Music is definitely my healthiest escape from the daily grind of adulthood, and going to shows is something I’ll never give up in the name of growing up. The louder, the more intense, the better. Like [melter]’s new single “blacklist,” it’s raw noise meets darkwave and industrial to make a swirling gothic sound brew that will have you thrashing one second and dancing another. Today we’re stoked to be sharing their video for the new song, directed by MoK Films and [melter]. They’ve got two tours coming up in the summer and fall (check the dates below) and are kicking off July at Purgatory: Chapter III at Reggie’s in Chicago.
“blacklist” started off as a looped workout song that I would vocalize over, and with the lyrics, it became an anthem for myself. It was kind of my way of saying to myself, and all of us, really, that You have so much fucking potential: don’t you realize how powerful you really are? When did you give up and decide it was okay to settle and sell out to the man, playing the game they set up, dying slow deaths?
Jax Allos
[melter] live: July, August, September 2024
6 July – Chicago, IL – Purgatory: Chapter III, Reggie’s
- H1Z1, Alenia, Lockjaw, Obsidian Spine, [melter], Plasmata + DJs, Sideshows, etc
- Event Page
Hemlock for Socrates and [melter]: Summer Tour 2024
26 July – Louisville, KY – Art Sanctuary
- Hemlock for Socrates, [melter], DJ Count Grozny, Dead Souls Gothic Lounge DJs
- Event Page
27 July – Columbus, OH – The Spacebar
- Kali Dreamer, Hemlock for Socrates, [melter], Hypnagogia
- Event Page
31 July – Ypsilanti, MI – Ziggy’s
- Crune, Hemlock for Socrates, [melter]
- Event Page
1 August – Madison, WI – Crucible
- SØLVE, [melter], Hemlock for Socrates
- Event Page
2 August – Grand Rapids, MI – Mulligan’s
- Strange Skin, [melter], Hemlock for Socrates
- Event Page
3 August – Fort Wayne, IN – The Ruin
- Funayūrei, Hemlock for Socrates, [melter]
- Event Page
8 August – Cincinnati, OH – The Comet
- Eugenius, Hemlock for Socrates, [melter]
- Event Page
9 August – Alton, IL – The Conservatory
- Daydreamer, [melter], Hemlock for Socrates, Four Degrees Colder
- Event Page
10 August – Chicago, IL – Bourbon on Division
- [melter], Hemlock for Socrates, The Feral Ghosts, DJ Veganinblack
- Event Page
11 August – Pittsburgh, PA – The Government Center
- Hemlock for Socrates, [melter], Obsidian, Ghost Painted Sky
- Event Page
Plasmata, [melter], and 2 Forks – Imperfect Waves Tour: September 2024
20 September – Lake Worth Beach, FL – Propaganda: ‘Nights in Necropolis’
21 September – Tampa, FL – New World Brewery
22 September – Atlanta, GA – 10 High
23 September – TBD – contact Hecataea Music for bookings
24 September – Pittsburgh, PA – Poetry Lounge
25 September – TBD – contact Hecataea Music for bookings
26 September – Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
27 September – Providence, Rhode Island – Fete Music Hall
28 September – Harrisburg, PA – JB Lovedrafts Micropub
29 September – Richmond, VA – Fallout RVA
