{"id":11071,"date":"2025-02-13T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=11071"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:29:19","slug":"this-sunday-2-16-2025-on-an-all-new-mkultrasound-podcast-new-derision-cult-with-dave-mcanally-and-special-guests-pete-berwick-and-amy-abramite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=11071","title":{"rendered":"This Sunday 2\/16\/2025 on an ALL NEW MKULTRASOUND PodCast New DERISION CULT with Dave McAnally and Special Guests Pete Berwick and Amy Abramite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-6-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in 2014, DERISION CULT has carved out a space in the industrial metal genre with their hard-hitting fusion of thrash guitars, industrial rhythms, and provocative social commentary. Led by frontman Dave McAnally, the band\u2019s music addresses themes of media manipulation, technology, and survival in a rapidly evolving world. Signed to Glitch Mode Recordings in 2021, DERISION CULT continues to push boundaries, collaborating with prominent names in industrial music such as Reeves Gabrels and Justin Broadrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DERISION CULT is:<br>Dave McAnally \u2013 Vocals, Guitars, Programming<br>Sean Payne \u2013 Production, Synths, Programming, Backing Vocals<br>Brad Huston \u2013 Guitars, Programming<br>Jesse Hunt \u2013 Percussion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Joker&#039;s Wild (and Kings are Dead)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BAQhTrCj0Mg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DERISION CULT returns with the explosive new single &#8220;Joker\u2019s Wild&#8221; (Kings Are Dead), a genre-defying track that fuses Chicago blues call-and-response with massive industrial metal beats. Featuring guest performances from Chicago cowpunk legend Pete Berwick and Brazilian organist Ronaldo Rodrigues, the track is a high-voltage ride through rebellion, self-exploration, and the struggle to maintain personal integrity in a world that constantly distorts reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally demoed a decade ago, the song sat untouched until producer Sean Payne immediately saw its potential for thunderous drums and raw energy. What emerged is an electrifying fusion of Buddy Guy and Albert King-inspired blues dynamics ramped up to full industrial aggression. Instead of traditional blues guitar licks, the band brought in Rodrigues to lay down a swirling, URIAH HEEP\/DEEP PURPLE-style organ solo, adding a vintage experimental texture reminiscent of \u201890s industrial pioneers like SISTER MACHINE GUN. Berwick, a Chicago music veteran known for pioneering cowpunk and writing the gonzo-style biography of \u201870s Illinois band THE BOYZ, delivers a beat poet-style rap that rounds out the track\u2019s chaotic, high-energy feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyrically, &#8220;Joker\u2019s Wild&#8221; wrestles with the meaning of existence, caught between rebellion and submission, clarity and confusion. It\u2019s a song about revolutions\u2014both internal and external\u2014about breaking free from limitations and confronting false narratives. Lines like &#8220;drowning in the doubt I sweat&#8221; and &#8220;pumps the blood right through my veins&#8221; speak to the psychological toll of overstimulation in the digital age, the struggle to cut through the noise and see reality for what it is.<br>This single comes ahead of DERISION CULT\u2019s upcoming EP, Mercenary Notes Pt 2, set for release on March 14, 2025. The follow-up to 2022\u2019s Mercenary Notes Pt 1, the new EP continues the band\u2019s hard-hitting fusion of thrash and industrial metal, tackling themes of AI, digital control, and the fragile state of personal freedom. With REEVES GABRELS (DAVID BOWIE, THE CURE) also contributing to the project, this release is set to push DERISION CULT\u2019s sound to new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Joker\u2019s Wild&#8221; (Kings Are Dead) is out now. Pre-orders for Mercenary Notes Pt 2 launch today at www.derisioncult.com. Watch the lyric video here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/BAQhTrCj0Mg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formed in 2014, DERISION CULT has carved out a space in the industrial metal genre with their hard-hitting fusion of thrash guitars, industrial rhythms, and provocative social commentary. Led by frontman Dave McAnally, the band\u2019s music addresses themes of media manipulation, technology, and survival in a rapidly evolving world. Signed to Glitch Mode Recordings in&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=11071\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">This Sunday 2\/16\/2025 on an ALL NEW MKULTRASOUND PodCast New DERISION CULT with Dave McAnally and Special Guests Pete Berwick and Amy Abramite<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11071"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11073,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11071\/revisions\/11073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}