Check Out Carpenter Brut’s New Single “Leather Temple”

When done right, synthwave is pretty much the heavy metal of modern electronic jams. It’s all crunchy bips and bops that when played just right can sound like a grimy seedy underworld where life is cheap one minute and a high rising shiny megacomplex for the insanely wealthy.

One artist that nails that sound and aesthetic is none other than French synthwave maestro Carpenter Brut. Dude’s played metal festivals before, so you know he’s already been accepted by our community.

For the last couple of years, he’s been working on and releasing a series of albums he’s called the ‘Leather Trilogy’ and in 2026, the last album in that line will finally be released. Though details about that album are scarce, he put out the first single from it earlier, titled “Leather Temple.”

Rather than go on about the track, I’m going to share the description that was sent along with the single, since I think it paints a better picture than I could in the moment:

“[‘Leather Temple’] introduces Midwichpolis, a post-apocalyptic city risen from nuclear fallout in 2077 which is the beating heart of the forthcoming album.

“The brutal empire is ruled by Iron Tusk, and at the centre of Midwichpolis stands the Temple, Iron Tusk’s tower, rising from the ground like a black blade driven into the city’s core. From its hundreds of floors, it looks down on the City of Light, sanctuary of the Mighty, where life is a parade of obscene luxury. Up there, the nights are never dark; neon and holograms bath the streets in artificial light, hiding the corruption and excess behind glass facades.

“Below, beyond walls that no one could breach, stretch the Midwich Slums – a kingdom of poverty, wreckage, and fear. Screens broadcast Tusk’s propaganda without pause, promising order and prosperity. In truth, misery rots the streets, and repression falls on anyone who dares to oppose him. Where the light was brightest, the shadows were deepest.

“‘Leather Temple’ dives into a raw, rhythmic, and restless energy, capturing the anger and uprising in the slums with heavy metal riffs, while the pulsating neon synths beam from the City of Light. It distils a saturated 90s electro atmosphere — dark and unflinching — driven by sharp beats, distorted layers, and unrelenting tension.”

Carpenter Brut is going to be heading out on tour next spring. You can find the list of dates below.

Health/Carpenter Brut Tour
w/ Desire

3/31 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
4/3 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
4/4 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
4/5 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
4/7 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
4/8 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom
4/10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
4/11 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
4/12 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/14 Toronto, ON HISTORY
4/15 Montreal, QC MTELUS
4/17 Boston, MA House of Blues
4/18 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
4/19 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall
4/20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
4/22 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
4/24 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
4/29 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
5/1 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
5/4 Austin, TX Emo’s
5/5 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory

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