Satanic Planet
Satanic Planet | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Associated acts | Nomi Abadi, Shiva Honey, Cattle Decapitation, Silent |
Satanic Planet is a band known for their avant-garde post-industrial Satanic sound formed in Salem, Massachusetts, in 2019.
History
The band is comprised of Lucien Greaves (founder of The Satanic Temple, Justin Pearson, Luke Henshaw, and Dave Lombardo. Justin Pearson met Lucien Greaves on the Cult & Culture Podcast.[1] Pearson interviewed Greaves after Greaves featured a Dead Cross song on a Satanic Temple playlist[2]. After the interview, the two decided to explore mutual musical interests alongside Pearson’s Planet B collaborator Luke Henshaw. Pearson then brought in Dead Cross bandmate Dave Lombardo, when the coronavirus pandemic halted Lombardo’s touring schedule and allowed him to focus on new projects [3]. Lombardo was initially recruited to perform on the song “Strangers,” but decided to stay on for the entirety of the album [4]. As a four-piece, the group released the debut self-titled LP in May 2021. The album also had an extensive list of collaborators, including Nomi Abadi, Shiva Honey, Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) Jung Sing (Silent). The album was recorded remotely, produced by Henshaw and Lombardo, and mixed and mastered by Brent Asbury.[5].
Discography
Albums
Satanic Planet’s self-titled LP was released on Three One G records on May 28th, 2021.
Music videos
- "Satanic Planet"[6]
- "Liturgy"[7]
- "Baphomet"[8]
- "Devil In Me" (feat. Nomi Abadi)
- "Strangers"[9]
- 999[10]
Critical acclaim
Much of the critical acclaim for the album is praise for the band’s avant-garde, exploratory, and genre-defying sound. The music blog Scene Point Blank rated the self-titled EP a 7.8 out of 10, noting “One would think that these artists coming together atop a programmed electronic foundation would create a chaotic maelstrom of sound, but instead delivers more of a declaration of controlled chaos that makes for one unique listen.”[11]
“Greaves, Pearson, Lombardo and Henshaw have banded together in the creation of the project’s self-titled debut album of eerie, tribal, gothic, post-punk, ceremonial doomy industrial soundscapes that also employs the talents of guests like Cattle Decapitation’s Travis Ryan, Nomi Abadi, Silent’s Jung Sing, Shiva Honey, Eric Livingston (a.k.a. First Church of the Void), and Hexa’s Carrie Feller."[12]
"This collaboration embraces the avant-garde to create sci-fi sermons that range from doom and industrial to evil exotica”.[13]
"Creeping its way into the stereo-field with ominous soundscapes and turbulent beats, Satanic Planet debuts their self-titled full-length May 28. The supergroup formed by Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple co-founder and spokesperson), Luke Henshaw (Planet B, Sonido de la Frontera), Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Misfits, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross), and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Dead Cross, Swing kids) merges the raw power of dark electronica with sermons and screams. Deconstructing genres, traditional compositions, and ideologies, the four-piece unapologetically takes your ears and feelings into a mind bending rabbit hole that explores the purity of unbridled power and aural carnage."[14]
"Additional praise for the band surrounded the group's involvement with women's rights: "TST's deeply held commitment to women’s rights is being embodied in auditory form through the band Satanic Planet, in which TST co-founder and spokesperson Lucien Greaves gives voice to such causes through the medium of music. ...Satanic Planet is a wide-ranging project that features two women among its collaborators – namely, Shiva Honey and Nomi Abadi, both of whom have dedicated their multi-faceted careers to bolstering the voices of marginalized women."[15][16]
"The sound on this record is different from other genres of metal music because the vocals are low with a kick of authority and the instrumentation electrifies the atmosphere with low noises that contribute to the never-ending darkness. Although the style of metal is different, Satanic Planet does a great job of showing how skillful they are as a band." Lola Blanc, director of the Devil in Me music video, noted that the messages against religious extremism in the band’s music were important to her in deciding to direct for the Devil in Me music video: “I specifically requested the song ‘Devil in Me’ because it immediately evoked the feeling of an exorcism. The horrors that can happen when religion is taken to the extreme was a theme we were clearly very aligned on, so it just felt like a perfect fit.”[17]
References
- ↑ "Justin Pearson talks new project with Dave Lombardo, Satanic Temple co-founder & more".
- ↑ "Hear Satanic Temple Co-Founder, Locust Member Team on Satanic Planet's "999"". 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "Metal Drum God Dave Lombardo on Life in Quarantine". Rolling Stone. 14 April 2020.
- ↑ "Journey to the Satanic Planet: A Conversation with Lucien Greaves".
- ↑ "Three One G Records".
- ↑ "Satanic Planet (The Locust, Ex-Slayer, Etc.) Debut Animated "Satanic Planet" Video". 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "SATANIC PLANET Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO: 'Liturgy' Music Video Released". 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Satanic Planet Shares New Video for "Baphomet"". 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "News: Satanic Planet Drop 'Strangers' Video". 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Hear Satanic Temple Co-Founder, Locust Member Team on Satanic Planet's "999"". 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "Album review: Satanic Planet – Satanic Planet".
- ↑ "Video Premiere: Satanic Planet Drops "Satanic Planet" onto a Satanic Planet". 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "SATANIC PLANET Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO: 'Liturgy' Music Video Released". 18 May 2021.
- ↑ https://www.tourworthy.com/articledetails/to-live-and-diy-in-la-satanic-planet-to-release-trance-inducing-self-titled-album
- ↑ "Satanic Planet Collaborators Shiva Honey and Nomi Abadi on the Satanic Temple's Activism for Women". 28 May 2021.
- ↑ "Album Review: Satanic Planet - Satanic Planet -". 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Holy Hell: Check Out Satanic Planet's "Devil in Me"".
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