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Video Interview: PATRIARCHS IN BLACK's Johnny Kelly Discusses Peter Steele, Glenn Danzig + More

In a recent interview, conducted by John The Ninja, PATRIARCHS IN BLACK‘s Johnny Kelly discusses growing up in Brooklyn, his musical influences, Rudy Sarzo, Danzig, the songwriting process of Type O Negative and the new Patriarchs In Black album “My Veneration”. Watch the interview below. Johnny Kelly arguably is one of the most important drummers of the last few decades. From working with Type…

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PATRIARCHS IN BLACK Capture Lightning in a Bottle with ‘My Veneration’

~Review by Tom Hanno~

Today, PATRIARCHS IN BLACK releases their sophomore album, 'My Veneration' (2023), via MDD Records. For those of you who don't remember, Patriarchs In Black is the project spearheaded by guitarist Dan Lorenzo (Hades, Non-Fiction, Vessel of Light, Cassius King) and drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Danzig, A Pale Horse Named Death, Kill Devil Hill, etc).

The band recruited a phenomenal roster of singers, who each do a song and sometimes more than one. For My Veneration they assembled an even more diverse group than they did for their initial outing, Reach For The Scars (review), and we're here to talk about what they accomplished for their return.

"Dead or Dying" by Patriarchs In Black

The album opens up with "Dead Or Dying," a track that features the vocal stylings of Karl Agell (ex-Corrosion Of Conformity) and the bass playing of Dave Neabore. As expected, this song is the perfect way to kick off the album.

I've always loved what Karl does vocally, and he doesn't disappoint here. The music is influenced by the Doom and Stoner genres, and the rhythm section underneath is rock solid. I challenge you to not move for the duration of the song, but I'll tell you now that the power of the groove will make that impossible to achieve.

"Veneration" by Patriarchs In Black

The first single was "Veneration," which features Mark Sunshine (Unida) on vocals, as well as the rhyming of the one and only D.M.C., otherwise known as Darryl McDaniels of hip-hop legends, Run D.M.C. Also featured is Emma Smoler, who contributed some beautiful violin work.

The song itself has touches of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and a ton of groove; particularly during the sections where D.M.C takes over. The vocals of Mark Sunshine are incredible, as he conjured up a serious Robert Plant vibe, and then mixed it with pieces of the Grunge era. Overall, this track is one of the best on the album.

"Non-Defectum" by Patriarchs In Black

"Non-Defectum" is immediately after "Veneration," and continues the groove factor while also having a bit of a hip hop flow during the verse sections.

Kelly Abe contributed a diverse vocal performance, and it is one of the highlights of this album in my opinion. As always, Dan puts in the perfect guitar parts, while Johnny and Eric J. Morgan (bass) hold everything together by using their talents to full effect.

"Lust For Lies" by Patriarchs In Black

"Lust For Lies" is another track that I gravitated towards, and it features vocalist Rob Traynor and Johnny Araya on bass, and yes, he's the brother of Slayer's Tom Araya.

There is a literal ton of Black Sabbath influence throughout this song, and that is mostly thanks to what Dan does on guitar; he pulls out the perfect blend of Doom Metal and groove. The vocals are fairly diverse, which helps add another layer to this killer tune.

Other standout tracks include "My Veneration," "Crooked Smile," and a cover of Black Sabbath's "Hole In The Sky."

The album is only two days away from release as of this writing, so go to Bandcamp and check out the single of "Veneration" and prepare yourselves for the full album. Enjoy!

My Veneration by Patriarchs In Black

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NEW CDM PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW!!!

We sit down with industry veteran Dan Lorenzo of Patriarch's in Black to discuss the band's latest album My Veneration out now on MDD Records. We discuss his time in Hades, Vessel Of Light and Non-Fiction (ft. Bobby Blitz) and working with Johnny Kelly (Danzig and Type O Negative) in Patriarchs In Black. We discuss the album's single, Veneration featuring DMC of Run DMC, the global vinyl shortage, touring with Savatage, his favourite pizza and more.

