Protokoll 19 – Mental Decay (Digital Album – Danse Macabre Records)
The American Dark-Electro project Protokoll 19 has already released several singles and EPs, and this summer they returned with their debut album, “Mental Decay”. The album features seven tracks plus three remixes. The sound immediately captures the essence of ‘Hell-Electro,’ with icy, dark atmospheres, hard-hitting rhythms, and menacing bass lines. The harsh, relentless vocals further amplify the tormented mood that permeates the album. Remixes have been exposed to C-Lekktor, Frontal Boundary and Midnight Nightmare. Protokoll 19’s style feels like a hybrid of Suicide Commando, Acylum, and Centhron. (Rating:8).
Listen to “Clairvoyance”.
Read the news on ‘Mental Decay’.
About Protokoll 19
Protokoll 19 is an electro-industrial project based in Tampa, Florida. Founded prior to 2024, the band centers its work around harsh electronics and lyrical themes of mental disintegration and psychological trauma.
In 2024, Protokoll 19 released their debut EP “Mental Decay” and a full-length digital album of the same name via Danse Macabre Records. The album version reviewed here expanded the EP into seven tracks plus three remixes.
The singles “Witch”, “Connect” and “Trivialized” later formed part of the staggered rollout for the 2025 EP “Somewhere Between Purgatory and Hell”. The band remains independent, while working with Danse Macabre Records for select releases.
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