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Showing posts with label The Devil's Blood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Devil's Blood. Show all posts
This time they will be offering both new and classic designs on shirts, pins, patches, and more. The message also mentioned that some of these exclusive items will be unveiled in the next weeks.
Amazing news have made their way to the surprised eyes of many earlier today, when with an official statement published on The Devil's Blood Facebook page, it has been announced that their official web shop will reopen on March 4th, 2024, day which marks ten years since the passing of Selim Lemouchi.
Limited editions, rare tour t-shirts and exclusive merchandise will be available on the shop, reaching all the loyal listeners of The Devil's Blood who have been waiting to be able to get official merchandise and who will join the occasion to commemorate and celebrate the legacy of Selim Lemouchi.
Let us keep our eyes on the official website : thedevilsblood.com then, waiting for the day of the reopening!
"For me The Devil's Blood was all about learning, somewhat of a musical mentor i'd say. The musical connection to spirituality and also the technical side, harmony, sound etc. I took a lot in and it resonated with me and still does. After it disbanded I had the time to shed my own light on all of this touring with my own bands. And years later some of us got the chance to do something together again which was really special, but because of circumstances I think we haven't achieved even a small part of what the band could be if given the space. We created some great music but still haven't done proper touring, which does make the music come alive, and creates this group dynamic that is essential to a band in a way."
Issue #4 of Hinsides magazine, published in December 2023, features an interesting interview with Oeds Beydals about Molassess : it can be read online on the magazine's website.
Also featured in the same issue, many other interesting interviews, all touching upon the topic of esotericism and spirituality in art, music and literature: AT THIS LINK it's possible to order the magazine.
Earlier today, Molassess have released the official video for their new single "The Devil Lives", taken from their upcoming debut full-lenght "Through The Hollow". The visuals have been made once again by S. de Jager , and perfectly manage to capture the mood of the song, without interfering with excessive distractions and simply providing a meditative frame for the listeners to immerse completely in the music, following along with the progressive immersion of Farida's figure in the video.
As the title suggests, and as Farida recently explained in her interview on The Obelisk, this enchanting piece of psychedelic rock, is a song that Farida's brother, Selim Lemouchi, began writing back in the days for The Devil's Blood, it was never finished and Molassess have decided to complete it and include it in their album. "That was a Selim song, a Devil’s Blood song, that was never finished. And we tried it. We worked on it many times, but it never was good enough, or it was never appropriate. Then it became just another thing that was thrown on the pile of unfinished stuff. But also it was one of my favorites. " said Farida. "We finished it, but it was Selim’s song. We put it at the end of the album I think too, Through the Hollow is more of a statement like, 'And now for something completely different.' It’s very clear that it’s no Devil’s Blood and we’re doing our own shit, but it felt really good to have him there also. We thought it was a perfect ending of this new beginning."
From their official pages, Mlassess have introduced "The Devil Lives" with this comment: "Our brother left us this diamond in the rough years ago. A riddle that kept resonating and found its way up and into our hearts time after time. It is with great pride, eternal love, an everburning fire and gratitude that we finally managed to climb its stairs. This is what we’ve found along the way, beneath its stirring coils.
THE DEVIL LIVES".
And he lives indeed. In the guitars, in the vocals, in the overall spellbinding atmosphere of the song. It's a charisma which permeates it deeply and can't go unnoticed.
Molassess "Through The Hollow" is out on October 16th, 2020 on Season of Mist and pre-orders can be placed for different editions of the album, as well as for bundles with new merchandise, on Season of Mist's webstore, while on Ván Records' webstore is possible to pre-order an exclusive version on purple and red mixed double vinyl, limited to 200 copies.
After hearing Molasses' debut EP "Mourning Haze / Drops of Sunlight", released on Ván Records in April 2019, many of us have been harbouring hopes of seeing the band releasing more music. Much to our delight, this possibility seems now more likely than ever, with the confirmation coming directly from Farida Lemouchi: "It's important we have a set of tracks that are artistically as vibrant and powerful as the can be. Creativity comes first, not any business interests. When we all agree the material is as good as we can make it, then, and only then, we will start recording. Everything the band do is inspired by the search for excellence", said the vocalist and fonder of the band in a recent interview on the July 2019 issue of Prog magazine.
Farida also talks about the birth of the band, its influences, songwriting and more: it's possible read the full interview HERE.
The special #100 issue of Prog magazine can be found on sale at: loudersound.com.
It's possible to follow Molasses on their official social profiles at facebook.com/Molassesofficial and instagram.com/molassesofficial/.
