{"id":16849,"date":"2025-10-29T05:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2025-10-29T05:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:31:28","slug":"black-cross-hotel-feat-members-of-the-atlas-moth-stabbing-westward-release-church-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=16849","title":{"rendered":"BLACK CROSS HOTEL (FEAT. MEMBERS OF THE ATLAS MOTH &amp; STABBING WESTWARD) RELEASE &#8220;CHURCH BASEMENT&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blackcrosshotel_01unleashed_black_white_chriseichenseer-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16850\" style=\"width:671px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blackcrosshotel_01unleashed_black_white_chriseichenseer-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blackcrosshotel_01unleashed_black_white_chriseichenseer-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blackcrosshotel_01unleashed_black_white_chriseichenseer-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blackcrosshotel_01unleashed_black_white_chriseichenseer-1-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blackcrosshotel_01unleashed_black_white_chriseichenseer-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Photo credit: Chris Eichenseer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Black Cross Hotel is Dee DeEmme (vocals), Marcus Eliopulos (guitar), Mike Miczek (drums), Sanford Parker (bass), and Andrew Ragin (synths).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Cross Hotel, the Chicago-based industrial quintet featuring members of The Atlas Moth and Stabbing Westward, offer a final preview of their album,\u00a0<em>Songs for Switches<\/em>\u00a0(Oct. 31, Someoddpilot Records), with today&#8217;s release of &#8220;Church Basement&#8221; <\/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=\"Black Cross Hotel - Church Basement (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9sGN7VieuM?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>Pre-orders, including a limited edition blood red swirl vinyl variant, are available now:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012kSzDeIU9Nu7hopfUXL8rN_fZqOiHJxS5n__Qwl2IGe4baaEBknAMIl2dTc2Rkmlbz5Hr93eu_Vdj5cTw61T3ymDtEuUuVpKePwVk-WY1ivmE4yulPtCdMPGMEZDJdCmk37A0Grtu10LvO4uDfq5fivTTYZayGtBF0mokUrKqoM=&amp;c=5oJkwiUwZ1N0TKMDxeYjDTUUqMdig7jOwLdHSuFYj7_ThRPr9_d9xg==&amp;ch=52iG6Gc3Ii3tE_uqLFktOaIg1L-91k2T5EkZd7bcCP8iJ0M0c0Tq0A==\">https:\/\/someoddpilotrecords.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Cross Hotel previously released the singles \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012kSzDeIU9Nu7hopfUXL8rN_fZqOiHJxS5n__Qwl2IGe4baaEBknAMIl2dTc2RkmlpOtuYUEawDyAkqOp68CvIYNly_GSvGCwrKX7m2OSGKzFTCbEcgJCYoBrD6tRmcaBkd3Q8D7-E44bM8gYgFcUwynD6xlRpk5tpro4mjgnnxx27Ztzf9MF08NTBgBm9nMx&amp;c=5oJkwiUwZ1N0TKMDxeYjDTUUqMdig7jOwLdHSuFYj7_ThRPr9_d9xg==&amp;ch=52iG6Gc3Ii3tE_uqLFktOaIg1L-91k2T5EkZd7bcCP8iJ0M0c0Tq0A==\">The House God Doesn\u2019t Visit<\/a>,\u201d with&nbsp;<em>XS Rock&nbsp;<\/em>noting it\u2019s \u201cclassic industrial sound\u201d and&nbsp;<em>Metal Nerd<\/em>&nbsp;saying it \u201crecalls Wax Trax-era industrial music,&#8221; and &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012kSzDeIU9Nu7hopfUXL8rN_fZqOiHJxS5n__Qwl2IGe4baaEBknAMA6PLQ8E0Wd8Qb0ncXaeug3T9o655smB58zaOfbjO9EdOYLVPWbY--nz7w_w9KUOce5rxS__NtTnCHYo2EjZUZPcPUywZTjBN0Q_W80Kyi2KwLH5TJo8M6FA4i2MyvASl3J_v0w2RTmF&amp;c=5oJkwiUwZ1N0TKMDxeYjDTUUqMdig7jOwLdHSuFYj7_ThRPr9_d9xg==&amp;ch=52iG6Gc3Ii3tE_uqLFktOaIg1L-91k2T5EkZd7bcCP8iJ0M0c0Tq0A==\">Eyes From Nowhere<\/a>.