{"id":21880,"date":"2026-08-11T09:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21880"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:19:05","slug":"dave-lombardo-and-lustmord-form-new-project-lustmord-lombardo-the-pulse-of-atoms-out-oct-2-via-ipecac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21880","title":{"rendered":"Dave Lombardo and Lustmord Form New Project: Lustmord Lombardo; The Pulse of Atoms out Oct. 2 via Ipecac"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of Lustmord Lombardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 11, 2026 \u2013 Lustmord, the pioneer of modern ambient electronic music, and Dave Lombardo, one of heavy music\u2019s most influential percussionists, have joined forces as Lustmord Lombardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair release their debut album,\u00a0The Pulse of Atoms<\/em>, on Oct. 2 via Ipecac Recordings, offering a taste of their new collaboration with today\u2019s release of \u201cPaleomagnetic Resonance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne thing about an album like this is that you can’t really point it out as being part of any specific genre or hopefully any specific period,\u201d Lustmord explains. \u201cIs it from last year? Is it from 10 years ago, is it from 20 years ago, is it from 5 years in the future? It’s trying to create something that has its own sound, not tapping into whatever musical language or history you’re familiar with. It goes way, way further back. This is the sound of planets dying or of stars being born. It’s about a bigger picture. It\u2019s the sound of the birth of the universe and the death of the universe; it\u2019s not rock and roll.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two musicians met backstage at a Fant\u00f4mas show, introduced by mutual friend Buzz Osborne, around the time that Lustmord and Melvins released their collaborative album. Nearly two decades later, Lombardo and Lustmord convened as Lustmord Lombardo, <\/strong>crafting <\/strong>an album that is as cold and distant as it is frantic and engaging. The Pulse of Atoms <\/em>showcases an unheard side of Lombardo and brings Lustmord back to his industrial roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than composing songs in a traditional sense, Lustmord built evolving walls and vortices of sound, leaving room for Lombardo to add percussion and various synthesizer layers. Once the editing and arrangement was complete, Lustmord mixed and mastered the record, which was a balancing act between the two players\u2019 large, loud musical presences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m very proud of this collaboration because it’s so different from anything else that I’ve done,\u201d Lombardo adds. \u201cAnd to create this body of work with Lustmord – this guy is legendary! He rattles the plaster off of venues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Album pre-orders, including a pair of limited-edition vinyl variants (Clear and Smoke), CD, and digital pre-saves, are available now: https:\/\/lustmordlombardo.lnk.to\/pulse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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