dangers of uncontrolled artificial intelligence. The writing is clean, sharp and uncompromising, telling a story while leaving a cautionary message for listeners about the folly of descending too far down a digital rabbit hole. I appreciate how the songs deliver their message with punch and without hesitation.

A mixture of uncomfortable synthesized sounds, ferocious guitar slashing through the music and a pulsing low end creates an environment that emphasizes the shadowy, dystopian nature of the world that Null-O Band has crafted in Tales From The Day After. The soundscape is unsettling and full of rage, ideally complementing the lyrics and vocals that transmit the cautionary tale within the music.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

"The Future Is Bright" starts as a nervously twisting synth quickly bends through the music while the drums and bass trip along. The lead synth carries an uncomfortable quality as Jeff Vicario’s voice captures the tension and anger of the lyrics. The battering percussion and rattling, slashing sounds tearing through the music add another layer of discomfort.

Metallic synth ripples in trembling lines as the percussion shatters and vibrates. The haunted vocals call out with ominous emotion, while growling guitar twists in the background. The entire track begins to seethe with rage as Jeff Vicario channels all the subversive emotion in the lyrics.

The track transforms into a roaring storm of guitar and battering percussion. A glimmering synth vaults through the music, emanating wriggling sensations. Grating noises lacerate the soundscape as dramatic lyrics resound, and the low end taps and throbs. The vocals exude an unsettling intensity as the guitar slices in with angry strength, while the pounding drums and bass persist underneath.

Jeff Vicario amplifies the dramatic sensations in the music as a steadily writhing synth pulses, leading to an explosive finale. The song ends with Vicario’s threatening voice as the guitar climbs into bizarre, howling heights.

The storyteller speaks of "another node in the network" which is growing more rapid and louder as the "pile of digital junk" approaches critical mass. He points out that the idea of art is now obsolete because "all you need is content." He mentions seeking shares, likes and follows as people "buy, sell, cheat and rent."

Our narrator states that "the best of the worst are the worst of the best" as they take over the stage. He adds that "the new enlightenment is generated outrage." He goes on to say that the future is bright "because of the fires" and they must "cut down more trees" for the funeral pyres. He speaks of minting new NFTs, adding that the future remains bright because there's fuel for the fires.

The storyteller continues, saying there’s "another jolt in the mainframe," which is getting louder and faster. There is "a jumble of zeros and ones, generating negative sums." He explains that fresh water is needed to cool "rows of CPUs" warning that heat death will follow and no one will escape.

A maelstrom of guitar and steadily throbbing drums kicks off“ Control.” Jeff Vicario’s distorted voice echoes with manic energy, expressing madness and a lack of control. The guitar descends in rapidly charging lines and the drums burst while the bass and drums pop.

There's a hypnotic, chanting quality to the vocals that captures the darkness within the music. The guitar uncurls in jagged motion as the drums pulse and Jeff Vicario’s voice is twisted and full of threat. The massive guitar surges with dangerous energy and a twisting synth wobbles through the music.

The drums are a steady pulse as the guitar tears its way through the music above the relentless bass. Shadows surge as the rough-edged guitar drives through the music and the drums continue to pulse before silence falls.

Our narrator addresses the listener saying, "You might cling to our sense of empathy or let go and simply wallow in misery" because as World War Three begins, "there’s only too much shit to cause you grief." He reflects that if he were to let go, it wouldn’t matter and no one would ever know. When everything is "on the brink of total catastrophe" he says "they got a choice few words for little ol' me."

The storyteller reveals that those words are: "I control the message, I suspend the memes," as they talk about their power over recession and their ability to suspend the populace's disbelief. He continues, "I control the public, I suspend disease” as they assert their control over people’s emptiness and their demand for a suspension of disbelief.

“Our Last Sunset” starts with humming, mechanical sounds moving alongside a ringing, metallic glockenspiel-like tone and the rich vibrations of a hang drum. Wordless female vocals drift with the clicking, ambient sounds as Jeff Vicario’s gently caressing voice evokes melancholy tenderness. Extended, crystalline notes revolve above the gently ticking drums.

