Oakland alt-rock / darkwave trio Sword Tongue present their new single “Diamonds To Rust (Anthony (H) Remix),” a club-focused rework of the song “Diamonds To Rust” from their EP “Bonfire In The Tempest.”

Created in collaboration with electro-industrial DJ and producer Anthony H, the remix pushes the song into an EDM and industrial-leaning direction, with a higher tempo, heavier kicks and tribal-influenced percussion built around Jennifer Wilde’s lead vocal.

Vocalist Jennifer Wilde explains that the new version takes one of the band’s own favourites and turns it into “a more DJ-friendly and dance floor filling powerhouse,” while also reflecting on the song’s core theme as “an anxious reckoning of the unceasing progress of time” at a point when “all that is desired is rest and pause” but time still moves forward.

“Diamonds To Rust (Anthony (H) Remix)” continues the collaboration between the band and Anthony H (Anthony Hudson), a London, Ontario-based industrial electro bass artist and DJ. Active under the Anthony (H) name, he has released material such as the “Live Evil Productions VS. Anthony (H) – Lemme Go EP” and in the past collaborated with Omnimar, Komor Kommando, Moaan Exis, Matt Hart, Spankthenun, 40 Octaves Below and producer Anthony Valcic, known for work with Frontline Assembly, Skinny Puppy and Numb.

The original version of “Diamonds To Rust” appears on “Bonfire In The Tempest,” Sword Tongue’s five-track EP released on July 3, 2025. The EP is self-released by the band and is available as a digital download and as a first-print red cassette edition that includes a dedicated album poem, with both formats offered through Bandcamp.

About Sword Tongue

Sword Tongue formed in Oakland, California in 2020 around the husband-and-wife duo of guitarist and bassist Gaetano Maleki and vocalist and lyricist Jennifer Wilde. The project began releasing material in May 2020 with the debut EP “Shadows In The Shape Of Men,” followed by the single “Broken (Shattered Remix),” and built a catalogue of self-released digital singles and EPs distributed via Bandcamp and the main streaming services.

In 2021 the band issued the EP “Into The Sun,” followed by the single “Into the Sun – Coronal Loops Mix” in early 2022. That same year they released “The Illusionist (Anthony (H) Remix),” marking their first collaboration with Anthony H. The band expanded into a trio when drummer-producer Dan Milligan joined; he is known as the driving force behind The Joy Thieves and has production and remix credits with artists including Chris Connelly, Pig, Consolidated and members of Ministry, Stabbing Westward, Killing Joke and Nine Inch Nails.

The band’s third EP “Taming The Night Wolves” arrived in 2023, followed in 2024 by the single “Diamonds To Rust,” which introduced the song later reworked on “Bonfire In The Tempest” and the new “Diamonds To Rust (Anthony (H) Remix).” “Bonfire In The Tempest” was released on July 3, 2025 as Sword Tongue’s fourth EP, available digitally and on cassette.

Musically, Sword Tongue describe their sound as emerging darkwave and alt-rock with strong links to 1990s alternative music, weaving in elements of rock, industrial, shoegaze and trip-hop.

The current lineup consists of Jennifer Wilde (vocals, lyrics), Gaetano Maleki (guitars, bass) and Dan Milligan (drums, production).

About Anthony H

Anthony H (Anthony Hudson) is an industrial, electro-bass and EBM-oriented DJ, producer and remix artist based in London, Ontario, Canada. Under the Anthony (H) name he has released material via Bandcamp, including the 2022 digital release “Live Evil Productions VS. Anthony (H) – Lemme Go EP”.

His remix and collaboration credits include work with Omnimar, Moaan Exis, Matt Hart, Spankthenun, Die Warzau, Live Evil Productions and producer Anthony Valcic, known for long-running work with industrial acts such as Frontline Assembly, Skinny Puppy and Numb.

