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As an addendum to February’s crushing “Black Noise” LP, Industrial legends BONG-RA – the primary project of Dutch artist Jason Köhnen (THE LOVECRAFT SEXTET, THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE) – present “To Mega Panopticon“, an intermezzo compilation to bridge the gap while they work on a brand-new album.

“To Mega Panopticon” delivers eight ferocious tracks: new remixes of four tracks from “Black Noise“, a freshly reworked song from 2003’s “Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!“, pummelling covers of classics by GODFLESH/KILLING JOKE and a vinyl-only bonus version of NAPALM DEATH‘s ‘Evolved As One‘.

This one-of-a-kind remix album is now officially released and available to purchase via DMP’s Bandcamp page. Listen to it via our YouTube channel:

Full details and album information can be found here!

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“To Mega Panopticon” heralds the band’s upcoming October/November tour with AUTHOR & PUNISHER. These shows will provide the only opportunity to obtain the vinyl edition of “To Mega Panopticon“, available exclusively at the merch stand. This edition is strictly limited to 100 copies.

The following dates are confirmed:

26.10.2025 – Hamburg, Germany
27.10.2025 – Aarhus, Denmark
28.10.2025 – Oslo, Norway
29.10.2025 – Goteburg, Sweden
30.10.2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark
31.10.2025 – Berlin, Germany
01.11.2025 – Gdansk, Poland
02.11.2025 – Warsaw, Poland
03.11.2025 – Poznan, Poland
04.11.2025 – Leipzig, Germany
05.11.2025 – Frankfurt, Germany
06.11.2025 – Paris, France
07.11.2025 – Bruxelles, Belgium
08.11.2025 – Lille, France

Get your tickets here!

BONG-RA‘s “Black Noise” album is still available on CD – including merch – from the label’s EU, US (vinyl also) and Bandcamp shops. A vinyl repress is in planning.

Jason Köhnen began his musical journey in 1988 as the vocalist/bassist for BLUUURGH…, an underground Dutch Crust/Death Metal/Grindcore band. Following the release of an EP and LP, in 1991 he founded the Death-Doom band CELESTIAL SEASON, gaining widespread recognition as a prominent name in the genre outside the renowned ‘Peaceville 3′.

In 1996, Köhnen shifted from Metal to electronic music, creating the project BONG-RA and pioneering the intense Breakcore genre of electronica. His 1998 debut album led to a Peel Session in 2002, and established BONG-RA as one of the first acts to fuse Extreme Metal with electronics. The experimentation deepened with releases like the 2007 “Grindkrusher” EP, featuring BOLT THROWER samples, and collaborative releases with noise artist Maruosa in DEATHSTORM and the neo-classical Doom project WHITE DARKNESS.

Beyond BONG-RA, Kohnen co-founded THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE and later THE MOUNT FUJI DOOMJAZZ CORPORATION, releasing a series of cult albums up to 2013. Over his 30-year career, he has collaborated with notable artists such as VENETIAN SNARES and IGORRR, performed at major festivals including Glastonbury and Dour, and toured globally, sharing the stage with legendary acts like APHEX TWIN, MINISTRY and THE PRODIGY.

After a brief hiatus, during which BONG-RA explored Doom, Electronica and Jazz – including via 2018’s “Antediluvian” and 2022’s “Meditations” – Köhnen is now returning to his Metal and Grindcore roots. A deal with Debemur Morti Productions, also home to his Doomjazz project THE LOVECRAFT SEXTET, has been reached.

BONG-RA now prepares for a new era as a live three-piece featuring guitarists Attila Kovacs and Botond Fogl. This freshly rejuvenated vehicle for Metal/breaks fusion did debut in early 2025 with a new record “Black Noise” and an upcoming tour.