Jeff Vicario’s vocals are aching and enveloping, carrying a tentative melody enfolded by the surrounding thumping and ringing. Dangerous-sounding notes echo in the background, mingling with flickering chimes and computerized noises. The spectral vocals trail through the music as the background wriggles and twists. I’m drawn to how this song combines unsettling and fragile sounds, with the hang drum-like synth calling out softly in the background.

The vocals roam through the music with diaphanous light as the slowly shimmering synth weaves through, guided by the steady drums. Sweeping sounds in the distance are touched by ethereal notes floating above them. A darkly rising mood fills the composition while flashing chimes add illumination. The percussion rebounds, metallic sounds ring out and silence falls.

The storyteller discusses the song's subject, saying they are “painting the world while it is burning outside.” He describes the other person painting all the “beauty and horror” as shadows challenge the light. He urges them to “paint it dark in the colors of midnight” and speaks of the prophet’s twisted smile, “draped in shreds of moonlight.”

Our narrator continues, describing an insane prophet dancing in the street, “right on the corner where we used to meet.” As the brushstrokes are finalized, the last sunset fallsand the narrator reflects that the song’s subject “still can’t comprehend the prospect of an endless night.”

Heavily heaving drums and bass move with a trumpeting, gnarled synth that shivers through the music to open “Happy Machine.” The guitar and drums shatter with the colossal bass that smashes into the music as Jeff Vicario chants with great power, capturing every ounce of threatening feeling in the lyrics.

The drums and bass are a raging storm that tears its way through the track. The chugging guitar is angry and full of muscled strength as Jeff Vicario’s voice carries the distorted lyrics, full of ominous life. The synth in the background bends and howls as the grinding guitar rams through the music with rough energy.

Now a rebounding synth adds with surprising delicacy as the drums tick more slowly. Jeff Vicario sings the words with a deadly shadow filling his voice. The guitar is a roaring force that rips through the music as the whole track charges forward with unsettling sounds creaking in the background as the guitar churns to a conclusion.

Our narrator speaks of the "happy machine" that is "biomechanical, maniacal, self-sustaining, irrevocable." It is soaked in a binary stream of data with its "virtual mouth open in silent scream."

The storyteller speaks of this machine as being "simple and clean, lean and mean." He talks about how it will "revoke, reanimate, obliterate," but with its design flaw, it won't "reciprocate."

There is a "flash firestorm, still simmering," which the narrator says will soon give in to a "violent scene." He talks about an AI hallucinating as everything falls apart into "reverse evolution, the final stage."

Now the storyteller talks about how the happy machine will "slash, maimand kill without even sparing a single limb" in an "orgy of blood and gasoline."

“The Last One Standing” begins as gigantic bass rumbles and spectral strings slowly unwind in a melody evoking ancient folk music. The string-like notes flicker as full-sounding, mournful synths roamand a bell rings out. The bass is deep and lush as the fragile strings tenderly caress the music.

Jeff Vicario’s vocals take on the qualities of folk tunes from across the world as floating, haunted synths slip past and metallic percussion calls out. The vocals are pained and emotive as they wend their way through the music with melancholy emotion. I enjoy the expression within Jeff Vicario’s trembling vocals as they tell this tale. Chiming notes flit through the music above a lugubrious bass flow, emphasizing the tragic note in the vocals.

A guitar cries out with an equally emotive melodic line that drifts through the music with a ghostly quality as Jeff Vicario’s voice lingers. An electric guitar moves into the music, carrying a melody that conveys loss and longing, tinged with a minor-key quality. The guitar has more than a hint of the blues before the track ends on the ancient-sounding strings and resonant bells.

The storyteller says that the song's main character knew, in a strange way, that a mysterious "they" would come again that night. The lies that were once told were trueand now "her shrouded past (would be) unveiled, unmasked, reviled."

