French synthwave titan Carpenter Brut completes his legendary cinematic trilogy with the release of ‘Leather Temple’ on February 27 via No Quarter Prod and Virgin Records. This final chapter thrusts the saga of Bret Halford into a dystopian 2077 where nuclear ruins and transhuman overlords define a brutal new reality. The album follows the glam rock energy of ‘Leather Teeth’ and the slasher horror of ‘Leather Terror’ by delivering a saturated 90s electro atmosphere filled with distorted layers and unrelenting tension. Every track acts as a high speed chase through the neon lit wreckage of Midwichpolis.
The music dives into a raw and restless energy that functions as a living weapon for the rebellion led by Lita Connor. This record hits fast and hard with a direct orchestral scale that makes the heartbeat accelerate and the engines of a collapsing world roar. It is a sonically aggressive masterpiece that distills pure adrenaline into ten concise and punishing tracks. The story sees Bret Halford upgraded with advanced tech to become a half man and half machine ally against the paranoid tyrant Iron Tusk. This direct and unflinching soundscape provides a massive finale to one of the most ambitious concepts in modern electronic music.
Tracklist for ‘Leather Temple’:
- Ouverture (Deus Ex Machina)
- Major Threat
- Leather Temple
- She Rules The Ruins
- Start Your Engines
- Neon Requiem
- Iron Sanctuary
- The Misfits The Rebels
- Speed or Perish
- The End Complete