Have a Nice Life - The Icon and the Axe

It has been a few years since the release of Deathconsciousness, an album that sprung from obscurity and earned Have a Nice Life much deserved attention. A new album is in progress, but if it’s anything like Deathconsciousness the process will be fragmented and lengthy. New material is in demand and now is the perfect time — fresh from their first live performance and just ahead of two shows supporting Alcest’s east coast tour. Have a Nice Life again blend post-rock, doom, industrial, shoegaze, and heavy ambient with home-brew production. This song is part of a four track EP, Time of Land, a compilation of songs “we kind of fell into while working on our next full-length album”. Aside from being welcome new material, The Icon and the Axe, and the complete EP, indicate another full-length album that can match Deathconsciousness in quality and scope. It continues... Post Continued Here

Have a Nice Life Interview

Middletown, Connecticut – Have a Nice Life? The two-piece will soon release their debut album. It will actually be two albums, “The Plow That Broke The Plains” and “The Future”. DEATHCONSCIOUSNESS is the culmination of four years work and two hours of recorded material. Musically the influences are clearly varied, from the more experimental black metal of Lurker of Chalice and Xasthur to the alternative rock and shoegaze genres in the 80s and 90s, to recent drone acts such as Earth. These influences coupled with the acts intention of creating a sound that is as close to experiencing the pain and release of death results in a dream-like soundscape with real raw power. It magnifies the grandiose nature of death and humanities troubled relationship with it. Deathconsciousness will be released on double-CD with a 70 page book and available on January 15. You will be able to order... Post Continued Here