THRONE TORCHER + Idioteq

"Being the weirdos that we are, it seemed normal to us to turn inward and just dive into this album/film concept we had about living in this nightmare world. For no other reason than you have to do something in the winters here to keep you from going insane. So we drew on the records, books, and movies we loved and made something that we are really proud of."

Stream Throne Torcher's newest song, "Despair Orgy", and read about some of the influences for their upcoming album, The Mechanics of a Nightmare, via Idioteq, here.

Described by punk rock bible Maximumrocknroll as “anthemic, blasty hardcore for the A.D.D.generation,” Winnipeg trio Throne Torcher blend traditional thrash and hardcore punk with jazz and ambient influences to create something wholly unique. With its origins dating back almost a decade under the controversial name Terrorist (changed after cops tried to raid the band’s apartment when their merch order was sent to "TERRORIST HQ"), the group has a reputation for a meticulously-crafted, self-produced sound – culminating in The Mechanics of a Nightmare. Throne Torcher’s combination of raw, violent aggression and progressive, technical instrumentation has made them a cult favourite in heavy music circles. With a new record and an accompanying, self-produced horror film (shot in an abandoned Manitoba sanitarium), the trio is set to re-emerge on the scene after years of self-imposed studio exile with this bizarre and grim descent into decadence and self annihilation.

The Mechanics of a Nightmare will be released digitally on June 5th. Preorder, here.