Hematite Play Gothic Country on Speak of the Devil EP

Country music has always had a dark current running thru it. The further you move away from the clean, pop sound of modern Nashville, the closer you get to songs about heavy drinking, fighting, and broken hearts. Artists such as Johnny Cash and Eddie Noack gleefully sang murder ballads. The 90s saw the development of gothic country with bands such as Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Legendary Shack Shakers, and the Handsome Family who found inspiration in American roots music and the more grotesque and strangely beautiful elements of rural American life. The tradition continues today with the hard-rocking duo of Hematite being the latest irritation of the dark current in country music.