Image
Bands

Love Never Dies — Los Angeles Darkwave Project The Sweet Kill Debuts Haunting Video for “Undead”

Amidst the eerie gloom of endless twilight, the cursed beings of the undead realm wrestle with a romantic dilemma as ageless as time. Their love, a silent opera, unfolds against mortality’s relentless march that threatens to snatch away their mortal true love. Each heartbeat of their cherished ones echoes a sweet, mournful melody, gradually sinking into death’s silence. Faced with a cruel choice – to save their loved ones from mortality’s clasp by damning their soul to the cold night, or watch them crumble into the arms of death. Oscar Wilde’s words, “The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death,” echo the profound enigma that entangles the hearts of the undead in a destiny laced with tender caress and icy despair. This melancholy waltz between love strong enough to challenge life and death, yet forever shackled by fate, resonates through the bleak, starless nights.

This poignant concept finds a voice in The Sweet Kill’s latest darkwave single, “Undead,” where musician Pete Mills channels classic gothic rock and post-punk vibes reminiscent of The Cure, Joy Division, and Bauhaus, weaving a compelling narrative of undying love.

Mills recounts his exploration into the dark world of the occult across California’s haunting landscapes, unveiling the narrative of “Undead” – a tale of an immortal in love with his ailing mortal beloved, faced with the dire choice of saving her by transforming her into one of his kind. The single encapsulates 80’s cold wave synths, post-punk instrumentation mingled with a full string section, escorting the listener into a gothic cinematic narrative. It’s an invitation into a realm where the fear of the unknown and the allure of magic transcend into a fourth-dimensional spiritual journey, urging one to, “…Take my hand on an icy peak, the wind chills this reckoning, where Gods and Monsters breed, their darkest secret…. into the Undead, the Undead, slip into the mystery…..”

Witness the ethereal tale unfold through candlelight, misty forests, and cemeteries in the video for “Undead” below:

THE SWEET KILL, a singular post-punk, dark & gothic harbinger of existential angst, crafts a darkwave masterpiece led by cold synths, atmospheric guitars, and melodic bass. With a velvety baritone, Pete Mills echoes the sorrowful romanticism of The Cure and Joy Division.

At his Shadow Zone Sound studio, Mills records and produces all THE SWEET KILL material. “UNDEAD” heralds the early 2024 release, NOWHERE, set to be released on Young & Cold Records (Germany) and Shadow Zone Records (USA), marking a cinematic sophomore debut. “I love the fear of the unknown and the fantasy of magic, when these elements mix, the door to the fourth-dimensional occult occurs,” Mills reflects.

Pre-order the Vinyl and CD here.

Follow The Sweet Kill:

post-punk.com

From the Editor at Post-Punk.com

Recent Posts

  • Bands

Toronto Shoegazers Rituals Debut Hazy Post-Punk Single “Illusions”

Toronto shoegaze outfit Rituals first stirred to life in 2009, a quiet experiment in Adam Seward’s small, dim room, where…

19 hours ago
  • Bands

Filled with Fire — Swiss Cold Wavers Future Faces Unveil Video for “Neon Outlines”

Filled with fire Come to me Suspended with so much pleasure No matter how scared we may be To live…

20 hours ago
  • Bands

Starlight Star Bright — Icelandic Trio Kælan Mikla Pull Down the Veil of Night in Their Video for “Stjörnuljós”

Be a starlight once more that guides me in the dead of night and when your fire weakens I shall…

2 days ago
  • Bands

Qual Unleashes Sci-Fi Apocalyptic Video for Primal EBM Jam “Funeral Fashion”

Sarcophagus golden carcass Sarcophagus rigor mortis Drenched in cataclysm and curled in dystopian dread, Qual—William Maybelline’s fierce alter ego—seizes the…

3 days ago
  • Bands

Los Angeles Duo Faith In Flesh Inject Chilling EBM and Darkwave into Their Unsettling Video for “Psychodermatology”

Skin sloughed off Exposed rot Sickness spied Wet, weak eyes Lacerated soul Psychodermatology is a medical field that studies the…

4 days ago
  • Bands

Philadelphia’s Cigarettes for Breakfast Prescribe Heartrending Shoegaze Panacea “Numb the Pain”

Loving something you shouldn’t is like clutching a live wire—painful, charged, and impossible to release. You know it’s wrong, yet…

4 days ago
Sticky Footer Banner with Close Button