Devil Master Share New Single ‘Bloody Dreams’

DEVIL MASTER reveal “Sex with Succubus” – the final preview into their forthcoming album Bloody Dreams, due next Friday via Relapse. The theatrical psych metal virtuosos  reemerge from the darkest, filthiest alleys of old Philadelphia, once more to corrupt the children of light. Bloody Dreams is uniquely Devil Master – punkier with a psychedelic lean, yet festooned with a feral black metal aura, the album gleams from the abyss.

At the center of Bloody Dreams nests a grandiose re-recording of “Sex with Succubus” – one Devil Master’s first tracks from their debut album Manifestations which hurled them into the eye of the masses. Ringleader Darkest Prince tells, “‘Sex with Succubus’ was added to our live set again at the behest of drummer Wrought by Fathomless Hands and it ended up a perfect addition to this record’s vibe, hearkening back to our beginnings.”

Devil Master usher in their ghastly, boot-tapping spectacle without permission into our unreality. Written entirely by Darkest Prince between the vellichor pages of decadence and time’s cruel hand, it’s an album that deceives. Up front, Bloody Dreams rages, mohawks and pale skin thumbing through the detritus of 17th-century graveyards. As it matures, it devolves, splaying minds into absinthe-laced psychosis and the untidiest of silhouettes. 

Newcomers to Devil Master are urged to feel the presence of Darkest Prince’s words. They’re encouraged to let go of modern constructs, of life framed by “information everywhere,” to set foot in and breathe the otherworld of Prince invoking Baudelaire, Ducasse, et al.

Musically, Devil Master peel back the layers of black metal and punk, finding the root of evil in folk music. Indeed, a casual ear towards “Black Flame Candle” and “Devil Is Your Master” (both from 2019’s Satan Spits on Children of Light), as well as “The Vigour of Evil” and “Acid Black Mass” (both from Ecstasies of Never Ending Night) will hear upbeats, repetition, and occasionally, hope. Since forming in 2015, the crux of Devil Master has been blurring the lines between dark and light, misery and aspiration.

“The only thing I’m inspired by is Greek and Andean folk music, as well as Cumbia,” Darkest Prince effuses. “Folk is eternal. I think that resonates with people. It’s been cultivated forever. It’s archetypal, primal. It taps into something across cultures. W. B. Yeats, the Irish poetic/occultist, is my favorite poet, and he described folk music as proud and lonely. That’s always resonated with me. OK, I still listen to a lot of G.I.S.M., Bathory, and Vlad Tepes—bands I’ve liked for a very long time—but that’s about as metal as I get. So, there’s folk music and punk in us, and there’s also a lot of psychedelic influence, too.”

Mastered by Arthur Rizk and engineered by Davis M. Shubs and Grammy-nominated engineer Eric Bogacz, Bloody Dreams dances darkly. Guests include Mirai Kawashima (Sigh), former drummer Chris Ulsh (Power Trip), and Ur Èmdr Œrvn (Arkha Sva) who enhance Devil Master’s supernatural power. 

There is no shadow without light… Bloody Dreams invites you into and out of the abyss.

Tour dates:

Sept 03: Aleksandrow Lodzki PL – Summer Dying Loud Festival
Sept 04: Kracow, PL – Zaścianek
Sept 05: Brno, CZ – Kabinet MUZ
Sept 06: Hungary, BP – Robot *
Sept 07: Munich, DE – Hansa 39
Sept 08: Leipzig, DE – Moritzbasei
Sept 09: Berlin, DE – Badehaus

Sept 10: Copenhagen, DK – Beta
Sept 11: Hamburg, DE – Betty
Sept 12: Cologne, DE – Garagen *
Sept 13: Leeuwarden, NL – Neushoorn
Sept 14: Utrecht, NL – DB’s
Sept 15: Paris, FR – Backstage By The Mill

Supporting Sigh
* Devil Master only