Wayfarer, Dry Wedding, John Haughm of Agalloch

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Wayfarer forge a distinctive blend of atmospheric black metal, gothic country, and Americana, creating a sound steeped in the dark mythology of the American West. Thunderous riffs, haunting melodies, and cinematic Western atmosphere drive their music, exploring the violence, folklore, and fading mythology of the frontier. Portland, Oregon’s Dry Wedding blend heavy gothic Western post-punk with gothic country, noise rock, black metal, and doom. Built on jagged guitars, prowling bass, pounding drums, and dark baritone vocals, their sound moves between brooding, atmospheric passages and bursts of raw intensity. Their third album, The Back Of Beyond, pushes their sound into heavier, more aggressive territory.Inspired by Cormac McCarthy, Ennio Morricone, Steve Reich, Neil Young’s “Dead Man” soundtrack, the Spaghetti Western goth of Fields Of The Nephilim, the sonic punishment of early to mid-period SWANS, the experimental spirit of Coil and Ulver, and the renegade years of the American Old West; John Haughm’s solo work is a haunting, sonic journey through dystopian wastelands of the past.