The US electro-industrial act genCAB have returned today (31st October) with a single entitled ‘Open Grave’ on Metropolis Records. A dancefloor confession that digs into a narrative of self-sabotage and quiet collapse, it demands to be heard as much as it begs to be ignored.
“The song explores the decay of our own undoing. I’m a self destructive person, and ‘Open Grave’ is about lying in my own mess that I create for myself,” explains group founder David Dutton. “Most of the advice we get is to keep our inner pain hidden and so we isolate further. So, here it is for everyone else to hear, whenever they feel like hearing it. This track is more accessible than some of my past work, and I think it complements a message that is universal. At the end of the day, sometimes life is as simple as a dance track and an easy outlet to lose yourself. Who knows what’s left when you tear yourself apart, but at least it’s an honest practice.”
The first new music by genCAB in 2025, ‘Open Grave’ has been made available together with an ‘Unsolved Remix’ by labelmate Lost Signal and a cover version of ‘Last’, a 1992 song by Nine Inch Nails.
Following the release of the debut genCAB album ‘II transMuter’ in 2008, David Dutton put the group on hold for several years while he and bandmate Tim Van Horn (drums) toured as live musicians with Aesthetic Perfection. They finally returned in 2022 with the album ‘Thoughts Beyond Words’ and EP ‘Everything You See Is Mine’, further demonstrating their skill for blending EBM and synth-pop into song arrangements perfectly suited for aggressive rock.
They subsequently signed to Metropolis Records to release ‘Signature Flaws’ (2023), which introduced elements of shoegaze and post-hardcore to an already dense musical palette. Their most recent release was ‘III I II (THIRD EYE GEMINI)’ (2024), half of which was a modern day update of material from their 2008 debut, with the remainder being brand new tracks inspired by those re-recordings
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