Genital Shame – why?
“Genital Shame” - what a name! Seldom I have heard a more fitting name for a project when you look at it from different angles: First because it explains the state of the initiator pretty well as Erin Dawson is a transwoman who came up with the idea for the project on a run through the park. Last but not least, because the driving force behind the project, to write from a somewhat autobiographical stance and transfer that into Black Metal, works brilliantly. But – that is due, of course, to Erin’s amazing songwriting skills: Sharing similarities with Agriculture and Ragana, this private one-woman-Black Metal project is shining with aspirations higher than your average run-of-the-mill Trve Black Metal band just trying to sound like a Norwegian band from the 90s. When you listen to Chronic Illness Wish you will be met with many different elements and not just tremolo cacophonies or whirlwind arpeggios – you get nicely trickling Folk parts, jubilant half-notes rubbing off on each other and noisily distorted cinemascope riffs and much, much more. This will be her first show outside of the US, so make sure you are there to witness history in the making! This band is gonna go far!
Genital Shame will perform on Friday, April 18!
