“Performing at Wembley has been a dream of mine ever since I became a musician. In 2023, I finally got to fulfill this dream. The experience was captured by our good friend Max Wichmann.” – Daniel Graves
Watch here: Aesthetic Perfection – S E X (Live at Wembley 2023)
Vocals – Daniel Graves
Live Drums – Mike Schopf
Live Guitars / Keyboards – Lore Jarocinksi
Directed & edited by Max Wichmann (wichmann.work)
Additional cameras: Mariana Patsi, Cameron Beedie, and Vasilis Pappas
Audio recorded & mixed by Jared Scott
Daniel Graves, the Austrian-American industrial pop trailblazer, returned with his most ambitious project yet: the Bad Vibes EP (released October 11, 2024) This 3-song sensory assault delivers a disorienting punch of 90s nostalgia, where dial-up modems hum alongside samples of televangelists and infomercial hosts, all set against a backdrop of blistering guitars, guttural screams, and relentless mechanical rhythms. Anchored by Graves’ signature melodies and sharp pop sensibilities, the Bad Vibes EP is both a reflection on American culture during the Satanic Panic and a commentary on our present moment.
Wearing its influences proudly, the Bad Vibes EP evokes the raw energy of The Downward Spiral-era Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson’s Portrait of an American Family while remaining undeniably Aesthetic Perfection. Mixed by the legendary Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Guns N’ Roses) and featuring the searing guitars of Sebastian Svalland (PAIN, Lindemann, Letters from the Colony) with live drums by Mike Schopf (Cil City), this EP bridges the gap between past and future with unparalleled intensity.
Aesthetic Perfection recently wrapped up their Fall Goth Tour 2024 which had them headlining many special shows plus major arena performances supporting Rammstein’s Till Lindemann with special guests Twin Temple.
Aesthetic Perfection celebrated the kick off of the Fall Goth Tour by dropping “Into The Void“, the first single from the Bad Vibes EP which premiered at Revolver on September 13th.
Revolver writes “Sonically, it leans into a Nineties-era, retro-futuristic slam of crunch-dustrial guitar chordage, mechanically-manned marching rhythms, and mega-screams from bandleader Daniel Graves. Visually, the accompanying music video presents the creepiest aerobics routine imaginable. A flashy sweatsuit-sporting Graves saunters into the scene with a beer in hand, but he puts the bottle down to work those carbs off via a limbs-pumping, grin-widening exercise routine. As this goes on, we hear a bunch of found-footage samples about demonic possession.”
On October 4, 2024, Aesthetic Perfection premiered the industrial pop single “Self Inflicted” at Outburn. Daniel Graves says “Over the course of my life, I’ve come to realize that my own greatest enemy is… well… me. ‘Self Inflicted’ explores all the unhealthy coping mechanisms we develop to navigate life’s challenges. While we can’t control what happens to us, we can choose how we respond.”
The third single and title track “Bad Vibes” was released on October 11, along with the full EP, and the video, chock full of live and backstage footage from the Fall 2024 tour with Till Lindemann and Twin Temple, premiered at Metal Injection, who writes “If you’re looking for a solid, electronic-heavy banger with a retro-styled music video, you’re gonna love this.”
About Aesthetic Perfection:
Aesthetic Perfection is a 100% independent industrial pop project made up of Los Angeles-born,Austrian-based producer Daniel Graves, Los Angeles native Constance Antoinette and New York based drummer Joe Letz. Over a career spanning 23 years, seven full-length albums and numerous singles and music videos, Graves and crew have reinvented dark electro,combining industrial, pop, goth, and everything in between.
Despite flying under the radar of mainstream audiences for decades, Aesthetic Perfection are no strangers to the music world; the band has clocked countless sold out dates on headlining tours across both Europe and North America. Their success on smaller stages prepared themfor their biggest adventure thus far: supporting Till Lindemann (Rammstein) on his debut tour for his Lindemann side project.
Adding that to their growing list of accolades, such as collaborating with the likes of Richard Z. Kruspe (Rammstein), alt-rap icon SINIZTER, Jinxx (Black Veil Brides), Rhys Fulber (FearFactory / Frontline Assembly), Celldweller, Nikki Misery (New Year’s Day), Sebastian Svalland (Pain / Lindemann) as well as featuring tracks on Netflix original programming and the Underworld: Awakening soundtrack, Aesthetic Perfection continue to assert themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Their 2019 self-released album, Into the Black, readied the band to take the next step and spread the gospel of Industrial Pop to an ever-widening audience—with full rein of their creative output.
The instability of the music business in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic led to the launch of the “12 Singles in 12 Months” project, which challenged Graves to write and release one new song every month throughout the course of 2021. This ambitious project spawned the band’s biggest hit yet, “S E X”, along with numerous placements on iTunes charts across the globe. The success of this endeavor further demonstrated Aesthetic Perfection’s fearless tenacity, along with their ability to adapt to, and find growth in, any circumstance. The project culminated with the release of MMXXI, a collection of all the year’s singles, on June 3rd, 2022.
In the midst of the wildly successful North American and European legs of the American Psycho Tour, Aesthetic Perfection secretly filmed their most ambitious music video for “Summer Goth.” Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXNACU9rK9c
Released on July 7th, 2023, “Summer Goth” blends Top-40 with Norwegian Black Metal; a brutal industrial pop summer anthem that no one other than Aesthetic Perfection could pull off. Rivaled only by its fever dream music video, directed by Zoran Bihać (Rammstein, Die fantastischen Vier), “Summer Goth” is proof that Aesthetic Perfection are just getting started.
AESTHETIC PERFECTION online:
Official Website: https://aesthetic-perfection.net/
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