CHAINLINKS 063: Heavy Halo

The Chain was officially launched 10 years ago today: April 21, 2016. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we recently revived Chainlinks, a series where we ask our friends and colleagues to tell us about the things currently inspiring them: music, books, film, anything they want to recommend to the world.

Today we pass the mic to McKeever, one-half of NYC industrial rock duo Heavy Halo. Described by CVLT Nation as "soaring industrial metal" and by Revolver Magazine as "nihilistic yet melodic," Heavy Halo just wrapped up a US tour supporting the legendary My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and darkwave powerhouse Light Asylum.

Warlock Corpse

Warlock Corpse has dozens of epic albums on Bandcamp that range from dungeon synth to darkwave goth to black metal to even ravey happy hardcore. A lot of material to dig into here and I’m loving the shadowy medieval artwork + aesthetic.

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation

We have been bumping this in the van on our tour with Thrill Kill Kult and I’m surprised by how HEAVY and EBM the production is. The drums and bass programming on a song like Escapade shares so much DNA with 80’s industrial like Nitzer Ebb. Very adventurous.

Kurt Vonnegut - Cat’s Cradle / Slaughterhouse Five

With the current chaotic state of the world, these books have been at the forefront of my mind. Cat’s Cradle explores the consequences of unchecked scientific advancement that carelessly leads to a global apocalypse. Slaughterhouse Five deals with the absurdity of war and the lengths people go to process trauma. Sadly, more relevant than ever!

Photo by Tori McGraw