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Thriller

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L.A. prog-doomers Vitskär Süden began experimenting with a cover version of Michael Jackson's monumental "Thriller" a few years ago during the recording of their second album The Faceless King, although most of the band didn't realize it. "I launched into my vocal/bass take on "Thriller" around Halloween during a jam session and the guys joined in but had absolutely no idea that's what they were playing," says Martin Garner. "They thought I was just improvising like I usually do when we're writing." Later, upon realizing what had emerged, the band decided to record the cover in proper Vitskär fashion as a Halloween treat for fans.

"We developed an approach to the track that was something along the lines of 'a slo-mo trip to a seedy strip club with David Lynch,'" says Garner. "That told us everything we needed to know."

Vitskär Süden's third album, as yet unnamed, will be released in 2024 on Ripple Music.

"Vitskär Süden creeps up on you like those last red moments of sunset before full darkness."

—Laird Barron, author of Not a Speck of Light (stories)