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Mourning Candle
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Nashville-based darkwave duo. 🎶
Sensually spooky with a touch of malice.🕯️🦇|
Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social (Vocals/Lyrics) + Anson Taylor @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social (Guitar/Songwriting). https://linktr.ee/mourningcandleband
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“Rooted in goth-electro but sharpened with industrial rock edges, Harbinger fuses pulse and protest into something volatile and necessary.” - Darkenin Heart on our new single, “Harbinger.” 🕯️🎶🦇

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#mourningcandle #goth #NewRelease #harbinger #darkwave
Harbinger by Mourning Candle
Home to the dark and & exceptional. A curated selection of cultivated art and underground music, covering post punk, shoegaze and alternative genres.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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A huge thanks to @darktunes.com of Germany for including our new Mourning Candle single, “Harbinger,” on your female-fronted playlist!

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#metal #darkwave #goth #NewRelease #mourningcandle
FEMALE FRONTED METAL & ROCK & ALTERNATIVE BANDS
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January 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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ReGen Weekly Update, 2026-01-05

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ReGen Weekly Update, 2026-01-05
From everyone on the ReGen Magazine staff to all of our readers and Patrons, we hope that your 2026 is off to an excellent start. Yes, there is a tremendous amount of turmoil and strife in the world, ...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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“Gothic metal …about the current socioeconomic context. A beautiful combination.” -Roadie Metal, A Voz do Rock about our fourth single, “Harbinger.”🕯️ We put a ton of heart into this one. 🖤
@lesliebenson.bsky.social @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social @nickmclaren.com

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Mourning Candle mostra que o gótico pode ser politizado - Roadie Metal
A dupla darkwave de Nashville, Mourning Candle, retorna com seu quarto single, “Harbinger”. O trabalho prima por mostrar que uma sonoridade voltada ao gótico pode trazer letras sociopolíticas, e não f...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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🦇We’re excited to announce our first show of the year! Mark your calendar for Wed. April 8 at The Cobra Nashville, 2511 Gallatin Ave. 7PM Doors. 8PM Show. ‪🥀 🎶‬

Mourning Candle 🕯️will hit the stage with Jelani Rose and The Other LA. Show produced by Julia Doom. $10. 21+. #livemusic #goth #darkwave
January 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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A huge thank you to @regenmag.bsky.social for including our new single, “Harbinger,” in today’s news!

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#goth #harbinger #darkwave #mourningcandle #NewRelease
January 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Thank you for supporting our new single!
January 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Thanks to @analoguetrash.com for adding us to your playlist: "Adventures in #Electropunk!” 🎶💜🦇
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January 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Thanks to @analoguetrash.com for reviewing our new single! “There’s no doubting the suspense and fire in the arrangement of ‘Harbinger,’ as electro-gothic synths and industrial rock guitars are combined within the dimensions of darkwave.”

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#goth #darkwave
New Music: Mourning Candle – Harbinger | AnalogueTrash
Nashville-based darkwave duo Mourning Candle open the new year with Harbinger, a track they describe as an “unapologetic “F**k ICE” anthem.” Harbinger by Mourning Candle The band also asks if politics...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Thanks to everyone who supported Mourning Candle in 2025. 🕯️Wishing you all the best in 2026! 🖤🦇

📸 Ray Rose Photography
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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We’re now on TIDAL! Listen to our new single, “Harbinger” today! 🖤🦇🎶🕯️

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December 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Our new single, “HARBINGER,” is out now! Happy NYE! 🌟

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🎙️ 🖊️ @lesliebenson.bsky.social
🎸 🎹 @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social
🔊 Mix/Master/Production @nickmclaren.com

#newmusicrelease #NewReleaseDay #newmusic #mourningcandle #Goth #darkwave #harbinger #bandcamp
Harbinger, by Mourning Candle
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December 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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🩸”NOS4A2” Behind-the-Music Out Now!

Watch the in-depth interview featuring Mourning Candle about the song “NOS4A2,” with Matthew Vinaja of Heavy Mental Breakdown on YouTube!

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#behindthemusic #darkwave #goth #mourningcandle #behindthesong #lyrics #NOS4A2 #interview
Heavy Mental Breakdown – Ep. 30: Mourning Candle (NOS4A2)
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December 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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We love you! 💜🎶🖤

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#MourningCandle #Sycophants #MusicVideo #Goth #Darkwave
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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We just need 8 more views to get over 1,000. Will you help us? - @mourningcandle.bsky.social 🕯️ 🥹

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Mourning Candle – “Sycophants”
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December 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Thanks to #NashvilleVoyager for the interview about navigating a still male-dominated music industry and defending lyricism and vocals as powerful instruments in their own right. 💪 🎶

Read article: nashvillevoyager.com/interview/co...

#WomeninMusic #NashvilleMusic #Darkwave

📸 Photo by Ray Rose
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Head over to our @mourningcandle Instagram page to watch our post-show reflections and news for the coming year.🕯️🎶

Thanks to @hank.sinatra.13 for the interview at our She’s Lost Control show last November at Cobra Nashville!
December 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Out Tuesday, Dec. 30th - Behind-the-music in-depth interview with Mourning Candle members @lesliebenson.bsky.social and @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social about the song “N0S4A2,” exclusively with Matthew Vinaja of Heavy Mental Breakdown (@heavymusicpodcast), streaming on YouTube, Spotify and more!
December 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Just 3 days until we release our new Mourning Candle single, “Harbinger!” You’re going to want to hear @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social’s guitar solo on this one! 🙌🎶🦇

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December 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Those moments when I connect with you in the audience give me life. 🖤 It’s an incredibly humbling and emotional experience.

I feel you. I see you. Thank you for sharing these moments with me. ✨ - @mourningcandle.bsky.social 🕯️

📸 @hank.sinatra.13
December 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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New Mourning Candle single, “HARBINGER,” drops NYE on all major music platforms, including Bandcamp and more! 🌟

🎙️ 🖊️ Vox/Lyrics: @lesliebenson.bsky.social
🎸 🎹 Songwriting/Guitar: @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social
🔊 Mix/Master/Prod: @nickmclaren.com

#NewRelease #NewMusic #mourningcandle #Goth #darkwave
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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We wrapped our 2025 live performances up recently at Cobra Nashville on 11/22/25 for She’s Lost Control.

Thanks to everyone who came out to support us! Next year will be bigger, louder, and wilder. See you then! 🔥🕯️

📸 Gabriel Camacho

#LiveMusic #GothMusic #Goth #Darkwave #Nashville
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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✨ Recording Day! ✨ We’re working on a special Sina Matix x Mourning Candle collaborative song called “Nightmare” - out in 2026! Can’t wait for you to hear the final song! 🕯️🦇🎶 @sinamatix.bsky.social x @lesliebenson.bsky.social @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I’m thrilled by how well your music is being received! Proud to be a part of it! 🖖👽💀🖤🤘
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A special shoutout and thank you to the man behind the curtain @nickmclaren.com (The Static Architect) for his incredible production work on our songs. Thanks for helping make “Sycophants” our No. 1 song this year! 🖤🦇🎶
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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“Hard (When I Go)” from Mourning Candle - “Live from Fascination Street,” now available on Bandcamp.

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Recorded 10/11/25 at Fascination Street, The East Room, Nashville, TN.

🎥 Matt Jones

#goth #darkwave #gothmusic #livemusic
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM