Prepare to cross over into the beautifully macabre. Arizona's dark alternative rock force ARSENIC KITCHEN returns with their most ambitious and haunting work to date — the new EP, Handbook for the Recently Deceased, out NOW
The narrative of “Devil’s Advocate” presents the story of a reaper figure who develops sympathy for the individuals he observes. This narrative strategy introduces the EP’s conceptual framework, which explores themes of morality from an unconventional perspective. The single is accompanied by a music video that highlights the band's focus on visual storytelling. The video depicts the reaper encountering individuals at their moment of passing and presenting each with a copy of the “Handbook for the Recently Deceased,” a direct homage to director
Tim Burton’s 1988 film, Beetlejuice
ARSENIC KITCHEN will be featured this weekend, Saturday
October 25 at the Desert Grey Festival in Mesa, Arizona. This event will double as a celebration of their release and they will be performing main stage. The EP will feature a short film that will be released alongside it.
Tickets can be purchased HERE
ARSENIC KITCHEN is a fusion of early 2000s Alternative and modern Post Hardcore that evokes feelings of nostalgia and heartbreak, anger and excitement, weaved into a theatrical stadium level performance no matter the setting.
From the deserts of Phoenix, Arizona the band stand out as uniquely high energy and meaningful musicians onstage & off. Through the musicality and lyrics of every song, ARSENIC KITCHEN is able to reach and connect with the deepest feelings and emotions of listeners.