US industrial project Gasoline Invertebrate released the single “Disaffect” via Ligerhawk Records on 7 August 2026. The digital track runs 3:19, the project’s first new release since the July 2026 EP “ALL CAPS ARE BASTARDS.”

“Disaffect” is a single track available as a digital streaming and download release, with downloads offered in MP3, FLAC and 24-bit/44.1kHz formats. The track moves between dark techno, EBM, industrial and goth. Gasoline Invertebrate is the recording name of Brian Graupner, who also records as The Gothsicles. The Bandcamp release page lists Gasoline Invertebrate as based in Tampa, Florida, while the project’s Facebook page lists a Knoxville, Tennessee location; the two sources have not been reconciled for this article.

Gasoline Invertebrate on Ligerhawk Records

Ligerhawk Records, the Knoxville-based netlabel behind two “Enter the Hawktagon” compilation samplers, has previously released material from Gasoline Invertebrate alongside acts including The Gothsicles and Killerwytch. No further formats or remixes have been announced for the single.

About Gasoline Invertebrate

Gasoline Invertebrate is the solo industrial project of Brian Graupner, who also records as DarkNES and performs with The Gothsicles. The project’s second full-length album, “Damage Over Time”, was released 22 May 2020 on Tigersquawk Records. A companion release, “The Hurtmore EP,” followed on 20 November 2020, and the album “Bad Fact” arrived in 2022. Gasoline Invertebrate also contributed the track “So You’ve Been Canceled,” featuring Pnakotica, to the “The Odin Files” and “The Freya Files” Ukraine charity compilations. The project released the EP “ALL CAPS ARE BASTARDS” in July 2026, followed by the single “Disaffect” on Ligerhawk Records on 7 August 2026, Gasoline Invertebrate’s most recent release.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, dark-pop.

Format: Digital.

Background/Info: “Damage Over Time” is the second official full length album by Gasoline Invertebrate. After the “Freak Drive”-album released three years ago, we get ten new songs by Brian Graupner who’s mainly known for his involvement with The Gothsicles. Notice by the way and that’s a real important aspect of this record, nearly all songs have been produced by a different producer!

Content: “Damage Over Time” is mainly driven by dark-electronics, but most of the songs are polished with electro-pop elements. The melodic side of the work is immediately noticeable and especially the song featuring Chris Connelly (cf. “Scarlet Slip”) has something pretty dance-like. Behind this ‘dark’ fusion between the music styles you’ll also notice multiple sound effects symbolizing the elaborated format of this work. The tracklist is progressively evolving towards harder and harsher cuts.

+ + + : “Damage Over Time” is an interesting work for different reasons; it’s not only a danceable and well-crafted composition, but there’s a great fusion between darker, powerful electro and pop-like melodies. It creates something apart from all other bands repeating the same old dark-electro sound formula. Chris Connelly is a noticeable guest on this album and that’s also a good reason to discover this work… although “Scarlet Slip” is not my favorite cut. I think if there’s a potential hit featured on the album it must be “Feast”, which is not only powerful and danceable, but still has a great retro-like melody line. Among the producers you’ll find artists such as Martin Bowes (Attrition), Vasi Vallis (Reaper, Frozen Plasma), Kolja Trelle (Soman), Brant Showers (Aaimon), Steven Archer (Stoneburner, Ego Likeness) ao.

– – – : I know it must be surprising to say that the song featuring Chris Connelly is the single one that can’t totally convince me. It has something more ‘commercial’ and ‘danceable’-like, which doesn’t really fit to the rest of the tracklist.

Conclusion: “Damage Over Time” is a noticeable and alluring second album for Gasoline Invertebrate.

Best songs: “Feast”, “Headschatten”, “Let The Demon Out”, “Boston”, “Rejected Organ Transplant”.

Rate: (7).

Artist: www.facebook.com/gasolineinvertebrate

Label: www.facebook.com/tigersquawkrecords

About Gasoline Invertebrate

Gasoline Invertebrate is a side project of Brian Graupner, best known for his work with The Gothsicles. “Damage Over Time”, released through Tigersquawk Records in 2020, is Gasoline Invertebrate’s second full-length album, following “Freak Drive” three years earlier, and features a different producer on nearly every track, including Martin Bowes (Attrition) and Chris Connelly.

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