LA electro-industrial duo Patriarchy shares ‘Pain Is Power’, another glimpse of their upcoming album Manual for Dying, out 19 September.
‘Pain Is Power’ is an euphoric club track with a deeper meaning.
“‘Pain Is Power’ came out of the experience of giving birth, one of the most intense, surreal pains I’ve ever been through. I wanted to use the feeling of my body being pushed past its limits ‘hour after hour’, while [lyrics] ‘welcome to the party / destroy your body’ invokes a double meaning: it’s about labor, but it’s also about losing yourself on the dance floor.
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The song builds the way contractions do — pulsing, tightening, breaking you open. I wanted it to feel physical, like something you go through more than something you just hear. There are also a lot of small things included in the sound design that I love, including a sample of Winter, our son, screaming in joy.”
Fall 2025 tour dates with The Cult
10/09/25 – Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
10/11/25 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
10/14/25 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
10/15/25 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
10/17/25 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
10/18/25 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Center
10/20/25 – Ft. Worth, TX – Will Rogers Auditorium
10/21/25 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
10/24/25 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
10/27/25 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
10/29/25 – San Diego, CA – The Sound
10/30/25 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
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