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Black metal/neofolk/industrial solo act None has revealed details of its upcoming live album, Alive In San Jose, slated for release on 8 March on digital streaming platforms.
Los Angeles-based None has also shared "Desert Skyline", the first track from its upcoming live album, which awaits you in the player below.
"Desert Skyline" perfectly captures None's musical experience defined as The Dark Gospel - an apocalyptic and ritual interpretation of humanity and its meanness. Equipped with an acoustic guitar and the power of narration, None visits the depths of the human soul on a journey full of symbols, rituals, and philosophies.
None's mastermind Nicholas Mendiola on his music: "The Dark Gospel is music that transcends all boundaries of genre and sub-categories of an existing identification. The Dark Gospel is and was named for being spiritual art; alchemical, true - not borderline, but a vow and a deep plunge into the religious nature of the art. The Dark Gospel is for those who seek the divine and mystic source of energy, an eternal truth that is ourselves - and God; being that God is both internal and external. For those who are capable of producing this higher form of art; your Dark Gospel will likely be nothing like mine in terms of musical approach. The True Dark Gospel is the highest form of art; the one that you believe in. The Dark Gospel is your very existence - behind closed doors, where no one else can see, and in every breath you take. Your life is for The Dark Gospel - however violent, or beautiful.. it is NEVER just music. You must be relentless in your pursuit for greatness. Enlightenment is fleeting, and you must die while on the path".
Alive In San Jose portrays None performing at The Caravan Lounge in San Jose, CA, on 29 October 2023. It was the artist's first hometown appearance despite the movement's conception being eight years prior. Five of the six showcased songs were new/unreleased material, later to be contained in an LP.
The album was taped/edited, recorded and mixed by Portal Studios. Band photos by Wyman Choy Photography. Band logo by Nicholas Mendiola. Cover edited by John Bradford Schuler. Link
Alive In San Jose tracklist:
1. Stories (Alive In San Jose)
2. Desert Skyline (Alive In San Jose)
3. Absolute Devotion (Alive In San Jose)
4. Catalyst Of The Constant Flow (Alive In San Jose)
5. Dusk Skies Over The Dreaming Forests (Alive In San Jose)
6. Never Know (Alive In San Jose)
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