![]() ![]() ![]() We’ve been friends with Dance With the Dead for a while – communication is excellent,” he said. ![]() “Each band has full-production and headliner needs. To top it off, the Keeper attributes extra stress to co-headlining. “I think we’re trying to subconsciously make up for lost dates, so there’s not a lot of days off.” Thirty-nine shows in 53 days is no joke – one stint in early April forced the bands to perform seven days in a row before taking just one day off and then doing it all over again. “This has been a tough tour – really, really tough,” the Keeper said. Fast forward two years, and Magic Sword and Dance With the Dead finally rallied the troops to embark on a breakneck-speed tour to make up for lost time. It’s no surprise that such an image-forward band who distributes full-blown comic books to coincide with album releases managed to push the merch regardless of the tour’s cancellation. The fanbase for synthwave is anything but large, but it’s dedicated. “We had ordered many thousands of dollars of merchandise for the tour, and we just sat on it for a while – but we depend on that income.” When Magic Sword realized that the COVID-19 pandemic was a persistent one, the merch was posted for sale online and quickly sold out. “You’re devastated, but you also feel guilty for focusing on petty things – because people are dying.” “We were pretty excited, so when it got canceled, it was a mixture of emotions,” the Keeper said. As we all know, March 2020 was not a great time for the entertainment industry – or anyone else, for that matter. I honestly thought I had come up with a unique idea, but I didn’t – which is great because there’re so many great musicians out there.”ĭance With the Dead and Magic Sword announced their 2020 co-headliner tour in late 2019, and such was their confidence going into it that Magic Sword chose to release their new album “Endless” on the first day of the tour – March 27, 2020. “But I talked to him – Lazerhawk is an awesome dude. “Then I got on SoundCloud and realized there’s this guy named Lazerhawk who’s already been doing it for five years!” he said. “Mixing cinematic synth music from my childhood with dance music, I arrogantly thought I had come up with a new genre,” said the Keeper, the frontman and lead songwriter for Magic Sword, a Boise-based band. Putting their own spin on the “wall of synthesizers” sound popularized by 1980s film scores – and in more recent history, “Stranger Things” – these bands manage to be retro and fresh at the same time. While the nature of their sound and stage presence makes both bands somewhat niche, they have celebrated notable victories – Dance With the Dead’s latest album, “Driven to Madness,” broke into iTunes’ top three electronic albums upon release, and Magic Sword’s songs have been featured in the video game Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and the official trailer for the hit film “Thor: Ragnarok.” In a scene dominated primarily by laptop DJs, watching these trios jam onstage with actual instruments is a breath of fresh air. Since 2013, both Magic Sword and Dance With the Dead have made a name for themselves by combining epic, danceable and multi-layered synthesizer soundscapes with a punchy rock edge. ►Quasar Science: ►Black Magic: ►ILWP Sponsor Page: heavy-hitters Magic Sword and Dance With the Dead are wrapping up their co-headliner North American tour in Washington state, playing Lucky You Lounge on Saturday night before finishing up in Seattle on Sunday. Prepare yourself for on of the few podcast interviews with The Keeper of the Magic Sword! Turn up those noise cancelling headphones and go on a sonic journey and discover the band Magic Sword! ![]() And influential force in the sythwave/dark wave music scene that was hand plucked by the team at Marvel Studios to provide that killer music track for the Thor: Ragnarok trailer. Today's episode takes host Mike Pecci out of the studio to an undisclosed location to interview a figure who has been shrouded in mystery for years. ![]()
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