&#8221; The Nu-Metal Agenda dubbed the music &#8220;industrial cyberpunk.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born as a horror-inspired industrial-metal side project from synth alchemist Ragin (The Atlas Moth) and guitarist Marcus Eliopulos (Stabbing Westward), Black Cross Hotel quickly grew into a full band with Mike Miczek (Earthburner, Broken Hope, The Atlas Moth) on drums, producer\/engineer Parker (Minsk, Corrections House) on bass, and DeEmme (Whipped) on vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Songs for Switches<\/em>&nbsp;was recorded at Electrical Audio studio and completed at Parker\u2019s own Hypercube studio, both in Chicago. The album arrives via Someoddpilot Records, an offshoot of the acclaimed Chicago branding studio responsible for creative campaigns and logos for&nbsp;<em>Pitchfork<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Lollapalooza<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Empty Bottle<\/em>, and other cornerstones of the city\u2019s music culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Black Cross Hotel tour dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">October 29&nbsp;Chicago, IL&nbsp;Empty Bottle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">October 30&nbsp;Indianapolis, IN&nbsp;Healer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">October 31&nbsp;Tolono, IL&nbsp;Loose Cobra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">November 1&nbsp;Athens, OH&nbsp;The Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">November 2&nbsp;Pittsburgh, PA&nbsp;Spirit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">November 3&nbsp;Baltimore, MD&nbsp;Ottobar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 dates are with Blood Lemon. Tickets are available now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012kSzDeIU9Nu7hopfUXL8rN_fZqOiHJxS5n__Qwl2IGe4baaEBknAMIl2dTc2RkmlCHeoBPyo8SS4Fc3GN4Fbap2YHjU01Wb6S1np2XI1yNCFnoeYHquqDryfrWKzj0V3k_VWJOaPXLBrhS9yGUBCNy_7-6dy2q8P23LzG5l_Vco=&amp;c=5oJkwiUwZ1N0TKMDxeYjDTUUqMdig7jOwLdHSuFYj7_ThRPr9_d9xg==&amp;ch=52iG6Gc3Ii3tE_uqLFktOaIg1L-91k2T5EkZd7bcCP8iJ0M0c0Tq0A==\">Blackcrosshotel.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012kSzDeIU9Nu7hopfUXL8rN_fZqOiHJxS5n__Qwl2IGe4baaEBknAMIl2dTc2RkmlSNTXYfsL-kK1DNA_ywfaakVVuK8egg79yVoZ_F1opCahcELimQPpa70bNjvyklNa1EhfR8RTvnorqgTfejJ3A9CzMbE0RGF0dFLLewIXimo=&amp;c=5oJkwiUwZ1N0TKMDxeYjDTUUqMdig7jOwLdHSuFYj7_ThRPr9_d9xg==&amp;ch=52iG6Gc3Ii3tE_uqLFktOaIg1L-91k2T5EkZd7bcCP8iJ0M0c0Tq0A==\">Instagram.com\/black_cross_hotel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo credit: Chris Eichenseer Black Cross Hotel is Dee DeEmme (vocals), Marcus Eliopulos (guitar), Mike Miczek (drums), Sanford Parker (bass), and Andrew Ragin (synths). Black Cross Hotel, the Chicago-based industrial quintet featuring members of The Atlas Moth and Stabbing Westward, offer a final preview of their album,\u00a0Songs for Switches\u00a0(Oct. 31, Someoddpilot Records), with today&#8217;s release&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=16849\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BLACK CROSS HOTEL (FEAT. 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