Death Of Death is an alternative rock band from London whose melodramatic motif, windsweeps from the basement of nu-metal and burns from the ashes of dark-wave. Comprised of Vincent Dusk (guitars, vocals, synth – formerly of Boyfromthecrowd), Ben Jasper on bass, and Baz Combes on drums, Death Of Death are a band whose distinct vocals grab you by the jugular of post-punk and make you stand up and listen. Unhinged, raw, and idiosyncratic, Dusk has a voice that cuts across the spectrum of post-punk, and whose haunting range levitates to the heights of ethereal rock. He’s a great frontman, whose added synths provide a new-wave portal and escape route to an underworld of baroque rock.
Along with the rumbling beats, interchangeable guitars and roaming bassline, Death of Death are a band that subtly shifts between the sub-genres of post-punk, whilst remaining a formidable force of nature. An intermix of symphonic rock, goth aesthetics, and urban-punk delivery Death of Death has been busy recording their debut album and whose new single “Sally” has been selected as my “Single Of The Day”.
Released on 8th February 2022, “Sally” rises from the vaults of dark-wave and swaggers across an alternative rock arena. It’s an infectious track, that zig-zags and trails from the fuzz ambience of third-wave post-punk. Along with a bolstering bassline, Sally suspends from the heights of funk-rock whilst joining forces with the electro-infused ambience of the new wave. Steeped in dark romanticism, Sally is a track that jangles from the corners of indie-pop and is spiked with a surge of adrenaline-infused riffs.
“Death of Death is the phoenix rising from the ashes of its funeral pyre with renewed youth, the never-ending quest for eternal life, the inevitable symbiosis between organic matter, microchips and artificial intelligence in the quest of a better, stronger, more efficient version of who we are.” (Vincent Dusk)
“Sally” is available via all digital platforms from 8th February 2022.