LUSTMORD LOMBARDO SHARE VIDEO FOR
“AN ETERNAL PRESENCE PART II: RELENTLESS”
DEBUT COLLABORATIVE ALBUM,
THE PULSE OF ATOMS
OUT THIS FRIDAY VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS
Lustmord Lombardo, the pairing of two of heavy and experimental music’s most respected musicians, ambient heavyweight Lustmord and percussive force Dave Lombardo, release their debut collaborative album, The Pulse of Atoms, tomorrow via Ipecac Recordings.
WATCH THE DISPLACED/REPLACED VIDEO FOR
“AN ETERNAL PRESENCE PART II: RELENTLESS” BELOW:
Lustmord, discussing the duo’s approach to the album, shared: “One 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. Is 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’s the sound of the birth of the universe and the death of the universe; it’s not rock and roll.”
The two musicians met backstage at a Fantômas 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, crafting an album that is as cold and distant as it is frantic and engaging. The Pulse of Atoms showcases an unheard side of Lombardo and brings Lustmord back to his industrial roots.
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’ large, loud musical presences.
Album pre-orders, including a pair of limited-edition vinyl variants (Clear and Smoke), CD, and digital pre-saves, are available now.
The Pulse of Atoms cover (photography and design by Stefan Alt.)
The Pulse of Atoms tracklist:
1. An Eternal Presence Part I: Unknown
2. An Eternal Presence Part II: Relentless
3. Paleomagnetic Resonance
4. Beyond The Vast Cold Waste
5. The Desolate Shore Part I: Submergence
6. The Desolate Shore Part II: Emergence
7. The Abyssal Deep
PRAISE FOR THE PULSE OF ATOMS:
“A suite of ambient tunes that are all about atmospherics and dynamics: investigate with confidence.”
RECORD COLLECTOR ★★★★
“dark, bleak and yet almost orchestrally organic… a serious voyage of musical discovery… sensational”
AUDION MAGAZINE
“A subterranean dirge or cave-like tones, skittering rhythms and sinister threat. Those who like their illbient deep grey will wish to bathe in it.”
THE ARTS DESK
“timeless… cold, slow and extensive”
SAITEN KULT
About Lustmord: Lustmord is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of dark ambient and industrial music. Active since the early ‘80s, his work draws on field recordings, low-frequency drones, and cinematic sound design to create immersive, atmospheric pieces. Lustmord’s catalog spans dozens of solo releases and collaborations, and his influence extends into film and game scoring, as well as experimental electronic production.
About Dave Lombardo: Dave Lombardo is a GRAMMY Award-winning drummer whose playing style helped define the sound of thrash and extreme metal. He is also one of the most versatile percussionists in heavy music, known as a founding member of Slayer, as well as his work with Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, the Misfits, and a wide range of collaborations including Gunship, DJ Spooky and John Zorn. In 2023, Lombardo released his debut solo album, Rites of Percussion, which NPR praised as “a very different side of one of metal’s most punishing drummers.”