Aesthetic Perfection are gonna make you sweat to their new industrial-damaged rock single, “Into the Void.”
The latest cut from the long-running, Austrian-American project comes from their forthcoming Bad Vibes EP, and Revolver is proud to premiere it right here right now. Sonically, it leans into a Nineties-era, retro-futuristic slam of crunch-dustrial guitar chordage, mechanically-manned marching rhythms, and mega-screams from bandleader Daniel Graves.
Visually, the accompanying music video presents the creepiest aerobics routine imaginable. A flashy sweatsuit-sporting Graves saunters into the scene with a beer in hand, but he puts the bottle down to work those carbs off via a limbs-pumping, grin-widening exercise routine. As this goes on, we hear a bunch of found-footage samples about demonic possessions.
“While other kids were out playing on suburban streets, I was caught in the whirlwind of the Satanic Panic — instead of Saturday morning cartoons, I was experiencing exorcisms at the hands of my family and being tormented with threats of eternal damnation,” Graves explained of the song’s origins. “‘Into the Void’ is a raw reflection of growing up in the late Eighties and early Nineties, where my childhood was steeped in conspiracies and fear.”
Aesthetic Perfection’s Bad Vibes EP finds Graves working alongside guitarist Sebastian Svalland (PAIN, Lindemann, Letters from the Colony) and live drummer Mike Schopf (Cil City), with the three-song release also having been mixed by Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Guns N’ Roses). It’s due out in full October 11th.
As of today (September 13th), though, Aesthetic Perfection is hitting the road for a series of headlining club shows and opening spots on Till Lindemann’s fall tour, which also features Twin Temple.
You’ll find those concert details down below.
