Celestial Devastation

by COWER

supported by

Dan Incredible record. Noise rock meets Depeche Mode. Dark as fuck, taking aim at the many ills of modern man. Please add the lyrics on Bandcamp guys; the ones I can fully make out are brilliant! Favorite track: Hard-Coded in the Souls of Men.

more...

	/

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Limited Edition run of ‘Celestial Eco Mix’ vinyl, housed in a gorgeous package designed by Thomas Lacey. Featuring a high gloss cover, with additional photographic inserts illustrated by Daniel Holloway. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Hackney Foodbank, supporting people in crisis with compassion and dignity.

*Please note that these images are just mockups and due to the nature of eco mix vinyl the colours can vary throughout a pressing and are impossible to predict, making each record truly unique. International Shipping sent Economy to save you costs, so please allow extra time*

Includes unlimited streaming of Celestial Devastation via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 10 days

edition of 250

Purchasable with gift card

£18.99 GBP or more
Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£6.99 GBP or more

	1.	We Need to Have the Talk 02:35
	2.	Summoner 03:14 video
	3.	Hard-Coded in the Souls of Men 04:37 video
	4.	Buffeted by Solar Winds 03:54
	5.	Deathless & Free 04:24
	6.	False Flag 04:35
	7.	Aging Stallions 04:50
	8.	Celestial Devastation 03:30
	9.	Bury Me in the Lawless Lands of the West 03:30

about

Human Worth are proud to present the killer second album ‘Celestial Devastation’ from UK supergroup COWER, featuring members of The Ghost of a Thousand, Petbrick, USA Nails, Yards, The Eurosuite and JAAW. Available to pre-order from 1st December with a portion of proceeds donated to charity.

Featuring the musical might of Tom Lacey (Yards, The Ghost of a Thousand), Wayne Adams (Petbrick, JAAW, Big Lad) and Gareth Thomas (USA Nails, The Eurosuite) COWER is a collaborative project of 3 friends celebrating a lifetime of music exploration together. Each bringing their own distinct flavour to this new record, which pushes the boundaries even more than their acclaimed debut ‘BOYS’, exploring further into the realms on gothic darkness, but still with a real kick, highlighting the trio’s noise roots.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Bear Bites Horse Studio by Wayne Adams, ‘Celestial Devastation’ explores the idea of technology becoming the guiding light in our lives, for better or worse. In the words of the band’s lyricist Tom Lacey “We give up a lot of decision making to the algorithm more and more, so these songs are an attempt to make sense of that. I think that kind of power speaks to certain type of men, they seem to want to try and harness it, make others see it’s value, so this record speaks a lot to tech bros and the weird cult of silicon valley.”

Human Worth have pressed up a limited run of ‘Celestial Eco Mix’ vinyl, housed in a gorgeous package designed by Thomas Lacey using MidSommar AI – linking perfectly with the album’s themes. Featuring a super high gloss cover, with additional photographic inserts illustrated by Daniel Holloway. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Hackney Foodbank, supporting people in crisis or trapped in poverty with compassion and dignity.

“We’ve all recorded, toured and discussed music for years, but this is the first project where all those experiences and eclectic taste have come together in something close to a band. Apparently, we were all goths at heart, who knew.” – Tom Lacey

“Although the first record was more of a post punk affair, we really wanted to expand on the gothier side of our musical personalities that had just started to poke through on the first album. So this 2nd record is a far more synth heavy affair. Tom had also come in the studio armed with some killer demos for this one! The Cower musical world has been fully expanded into a Psychedelic Gothic, synthetic, post punk land of noise!” – Wayne Adams

“This collection of tunes feel far more diverse than on the first album, maybe our influences are worn a bit more on our sleeves with it too so I probably don’t need to mention who it is we were trying to rip off.” – Gareth Thomas

credits

released February 2, 2024

"Marvellous record. Celestial Devastation is the goth record for grown-ups." – JR Moores, The Quietus' Album of the Week

"COWER amplify the intensity of their individual main projects to the power of three. Celestial Devastation is as good as it gets." – Aural Aggravation

"the grating, caustic edge of noise and the dark, melancholy heart of goth, and the whole sound is so confronting, so nihilistic, so romantic all at once." – CVLT Nation

COWER is:
Tom Lacey
Wayne Adams
Gareth Thomas.

All music by COWER
All lyrics by Tom Lacey
Produced, mixed & mastered by Wayne Adams

Album artwork ‘designed’ by Tom Lacey, with a lot of caveats.

Cover painting by MidSommar AI.

Background image by Shutterstock.

Logo font is XXII Daemon.

Backcover 3D COWER logo designed by Matt Taylor.

Inner painting created by Daniel Holloway in Blender

Postcard imagery by MidSommar AI

Photography by Keira Anee

license

about

COWER London, UK

COWER. 3 Piece Gothic Noise from London

contact / help

Contact COWER

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like COWER, you may also like:

Conditions of Worth
by Modern Technology

supported by 31 fans who also own “Celestial Devastation”

Sonically, Conditions of Worth will blow the cobwebs from your ears into smithereens. Noise rock at its maximum effect and there's no going back. Darknight
go to album
BOYS
by COWER

supported by 30 fans who also own “Celestial Devastation”

This tantalisingly twisted concoction of noise and post punk is on another level. This album hits the sweet spot from cover to cover... IntenselyNick
go to album
Drool
by Part Chimp

supported by 28 fans who also own “Celestial Devastation”

This is no frills heavy as hell noise rock that stomps and rolls methodically from strength to strength. A standout effort. MetalDipshit
go to album
Self Titled
by Halloween

As the name implies, there’s something wonderfully spooky about this Philly band—shoegaze with a haunting undercurrent. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 27, 2023
go to album
The Moral Crossing
by AUTOBAHN

Roiling, rattling post-punk with the metallic edges of industrial; this British group aims to exorcise darkness by channeling it. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 27, 2017
go to album
Cream Beige
by Laokoon

featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 7, 2022
go to album
Dances / Curses
by Hey Colossus

supported by 26 fans who also own “Celestial Devastation”

Great band great guitars great songs great rock great record Jono Schneider
go to album