Our narrator points out that the main character had "the whole world in her sights” for a while. Now it's time for a final stand with her "shotgun in hand." She is "classified, undesirable, redefined, inadmissible" and she's going to make her last stand.

Rapidly swirling, ragged guitar moves along with the angular synth that vibrates behind it to kick off “The Future Is Brighter.” The electric guitar howls with a feral sound, joined by slicing notes and a cruising drumbeat. The guitar is a leaping, intertwining presence, infusing the music with madly driven energy as a robotic voice chants a threatening message.

The guitar arcs, crying out with maniacal vitality, while its vibrations slip through the music with unmoored energy. Behind it, the synth cascades in organ-like notes that provide a contrastingly positive feeling amidst the jagged tension.

As the track progresses, the guitar cries out again in a solo that explodes with unrestrained dynamism. This solo amplifies the feeling of uncontrolled wildness that permeates the music while the drums and bass maintain a steady groove. The track concludes with irrepressible guitar sounds and an angular note pattern that trembles and fades.

The intelligence in the song speaks, saying, “I believe in brighter future...humanoid must not escape....I believe in brighter future....they are just apes, trying to be less apes.”

“The Day After” commences with a portentous wall of shuddering bass and uncomfortable sounds that move alongside Jeff Vicario’s spectral voice, shadowed and full of ache as the sepulchral low end rumbles. An ancient-sounding stringed instrument strums as Jeff Vicario’s ghostly voice shivers through the music and the low end seethes.

The medieval-sounding stringed instrument creates feelings of timeless darkness as hollow percussion popsand Jeff Vicario captures the broken sense of loss in the lyrics. A delicate female voice hovers in the distance as the shaker percussion maintains a steady motion. I appreciate how the organic-sounding instrument mingles with the surging blackness around itand how Jeff Vicario’s voice trails into silence.

Our narrator talks about the disconcerting silence of the empty streets. Nearly everybody is gone and the "poisoned wind tells a story to a pile of bones." He goes on to point out that nobody knows how it began, unsure of who started it - us or them. He concludes with the question, "Would it give us some purpose having someone to blame?”

Conclusion

Tales From The Day After is full of intense anger, lingering fear and images of a world destroyed by human excess and uncontrolled technology. The way in which it manages to be both entertaining and thought-provoking makes it a listening experience that I'll gladly repeat.

Jessy Mach - Beyond The Chains

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Jessy Mach’s Beyond the Chains tells the tale of a renegade cyborg and the child she's tasked to protect from all the dangers he faces. Jessy Mach weaves together consummately skilled guitar playing, excellent melodic writing and varied synths to strongly evoke mood and atmosphere. The end result is an album that takes listeners on a journey and fully immerses them in the world created within the album's tracks.

As part of this tale’s unfolding, Beyond the Chains highlights Jessy Mach's ability to intermingle a wide variety of synth textures and tones to draw powerful, detailed imagery of the world and the action within that world. Each synth sound is carefully chosen to create a mood or evoke an event. Woven together, they create a richly engaging and vivid world. I enjoy the way in which Jessy Mach pulls me into his storytelling through the use of his synth palette.

Beyond the Chains is also a showcase for Jessy Mach’s high level of guitar mastery. He’s able to rapidly shred or smoothly elicit emotion from his guitar, always with skill and expression. The way in which he incorporates his guitar into the other musical elements allows it to become another tool in his repertoire of musical storytelling techniques. The end result is an album that creates a layered musical journey through the album’s story.

I also have to mention the melodic writing on Beyond the Chains. Jessy Mach’s melodies are intense and beautifully drawn, full of beauty and majesty. There are also moments of extreme power and action that further compel me. As the album unfolds, each melody joins with the others to complete the filmic adventure that moves from track to track and keeps me engaged in what's going on in the story.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Shattered Wires” comes to life as a fiercely glowing, intertwining synth climbs with strength. Crushing bass rumbles with intense power as the glistening notes slowly fade. The bass trembles and throbs with massive energy, while the flashing sounds above glitter. The drums and bass form a dancing, driving rhythm as the swirling notes above carry a slightly mysterious and dynamic melody.

