(written by Todd Manning)
“If there is a universal mind, must it be sane?”- Charles Fort
The Midwest’s best-kept secret is Indianapolis’s doom/sludge juggernaut, Veilcaste. Every time they hit the studio, their sound grows, the space between the stars grows darker, the universe gets a bit heavier. Their latest single, “Embedded”, marks the current apex of their enormity.
These guys sound like a sentient black hole, with guitars that exert an unfathomable gravitational pressure, and the vocals sound like a god, both divine and unhinged. This is just a small preview of their forthcoming album Hellward, due out on August 7th courtesy of Third House Communications.
Now if only a universal mind, sane or insane, could take control of this world…
About “Embedded”, Veilcaste says:
“Embedded is about embracing what makes us human as an act of defiance. We are not luddites by any stretch, but we are actively reckoning with the insidious presence of technology in practically every aspect of our lives. The song presents sex as transcendence and a rejection of both the false connections of social media and the race-to-the-bottom of AI.”
For more info about Veilcaste, check out the locations linked below.
http://veilcaste.com
https://www.facebook.com/veilcaste/
https://www.instagram.com/veilcaste/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Iq6bsxciZxyRpgIy58Dxc
https://www.youtube.com/@veilcaste