†The Lord† & Daniel Kubinski “Palliare“

In celebration of Bandcamp Friday, †The Lord† (Greg Anderson of Southern Lord Recordings, Sunn O))), Engine Kid, Goatsnake & more) and Daniel Kubinski (vocalist of Die Kreuzen & The Crosses) have released their haunting collaborative track, “Palliare.“ Long circling each other with reverence, Anderson and Kubinski teamed up to track guitars and vocals for the song late last year; the former recorded with Brad Wood at Sea Grass and the latter at Howl Street Studios. The end result is nothing short of venomous, with caustic, corrosive vocals and massive, monolithic guitar. The “Palliare“ composition itself was inspired by “an empathetic attempt to interpret the despair of someone in palliative care,“ comments †the Lord†. Daniel Kubinski comments on the track: “The lyrics for ’Pallaire’ were actually written in 2016 when the first line up of The Crosses were writing songs for an original LP. The lyrics were for a song entitled ’Goner’ which was