Crossing paths at a gathering one Indian summer evening, femme fatale bellower Mather Louth (Radio Noir) and rock n roll veteran Chopper Franklin (The Cramps, Nick Curran & the Lowlifes) quickly uncovered a mutual appreciation for murder balladry, Americana, and memento mori. It was not long before a collaboration that sought to marry these interests in a sonic landscape, THE HEATHEN APOSTLES, surfaced. The landscape was further tilled with the addition of Thomas Lorioux (The Kings of Nuthin’) on bass, Stevyn Grey (Christian Death, 45 Grave) on drums, Viktor Phoenix (Dessau) on banjo & mandolin and Luis Mascaro on fiddle. The constant output of songs and videos capture the essence of the Heathen Apostles modus operandi: Southern gothic imagery surrounded by haunting, minor-chord melodies, musical influences including Gothic, Bluegrass, Blues, and Gypsy Jazz, all deftly bound together by the band’s dark and sometimes brooding sense of a bygone age. 2015’s Fool’s Gold and Death’s Head singles, as well as 2014’s Without A Trace EP, and their debut album, 2013’s Boot Hill Hymnal are out now on Ratchet Blade Records. Their second album is due out Halloween of 2015 along with their third single of 2015, Loretta Lynn’s Fist City.