Priest is proud and excited to release their upcoming new album, Body Machine, on Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records, on July 15.
Priest, who describes its musical vision as a of blend of darkwave and industrial goth, also has a talent for creating catchy, melodic hooks, memorable synth riffs and heavy, throbbing rhythms in its music, which is very much in evidence on the ten tracks on Body Machine. Think of a darker, heavier Depeche Mode, a band who has been a big influence on Priest over the years.
Priest features in its lineup two former members of the hugely popular and Grammy Award-winning Swedish rock band Ghost – vocalist Mercury, who was known as Water when he played bass for Ghost and keyboardist Salt, formerly known as Ghost keyboardist Air, along with programmer/ keyboardist Sulfur. Mercury will be happy to talk about his and Salt’s time in Ghost. He’s got stories!
Body Machine is produced by another Ghost alumni, Simon Söderberg (guitarist and producer/engineer of Ghost’s debut album Opus Eponymous).
Priest formed in 2017 after Mercury and Salt departed Ghost after a two-year run and started releasing their own unique brew of electronic music that bears little sonic resemblance to their former band yet still shares the same creative DNA.
But whereas GHOST borrowed their theatrics from old school horror and ‘80s rock, PRIEST comes steeped in synth-pop, cyberpunk and industrial music.
Although the group has been putting out albums since 2017 (New Flesh in 2017, Obey in 2019, Cyberhead in 2020), Body Machine marks a significant departure, with a drastically darker mood yet still maintains the band’s penchant for strong hooks and melodies.
Priest has been touring in Europe and the UK this year and is looking to tour the U.S. soon.
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