The state of Washington’s Static Ghost storms from Olympia’s subterranean circuits with a debut that drives deep into the marrow of modern electronic body music. Out this May via Verboden Records, the album thrums with primal pulse, sweat-soaked synth lines, and savage basslines, conjuring an industrial invocation electrified by visceral urgency.
The first taste arrives in BREACHINGFLESH, a bruising EBM track bristling with brutality. Synths slice like surgical steel, raw whispers rise into throat-ripping screams, and rhythm locks listeners in relentless loops of aggression and anxiety. There’s a violence here: uttered, repeated, felt…that mirrors our collective disquiet, an unflinching reflection of nerves frayed and tension tapped from a world spinning ever faster.
Static Ghost summons strength from industrial’s underbelly, channeling the pure physicality of classic EBM while spinning it into new configurations of chaos and catharsis as it channels Cabaret Voltaire, Ministry, and Skinny Puppy. There are no half-measures, no comforting hooks; just muscular mechanical momentum, raw rhythms that resonate through bone and brain alike. This is music as adrenaline, music as abrasion, music that leaves bruises both physical and psychic.
Listen to BREACHINGFLESH below:
With Verboden at the helm, Static Ghost’s inaugural full-length unleashes a formidable force: uncompromising, unapologetic, and utterly essential. Forget the sterile surfaces of modern electro-pop; this is electronic music dredged from deeper, darker depths, a rush of blood to the heart of the underground.
Don’t miss Static Ghost live on their Spring Tour: catch them in a city near you, sharing stages with the likes of Ronnie Stone, XTR Human, Viva Non, and more! They will be making an appearance at Verboden Fest in Vancouver this May.
Tour Dates:
- April 25: Seattle, WA (+ Viva Non)
- April 26: Vancouver, BC (+ Viva Non)
- May 3: Calgary (+ Viva Non)
- May 6: Olympia, WA (& Ronnie Stone)
- May 7: Tacoma, WA (# Ex-Heir, = XTR Human)
- May 8: Portland, OR (# Ex-Heir, = XTR Human)
- May 9: Spokane, WA (# Ex-Heir, = XTR Human)
- May 10: Vancouver, BC (# Ex-Heir, = XTR Human, ! Bloodrave, : Meldamor)
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