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Watch: ‘Somewhat Happy’ by Jesus on Extasy

Posted: 15 August 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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Industrial rock insurgents Jesus on Extasy (JoE) are back – darker, heavier and more relentless than ever. Led by founding member Dorian Deveraux, the band has returned with an uncompromising sound that pushes their signature mix of industrial beats, searing guitars and raw emotion to the next level.

JoE have issued ‘Somewhat Happy’ as a new single today, with Deveraux deeeming it “the apocalyptic post breakup song you didn’t know you needed.” Describing the song as a paean to “how to move on after a traumatic relationship that left your world in shambles, when you’re starting to get clarity and see your ex-partner for who they really are,” the song can be seen as lyrically related to ’Soul Crusher’ its heavy-hitting predecessor released in July.

Like that single, ‘Somewhat Happy’ offers a further brutal preview of what is to come on the forthcoming new JoE album, Between Despair And Disbelief, which is out on 12th September via Metropolis Records. Giving fans a tantalising taste of their second coming with the single ‘Wide Awake’ in 2023, the band then signed to Metropolis Records to issue ‘Days Gone By’ VIDEO in late 2024, followed by ’Soul Crusher’ VIDEO. All three have been heavier, more intense and unapologetically aggressive than ever before. “It looks like the world is going to hell. We might as well deliver the soundtrack for that,” adds Deveraux.

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2025 shows with Die Krupps
27th August  KORTRIJK (BE) DVG Club
2nd September  WARSAW (PL) Hybrydy
3rd September  KRAKOW (PL) Hype Park
7th September  LJUBLJANA (SI) Orto Hall
9th September  BUDAPEST (HU) Dürer Kert
11th September  PRAGUE (CZ) Rock Cafe
16th September  STOCKHOLM (SE) Nalen
17th September  COPENHAGEN (DK) Pumpehuset
20th September  UDEN (NL) De Pul
21st September  LONDON (UK) The Dome
24th September  PARIS (FR) Petit Bain

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22nd February  EINDHOVEN (NL) De Effenaar
25th February  LAUSANNE (CH) Les Docks
26th February  WINTERTHUR (CH) Gaswerk
27th February  MILAN (IT) Legend Club
6th March  BERLIN (DE) Gretchen
8th March  LEIPZIG (DE) Moritzbastei

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Watch: ‘Soul Crusher’ by Jesus on Extasy

Posted: 12 July 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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Industrial rock insurgents Jesus on Extasy are back – darker, heavier and more relentless than ever. Led by founding member Dorian Deveraux, the band has returned with an uncompromising sound that pushes their signature mix of industrial beats, searing guitars and raw emotion to the next level.

JoE have just dropped the heavy-hitting ‘Soul Crusher’ as a new single, with Deveraux stating that “it’s a post-breakup song dealing with the feeling of reality kicking in after you’ve basically mourned the loss of a loved one. You start to see them for what they really are and you start wondering if any of it was even real or if you’ve been gaslighted all along. I’d be lying (mostly to myself) if I told you the song isn’t autobiographical. It was written in the aftermath of a pretty dark period in my life and was an outlet to deal with the trauma.”

‘Soul Crusher’ offers a further brutal preview of the forthcoming new JoE album, Between Despair And Disbelief, out on 12th September via Metropolis Records. Giving fans a tantalising taste of their second coming with the single ‘Wide Awake’ in 2023, the band subsequently signed to the label to issue ‘Days Gone By’ in late 2024. Both were heavier, more intense and unapologetically aggressive than ever before. “It looks like the world is going to hell. We might as well deliver the soundtrack for that,” adds Deveraux.

JoE will tour Europe with Die Krupps in September, on which fans can expect an unrelenting live set packed with new material and reimagined classics, proving that their resurgence is built. With a harder edge and a fire that refuses to burn out, JoE fully intend to leave an everlasting mark on the alternative rock landscape.

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JESUS ON EXTASY | 2025 photo by Marina Päsler