The brushing synth intertwines with lush light as the pulsing low end presses on. Open, levitating notes play out with smooth elegance as the twisting synth sings. A guitar enters with a noble melody, exuding luminosity and positivity, crying out above the steady low end pulse.

Now, computerized notes rapidly tremble and a bending sound howls, roaming outward as the bass rumbles and the drums thud. A coruscating note pattern twirls rapidly over and over as the guitar leaps back in. Jessy Mach’s guitar solo is minutely detailed and executed with breathtaking skill, while the low end continues to guide the music.

Jessy Mach’s guitar skills are unrivalled as he lets loose, carried by his passion. The towering bass roars again as the roaming synth calls out with energizing liveliness. I enjoy the way in which the guitar remains a beautiful and powerful presence, soaring above the continually throbbing low end before the song concludes.

Calming notes float out into a smoothly drifting space as drums lightly tap to open “Leo's Resolve.” A spacious synth climbs upward in trailing lines as the drums drive an active beat along with a quickly tumbling bassline and rapidly flaring synth. The drums and bass are unstoppable pulses as the trumpeting synth flies outward. Jessy Mach's guitar unfolds in an exciting melody that is full of determination and confidence above the pounding low end.

The guitar brims with action as the brassy synth bursts in sharp linesand the muscled bass is full of grit. An expansive sound moves upward and the guitar cries out again in a passionately expressive melody that speaks of strength and courage while the slower drum beat adds weight. The track explodes into motion again as the guitar twists in intricate lines that shred and growl. I find the guitar performance utterly galvanizing and dynamic.

The drums and bass thunder once more as the radiant synth slashes in piercing lines before the guitar returns. The guitar melody captures a sense of battling to survive against the odds as the low end heaves. Upwardly roaming notes glow above the drums, the percussion slows and the guitar growls as reverent noises fade to silence.

“Echoes of Steel” starts as a heavily falling drum pulse joins sharp-edged bass and a vibrating synth swells with harsh brightness. Xylophone-like sounds trickle through the music in spinning motion as the heavily throbbing low end adds shape. beaming notes climb with intense brightness while the low end continues to heave like a heartbeat.

Ringing notes cry out with profound yearning as Jessy Mach transmits emotion through his skillful fingers. Rapidly twinkling arpeggios flow as the guitar captures a nostalgically pained emotion. The drums slowly rebound as the main melody glides with tender luminosity and elevated notes shimmer off in the distance.

The drum beat’s hard-hitting throb resumes as glassily gleaming notes arc through the music. The guitar flies again, mingling sadness with a more positive feeling of progress. The low end continues to heave as scintillating notes shine through the dark bass. There's a metallic sheen to the lead synth that captures the song’s title well in my mind.

The drums slowly throb once more before the guitar cuts loose, with Jessy Mach wringing every scintilla of feeling from the strings while the unrelenting low end pulses on. There's intricacy and complexity in the cascading guitar as it twirls through the music and the track punches through to the end with thrilling notes sparkling high above the soaring guitar.

“Krel's Dominion" begins with a heavily rolling bassline and drums that urgently rush. The ferociously forceful synth surges forward as computerized-sounding, ringing notes leap in the background. The entire track explodes with rocketing energy as breathy, bright synth calls out in a wriggling pattern. This music is unstoppable as a bursting note pulse moves along with a wildly contorting synth. Glimmering notes urge the track onward, driven by the relentlessly slamming low end.

Spacious-sounding synth now drifts into a section in which a wide-sounding arpeggio twirls and gruff sounds shiver as hollow percussion shapes the music. The track forms an intermingled, slicing cohesiveness as razor-sharp, bending notes dance through the music with lacerating energy. Mechanical, robotic sensations infuse the track in a way that I find compelling.

A coruscating synth emanates active luminosity as the low end snarls and tears into the music. Drums continue to rapidly pulsate and rebound as a jagged synth growls. The track ends with raging power and an angular synth that is full of a sense of danger.

