Kara Ihlas / Kenoboros TSOV-271.2 and Adam Cimino (ex-The Mall)

and Adam Cimino (ex-The Mall) have added former Blasted Canyons and Tiaras member Adam Finken on second guitar and resident Castle Face engineer Chris Woodhouse behind the boards to ramp up the skuzz-pop of last year's Gale Maze into brutal wall-of-sound territory

We always recorded like a punk band-go in and lay 'em down

after three and a half second the other leg is moving and after five seconds you'll find yourself dancing in your room or optionally at the headphone station of the preferred record store

Big Wows is both cynical and optimistic: dreaminess and pop dance rhythms are cut with eye rolling vocal styles inflected by heartfelt lyrical messages

darkwave divas: the new sound still isn't rock and roll

Kara Ihlas / Kenoboros TSOV-271.2 and Adam Cimino (ex-The Mall)When IMHA TARIKAT exploded onto the black metal scene in 2017, the Germans created an immediate buzz. Already their debut EP "Kenoboros" (2017) got picked up by Norwegian underground label Terratur Possessions, and the band's debut album "Kara Ihlas" (2019) scored them a slot at Bergen's prestigious Beyond the Gates festival where they played alongside MAYHEM, MARDUK, and ARCTURUS. In the wake of the release of their sophomore full length