Dani Artaud, a.k.a. Snowblood, is bringing her electronic art metal to Brighton Music Hall this Wednesday, July 10th. The art of it all lies in the unique (and bludgeoning) blend of hyperpop and metal. 

Snowblood’s latest album, Ill, dropped just last week. From the first few seconds of “EXPLODING WITH POWER,” the listener is thrust into the black abyss and encouraged to escape for a while. III is a barrage of double kick drums, with new variations and movements every few bars. There’s not enough time to think if you like this hook or that hook (or scream). 

III runs for eight songs to be exact, which I consider to be the new perfect number of tracks for an album. You can get your point across in eight songs. Also you can juuust pass the threshold for albums, so streamers won’t categorize the album into the dreaded “Singles and EP” no-man’s land of your ‘Releases’  section.

I’m not using aggressive adjectives merely for effect – Snowblood is the kind of music suited for fighting. “Blood” is in the name. Her music gets used by the pro wrestling world. The “Snow” is the cold electronic element, devoid of humanity. The lack of warmth isn’t solely dystopic (although that’s there). Rather, it suggests more of an undead affinity, especially when you get into the spooky imagery. It’s an all encompassing, maximalist affair. We’re talking giant slug waveforms here people. If you dare, Snowblood will transport you into an interdimensional blizzard this Wednesday.