A smoothly slipping synth drifts in laid-back waves as the drums and brilliantly dazzling notes start “Chains of Silence.” A luminous synth carries a melody brimming with hopeful emotion and the drums and bass create a steady heartbeat. The main melody bursts with affection as the tender vocals slide out. The singer's touching voice captures the caring and protective nature of the relationship in the song.

Shimmering notes intertwine and carry the embracing melody above the giant bass that surges below. Illuminating notes glide out and the vocals reach toward the listener with richly emotive expression, carrying a nurturing feeling. A gently unfolding, bending synth solo further deepens the sensations of protective love permeating the music. The majestic main melody returns to swirl above the low end before the song finishes.

The narrator, a high-tier cyborg, tells the story of the friendship she has with the young boy she is designated to protect. She starts by talking about the spark in the darkness of shadowy ruins. Although she's duty-bound, "something leaves its mark," and a tenuous connection forms between her and the child she guards—a link that is "hidden and strange” and like a hopeful spark that nothing can alter.

Our storyteller talks about how the paths between "you, child of night, and I, machine of steel" intertwine in opposition to what they should feel. She says that, for the boy she guards, she'll break "the chains of silence" and begin to, bit by bit, exhibit defiance.

“Destiny's Rebirth” opens with massively rebounding drums and gnarly electric bass intermingling. Sparkling synth frolics with fragile lightness as the heavier low end adds contrast. Incandescent synth undulates through the music with lively positivity before the main melody flows into the music on a glittering synth.

The drums and bass interlock as a sax cries out in a sharply staccato, jazz-inflected melodic line, which adds another level of motion and uplift, the solo full and luscious. Brassy synth whirls and skips through the music with a sense of freedom, while the rebounding low end adds form to the music. The sax cries out again with a full-throated, celebratory quality as it weaves through the music and the funky bass wraps around itself.

The drums pulse as the sax solo moves in a freewheeling line. The brilliantly shining synth illuminates the background as the sax solo spins out. The sense of release and freedom is palpable and ear-pleasing to me as the song comes to an end.

Hard-hitting bass and shaping drums open “Ghost in the Circuit” as an expanding synth echoes out into the openness around it. Haunted notes shift in the distance as the entangling, gem-like synth swirls through the music with a floating, unmoored ease while the drums and bass throb. Metallic, sparkling notes hover as the main melody mingles a dreamy quality with warmer sensations and the slap bass adds an additional sonic element.

The main melody grows more noble and victorious as it moves, but the ominous bass keeps the shadows in the background. A smoothly slipping synth with a bright edge sings out with a melody tinged with melancholy and infused with majesty. Hopeful sensations also shift as the huge bass begins to surge and a worshipful sound rings out.

Flickering synth with a diamantine quality trails through the music before the main melody returns, capturing mixed emotions in a way that touches me. As the track moves towards the end, Jessy Mach lets loose with another intensely interwoven and complex guitar solo, driving home the emotional journey upon which the album has taken us before the track concludes.

Conclusion

Beyond the Chains is a thrilling science fiction journey, combining Jesse Mach’s expressive guitar with many sonic layers, atmospheric compositions and melodic strength. The end result is enjoyable and creates an adventurous listening experience.

INTERVIEW: Dread Majesty

Interview and Foreword by Vero Kitsuné

With only two singles under their belt - last November’s “All The Saints Are Dead” and ringing in the new year with “Your Time Has Come” - Colorado-based avant-garde, progressive gothic metal quintet Dread Majesty has been turning heads and making a huge splash in the world of metal and dark music with their supremely ambitious, fantastical monstrous sound that is unparalleled and unmatched. Carrying an Intricately layered, vicious soundscape that shape-shifts between gothic and black metal lifted with theatrical vocal prowess, clever time changes, machine-like athletic performances and vast dynamism, Dread Majesty’s unique, dark regal extravagance sufficiently fills in a huge void in the metal and dark rock spectrum.

ABSYNTH sat down with Dread Majesty’s Rex Vincent, Aharon, See, Desmid and Kyr to talk about the lore behind their music and smashing debut.

