Theologian Some Things Have To Be Endured

The latest offering from NY synth-death master Theologian, Some Things Have to Be Endured features eight new tracks of punishing black industrial, apocalyptic darkwave frequencies and nerve-rending electronic deathscapes.The album is made up of collaborations between Theologian (a.k.a. Leech, also the mastermind behind the renowned power electronics outfit Navicon Torture Technologies) and a lineup of female vocalists from the industrial / noise realm and beyond, with contributions from Rachael Kozak (Hecate), Kristen MacArthur (Sewer Goddess), Rachel Maloney (Tonikom), Nikki Telladictorian (Prometheus Burning), Patricia Benitez (Fetish Drone), Gillian Leigh Bowling (Teloahqaal), Christiana Key (Delphic Oracle), Joan Hacker (Factoria), Shari Vari (Void Vision) and professional opera singer Melissa C. Kelly. The tracks shift from grinding sonic dread to ethereal coldwave beauty—blasts of rumbling, blackened synthcrush met with washes of haunting electronic melody—while remaining rooted in Theologian’s bleak, jet-black industrial sound.Co-produced with Derek Rush (Dream Into Dust) and mastered by James Plotkin, Some Things Have to Be Endured contains some of the most moving and dramatic music to emerge from Theologian’s black sonic abyss, and comes adorned with striking photography by Ione Rucquoi that makes this one of the more visually arresting releases in the artist’s growing catalog.