From Asphodel Wine to Volores, just to mention two of the coolest bands that have been featured here on The Devil’s Mouth, there is something to this format of having a band as a couple’s activity. Paula and Dave Lombardo might have taken a little while to realise that, as Venamoris didn’t appear until after a few years of them having been together, but once they did, something really special took place. An unlikely musical meeting between a singer/songwriter with a background as a Las Vegas back-up singer and the legendary drummer who’s played with everyone from John Zorn to Suicidal Tendencies, from Testament to Mr Bungle, from Fantômas to Grip Inc., not to mention, of course, the almighty Slayer, Venamoris is, as it turns out, essentially a product of Paula’s incredible songwriting inspiration and capacity for deep, soul-searching lyrics that take everything to another level. Their amazing new album, ‘To Cross Or To Burn’, is coming out in a few days, on February 28th, and on the Bandcamp player below you can already listen to a few advance songs. We’ll leave you to make that discovery as you will, and highlight instead the only cover song on the album, an unbelievable rendition of, erm, Scorpions’ ‘Animal Magnetism’. You heard that right. If they can do this to a Scorpions song, imagine how their own sound like, right?
Dark, seductive, mysterious, painful, all of these and more can be applied to this surprising project, so go listen now to our insightful conversation with the lovely couple to discover more than a few stories of how everything came together, both with the new album and with Venamoris itself.
The episode is available right here on this page, and also on Mixcloud, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
‘To Cross Or To Burn’ is out on February 28th via Ipecac Recordings.
You can find Venamoris on Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram and Spotify.
Want to help us and the bands we cover keep the lights on, and get an exclusive tote bag to show for it? Become a subscriber of TDM and we’ll send you one, free postage worldwide. Also, never miss a post again (‘cause you’ll get ‘em in your inbox) and access our subscriber only posts. Get on it:
Share this post