Your debut single “All The Saints Are Dead” and the latest drop, “Your Time Has Come” both showcase quite an intricate amalgamation of different styles and treatments. Can you tell us who your influences are and how you all got started as a band?

Dread Majesty: First and foremost, thanks so much for having us and asking us to do our VERY FIRST INTERVIEW! We appreciate you reaching out to us like this.

Hmm. Where to begin...

From the moment we came together, it wasn’t just about starting a band—it was about this shared vision between the five of us to create something storybook theatrical, transformative, and timeless. Each member coming from vastly different backgrounds, all of us carrying our own truths, traumas, and talents.

Our combined influences being as intricate and varied as the sounds we create. We all draw from an immeasurable spectrum of art and music, literature, film, architecture, and religious/spiritual texts— everything from the grandeur of the Baroque to the dizzying intensity of avant-garde metal, from the melancholy of Gothic rock to the extravagant maximalism of Visual Kei. We are what we eat, and we have a voracious and insatiable appetite for art of all forms.

Your sound is so unique and transcends several metal and dark rock genres. It simply cannot be pigeonholed in a specific genre. They are undoubtedly filled with drama, sophisticated nuance, and adventure. How would you describe your style of music?

Dread Majesty: Truth be told, we never focused too intently on exactly what style our music should be or what genre would best suit us, and while that may make it difficult for others to categorize us, we just wanted to create a listening experience that felt cinematic, spiritual, and visceral all at once—a realm where the elegance of the old world collides with the chaos of the future. Just listening to us should make you feel like you've lived a thousand lives.

We aim to exhaust you.

Can you tell us more about the lore behind the band’s enigmatic and mysterious presence and some of the mystical elements that seem to be enshrined in the visuals?

Dread Majesty: Our lore is a tapestry of splintered histories, prophetic visions, and the convergence of ancient faith with a dystopian future. At its core, our story centers on a world where the sacred has been hijacked by corrupt and paralyzing forces, and we—the band—exist as both messengers and rebels. Bound to a digital purgatory, we are phantasmata, summoned into the flesh only for our performances. Our music and visuals are our gospel, a call to awaken those who have been numbed by doubt and despair. Every visual lends morsel to the larger story: the Lazarus Sequence, the struggle against the Paralysis, and the hope for resurrection and transcendence. All will be revealed in due time.

The artwork and visuals are just as stunning. Who creates them and do they hold any specific meaning?

Dread Majesty: The artwork and visuals are integral to our conceptual identity—they’re not just mere aesthetics but extensions of our story. Rex, our lead vocalist, creates all the artwork himself. His vision is deeply intertwined with the band’s lore, so it only made sense for him to bring it to life visually. Each detail and texture is a doorway into world. Each piece is rife with symbolism, reflecting the innate tension between the sacred and the profane, the digital and the divine.

The level of musical bravado and athleticism each member carries in the band is unparalleled and quite extraordinary. It seems that there is a background not just in metal and dark rock, but also in theater. Can you tell us more about your journey as musicians?

Dread Majesty: We've all been living and breathing music for as long as any of us can remember, sometimes in ways we never expected. There's a deep classical and operatic foundation behind what we do, which is probably why everything we create insists upon being so damn dramatic. At some point, each of us has been involved in a little bit of everything from crusty garage bands, to dark pop projects, to rock opera groups, to orchestral ensembles. That being said, we are metalheads at heart. We like aggression. It’s in our DNA. But instead of keeping it confined to just one genre, we took all the tools we've picked up over the years and used them to forge something bigger. Between us, we are fluent in an absurd number of instruments, many of which you'll hear in our songs. You name it. If it makes a sound, we'll learn how to use it.

What is the songwriting and production process like?

Dread Majesty: Everything you see, hear, and experience from Dread Majesty is done entirely by us—start to finish.

Nothing is outsourced, no middlemen, no outside hands shaping the vision. It's all us, for better or worse (and usually with a few sleepless nights and existential crises along the way).

