Swedish synth wizards PRIEST (ex-Ghost) are finally back with their brand new album “Dark Pulse” out today via Blue Nine. Order it now: https://linktr.ee/priestband
 
To celebrate the event the band unveils the official video for the song ‘Demon’s Call’ – a dark synthpop anthem which explores the more obscure corners of the human soul. With haunting melodies and provocative lyrics, it delves into intoxicating forbidden desires. Prepare to be ensnared by the call of your inner demons!  
 
The video was directed by Claudio Marino (Artax Film), well known for his works with Behemoth, Katatonia, Watain, Marduk, Shining and many more.

Listen to ‘Demon’s Call’ here: https://ffm.to/jpn8pz8

PRIEST’s fourth album “Dark Pulse” was produced by Simon Söderberg (ex-Ghost) who helped the band to craft a dark synth pop opus with rave elements and heavy industrial notes.
 
Also check out:
‘Black Venom’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DzBb8JC-IQ
‘Burning Love’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpZpNA3158

Heavily inspired by cyberpunk and goth culture, it dives into the dark and seductive night life that can be found specifically in Berlin. “Dark Pulse” explores themes like alcohol addiction, surviving narcissism, forbidden love etc. connected to a past flamboyant lifestyle that just won’t let go. With a signature blend of eerie synthesizers and pulsating hardware, PRIEST delves deeper into the shadows of dystopia and human-machine symbiosis. Get ready for an electronic dance record with poisoned roots, catapulting you into feverish insanity and back!

PRIEST is a synth band that creates music rooted in the vastness of electronic dreams. The goal of their multifaceted prophecy is to safely guide humanity unto the next evolutionary step – the merging with machines.
 
The occult techno-pop act from Sweden, containing ex-members from Ghost, will throw you into the neon lights of 80 ́s sci-fi mixed with gothic soundscapes. With several praised global tours and critically acclaimed releases like “New Flesh” and “Body Machine”  they have successfully generated an ever-growing fanbase worldwide.
 
Priest has toured with bands like Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps, Combichrist, Deathstarsand Front Line Assembly among others. Priest is also featured on Cleopatra Records tribute albums for Rammstein, Depeche Mode and The Cure and has remixed tracks for Pure Obsessions & Red Nights, Aux Animaux and Sjöblom.

PRIEST online
www.instagram.com/priestofficial
www.facebook.com/priestofficial
 www.priestnexus.com 
 https://twitter.com/dominumpupa
 https://soundcloud.com/priestband
https://www.tiktok.com/@priest_sweden

PRIEST released “JUST A GAME,” the second single off of their highly anticipated fourth studio album Dark Pulse set for release on May 31, 2024 via Label Blue Nine.

“Just A Game” is a pulsating rave anthem delving into virtual realms and thrilling encounters. With intoxicating lyrics and a bassline harking back to 80’s EBM, it’s a reminder that it’s all just a game—but the excitement feels anything but ordinary. Join the action on the dance floor and embrace your inner player!

In addition, Priest will be headlining THE NEON CHRONICLES TOUR /w Julien-K & September Mourning that kicks off on March 26th at Bossanova Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.

STREAM “Just A Game” at https://ffm.to/priest

Dark Pulse is Priest’s fourth studio album and is produced by Simon Söderberg (ex-Ghost). It’s a dark synth pop album with rave elements and heavy industrial notes.

Heavily inspired by cyberpunk and goth culture, it dives into the dark and seductive night life that can be found specifically in Berlin. Dark Pulse explores themes like alcohol addiction, surviving narcissism, forbidden love etc. connected to a past flamboyant lifestyle that just won’t let go. With a signature blend of eerie synthesizers and pulsating hardware, Priest delves deeper into the shadows of dystopia and human-machine symbiosis.Get ready for an electronic dance record with poisoned roots, catapulting you into feverish insanity and back!

Priest is a synth band that creates music rooted in the vastness of electronic dreams. The goal of their multifaceted prophecy is to safely guide humanity unto the next evolutionary step – the merging with machines.

The occult techno-pop act from Sweden, containing ex-members from Ghost, will throw you into the neon lights of 80 ́s sci-fi mixed with gothic soundscapes. With several praised global tours and critically acclaimed releases like New Flesh and Body Machine they’ve successfully generated an ever growing fanbase worldwide.

Priest has toured with bands like Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps, Combichrist, Deathstars and Front Line Assembly among others. Priest is also featured on Cleopatra Records tribute albums for Rammstein, Depeche Mode and The Cure and has remixed tracks for Pure Obsessions & Red Nights, Aux Animaux and Sjöblom.

THE NEON CHRONICLES TOUR 2024

PRIEST // JULIEN-K // SEPTEMBER MOURNING
3/26/24 – BOSSANOVA BALLROOM, PORTLAND OR
3/27/24 – FUNHOUSE @ EL CORAZON, SEATTLE WA
3/29/24 – DNA LOUNGE, SAN FRANCISCO CA
3/30/24 – FULL CIRCLE BREWING, FRESNO CA
3/31/24 – GOLDFIELD, SACRAMENTO CA
4/03/24 – BRICK BY BRICK, SAN DIEGO CA
4/04/24 – PARISH ROOM @ HOB, ANAHEIM CA
4/05/24 – WHISKEY A GO GO, W. HOLLYWOOD CA
4/06/24 – SIN WAVE, LAS VEGAS NV
4/07/24 – PUB ROCK LIVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ
4/09/24 – THE ROCK, TUCSON AZ
4/11/24 – SCOUT BAR, HOUSTON TX
4/12/24 – SUNDOWN AT GRANADA, DALLAS TX
4/13/24 – 89TH STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY OK

