As Dark Inside As It Is Outside pMad Brings Blood With Classic Industrial Post-Punk Revelry

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As Dark Inside As It Is Outside pMad Brings Blood With Classic Industrial Post-Punk Revelry

7/1/2026

pMad
Blood
Ireland

Somewhere in a mysterious studio deep in County Galway's Portumna, Paul Dillon aka pMad crafts unique sounding and emotionally charged post-punk and gothic electronic music. His creations always have a searing edge that push the form to new experiences while retaining the groove and catchiness we expect from the genre. With lyrics about failing society, unequal operations, and soulful dynamism, pMad delivers the tracks like artillery fire, streaking over our musical horizon at regular bursts. He’s got a new album out, it’s on Bandcamp, 1 + 1 = -1 offers a window on the absurd and the powerful. The singles from the record are the only tracks that will be released on the streaming sites. This means that you’ll have to pay for the music if you want the whole thing. Is this a trend for the future? Has pMad set the tone for 2026? Let’s hope the arts and media get a bit more equity this year. Let’s start the party with Blood.

A bass-heavy guitar riff begins the piece with an industrial kick that punches in with angst and force. The music settles into the bassline; a Machine Head heaviness emerges as the lyrics begin and pMad offers his synonymous chanting vocal style. Electronic drums rattle and pump as the metal surge guitar-driven chord progressions offer drama and intrigue in the mix. A Shakespearian tone in tragedy and human nature forms as the lyrics design a landscape of little people in the big wide world. Like Pistols, we muddle on, we listen to the smash of the gothic shudder found in pMad’s productions, and we stay content. It’s got everything elements from Marilyn Manson and Fear Factory to KMFDM and Kraftwerk.

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