For those of you not in the know, PRIEST, the synthwave act featuring former members of the Grammy Award-winning Swedish rock act GHOST, will release a new full-length album, Body Machine, on July 15th, 2022 on all formats, including CD, vinyl and digital.

The LP’s early singles A Signal In The Noise and Techno Girl have already been generating a major buzz across both the metal and electronic music worlds, preparing the path for the full-length release.

Produced by Simon Söderberg, another GHOST alumni, Body Machine will be the band’s third studio album and their first to be released in conjunction with U.S. indie label juggernaut Cleopatra Records.

But for now, fans can bask in the glory of another stellar pre-release single, the throbbing, hypnotic Blacklisted, which is released last month on all digital platforms.

PRIEST had this to say about Body Machine: We’re excited to finally release our diverse and heavy rhythm-driven third album! Body Machine is steeped in darkness, but it also shows glimpses of hope through the black, hovering smog of polluted future cities.

1. A Signal In The Noise
2. Ghost Writer
3. Hell Awaits
4. Phantom Pain
5. Blacklisted
6. Perfect Body Machine
7. Techno Girl
8. Crystalline Lace
9. Nightcrawler
10. Keep On Burning

Opening on the addictive goth synth of A Signal In The Noise and the lighter fare of the melodic Ghost Writer, they follow those up with the spoken word-imbibed rhythms of Hell Awaits, the free flowing, foot-tapping synth work of Phantom Pain and then comes the gentle pound of Blacklisted.

Up next is the synth dance fest of Perfect Body Machine and the jaunty Techno Girl and they are in turn backed by the ’80s-esque vibe of Crystalline Lace, the album coming to a rousing close on the Hi-NRG, layered approach to both Nightcrawler and the quite brilliantly effervescent Keep On Burning.

Hailing from the same icy darkness of the Scandinavian inland that birthed GHOST, PRIEST consists of a trio of musicians — vocalist Mercury, who was known as Water when he played bass for GHOST, keyboardist Salt, formerly known as GHOST keyboardist Air, and programmer/ keyboardist Sulfur — who came together in 2017 and started releasing their own unique brew of electronic music that bears little sonic resemblance to their former band yet still shares the same creative DNA.

But whereas GHOST borrowed their theatrics from old school horror and ’80s rock, PRIEST comes steeped in cyberpunk and industrial music.

In 2020, PRIEST released a new album called Cyberhead, the follow-up to its debut, New Flesh. Cyberhead was the first album since original singer Tom Åsberg (also known as Ginger Khan) left the band to pursue other projects. PRIEST mastermind Linton Rubino has taken over on vocals, which are performed by a masked character they call Mercury.

Cleopatra Records shared of the signing, We see an extremely bright future ahead for the band and are thrilled to be partnering with them to make them happen.

The band said, Signing with such a legendary label like Cleopatra will probably be the biggest step in our career. With great knowledge of the genre we’re in, we can’t think of a better match for Priest. Our next album is by far the best yet and we cant wait to unleash it a wider and more diverse audience.

Priest - A Signal In The Noise (Official Music Video)

Priest - Techno Girl (Official Music Video)

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