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Welcome to the March/April 2025 episode of "Out ov the Coffin." This episode did not come easy, having taken an extra long time to filter through huge piles of new releases to include only those worthy of note. In the end, it made more sense to release this one on April 1st as a semi-monthly issue, so here we go!
The show starts off with a 40th anniversary tribute to one of the greatest Goth records of all time (even if the band itself hated that label), The Sisters of Mercy's debut full-length, "First and Last and Always." Codifying what would come to be known as the orthodox gothic rock sound, which would be copied relentlessly for years, The Sisters built F+L+A on the already impressive sound of their early singles, but with the newfound collaboration of Wayne Hussey (who would leave the band after this record to form The Mission), added an almost magickal dimension, creating a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, the likes of which would never be heard again -- which is why it remains one of my top 5 albums of all time. In between the songs, I have included clips from two 1985 interviews (full versions here and here). Their answers were a bit cheeky at the time, bordering on intentionally difficult, but I thought it would be interesting to hear their actual words from 40 years ago.
The first full set drives straight into new material, beginning with The Funeral March of the Marionettes, whose founding member Joe Whiteaker passed away in 2024, leaving the remaining members to piece together a final EP entitled It All Falls Apart. We then turn to Germany for a very Cure-inspired new act Klez.E, before visiting Toronto for some noisy, high-energy sounds form Dermabrasion's latest, Pain Behavior. We then dip back to 2024 for an overlooked single from Vegas "K-Goth" band Past Self, before checking out the latest single from French post-punk act Heimberg.
For the second act of set 1, we turn the lights down for some more ethereal material, starting with the latest from Costa Rica's Ariel Maniki and the Black Haloes, which segue's into a black-velvety new mix of Tears for the Dying's adaptation of the Dolly Parton classic, "Jolene." Finally, we close the set with new music from long-running German post-punk act Pink Turns Blue, who will be on tour this Fall in the US in support of their new Black Swan album. For those near Nashville, mark your calendars for September 10th at the East Room!
Set
two pairs memorial tributes for two artists who were instrumental in the
early days of punk, goth, deathrock, and beyond. The first half is
dedicated to the memory of Brian James, guitarist and founding member of The Damned and The Lords of the New Church, who died on March 6th, 2025.
In his honor, I have included The Damned's breakthrough single "New
Rose," followed by my two favorite songs from The Lords of the New
Church, separated by a small clip from a 1988 interview with James
himself, because I love to let artists speak for themselves, especially from beyond the grave.
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| Brian James [2.18.1955 - 3.6.2025] R.I.P. |
The second half of set two is my annual remembrance of Rozz Williams, founder of Christian Death -- and, by extension, deathrock itself, one could argue -- as well as many other projects in all forms of media. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the final Rozz-era Christian Death album (prior to the splintered variations of the legendary band), 1985's "Ashes," so I lead with one of my personal favorites form that album, then segue into the pairing of an excerpt from my favorite of his spoken word pieces, with my absolute favorite solo-era song that Rozz left for us, his prescient epitaph in song form "Flowers."
Set three begins with another new single from Peter Murphy's forthcoming Silver Shade album, this one recalling a story from the Bauhaus era, which you can read here. Next up is a debut from New York act Some Days Are Darker, who will be opening dates on the aforementioned Pink Turns Blue tour. The slightly more reclined style of the track makes a good segue into the world of The Legendary Pink Dots, from whom you'll hear the opening track from their latest album, So Lonely in Heaven. We then enjoy the latest '90s-era single from Florida's Astari Nite, which leads us to the latest from Minnesota's Autumn, and a late 2024 entry from Sweden's Abu Nein. The set closes with the latest from Washington D.C.'s VOSH, who are on tour now (including a Nashville show on April 2nd) in support of their Vault Vol. 1 release.