Our songwriting process is probably just like anyone else's. It's our favorite part. Most likely the most effortless layer of our process. Sometimes it’s a vocal melody groggily hummed into a recorder at 3 a.m., sometimes it’s a riff that refuses to leave our heads until we carve it into something tangible. Other times it begins with a concept—an image, a feeling, an experience, or a piece of the larger tale we are trying to tell. We build from there, layering instrumentation, atmosphere, and texture, and making sure each one satisfies and serves the greater whole.

And since we do everything in-house, production is an extension of that same creative flow. We record, mix, and master everything ourselves because we want complete control over how the music takes shape. We experiment a lot—sometimes pushing things to the brink of collapse just to see how far we can take something. And then comes the ritual of obsession—questioning our own sanity, and then finally deciding it's ready...or not. LOL

Is there a full-length album in the works? Any collaborations?

Dread Majesty: Absolutely. A full-length album is on the horizon for 2025. We've been meticulously constructing something that expands our universe—an all-encompassing sonic experience. Expect something that feels like a cathedral collapsing in slow motion while a holographic choir of spectral saints sings its final hymn.

As far as collaborations are concerned, we can’t say too much yet, but trust us—there are conversations happening. Until then, know that the future holds some truly exciting possibilities.

Any tour plans? Any specific cities you guys are intending to perform in?

Dread Majesty: Right now, our focus is fully on creation—building this world, perfecting the music, crafting something truly enrapturing before we take it to the stage. That being said, when the time does come for Dread Majesty to step into the flesh, we will be more than ready. No one will know what hit them. As for where? Wherever the people call us—we’ll be there.

What is next for the band and is there anything else you would like to share to the audience and future fans?

Dread Majesty: Right now we are in the final stages of a double single release due to drop on March 1st, so be sure to stay tuned in for that. We wouldn't want you to miss what's coming. Aside from that we are beyond thrilled to announce that we've joined Bölverk Records as the artist to be signed to their roster. They took a chance on us, and that means the world. They aren't just another label —they're a newly emerging boutique powerhouse that values artistry, vision, and fearless creativity, and that’s exactly the kind of home we wanted. They understand what we are trying to build, and they are giving us the space and means to bring it to life.

Lastly, to our audience and future fans. This journey was never just about us—it is about you. The seekers, the dreamers, the ones that feel too much, who thanklessly carry the weight of the world but refuse to let it break them. You are the reason we came to be, the reason we create, the reason we push forward. Every piece of this world we're building is a gift to you—our way of reaching out through the static and noise and the darkness to let you know that you are NOT alone.

We see you. We hear you. We are with you.

Stay fearless. Stay luminous.

For more Dread Majesty, visit https://www.dreadmajesty.com/

VERNAL ECOSPHERE - Finite Planetary Possibilities

Review by Chris Magdalenski

A Sonic Reconstruction of Time and Space: A Review of "Finite Planetary Possibilities" by Vernal Ecosphere

The music materializes around me. Distinct auditory forms take shape - drifting and humming, pulsing and rumbling across a palette formally blank with silence. 

From the first moments I know that the best way to experience this album is in a quiet darkness, eyes closed, mind wide.

I know it will take me on a journey if I let it, so that's what I do.

It's difficult choosing the words to describe this offering by France's Vernal Ecosphere, but that's what makes it such an engaging listen. As its multifaceted tones drift across my ears I keep being drawn back to the idea that this is the musical equivalent of a journey through multiple iterations of time and space.

Each of the albums ten tracks present a different dimension of the musical reality the artist has so lovingly constructed for us. Each one is a sonic landscape comprised of layers of otherworldly sci-fi synths grounded with more Earthly elements like tribal drums and ambient nature sounds.

With each subsequent listen I've discovered more and more beneath the album's surface, and it's very quickly become my favorite album to drift off to sleep too. 

All in all a very deftly executed effort, and one of my favorite ambient albums I've heard in some time.

For more, visit: https://vernalecosphere.bandcamp.com/