{"id":22185,"date":"2023-05-20T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22185"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:14:29","slug":"the-bellwether-syndicate-vestige-vigil-nexilis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22185","title":{"rendered":"The Bellwether Syndicate \u2013 \u2018Vestige &amp; Vigil\u2019 (Nexilis)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/71DgTEixYKL._AC_SL1200_.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t really use social media for much these days, other than checking out what mates have been listening to, and to spot anything that might have passed me by and maybe not been sent to RPM towers for us to review. One such album, released back in April of this year, is \u2018Vestige &amp; Vigil\u2019 the debut album from American goth rockers The Bellwether Syndicate. So, I\u2019d like to take the opportunity to thank the Gothfinder General, Mister Midnight himself, Jason Creighton, for bringing this album into my life, because it is one that deserves to be heard by everyone with a love of the dark side of music.<\/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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE - Beacons (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CRNdc-XJIMI?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitting somewhere between the hyper intensity of mid \u201880s chart bothering Killing Joke, the metallic edge of \u2018Vision Thing\u2019 era Sister Of Mercy and the \u2018Mechanical Animal\u2019 stomp of Marilyn Manson, The Bellwether Syndicate are the brainchild of William Faith (formerly of Faith and the Muse, Christian Death, Mephisto Walz, Shadow Project and The March Violets) and Sarah Rose Faith (aka DJ Scary Lady Sarah) and in spite of being together for over a decade \u2018Vestige &amp; Vigil\u2019 is their first long player (available on vinyl and CD along with download from the Bandcamp below, along with other online retailers like Amazon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give you an idea of just how impressive this album is it took me just one Bandcamp listen before I was ordering a copy on vinyl, as songs like \u2018Beacon\u2019, \u2018Dystopian Mirror\u2019 and \u2018Republik\u2019 simply steamroller your senses into BUY NOW submission, and if I were to single out one band that The Bellwether Syndicate remind me of most, then it is Janne Jarvis\u2019 post Warrior Soul tour de force Hate Gallery. Which for those of us who know, is very high praise indeed, and for those of you who don\u2019t, get Googling now.<\/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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE - Dystopian Mirror (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2MPiPgEHs4?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like some glam with your goth then there\u2019s the fantastic \u2018Noir Thing\u2019, which really is something else (ouch), and if its towering anthems you want then check out the Pete Murphy-like croon of \u2018We All Rise\u2019 that then literally explodes inside your head as the colossal chorus kicks in. Epic stuff!<\/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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE - We All Rise (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30soKS_iTt8?start=12&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some (slightly) lighter moments too hidden amongst all the darkness and these happen to coincide with Sarah Rose Faith taking over vocal duties for the sweeping \u2018Clarion\u2019 and then providing a wonderful almost whispered vocal counterpart to another great Faith melody line on \u2018Golden Age\u2019, a track that also reminds me of the band\u2019s labelmates, Then Comes Silence. Now can someone please get The Bellwether Syndicate added to their Swedish counterparts 2024 UK tour\u2026thank you.<\/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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE - Golden Age (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-3FAOhTHPU?start=154&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 has so far been a great year for gothic tinged music, perhaps one of its finest since its 80s heyday, and \u2018Vestige &amp; Vigil\u2019 is right up there as one of its true highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy this album, it deserves to be HUGE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebellwethersyndicate.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thebellwethersyndicate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebellwethersyndicate\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebellwethersyndicate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/458ExdT\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/458ExdT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or The ultimate Goth kit of Dark Glasses and Fan <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3pNGi07\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3pNGi07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author: Johnny Hayward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t really use social media for much these days, other than checking out what mates have been listening to, and to spot anything that might have passed me by and maybe not been sent to RPM towers for us to review. 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