Agriculture

Los Angeles-based Black Metal band Agricultur create a rare reckoning of metal.
A sense of community where there used to be isolation.

This is music by us, through us, for us—for queer individuals. (who’ve long been pushed)
Agriculture represent this with lyrics ‘My Eyes Are Bleeding. My Mind Is Bleeding.’ - My Garden , and ‘Still Can’t Sleep‘- The Weight.

Black Metal has always been tightly intertwined with traditional, dominating masculinity and heterosexuality.

For those of us who don’t conform to that—especially as a nonbinary person—it can feel alienating.
You’re sometimes treated like an outsider, or like you’re not a “real fan.”

But Agriculture refuses that narrative.
With a progressive evolution of their new album, The Spiritual Sound, that carved out space for something different—something powerful, electrifying, and visceral enough to send goosebumps racing up your arms.

This album helps me feel seen—like my rage, grief, defiance, and transcendence actually belong here.
Not squeezed into some sanitised version of queerness, but raw and real.

Through the distorted vocals of Dan Meyer and Leah Levinson, I hear echoes of others like me.
For once, I don’t feel alone in the void.

My favourite tracks from the album is ‘Bodhidharma’

Bodhidharma

The guitar solos absolutely rip — long, blistering, and totally lock with Meyer’s vocals.
I can’t get over how good the beginning of the song is: the solo hits so hard, the drums gravitate in just right.

Then there’s this a silence... and all of a sudden —Levinson’s vocals come in, gut-wrenching in the best way.
It’s honestly such a powerful track, I already know I’m going to have it on repeat for a while.
Just that one song alone has me ready to buy the album — and if you’re thinking of skipping it, think again.

Words, thoughts by Beck Carol they/them