The demons we fear are not enemies but estranged parts of ourselves, appearing in grotesque disguise so that we might finally bow to their reality. To repress them is to tighten the knot; to welcome them is to see the knot unravel. Every angel carries its shadow, every shadow its secret light. We live in this eternal oscillation, night giving way to dawn, strength rising from weakness. The self is not a battlefield of good and evil, but a shifting interplay of polarities…each step of terror entwined with grace, each breath of anguish opening to laughter.
Seattle’s Ghosts in the Graveyard ignite their arrival with I Am the Dark, a deathrock strike that coils around themes of duality and inner turmoil. Guitarist and composer Paul Morgan cuts the air with jagged riffs, his programming pounding like ritual drums against collapsing stone. Byron C. Miller delivers words that lurch and sear, his voice breaking like glass across the mix. Kaylie Cortez charges the track with live synths, spitting voltage and static, thickening the storm.
This first strike is also the opening salvo for their full-length album, Absolute Death, due October 24th on Re:Mission Entertainment. Morgan, with a pedigree across punk, hardcore, and metal projects like Straight to Video and Wiscon, builds the skeleton. Cortez, already known for her work as NUDA and with industrial peers AL1CE, DK-Zero, and FleischKrieg, electrifies the body. Miller provides the face and voice, channeling personal exorcism through guttural roar and sharpened lyric.
I Am the Dark thrums with an urgency that feels physical, as if each note were meant to draw blood. Its structure surges forward without pause, steeped in raw energy and sharpened intent. Beneath the aggression lies an exploration of the human condition, pointing to the collision between brutality and beauty. The track offers no escape from its grip, demanding confrontation with the demons it names.
Directed by Morgan, the accompanying video captures the band in a one-take performance inspired by Nine Inch Nails’ March of the Pigs. Here, though, the players appear as zombified figures in wild, convulsive motion, poised to break through the frame and seize the audience. The camera doesn’t flinch, holding them in their manic ritual, every gesture heightened by immediacy and sweat-stained urgency.
We wanted to showcase the new live lineup in action and give fans a taste of what to expect from our shows,” says Miller.
Watch the video for “I Am The Dark” below:
I Am the Dark arrives like an uninvited presence in the room: loud, raw, and undeniable. It is less a single than an invocation, announcing a band intent on digging up everything you’d rather leave buried.
Ghosts in the Graveyard will bring their signature blend of dark energy and theatrical intensity to the stage this fall, performing tracks from Absolute Death and their 2016 release, Monsters for the Masses.
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Upcoming Shows:
- September 13 – Belltown Yacht Club, Seattle
- October 30 – Central Saloon, Seattle
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