Albertan deathrock denizens Pøltergeist have signed with independent music label Bad Omen Records (Watch Hazel, Satan’s Satyrs). The Canadian new music trio will release its debut LP, Nachtmusik, on October 25. Described as a mix of Post-Punk, traditional metal, and shoegaze from the frostbitten plains, Pøltergeist plays propulsive, crypt-kicking coldwave that charts a pathway from the catacombs to the cosmos.
Today, Pøltergeist conjures up the new track, Ethereal Nightmare, and its accompanying video, created by Jamie Ward.
“I consider us first and foremost a Post-Punk band, but heavy metal will always play an important role,” says front person Kalen Baker, citing the likes of In Solitude, Unto Others and Tribulation as bands who’ve explored the hinterlands between the two worlds. “When I got really into Goth Rock, one thing I noticed was that it was just as cold and bleak as black metal but in a different way”.
