Dutch psychedelic occult rockers Molassess (w/ four former The Devil’s Blood members) to call it quits!

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Dutch psychedelic occult rockers Molassess (w/ four former The Devil’s Blood members) have announced that they call it quits.

The band states: “Dear friends, supporters, and fellow travelers,

With hearts full of gratitude, we share that the journey of Molassess has come to its close. This chapter, though brief, has been a profound one, woven with moments of creativity, resilience, and connection that we will forever cherish.

Fate allowed us only two fleeting moments on stage, and we never had the opportunity to evolve in the way a band does – through the alchemy of live performance and the crucible of the road. Still, the unwavering support, belief, and love you have shown us breathed life into what we created, even as it remained unfinished. For that, we are eternally grateful.

Yet, an ending is not a lament; it is a transformation. It clears the way for something new to emerge, for fresh dreams to take root. This is not a farewell cloaked in sorrow, but a hopeful pause – a reminder that the echoes of what was will always reverberate in the paths ahead.

We will meet again, in one form or another – perhaps onstage, perhaps in the audience, perhaps somewhere unseen but deeply felt. Until then, we carry your support with us, and we send you ours in return.
With love, gratitude, and endless possibility.

For those that are still in need: all remaining merchandise will be sold in the upcoming sale on thedevilsblood.com (not through our own webstore!) starting on the 4th of March!”

Molassess were beckoned to life as a commissioned performance for the 2019 edition of Roadburn Festival, five years after The Devil’s Blood – a chaotic coterie of musical misfits lead by efficacious guitarist Selim Lemouchi – ended their fever dance. The invitation inspired new shoots of creativity to blossom where death had walked. The Devil’s Blood’s supernal singer Farida Lemouchi formed new bonds with old cohorts Oeds Beydals, Job van de Zande and Ron van Herpen (Astrosoniq), Bob Hogenelst (Birth Of Joy) and Matthijs Stronks (Donnerwetter). The band is not a continuation of a buried past, nor a celebration of a cherished collaborator, but a culmination of heartache and a rediscovery of rage and the relighting of a fire that never really burned out. Now, with the band’s first full-length, Molassess are setting out on a new path.

Molassess have released their debut full-length album »Through The Hollow« on October 16th, 2020 via Season Of Mist.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well