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MYSTIC PRIESTESS:
Oakland anarcho-deathrockers unveil first single off the upcoming
EP ‘Part Time Punks Sessions’

Photo by: Bailey Kobelin

Mystic Priestess, the Oakland, California-based anarcho-deathrock group has announced the arrival of their brand new EP, Part Time Punks Sessions, out March 27 on cassette (limited edition run of 300 purple tapes) and digital formats. Recorded for the artist archival series of the KXLU radio show of the same name, the recording was performed in a live session at Cave Studios in Los Angeles, that aptly captures the fury of their intense live performance. The first single “Smoke and Mirrors” is available for streaming at Post-Punk.com. Hear it  CLICK HERE!

Mystic Priestess comments on the song: “‘Smoke and Mirrors’ is an eerie and rousing song that portrays lifting the veil of darkness from illusions. To face the shadows of chaos in the world and to reveal the facade of inauthenticity that creates self-doubt and division that keeps us following the herdsman and our own demise.”

Growing up in the punk/deathrock/post-punk/queer DIY underground, Mystic Priestess was founded by Sierra Rose and Winter Zora in 2016. They debuted their first self-titled EP in 2017, followed by the EP No Tomorrow, Only Today in 2018.
 
Mystic Priestess’s aptly and creatively revamps traditional deathrock and anarcho-punk, resulting in a sound that is at once refreshing and familiar. Their multi-faceted approach has led them to play with a diverse set of punk and deathrock luminaries, including anarcho-punk and punk legends Negative Approach, TSOL, The Mob and the Iconoclast, deathrock visionaries Gitane Demone of Christian Death and Screaming Dead, as well as current international post-punk and darkwave peers RAKTA and Diavol Strain.
 
The Oakland, California-based anarcho-deathrockers' upcoming EP, Part Time Punks Sessions, combine furious vocals with the cavernous decay of aggressive guitar melodies, haunting synths, and insistent rhythms. From the anthemic progressions of “No Tomorrow, Only Today” to the emotionally driven “Where Were You,” a lament that decries domestic violence and abandonment, the EP is charged and dynamic from beginning to end.

On March 27, Mystic Priestess will celebrate their release at Oakland’s Elbo Room, with support from fellow Bay Area deathrock acts False Figure, V.E.X., and Deaths Head. Part Time Punk Sessions will be available on cassette (limited edition run of 300 purple tapes) and digital formats.

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