Set four finds us in dark metal territory, eased in by the acoustic introduction to the opening track from French act Unholdun's new album Fœhn. From there, we mark the 30th anniversary of Portugese heroes Moonspell's debut album Wolfheart, which is followed by new music from Poland's Patriarkh (an offshoot of the splintered act Batushka), taken from their new release, Prophet Ilja. We then go a track deeper into Amber Asylum's latest, Ruby Red album, which serves as a perfect chamber-doom intro to Celestial Season's "The Scent of Eve," played here to honor the 30th anniversary of their gothic doom classic Solar Lovers. Finally, the set closes with the relentless opening track from UK black metal act Barshasketh's new album, Antinomian Asceticism.
Last, but certainly not least, the show closes with a lengthy new piece from Ukrainian black metal heroes Drudkh, the fittingly-titled "April," taken from their just-released, and so far very impressive, Shadow Play.
All of that PLUS: New Ukrainian dark ambient from некрохолод (Necroholod) and Shadowsun; Experimental synth work from Germany's Glaring; new soundtrack music from Flying Lotus' "ASH"; and more!
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PLAYLIST BEGINS HERE
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]
(each band name is also a website link)
(sets and talk breaks separated by dashes)
"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
March-April 2025 Episode
Show recorded April 1st, 2025
Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me ["Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack) 1994]
The Sisters of Mercy - Marian (version) [First and Last and Always, 1985]
[Sample] The Sisters of Mercy Interview (Hussey and Eldritch) 1985
The Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet [First and Last and Always, 1985]
[Sample] The Sisters of Mercy Interview (Eldritch) 1985
The Sisters of Mercy - Poison Door [First and Last and Always (expanded with b-sides), 1985]
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некрохолод (Necroholod) - On the Other Side of the North [On the Other Side of the North, 2025]
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The Funeral March of the Marionettes - Shadow Games [It All Falls Apart, 2025]
Klez.E - Erregung [Erregung, 2024]
Dermabrasion - Halberdier [Pain Behavior, 2024]
Past Self - 불꽃으로/ Bulkkoch Eulo [single, 2024]
Heimberg - Shadowed Guard [single, 2025]
Ariel Maniki and the Black Haloes - The Veil [Pieces, 2025]
Tears for the Dying - Jolene (remix) [single, 2025]
Pink Turns Blue - Follow Me [Black Swan, 2025]
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Goblin - Profondo Rosso (Remix version) ["Deep Red" (soundtrack) 1975]
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The Damned - New Rose [Damned Damned Damned, 1977]
The Lords of the New Church - Open Your Eyes [The Lords of the New Church, 1982]
[Sample] Brian James, 1988 interview
The Lords of the New Church - Dance with Me [Is Nothing Sacred?, 1983]
Christian Death - Face [Ashes, 1985]
Rozz Williams - Dec. 30, 1334 (exc.) [The Whorse's Mouth, 1996]
Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone - Flowers [Dream Home Heartache, 1995]
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Glaring - Lonely Graves / Nostalghia [Astral Drone, 2025]
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Peter Murphy - The Artroom Wonder [single, 2025]
Some Days Are Darker - Protect Me [TV-MA, 2024]
The Legendary Pink Dots - So Lonely in Heaven [So Lonely in Heaven, 2025]
Astari Nite - Unisex Games [single, 2025]
Autumn - Venice [single, 2025]
Abu Nein - City of Dust [Dark Faith, 2024]
VOSH - Perfection [Vault Vol. 1, 2025]
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Flying Lotus - Horizon / Questionable Sandstorm / In the Walls / Surface ["ASH" (soundtrack) 2025]
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Unholdun - Combes [Fœhn, 2024]
Moonspell - Alma Mater [Wolfheart, 1995]
Patriarkh - Wierszalin VII [Prophet Ilja, 2025]
Amber Asylum - Secrets [Ruby Red, 2025]
Celestial Season - The Scent of Eve [Solar Lovers, 1995]
Barshasketh - Radiant Aperture [Antinomian Asceticism, 2025]
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Shadowsun - The Undreamed [Levitation Dream, 2025]
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Drudkh - April [Shadow Play, 2025]
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