RIP GosT

God dammit, I love this fucking band. Out of all the thousands of synthwave artists now out there, GosT (IG / FB) always ends up being my favorite. Super aggressive, super metal, and easily (in my opinion) the hardest darkwave thing out there. Anyway, James Lollar, the founding multi-instrumentalist and producer behind GosT, has died at the age of 46, his management team has confirmed. GosT had been around since 2013 with over a dozen releases. I'm just gonna post a few below that I like, but if you are into this stuff at all (I'm sure a lot of you aren't LOL), check out their Bandcamp. Here is Gos|T's official statement on this:

Daggers - El Mundo Kaput

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I love Daggers. They are another band that has been with this blog since the beginning. Imagine if Motorhead was more hardcore punk and you've got Daggers (this is a good thing). They are from Liège, Belgium and have been playing garage-tinged hardcore punk infused with psychedelic rock n' roll noise since 2008. El Mundo Kaput came out April 1, 2026 with three tracks of raw, frantic energy. Live recorded at Jetson Studio, the band delivers nearly 10 minutes of chaotic, riff-heavy punk aggression. Released on Shield Recordings as limited 7" in orange and black variants, 300 copies total. Artwork by Thierry Tönnes capturing the band's unhinged approach.

 FFO: Worms Feed, Goldust, Black Haven, AYS