{"id":20712,"date":"2026-06-08T19:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20712"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:06:42","slug":"on-the-next-mkultrasoud-podcast-sunday-june-14th-2026-nadia-kodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20712","title":{"rendered":"On the Next MKULTRASOUND PodCast Sunday June 14th 2026: Nadia Kodes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nadia Kodes is a singer-songwriter and pianist based in New York City. Known for her piano-driven rock tracks, haunting melodies, and signature red hair, her style has often been compared to Tori Amos and Amy Lee. In 2024, Nadia released her original album Pitch Dark, Red Light, marking the beginning of a new era in her artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saint Petersburg\u2013born singer-songwriter and pianist brings renewed global attention to her viral, critically embraced interpretations\u2014earning recognition from the Type O Negative camp and a rapidly growing international audience<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In July 2025, she released her single Breaking The Code, performed solely with voice and piano. Fans often say she sounds like a full band even when alone on stage. She is currently working on her next full-length album, due this year<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Kodes gained an international audience in 2017 after releasing an acoustic cover of the goth-metal band Type O Negative’s song “Anesthesia”. It was well-received by the band’s camp and led to her tribute album Acoustic Rust.<\/p>\n\n\n

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 Nadia Kodes<\/strong> is reigniting global attention around her haunting, minimalist project Acoustic Rust<\/em>\u2014an eight-track piano-driven reimagining of the iconic catalog of gothic metal pioneers Type O Negative. Originally released in 2023, the album is experiencing a powerful resurgence as new listeners discover Kodes\u2019 emotionally raw interpretations, while longtime fans of the band continue to champion her work across platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kodes\u2019 journey with Acoustic Rust<\/em> began in 2017 with a deeply personal moment of artistic transformation. During a difficult period in her life, she discovered Type O Negative\u2019s \u201cAnesthesia\u201d\u2014a track whose stark vulnerability would become the catalyst for everything that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI discovered the band during a very heavy time in my life,\u201d says Kodes. \u201cWhen I heard \u2018Anesthesia,\u2019 it didn\u2019t feel like a song\u2014it felt like someone telling the truth without filters. I sat at the piano immediately. It wasn\u2019t planned. It just happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She uploaded her piano-and-vocal rendition to YouTube\u2014an intimate, stripped-back performance that would go on to resonate widely with fans of the band, amassing significant traction and sparking a creative movement. To date, Kodes\u2019 Type O Negative covers have garnered over 534,000 combined views<\/strong>, with fans praising the emotional clarity and reverence she brings to material often defined by its sonic weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What emerged from that moment was Acoustic Rust<\/em>: a body of work that distills the essence of Type O Negative into something equally heavy\u2014but sonically bare. Each track trades distortion for space, replacing walls of guitars with the stark intimacy of piano and voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cType O Negative\u2019s music is massive, but at its core, it\u2019s incredibly vulnerable,\u201d Kodes explains. \u201cI wanted to explore that vulnerability in its purest form. When you remove everything else, what remains is the truth of the song.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project has not only resonated with fans but has also reached the inner circle of the Type O Negative legacy. Acoustic Rust<\/em> has been acknowledged by the band\u2019s official social platforms and has received private praise from members of the band\u2019s extended family, as well as drummer Johnny Kelly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been aware of Nadia and became a fan of her work for some time now.\u00a0 I really enjoy how she put a unique twist on our songs and made them her own.\u00a0 She has a fantastic voice and I\u2019m looking forward to hearing what she does next!\u201d<\/em> \u2013\u00a0Johnny Kelly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixed and mastered by Igor Smirnov<\/strong>, Acoustic Rust<\/em> captures a sonic clarity that allows Kodes\u2019 classical foundation and vocal nuance to take center stage. The project stands as both tribute and transformation\u2014an interpretation that expands the emotional vocabulary of the original works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Acoustic Rust<\/em>, Nadia Kodes is an artist with a deep and evolving creative identity. A lifelong musician who began singing at the age of six, she later appeared on Russian MTV and has continued to develop a signature sound that bridges classical discipline with contemporary alternative influences. Often described by fans as a \u201cprincess of darkness,\u201d Kodes draws inspiration from both The Beatles<\/strong> and Type O Negative\u2014what she playfully refers to as \u201cThe Fab Four and The Drab Four.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her original material further reflects this duality. Her latest single, \u201cThank You,\u201d \u2014 which features Francesco DiCosmo, the bassist who recorded on Evanescence\u2019s Fallen<\/em> \u2014 subtly nods to her influences while carving out a distinct voice, and she is currently working on her forthcoming album Duality<\/em>, which promises to expand on the emotional and sonic themes introduced in Acoustic Rust<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t separate light from dark in my music,\u201d says Kodes. \u201cThey exist together. Acoustic Rust<\/em> was about honoring something that saved me\u2014but my original work is about understanding who I am beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Acoustic Rust<\/em> continues to gain momentum across streaming platforms, Nadia Kodes stands at a pivotal moment\u2014bridging tribute and authorship, past influence and future evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Acoustic Rust<\/em><\/strong>: https:\/\/ffm.to\/acousticrust<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Nadia Kodes is a singer-songwriter and pianist based in New York City. Known for her piano-driven rock tracks, haunting melodies, and signature red hair, her style has often been compared to Tori Amos and Amy Lee. In 2024, Nadia released her original album Pitch Dark, Red Light, marking the beginning of a new era in… Read More »On the Next MKULTRASOUND PodCast Sunday June 14th 2026: Nadia Kodes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20713,"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-20712","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\/20712","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=20712"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20717,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20712\/revisions\/20717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}