{"id":20091,"date":"2026-05-19T05:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20091"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:19:43","slug":"the-joy-thieves-get-unhinged-on-new-single-no-anchor-feat-chris-connelly-watch-the-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20091","title":{"rendered":"THE JOY THIEVES get unhinged on new single &#8216;No Anchor&#8217; feat. CHRIS CONNELLY. Watch The Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo-by-Derick-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20092\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0101144826053128;width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo-by-Derick-Smith.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo-by-Derick-Smith-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo-by-Derick-Smith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo-by-Derick-Smith-768x760.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Chicago-based alternative all-stars<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thejoythieves.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Joy Thieves<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;unveil the video for their new single&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Hv8H6i3tHHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8216;No Anchor&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;feat.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrisconnelly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chris Connelly<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><strong>(Fini Tribe, Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface)<\/strong>, created by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lumbraproductions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lumbra Productions<\/strong><\/a>. The second taste of&nbsp;their full-length album<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.bandcamp.com\/album\/apocalypse-pending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8216;Apocalypse Pending&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>, out June 5th via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArmalyteIndustries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Armalyte Industries<\/strong><\/a>, fumes about a chilling world where corporate giants and billionaires operate with total impunity and where the absence of a moral &#8220;anchor&#8221; leads to societal and personal dissolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These music mavericks eye the edge of collapse, capturing the zeitgeist with such precision. Touching on the decay of the individual, &#8216;No Anchor&#8217;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>explores the isolation in our modern world has pushed people towards amorality and an increased sense of hopeless nihilism. on vocals, this song articulates a world slipping free of moral gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revolving around musicians-producers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/danmilliganmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dan Milligan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.populistrecording.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>James Scott<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(a.k.a.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.com\/joy-thieves-productions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Joy Thieves Productions<\/strong><\/a>), The Joy Thieves is a musical supergroup that includes current, former, and touring members of&nbsp;<strong>Ministry, Stabbing Westward, The Rollins Band, Killing Joke, Pigface, RevCo, PIG, David Bowie, Blue October, Machines of Loving Grace, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Naked Raygun, Foetus, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pegboy, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps<\/strong>&nbsp;and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese days, it seems like people are capable of being pushed or tempted to exist in a state where they are alone. No moral compass. No ethics. No empathy. No forgiveness. No anchor. In a society where guilt seems to be gone, people can act however they want,\u201d says&nbsp;<strong>Chris Connelly<\/strong>.<\/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=\"The Joy Thieves - No Anchor (Lyric Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hv8H6i3tHHc?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><strong>Dan Milligan<\/strong>&nbsp;adds, \u201cWhen I was writing the music for \u2018No Anchor,\u2019 I purposefully used ever-changing, off-kilter guitar riffs that seem to stray farther and farther from the song\u2019s key as it progresses. Because the music never truly repeats, or settles down, it creates the sickening sense that everything is unresolved, and it\u2019s only going to get worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since signing with London alternative-industrial label&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArmalyteIndustries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Armalyte Industries<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;in 2018, The Joy Thieves have delivered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>11<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;critically-acclaimed releases<\/strong><\/a>. &#8216;Apocalypse Pending&#8217; is the latest in that list &#8212; produced, engineered and mixed by Joy Thieves Productions at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.populistrecording.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Populist Recording + Mastering<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band crafts their cohesive signature sound from the contributions of its ever-growing 80+ roster of members, drawn from a diverse range of genres, including industrial, rock, punk, darkwave, hip hop and experimental music. Created by \u201call of us, and yet, none of us\u201d, this is a sound all their own, their music aggressive, yet precise; confrontational, but refined; and harsh, yet melodic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new song cycle began with producer-drummer Dan Milligan re-recording iconic hip hop breakbeats with modern drum sounds. The album&#8217;s first single&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7MmHUrTeCek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018The Wrong End of Your Rifle\u2019<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;began that way &#8212; a modern re-imagining of one of the most famous breakbeats of all time (\u2018Ashley\u2019s Roachclip\u2019 by The Soul Searchers) forming the basis upon which the track was built. Bypassing genre restrictions by stretching into new realms, The Joy Thieves&#8217; sound both honors the past while pushing its evolution into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;No Anchor&#8217; is out now, available from digital music platforms, including&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7tbT5ynPGW8O2LwUtd68Vt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/the-joy-thieves\/1460217439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bandcamp<\/strong><\/a>, where \u2018The Wrong End of Your Rifle\u2019 can also be found. The &#8216;Apocalypse Pending&#8217;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>album, now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.bandcamp.com\/album\/apocalypse-pending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>available for pre-order<\/strong><\/a>, will be released on June 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Keep up with The Joy Thieves<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/thejoythieves.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/thejoythieves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkTree<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thejoythieves.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merch<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/thejoythieves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thejoythieves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thejoythieves.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlueSky<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/thejoythieves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/the-joy-thieves\/1460217439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thejoythieves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Press contact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: No Anchor\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1564Goc3TZIxtlRAMea8et?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago-based alternative all-stars&nbsp;The Joy Thieves&nbsp;unveil the video for their new single&nbsp;&#8216;No Anchor&#8217;&nbsp;feat.&nbsp;Chris Connelly&nbsp;(Fini Tribe, Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface), created by&nbsp;Lumbra Productions. The second taste of&nbsp;their full-length album&nbsp;&#8216;Apocalypse Pending&#8217;, out June 5th via&nbsp;Armalyte Industries, fumes about a chilling world where corporate giants and billionaires operate with total impunity and where the absence of a moral &#8220;anchor&#8221;&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20091\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">THE JOY THIEVES get unhinged on new single &#8216;No Anchor&#8217; feat. CHRIS CONNELLY. 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