PRIEST & JULIEN-K
4/15/24 – HQ, DENVER CO
4/16/24 – LIQUID JOES, SALT LAKE CITY UT
4/18/24 – LOVEDRAFT’S BREWING, MECHANICSBURG PA
4/20/24- HALFTIME SPORTSBAR AND MUSIC VENUE, NEWARK DE
4/21/24 – DARK FORCE FEST 2024, NEW JERSEY, NJ

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Instagram – Facebook – X – TikTok

Photo by Marisol Correa

With two back-to-back tours across the US and Europe, festival dates, and a brand-new single all happening in rapid fire succession, you might think that PRIEST never sleep, instead fueled by the phantom power of some otherworldly, extraterrestrial entity. While we cannot confirm or deny the validity of that claim, we can attest to the awe-inspiring magnitude of their most recent release, a truly transformative take on Rammstein’s “Engel.”

PRIEST’s “Engel” hammers the mechanized edge of the original into a skin-splitting, piercingly sharp point, with a pounding, bass-heavy beat, gritty, distorted vocal overdubs, and a delicately velveteen, ethereal melody, compliments of female vocalist and PRIEST visual artist, Greta Helling. PRIEST reimagine the original by stripping it down to its nuclear core, before quantizing and constructing a truly unique coalescence of electronic and melodic instrumentation that is all their own.

Stream/download the single: https://orcd.co/priest_engel

Rammstein’s “Engel” was released in April 1997 as the first single from their second album, Sehnsucht (Desire), along with a music video inspired by the 1996 Quentin Tarantino film, From Dusk Till Dawn. “Engel” made its own on-screen debut during the closing credits of November 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and earned its place in the top three of the German singles chart, in addition to being certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for the sale of over 250,000 copies.

“Engel” serves a standout single from upcoming full-length feature, A Tribute To Rammstein, available worldwide on August 25^th. This power-packed compilation features both old and new school industrial acts, including Manntra, Stoneman, and Julien-K, joining forces with vanguard veterans, Front Line Assembly, Laibach, Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory), Paul Ferguson (Killing Joke), and Skold (KMFDM/Shotgun Messiah), for a one-of-a-kind aggrotech amalgamation of industrial and dark electro.

Pre-order the physical:
https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/a-tribute-to-rammstein-cd/
https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/a-tribute-to-rammstein-cassette

Pre-save the digital: https://orcd.co/variousartists_atributetorammstein

TRACK LIST:

1. Du Hast – Burton C Bell, Big Paul Ferguson & MGT
2. Deutschland – Front Line Assembly feat. Dino Cazares
3. Sonne – Skold
4. Engel – Priest
5. Amerika – Laibach
6. Feuer Frei! – The 69 Eyes
7. Ausländer – Jah Wobble & Jon Klein
8. Radio – Julien-K
9. Ich Will – Stoneman
10. Keine Lust – Lacrimas Profundere
11. Links 2 3 4 – Manntra
12. Mein Teil – Original God
13. Du Hast – Leæther Strip

PRIEST’s “Engel” arrives just in time to celebrate the conclusion of their US summer tour, alongside fellow electro-industrial icons, Powerman 5000 and Julien-K, as well as the first of their festival dates in Finland.

PRIEST ONLY

22 September – STOCKHOLM, SE – Nalen Klub
05 October – TAMPA, FL – Absolution Fest

EVERYTHING DESTROY EUROPE TOUR 2023 W/ DEATHSTARS & LIV SIN

30 October – TAMPERE, FI – Olympia
31 October – HELSINKI, FI – Tavastia
02 November – COPENHAGEN, DK – Stengade
04 November – HAMBURG, DE – Markthalle
05 November – UTRECHT, NL – Tivolivredenburg
06 November – ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, LU – Rockhal
08 November – BRISTOL, GB – The Fleece
09 November – MANCHESTER, GB – Rebellion
10 November – NOTTINGHAM, GB – Rescue Rooms
11 November – NEWCASTLE, GB – Newcastle Uni
12 November – LONDON, GB – Scala
14 November – ANTWERP, BE – Kavka
15 November – BOCHUM, DE – Zeche
16 November – ASCHAFFENBURG, DE – Colos-Saal
17 November – PARIS, FR – La Maroquinerie
18 November – BARCELONA, ES – Apolo 2
19 November – MADRID, ES – Sala Mon
22 November – LYON, FR – Rock n Eat Live
23 November – PRATTELN, CH – Z-7
24 November – MEZZAGO, IT – Bloom Club
25 November – MUNICH, DE – Strom
26 November – WIEN, AT – Szene
27 November – LJUBLJANA, SI – Orto Bar
29 November – BUCHAREST, RO – Quantic Bar
01 December – BUDAPEST, HU – Barba Negra
02 December – WINTER, CZ – Masters of Rock
03 December – KRAKOW, PL – Kamienna 12
04 December – WARSAW, PL – Hydrozagadka
05 December – BERLIN, DE – Hole 44
06 December – LEIPZIG, DE – Hellraiser
14 December – OSLO, NO – John Dee
15 December – KARLSTAD, SE – Nöjesfabriken
16 December – STOCKHOLM, SE – Slaktkyrkan
17 December – GÖTEBORG, SE – Pustervik