Killer Couture is a Sacramento-based (USA) duo that has been active since 2012. With an already solid discography, their third and most recent album—released last year—adds another fierce chapter to their sonic arsenal.

Killer Couture delivers a hard-hitting sound that seamlessly blends multiple genres. While rooted in the raw intensity of American Industrial featuring mind-blowing guitar play, their music also incorporates elements of Electro and even hints of Industrial-Shoegaze. Uncompromising and unapologetic, the duo forges ahead on its own path.

The production is relentless, evoking an imagined collision between Ministry, Big Black, and Suicide. Spoken samples occasionally punctuate the album, while the vocals—buried in the mix—amplify the music’s sheer intensity.

While not every track hits the mark, the album as a whole makes a strong statement and is definitely worth exploring. (Rating:6).

Listen to “Everything Is Normal”:

https://killercouture.bandcamp.com/track/everything-is-normal

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The industrial act Killer Couture have released a brand new album, “Everything Is Normal”. The material for this new album was written throughout the pandemic by the duo of Set Draven and Elliott Petrella.

Thematically “Everything Is Normal” handles the frustrations of the political upheaval of the time as well as mental health issues being exacerbated by quarantine. And the band adds: “The album also addresses the people who feel the need to try and uphold the illusion, and the psychic maelstrom of living in the true chaotic reality beneath the mask.”

“Everything Is Normal” is the first album to feature Elliott’s guitar-playing and songwriting skills. It’s also the band’s first album working with the post-punk and metal producer/musician, Pat Hills, of Sacramento’s EarthTone Studios. Through Pat, the duo came into contact with the Bay Area’s independent label, Transylvanian Recordings.

“Everything Is Normal” is available on all major digital platforms including Bandcamp and Spotify. A limited-edition cassette is also available via Transylvanian Recordings.

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Today we can offer you the exclusive full album stream of the new album by Killer Couture, “Everything Is Normal”. Killer Couture is an industrial band founded and based in Sacramento, CA. Though starting from influences such as Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Einstürzende Neubauten, and more, Killer Couture have fused synthesizers and sampling, scrap metal and drum machines, and guitars, to create an own sound.

You can check out “Everything Is Normal” right below and order it on Bandcamp. The album will be officially out on October 31st.

“Everything Is Normal”’s themes largely stem from the frustrations of the political upheaval of the time as well as mental health issues being exacerbated by quarantine. “The album challenges that there ever was a status quo to begin with. It also addresses the people who feel the need to try and uphold the illusion, and the psychic maelstrom of living in the true chaotic reality beneath the mask.”

About Killer Couture

The band formed in 2016 and started to perform live using of metal and power tools as instruments. In 2018, they self-released their first album “God Forgive The Children”, followed by 2019’s “What’s Left?”.

After the pandemic in 2020, unable to perform or write together, and post-departure of their third member, Killer Couture was forced to find a new way to survive. Writing music separately throughout the pandemic, the remaining duo (and original lineup) of Set Draven and Elliott Petrella were finally able to begin merging their ideas.

As soon as it was safe, with Set coming to San Francisco from Sacramento across several weekends, they began writing, editing, and tracking the demos for what would take shape as Everything Is Normal.

This is the first album to feature Elliott’s guitar-playing and songwriting skills, and also their first album to be mixed and recorded non-independently by Set, but instead, working with the post-punk and metal producer (and musician in his own right) Pat Hills, of Sacramento’s EarthTone Studios. It was through Pat that they came into contact with the Bay Area’s independent label Transylvanian Recordings.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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