Pale – Beyond The Pale (Single – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Death-Industrial, Power-Electronics.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Pale is a Swedish formation which has been active for years but now releasing their first new work since 2008. The band is driven by Häkan Paulsson (Sanctum), Emma Ekered, Christina Blom & Joakim Engström (Sanctum).
Content: The opening cut is a heavy, mind-blowing piece of Power-Electronics featuring shouting, exclamations. The second track remains powerful but sounds more into Electro-Industrial here again with harsh vocals on top.
+ + + : I’m no longer reviewing singles but when you hear such a great piece of music -especially the opening track “Beyond The Pale” you can only but be satisfied Pale has finally released new stuff. This track is a brilliant, powerful, and efficient fusion between different genres. It’s an overwhelming production announcing the come-back of the project with a bang.
– – – : My single regret is that this is just a single so I can only hope Pale will not wait for another 15 years to bring new studio work.
Conclusion: Great and powerful Industrial music featuring a mind-blowing title-track.
Best songs: “Beyond The Pale”, “Comes Again”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064194274762
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Pale
Pale is a Swedish power electronics and noise-industrial group made up of Häkan Paulsson, Emma Ekered, Christina Blom, and Joakim Engström, musicians who have shaped the Nordic industrial scene for decades, notably through their band Sanctum. Pale delivers live shows built around aggressive rhythms and a dense wall of noise.
“Beyond The Pale” marked the group’s first new material since 2008, released on Ant-Zen in 2023. Pale followed it in 2024 with the album “Where The Silence Speaks”, also on Ant-Zen.
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