A dark ballad fusing acoustic guitars with evocative strings and synths, In The Wake explores the themes of climate change and catastrophe, imagining a post-apocalyptic world dealing with the fall out of industrialisation.

In The Wake

We sit down with Bryan Funck, the vocalist of legendary Louisiana sludge/drone/doom metal band Thou and owner of Sisters in Christ record store in New Orleans. We discuss  the band's recent collaborative albums with Mizmor, Emma Ruth Rundle and more, as well as their new Norco video game soundtrack. We talk about how Bryan joined the band, their extensive catalogue of amazing cover songs/albums and how they choose what to cover. We also discuss their album art choices, the local New Orleans music scene, why bands should use their platform to promote more charitable causes and the growing trend of people not participating as much at live shows, among other topics.

Listen to Thou:

Bandcamp: https://thou.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KoZpKiPeX4jIi7Euwcfuo?si=mIgiaEtwTZ-Pc-zXbcVLPQ

Follow Thou: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thou_band_official/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/eyehatethou

Support Sisters In Christ: https://sistersinchrist.space/

Bryan Funck (Thou) Interview

Emma Ruth Rundle - Return (Live @ St. Matthäus Kirche, München)
18.07.2023

Emma Ruth Rundle - Return (Live @ St. Matthäus Kirche,München)

This is a demo of a sad pretty song I've written about 4 years ago. One of not many I actually liked and wanted to put on the EP/LP. 

Enjoy

Lyrics:
And I thought I could forget
all the pain and misery
And I've given up completely 
And I lay surrounded 

I'm still swimming 
through this ocean
But I can't seem to find horizon 
And I'll be drifting 
forever and one day more

Drifting (demo)

Lost something and waited for the ache to become a doorway. Found beauty in the ruins.
i keep hearing the old voices in the static, everything that tried to leave but stayed, somehow, inside the sound.
if it finds you—leave a mark, tell me what you felt, or just let it go...

Psalms for the Dead

Far From Harm

Michael Love Michael - Blooms of Oblivion (Emma Ruth Rundle Cover) | Sept 26th, 2025

Noctvrna is a one person dark ambient project from Warsaw, Poland. Combining the elements of dark ambient, drone, dsbm, noise and ethereal into one. 
Currently working on two black metal projects and the more experimental solo album.

Nighteyes is the newly launched solo project of New Zealand born, Melbourne based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rachel Trainor.

Inspired by artists such as Chelsea Wolfe, Darkher, and Fleetwood Mac, Nighteyes blurs genre boundaries, exploring electronic beats along with doom-inspired guitars and dream-like vocals. She finds inspiration in deep emotions, the skies above and her own personal experiences with the world around and within her.

Nighteyes first single ‘Lowlight’ will be released in March 2022 with an album to follow later in the year. ‘Lowlight’ is
currently featured in the contemporary circus show ‘The Defiant’, which Rachel is the key musician for, and will be running at Adelaide Fringe from February to March 2022.
Rachel has been a regular in the Melbourne music scene since 2012 with her other original project, psych-garage band Honeybone, as well as various other acts, along with touring professionally with circus and cabaret shows.

A podcast series that hosts interviews with musicians, label owners, artists and more. The show uses a relaxed, free-flowing conversational approach. CDM is a site that promotes and reviews new/up and coming, metal, punk, noise, industrial, dark and experimental music.

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