As promised, Red Ankh has dropped 11 complete rerecordings, 1 new remix, and 7 new covers in the form of their Classics Compilation 01. Two hours and forty-four seconds of Red Ankh’s finest work, on new equipment, using new techniques, and this time with the whole band contributing vocals. From now on, they make what they imagine, not held back by technical restrictions. RED ANKH LIVES, BETTER THAN EVER.
This one’s on Spotify and the other major streaming services and digital retailers February 1st, 2024.
They haven’t forgotten about the Red/Black rework, and that’s coming up next!
From Red Ankh: We’ve got the mojo back. Since 2014 we’ve released some major works pretty quietly via Shyfted Minds: the reconstruction of Red Ankh’s instrumental album UNIVERSE in 2015, a couple Synthetic Experiments EPs in the same year, the steamcore horror booms album Cing of Cogs in 2016, the hardcore compilation album Down the Road of No Return in 2017, and the giant rebuild and expansion of the [Feind] album plus its counterpart album [Shyft] in 2020, focusing on gritty, dark industrial aspects of a handful of genres and the limits of synthwave, respectively. These dropped on Bandcamp and Spotify but as soon as they did we put them down to focus on fiction writing and interpersonal stuff, having bursts of focus on a new Red Ankh album here and there, nearly finishing a few songs. After a couple major life changes we wound up with the resources to build a decent sound studio and the time and motivation to use it, so in April of this year it was the Red Ankh project’s turn to start getting something big ready for release, after ten years since the last fresh album. It’s strange to see that in writing. Ideas for Red Ankh are always turning over in our heads, and we’ve never lost a draft–they’ve just been waiting–so it doesn’t feel like that could possibly be right, ten years since Shadow. But here we are, with new tools, new skills, finally ready to finish the flagship Red Ankh double album that we started way back in 2006, finally ready to finish Red/Black.
The old drafts of albums Red (featuring the above song Gloricia) and Black were just under 70 minutes each, and we’ve only expanded some arrangements since then. They’re folky, they’re symphonic, and they got the big overdrive kicks. We’re all contributing our voices this time, our new grasp of philosophy to the lyrics, and the technical quality of things is going to be vastly improved over previous releases. And it doesn’t stop there. Some day, we’d like to rerecord all old Red Ankh releases (again, for some of them), but for now we’re simultaneously working on a compilation album of some of our favorite Red Ankh tracks (featuring the above version of Tahztey Greaggor), ones we thought could gain a lot from rerecording with current resources. On top of that, we’re also working on Red Ankh versions of old underground industrial/synthpop favorites from the 90s and early 2000s that have gained enough traction to be released on the compo. Much to do, much excitement to do it with!
Red/Black is about 80% there, and we hope to drop a couple more singles soon. The classics/covers compilation is maybe 70%.
And then… we’ll see how much momentum we have left for finishing the eclectic cyberpunk/folkprog synth metal album, Green.
As said, here it be. The Zarkerovense remix that you may have heard a sneak preview of last year made it. K.H.D. was responsible for that of course. Imil and 1nsane returned after long silences on SHM to tackle Ankh’s Terror and New. Dustrict answered the call with a heavy tune much more on the jungle side, but with its industrial build up it fits in fine. Shyft took two tracks as well, totaling six gabber remixes of industrial-metal-themed Red Ankh tracks. Sound familiar? Good. You belong here. Click the image above or here and enjoy this free release!
Yep, it’s finally here, the rerelease of Red Ankh’s ‘Gray’ double album. Bammo, industrial influenced progressive metal. Get your cyber hands on it here. This is the first time we are actually asking for money, since money is getting tight over here and time is getting even tighter. It is only ten dollars for one hundred sixty minutes of music, or fifty cents per track with the exception of the tracks Tundrome, Zarkerovense, and Secto, which are free. If you like my music enough to have it but not enough to support me with a means to make more of it in the future, you will be able to find it at places like the Pirate Bay soon enough.
‘My Webbing Come Undone’ is a symphonic break core track by Shyft written years ago for an album that never got a proper release. That symphonic break core album, entitled ‘Her Dark Square’, was remixed and remastered last November. Now, one remix of the four track remix EP for My Webbing Come Undone still needs new mastering, and then that will be complete and the release of both the album and the remix EP will launch, possibly next week.
Surprise! For the first time in three years, Shyft is nearly prepared to release a new gabber solo album, with six completed tracks and four nearly completed tracks. This album is to be simply called ‘HonoR’. Five are dark core or cross breed. Five are more ‘mainstyle’, sporting catchy yet complex melodies and harmonies. The title track is a mixture of both. This album will feature a new version of an old favorite. Shyft’s primary goal for this week- his spring break- is to finish these tracks.
Finally, ‘Gray’, the industrial metal double album by Red Ankh,is complete. Expect release of it by some time next week.
The Dustrict and Wizzort album is in its final stages. Expect industrial, hard core, cross breed…
The Predaking album has just a few tracks remaining to be finished, and is now going to feature a second ‘disk’ full of remixes. Fast, melodic gabber on its way!
Johan Jello has finished his first two track gabber EP, and as all these other projects come together, this will get mastered and released.
Stay tuned. Things are changing quickly around here now.
K.H.D.’s new gabber album is now up! It’s his crispest, wildest release yet! It has got some interesting collaborations on it, too. Down load it now for free by clicking the image above! Check its info here.
In other news, Shyft’s symphonic break core album called ‘Her Dark Square’ has been fully remixed and remastered, scheduled to be released when the single from it called ‘My Webbing Come Undone’ is also complete. The single will include an industrial hard core remix by K.H.D., a dub step remix by Johnny Foreplay, and a break core remix by Sir Vixx. Red Ankh’s industrial metal double album ‘Gray’ is in the midst of being recreated, with less than a month to completion. Demon’s Breath also has some thing new lurking around the corner… Shyfted Minds is bringing in the new year proper!
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