Denver-based trio BLKHRTS make dark music. That’s the initial impression you’ll be left with after listening to any of their songs, however they’re not, as Anthony Jeselnik would put it, “dark for the sake of dark.” Yonnas Abraham, King FOE  and Karma the Voice all deliver introspective lyrics that are masked by punishing Nine Inch Nails-esque industrial beats. When they’re not digging into their own souls, they’re lashing out with violent lyrics and describing heavy drug use and sexual romps.

Abraham describes the group’s sound as “ghetto goth,” which is as good a description as any, seeing as how the BLKHRTS are probably what Marilyn Manson would sound like if he morphed into Eminem. Their latest mixtape samples everything from Crystal Castles to Bob Dylan. Stream or download below and be on the look out for their debut album via Dave Sitek’s Lecord Rabel.

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