If we’re remembered as a deathrock band, that would be fine with me.” Everyone uses it to describe every-fucking-thing so it’s lost any meaning. “To me the term ‘post-punk’ means about the same as the term ‘hardcore’ does: nothing. “We could still play a punk fest or a goth fest and more or less fit in,” guitarist Des says, from the interview below. But “Wind and Shadows” is in fact the first LP-as-such from the Chicago/NYC band (singer Danny lives in NYC), and it’s a nonstop juggernaut of guitar distortion, flange pedals, Aquanet, black hair dye, howling vocals, and enough doomy, foggy, claustrophobic atmosphere to make Mario Bava green with envy.
It feels a little strange to call “Wind and Shadows” a debut LP given that Cemetery previously had all their demos collected on the “Collection” 12″, also on Mass Media. Cemetery are also thankfully playing out again, including a date with veteran anarcho-punks The Mob (see photos from their April 1 show below). Released on Mass Media Records, which is increasingly a one-stop shop for anything worthwhile coming out of the modern dark punk scene, the European version is set to be released on the UK’s Inflammable Material imprint. Chicago deathrock band Cemetery‘s debut LP, “Wind and Shadows,” started shipping April 1.
