Temptress

YEAH !! North by North North e.V. veranstaltet drittes Konzert im Slot in Altona - diesmal: TEMPTRESS aus Dallas mit Begleitung durch THE MOTH aus Hamburg! VVK 16,- Euro AK 20,- Euro Einlass 19.30, Beginn 20.30 TEMPTRESS Temptress is a heavy trio founded in Dallas, Texas who fuse drone, doom, post-rock, noise, grunge and classic metal into an unexpected blend that sounds at times like each yet is also entirely unique. Comprised of veteran touring musicians Andi Cuba (drums/vocals), Kelsey Wilson (guitar/vocals) and Christian Wright (bass/vocals), Temptress began their musical journey in 2019. Within just five months, these experienced players went from jamming for fun to writing and recording their first potent songs, self-releasing the self-titled "Temptress" EP that year and immediately launching into live performances. Recording their first full-length album "see" with Kent Stump (Wo Fat) at Crystal Clear Sound Studio and releasing the record in 2023 through Metal Assault Records, Temptress toured extensively, leveraging the members’ vast onstage experience to present their hybrid heaviness in the most natural and impactful setting. In their relatively short tenure, they have played over 200 shows across the USA and Canada, sharing stages with bands like Khemmis, Royal Thunder, Eyehategod and Black Tusk, and performing at events like Ripplefest Texas, Grim Reefer Fest in Baltimore, Atlanta Doom Fest and the early days of Austin’s Gravitoyd Doom Fest. Signing to Blues Funeral Recordings, Temptress is ready to harness their relentless work ethic and explosive live presence to incinerate new stages and make instant new fans with their ambitious, genre-warping heaviness worldwide in support of their new album "hear" in 2026. Bombastic yet delicate, crushing yet ethereal, driving yet dark, Temptress are a jigsaw of sonic touchstones with no audible seams. Fusing drone, doom, post-rock, grunge and hardcore, the trio produce a molten blend that flows and obliterates like a liquid metal assassin. "This album as a whole is deeply personal, with all of us equally putting our hearts and souls into the songs. It has a different feel than our priors and shows our growth and different influences, tripolar if you will," the band comments. "hear" churns with searing hooks and dissonant grooves in an irresistible confluence ofideas, and fans of Heavy Temple, The Well, Sasquatch and Hippie Death Cult should prepare to belured by what Temptress has in store. THE MOTH Seit ihrem gefeierten Debüt THEY FALL von 2013 liefert das Hamburger Heavy-Trio THE MOTH regelmäßig Tracks mit einer Eingängigkeit ab, die für das Genre überraschend ist. Kim Wilde meets Bolt Thrower sozuagen. Oder auch „Popmusik, gespielt mit einem Bulldozer“, wurde in einer Rezension zur LP HYSTERIA (2017) gemunkelt. Das treiben THE MOTH mit ihrem neuen Album FROST auf die Spitze. Mit eingängigen Hooklines die sich wie ein ausgeworfener Fleischerhaken in Herz und Hirn der Zuhörer graben. DOOM-SLUDGE-POP hat die Band ihren Stil getauft. Neben der rohen Power der Songs, zeigt sich THE MOTH in den Texten so offen und verletzlich wie nie. Das Er- und Durchleben von Schicksalsschlägen zieht sich als wiederkehrendes Thema durch die Platte. Der Sound? Bleibt ungehobelt und markant. Cécile (Gesang/Bass), Freden (Gitarre/Gesang) und Curry (Drums) kommen auf FROST mit Brachialität und roher Power um die Ecke, hauen dennoch Songs mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert raus. Dröges Riffgebrumme und mantrisches Gestoner sind nicht ihr Ding. Wer THE MOTH live erlebt, findet sich automatisch mit bissigem Kopfnicken, Bierdurst und in Hüfthöhe geballter Faust vor der Bühne wieder.