With “Diamonds To Rust (Anthony (H) Remix),” Anthony H extends his collaboration with Sword Tongue following his earlier rework of “The Illusionist,” applying his industrial bass and club-oriented production approach to the Oakland trio’s darkwave and alt-rock material.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

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!

side-line.com

Oakland alt-rock/darkwave trio Sword Tongue premiere the video for “Murder White Noise”, taken from the five-track EP “Bonfire In The Tempest.” The EP – self-released on July 3, 2025 – collects “Diamonds To Rust,” “Industrial Alchemy,” “The Skin You Shed,” “Murder White Noise,” and “We Are The Resistance.”

“Murder White Noise” frames the contemporary habit of using true-crime media as a coping mechanism. Vocalist Jennifer Ryan Wilde explains it like this: “I started consuming true crime content as a way to turn off the thoughts that kept me awake at night… One day I told a friend I was listening to a livestreamed trial… She said ‘WHOAH, what is that, murder white noise?’ As I told people about the song, I found many others watch crime stories as a release from their stressful lives.”

Guitarist Gaetano Maleki adds: “From a songwriting perspective, this pulled a lot of anxiety out of me… I wanted to bring out tension to mirror the vocals, but with some kind of seductive undertones.”

The band went into the studio with drummer-producer Dan Milligan (The Joy Thieves). Milligan’s production résumé includes remix and production credits alongside artists such as Chris Connelly, <PIG>, Consolidated and members of Ministry, Stabbing Westward, Killing Joke and others.

About Sword Tongue

Sword Tongue formed in Oakland, California in 2020, originally built around the husband-and-wife duo Gaetano Maleki and Jennifer Wilde. Wilde, a classically trained vocalist who has performed with the Oakland Symphony Chorus, has been a guest vocalist and lyricist for seminal shoegaze band Love Spirals Downwards.

Drummer/producer Dan Milligan (The Joy Thieves) later joined, completing the current trio. The brainchild of The Joy Thieves, he has quite the history co-creating, producing and remixing such artists as Chris Connelly, PIG and Consolidated, and members of such bands as Ministry, Stabbing Westward, The Rollins Band, Killing Joke, David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails, among others.

Musically Sword Tongue blend darkwave, alternative rock, shoegaze and industrial elements.

The band’s debut EP “Shadows In The Shape Of Men” was released on May 13, 2020. Subsequent releases include “Into The Sun” (EP, 2021), “Taming The Night Wolves” (EP, 2023), and the single “Diamonds To Rust” (2024), leading to the 2025 EP “Bonfire In The Tempest”.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

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!

side-line.com

Oakland alternative rock/darkwave trio Sword Tongue has received a Grammy nomination for “Bonfire In The Tempest”, a five-track EP released on July 3, 2025, and self-released by the band.

“Originally, this EP was meant to be more of a danceable opus with a trip hop flavor. However, after the U.S. Presidential election, we realized that our album had to carry a more specific message on the current political climate, on aging, and on transitions. We wanted to give voice to the frustration, the anguish, the strength, and the hope in all of us,” vocalist Jennifer Wilde says.

About Sword Tongue

Sword Tongue formed in Oakland, California in 2020, originally built around the husband-and-wife duo Gaetano Maleki and Jennifer Wilde. Wilde, a classically trained vocalist who has performed with the Oakland Symphony Chorus, has been a guest vocalist and lyricist for seminal shoegaze band Love Spirals Downwards.

Drummer/producer Dan Milligan (The Joy Thieves) later joined, completing the current trio. The brainchild of The Joy Thieves, he has quite the history co-creating, producing and remixing such artists as Chris Connelly, PIG and Consolidated, and members of such bands as Ministry, Stabbing Westward, The Rollins Band, Killing Joke, David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails, among others.

Musically Sword Tongue blend darkwave, alternative rock, shoegaze and industrial elements.

The band’s debut EP “Shadows In The Shape Of Men” was released on May 13, 2020. Subsequent releases include “Into The Sun” (EP, 2021), “Taming The Night Wolves” (EP, 2023), and the single “Diamonds To Rust” (2024), leading to the 2025 EP “Bonfire In The Tempest”.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

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!

side-line.com