{"id":18321,"date":"2026-02-06T07:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18321"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:45:53","slug":"puscifer-premiere-bad-wolf-video-as-normal-isnt-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18321","title":{"rendered":"Puscifer Premiere “Bad Wolf” Video as Normal Isn’t Arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS MARCH 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNormal Isn\u2019t<\/em>\u2026 finds Keenan, Mat Mitchell, and Carina Round evolving the Puscifer sound yet again, incorporating more of Mitchell’s ripping guitar work into the group’s primarily synth-based palette.\u201d \u2013 Stereogum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…<\/em>Maynard and company\u2019s most inspired LP to date \u2014 not to mention their gothiest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Consequence<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026pushes deeper into the Pusciverse while reaching back toward their early goth DNA to make something sharp-edged enough for these abnormal times.\u201d – Revolver<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 6, 2026 \u2013 Puscifer\u2019s new album, Normal Isn\u2019t<\/em> (Puscifer Entertainment\/Alchemy Recordings\/BMG) is out now and can be streamed here: https:\/\/puscifer.lnk.to\/NormalIsnt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collection marks Puscifer\u2019s first new album in five years and finds the trio of Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, and Carina Round embracing the post-punk influences that shaped their early musical experiences, channeling those roots into a darker, more guitar-driven sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arriving in tandem with today\u2019s album release is an animated video for \u201cBad Wolf\u201d (https:\/\/youtu.be\/gQsFPPFNUXk<\/a>), directed by AF Schepperd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOral Tradition, the practice of passing down legends, myths, and metaphors, has always fascinated me,\u201d Keenan reflects. \u201cThe stories contain history, important lessons, values, social contracts and the like. One of my favorites has always been the Cherokee tale of the Two Wolves. This story serves as a metaphor for our inner battle between good\/wise\/loving choices and poor\/selfish\/hateful choices. The wolf that thrives is the wolf you feed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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