Sematary: It's a hard-hitting heavenly fall on the 'Bloody Angel' album
Could you use a twist to what you’re used to hearing? Look no further than hip-hop rocker Sematary delivering something different for The Culture courtesy of the new Bloody Angel album.
Sematary has you covered with the ‘Bloody Angel’ album
It hits hard, comes loaded with energy and deserves a spot in your unique-and-must-hear playlist. Embrace the audio chaos.
Sematary, the Northern California-based experimental rapper and producer, has just shared his highly-anticipated mixtape Bloody Angel, along with a music video for the intro "Bloody Angel". Since releasing his pioneering debut mixtape Rainbow Bridge in 2019, backed by fan-favorite tracks like “Bunny Suit” (13M+ Streams) and “Slaughter House”(12M+ Streams), Sematary has gained a massive cult-like fan base, accumulating over 100 Million streams as an independent artist. As the founder and leader of the Haunted Mound collective, Sematary's emerged as the leader of his own wave – pulling elements from the drone-influenced sounds of Salem, and the SoundCloud-era Trap music from Gucci Mane and Zaytoven to create an unforgiving, distorted sound. Typically rapping over blown-out 808s and self-produced guitar riffs, the accompanying deep-fried visuals and haunting aesthetic have become synonymous with Sematary and his movement, evoking the feeling of rural American decay. Pushing the sonic boundaries of genre and meshing all of his influences together into a raucous sound, Sematary has performed at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash Festival, toured as direct support on $uicideboy$ Grey Day stadium tour and kicked this year off with his long-awaited Chief Keef collaboration on “Fuck the World” from the forthcoming FTP mixtape. Following up last year's Butcher House tape, Sematary's fifth project Bloody Angel is out now.
Backed by its lead singles “Wendigo”, which features a self-produced shoegaze riff and a synth-pop drumline and "Headlights", which features a blown-out 808s and self-destructive lyricism, Bloody Angel is an embodiment of all his artistic influences. After spending the past four tapes pioneering the distorted Trap / Black Metal mashup sound, Bloody Angel finds Sematary fully leaning into these influences and cementing his influential stature in this scene. Boasting select features from Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Haunted Mound members Hackle and Buckshot, as well as Chicago rapper Lil Flash, Bloody Angel even finds Sematary sampling Darkthrone on "Hearse Truck". While tracks like the intro "Bloody Angel" and "Mordor" push the limits of extreme distortion, tracks like "Demon In Pain" showcase the candid vulnerability behind Sematary's music – capturing the spirit of a true outsider who's stuck to his own sound without paying any mind to mainstream trends. The new release of Bloody Angel arrives on the heels of the forthcoming Haunted Mound Angels Tour – kicking off in Florida next week, where he'll be joined by fellow Haunted Mound members Hackle, Buckshot, Oscar18 and Anvil, performing throughout North America before making their way through Europe and the UK. As he continues to lean into his distorted sound and terrorizing aesthetics, Sematary is revitalizing the very sound that he’s spearheaded, taking his brazen self-production to ambitious new heights while contributing to his mercurial status as the pioneer of a burgeoning underground scene that defies trends
