On paper, the Lion's Daughter sounds like a stoner's dream: "Hey man, let's like ... put John Carpenter–style horror synths together with some hella brutal metal, bro! It'll be tight AF!" And even if you're not among the 420-friendly population of Revolver, let us assure you: this indeed sounds tight AF.
St. Louis is the home of the Lion's Daughter, the trio in question that indeed mix Seventies/Eighties horror synths with metal in the greatest way possible. Imagine a black-metal-leaning Mastodon with Steve Moore in tow, and you might have the idea. The band's latest effort is the utterly fascinating and well-executed Future Cult, which is positively a metal album through and through.
And though metal is the primary conduit, the synth portions of the record aren't just relegated to intro and outros either — instead the heavily vibe-y synthesizers are seamlessly weaved into the fabric of the compositions. For example, one of the album highlights is "Die Onto Us," which excellently mixes Halloween-esque arpeggios alongside blast-beats. Future Cult is a wildly fun listen, and wholly original in the best of ways.
Stream Future Cult in full above for the first time ahead of its July 20th release on Season of Mist.
