{"id":15611,"date":"2025-09-02T08:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=15611"},"modified":"2025-09-02T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:06:10","slug":"profit-of-doom-the-new-ep-from-chicago-shock-rockers-sinister-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=15611","title":{"rendered":"Profit of Doom: The new EP from Chicago shock rockers Sinister Fate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plus the brand-new video-single, \u2018beLIEve\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SINISTER-FATE-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15612\" style=\"width:635px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SINISTER-FATE-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SINISTER-FATE-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SINISTER-FATE-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SINISTER-FATE-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SINISTER-FATE-2048x1346.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Profit of Doom<\/em>\u00a0is the latest studio outing from Chicago shock-rockers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utmmusic.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a0a668707fd79de0d56e08772&amp;id=6218810569&amp;e=28b14f177e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sinister Fate<\/a>: an extended \u2018album-length-EP \u2019comprising four new original songs and a cover version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utmmusic.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a0a668707fd79de0d56e08772&amp;id=b6c9927f54&amp;e=28b14f177e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Filter<\/a>, rounded out with four additional remixes. Launching the EP\u2019s release over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Profit of Doom<\/em>\u00a0includes the singles \u2018Meet Mister Scratch\u2019 and the brand-new video-single \u2018beLIEve\u2019: a blatantly scornful send-up of the conservative Christian right in the USA. Frontman\u00a0<strong>David Bates<\/strong>\u00a0admits that the band is not normally known for socio-political commentary, but found it difficult to avoid in the current climate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis new album release is definitely a commentary on my country\u2019s current lay of the land, but it is dressed up through horror themes. I don\u2019t like being direct and forcing beliefs or ideas down people\u2019s throats. I\u2019d rather let people interpret and\u00a0<em>think\u00a0<\/em>than just give the answers. I usually use some form of quote on the back of our albums, that someone will read and get a feel or vibe for what they\u2019re about to hear. For this one I used: &#8220;<em><strong>When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/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=\"SINISTER FATE: beLIEve\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55W6kNA6SdU?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emerging from the darkest realms of Chicago,\u00a0Sinister Fate\u00a0have been terrifying the US Midwest since 2006.\u00a0David Bates\u00a0(vocals),\u00a0Noel Divad\u00a0(guitar),\u00a0Leo Garcia\u00a0(guitar),\u00a0The Omen\u00a0(bass), and\u00a0DK\u00a0(drums) combine their love for the macabre and freakshow aesthetics, with an intense shock rock\/ classic metal sound, to create\u00a0Sinister Fate\u2019s ghastly exhibition. Their mission statement: to keep the dead awake, and the living in fear\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since shambling onto the music scene,\u00a0Sinister Fate\u00a0have toured allover the United States, playing such iconic venues as The Whiskey A Go-Go, House of Blues, The Metro, and Double Door, and headlining The Ride for Dime. The band have performed at Chicago\u2019s Open Air Fest,\u00a0Days of the Dead\u00a0Horror conventions, and as staples at\u00a0Breaking Fate Entertainment\u2019s\u00a0Indie and Horror Film Festivals. They have shared stages with a who\u2019s who of rock, metal, and industrial music, including\u00a0Ministry,\u00a0My Life With Thrill Kill Kult,\u00a0Combichrist,\u00a0Hanzel Und Gretyl, and\u00a0Psyclon Nine, to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Including albums and EPs,\u00a0Profit of Doom\u00a0is the band\u2019s seventh studio release overall. Previously,\u00a0Sinister Fate\u00a0have released the studio albums\u00a0Hellbound\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0Broken Minds, Damaged Hearts\u00a0(2020), and the live mini-album,\u00a0Live Ruin\u00a0(2022), recorded at Hollywood\u2019s legendary Whiskey-a-Go Go. Their EP releases meanwhile include\u00a0Grave New World\u00a0(2008) and\u00a0Blood Pact\u00a0(2016), and the rarities collection,\u00a0Remnants from the Crypt\u00a0(2019).\u00a0Sinister Fate\u2019s music also graces the soundtracks to\u00a0Ron Fitzgerald&#8217;s Dark Realm, and the indie horror shorts,\u00a0Bacon, and\u00a0Balloon Feast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus the brand-new video-single, \u2018beLIEve\u2019 Profit of Doom\u00a0is the latest studio outing from Chicago shock-rockers\u00a0Sinister Fate: an extended \u2018album-length-EP \u2019comprising four new original songs and a cover version of\u00a0Filter, rounded out with four additional remixes. Launching the EP\u2019s release over the weekend. Profit of Doom\u00a0includes the singles \u2018Meet Mister Scratch\u2019 and the brand-new video-single \u2018beLIEve\u2019:&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=15611\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Profit of Doom: The new EP from Chicago shock rockers Sinister Fate<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15612,"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-15611","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\/15611","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=15611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15613,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611\/revisions\/15613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}