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[jesncin]

Spirit World nitpick but I do think it matters. Xanthe always refers to John as "Constantine" as if they're contractually obligated to say his surname like it's his registered superhero name when it's just his name. Why can't they ever refer to him as "John"?

A really weird side effect to the superhero-ification of John Constantine and making his surname essentially his hero title is that in stories like this, it accidentally and definitely unintentionally enforces a racist and sexist dynamic to how you refer to other characters in the story. Cassandra Cain is called either "Batgirl" or "Cass", but never "Cain". Xanthe Zhou is called "Xanthe" but never "Zhou". In a story where Johnstantine is the token white guy, it's kinda weird that he's the only one consistently referred to by his surname.

It even continues into the Pride comic the two appeared in. I know it can be argued that Xanthe is referring to John this way because he's older, but it's not consistent with how they've referred to other Asian adult or elder characters in Spirit World. It also makes it harder to buy that John and Xanthe are friends when they're not even on a first name basis. Idk, I think it would be cute if Xanthe had familial honorifics for John in some way or a cultural nickname. Make it fun outside of calling John "old man" all the time. Where's the imagination.

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The way they just throw the painting on top of Buddy kills me

[lavender-phoenix-flames]

Mordern au! wei wuxian would be a fashion icon, I just know it.

[rhaenin-time]

Is it verging on tinfoil hat territory to laugh about how the egg Aegon II failed to hatch after murdering Rhaenyra was purple?

Or could it be an... easter egg?

[dwreader]

I don’t even fuck with Anne Rice as a writer but even I can respect that she wrote the book as a way to deal her grief as a mother and used the character of Louis as a conduit for her feelings of motherhood and the loss of a child so it’s insane to me that these cunty mother Lestat bitches who worship her books refuse to respect what was an essential aspect of her writing. Like I don’t even respect her as a person but I do respect her grief in losing her daughter and what the story was meant to help her deal with. I truly do not care if your mom was mean like Lestat like your fucking childhood is not the story we’re talking about.

And in the show’s context where they’ve made Lestat even more of a patriarch, enhanced his powers and made him 200 years older, put him in the most father knows best situations known to man, made him wear like 4 different wifebeaters, and explicitly called Louis the wife multiple times.. and yet you’re still that dumb, racist or both. I have no clue if this cunty mother shit was a thing before the show but it sounds an awful lot like they became louder and more obnoxious once Louis was black.

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Angry black women like me, it was said, who were willing to openly, and sometimes, quite forcefully, contradict our male counterparts, along with our general unwillingness to smile on command or otherwise cater to their overtures, however jacked up they might be, were running good black men away and making ourselves much less viable as marital companions.

from Scandalize My Name: Black Feminist Practice and the Making of Black Social Life by Terrion L. Williamson

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PATRIARCHS IN BLACK's Dan Lorenzo Issues Update on "Covered in Black" Album

PATRIARCHS IN BLACK‘s Dan Lorenzo has issued the update on “Covered in Black” Album: I wrote and recorded the music to 15 new songs and music/lyrics to two musical interludes for the next PATRIARCHS IN BLACK album. Johnny Kelly has recorded drums to 15 of the songs and 5 songs have been finished vocally. Jason McMaster, John Kosco and Frankie Diaz (who sang Whiskey On My Mind from our 3rd album…

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eleanor learning that mr scott spent his life funding and aiding a settlement of escaped slaves including his wife and daughter and reacting with "i hate how men keep on using me for their own benefit" . certified white woman moment

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[uluthrek]

imagine interpreting the dornish neutrality during the dance as anything but „lmao they‘re grilling each other, get me some popcorn“

[lwcina]

the fact that the us government can continue funding and arming a genocide despite massive public opposition really highlights how inherently non-democratic the united states is