Culted

Blackened Industrial Doom - Canada

Culted Band

From the icy expanse of the Canadian prairies to the Nordic coast of Sweden, industrial blackened doom collective CULTED have long been innovators of creating music remotely, transcending both literal and metaphorical boundaries for over a decade. Michael Klassen and Matthew Friesen were first approached by Daniel Jansson to collaborate on an international project and come 2008, these ideas began to coalesce, with fellow Canadian Kevin Stevenson joining the cult. The band soon recorded and unveiled their first LP, Below the Thunders of the Upper Deep (2009), as well as the EP Of Death and Ritual (2010.)

In 2013, sophomore full-length Oblique to All Paths was released upon being written, recorded, and produced in various closets, basements, dens, and domiciles. After forming a union with Season of Mist, CULTED continued their down-tempo exploration of blackened and industrial soundscapes with 2019’s mini-album, Vespertina Synaxis; A Prayer for Union and Emptiness, which was inspired by the isolation, alienation, and damnation that dominates the rime-encrusted lands CULTED inhabit. Now, the band is ready to unleash their most devastating and personal opus yet, Nous.

Line-up:

  • Matthew Friesen : guitar, bass, keyboards, noise and percussion
  • Michael Klassen : guitar, bass, keyboards, noise and percussion
  • Kevin Stevenson : drums and percussion
  • Daniel Jansson : vocals and noise

This band is no longer active on Season of Mist.

Posted on February 25, 2022

Blackened industrial doom collective CULTED is now sharing the official music video for the song “Dirt Black Chalice,” which is taken from their 2019 mini-album, ‘Vespertina Synaxis – A Prayer For Union and Emptiness.’ The band is celebrating the one year anniversary of the release of their full-length ‘Nous,’ which dropped on February 26, 2021. The video can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

Posted on May 6, 2021

Blackened Industrial doom machine CULTED are now streaming a brand new video for the track ‘Crush my Soul’ which was originally written by GODFLESH. The track is taken from the freshly released album ‘Nous’, and can now be viewed via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE.

Posted on February 26, 2021

Blackened Industrial doom machine CULTED are now streaming their new full-length ‘Nous’ in full. The new offering will be officially released tomorrow February 26, and is now streaming at via Exlaim HERE.

Posted on February 5, 2021

Blackened Industrial doom machine CULTED are now streaming the third track of their new full-length album ‘Nous’, which will be released on February 26, 2021. The song ‘Maze’ can now be viewed in the form of a music video HERE.

Posted on January 8, 2021

Blackened Industrial doom machine CULTED are now streaming the second track of their new full-length album ‘Nous’. The new offering will be released on February 26, 2021 and the song ‘Black Bird’ can now be viewed in the form of a music video HERE.

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