Carpenter Brut’s Next Album ‘Leather Temple’ is Coming Next Month
Last month, the world got a glimpse into what’s coming next from French synthwave mastermind Carpenter Brut with the release of their latest single “Leather Temple”. It was a fun track that really got fans of dark synth something to be excited about.
Well, those same folks are probably foaming at the mouth today, as Carpenter Brut announced that the previously released song was actually the title track to their forthcoming record Leather Temple. Touted as the third and final chapter of the Leather trilogy, this album’s sure to excite fans that have been following along ever since the release of 2018’s Leather Teeth.
Here’s a brief synopsis of the story within Leather Temple and the trilogy it puts an end to:
“Leather Temple is the third and final album in his Leather trilogy, which includes the hugely acclaimed 2018 debut Leather Teeth, which was in parts a celebratory take on ‘80s glam rock, and the 2022 follow-up Leather Terror, an altogether more malevolent slasher-horror affair telling the story of Brett Halford, a serial killer anti-hero wreaking revenge on those who wronged him. Like its predecessors, the new album forms the soundtrack in the latest chapter of this filmic concept.
“Leather Temple shoots the story forward into 2077, where the world lies in ruins. Eighty-five years after a nuclear explosion devastated everything, humanity survives under the rule of a transhuman elite – the Overlords – who live in neon-lit cities, while the rest of the population struggles to survive among the wreckage.
“At the heart of this dystopia stands Midwichpolis, the nation’s capital, governed with an iron fist by Iron Tusk, a paranoid tyrant, addicted to Pink Base, a synthetic drug, and obsessed with immortality.
“Each week, he stages Speed or Perish, deadly races broadcast live where contestants fight for a shot at freedom… one no one has ever actually reached.
“At the other side of the nation is the Midwichslums, and here reside the Horde, a rebel group and high-tech scavenger collective led by Lita Connor. Within the Midwichslums a forgotten cold room is buried in the ruins. Inside lies Bret Halford, a.k.a. Leather Teeth, a nightmare from the past.
“Determined to bring down the regime, Lita transforms him into a living weapon. Upgraded with advanced tech, now half-man, half-machine, Bret becomes the unlikely ally of a rebellion in search of justice.”
Leather Temple will be released on February 27 via No Quarter Productions/Virgin Records, but you can preorder your copy today.
LEATHER TEMPLE TRACK LISTING
- 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
