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Chopper Franklin’s Post-Punk Dub Remix

“The Hexed DUB” is Chopper Franklin’s his post-punk dub remix“The Hexed DUB” is the latest creation from the Heathen Apostles’ Chopper Franklin (The Cramps, Mau Maus); it’s his post-punk dub remix of his original song “The Hexed”. This single is from his upcoming “Darkness in Hymn and Dub Vol. 1” EP; it also features his Heathen Apostles bandmate Mather Louth on co-lead vocals. Check it out HERE.
Chopper cut his teeth in the early days of the Los Angeles punk rock scene, a world that was infused by the post-punk dub sounds of Public Image Limited, Bauhaus and Killing Joke (among others). The roots reggae dub revolution that was lead by Lee “Scratch” Perry, King Tubby and Scientist was also prevalent, and plays a heavy influence on this project.

Chopper Franklin's Post-Punk Dub Remix
THE HEXED
(lyrics by Chopper Franklin)

She said, join our order, as a friend, or a lover
She took my soul, wrapped it around her
It’s said, the moon’s her lover, she had a dream about a powder
I took a dose, fell down beside her

He’s the hexed, brought down by the best
He’s the hexed, and you know the rest

She said, abide me brother, took off her robe, made of rubber
Then mixed our blood, brought on another
We bled, often hidden, Christ saken, and God forbidden
Lost and low, and bed-ridden

He’s the hexed, brought down by the best
He’s the hexed, and you know the rest

Poisoned sleep will come tonight
To take your lover dead
So find your sword in shadows cast
And track the wolves instead

Murdered kings who’ve yet to come
To see the flames they fed
For those who wave the blackened flags
Would rather end up dead

He’s the hexed, brought down by the best
He’s the hexed, and you know the rest

New Dark Roots Music Video For “Coffin For The Nail”

The Heathen Apostles’ Chopper Franklin and Mather Louth started filming their new dark roots music video for Coffin For The Nail last Friday the 25th in downtown Los Angeles. It will be the first music video from their latest album The In Between (out now on Ratchet Blade Records check it out HERE), and comes before they embark on the first of three legs of their 2025 European tour, which begins on June 5th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands at Teatro Munganga. The video was directed by the band, and will have a May release date, check back for more details.

Dark Roots Music Video By Heathen Apostles For Coffin For The Nail

Heathen Apostles Dark Roots Music Video For "Coffin For The Nail"

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a post from the band’s Instagram page: Mather and Chopper throwin’ it down; just a few pickup shots left for our “Coffin For The Nail” music video, then we begin editing. Many thanks to camera operator/DP Robert Nelson @robert_nelson_photography, FX makeup (and sclera!) master Kelton Ching @keltonfx and video villain Kaine Livesay @thekainerocks , you all added heavy Heathen energy to an already energetic song. Mather’s wardrobe by @heathenbymatherlouth #gothicoutlaw #hellbilly #heathenapostles #matherlouth #chopperfranklin #lamf

Photos by Robert Nelson.

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”26″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]COFFIN FOR THE NAIL
(lyrics by Chopper Franklin)

Peace out – War in
Take the word of a K Street has been
Big P, little O
Got down and forgot what you came for

Gold in, Black Hills
Trouble is that it’s not for sale
Goddamn, gee whiz
Is that what honor is?

(chorus)
R – you ready for the feast?
I – got a belly full of beast
P – like the guts in a pail
Got a smoke for the hole and a coffin for the nail

Your shame, straight from the mouth
So proud but your tongue’s stickin’ out
Gotcha paid like any other day
But the people are about to go crazy

Strict Daddy, where ya been?
How long ‘til the fire burns in
Tell me, Daddy, where will we go
When the fire glows?
(chorus)
(break)
Good god, straight from madness
Comin’ ‘round, lickin’ on sadness
Hate pigs, tryin’ their damnedest
Trickle down, but it’s always so late
Crowd so bound, always fallin’ for hate

Heathen Apostles to Headline UK Roots Festival Rustic Stomp

Heathen Apostles to Headline UK Roots Festival Rustic StompThe Heathen Apostles are excited to play their first UK roots festival appearance of 2025, and one near and dear to them, The Rustic Stomp 2025. Hawkeye Houlihan and team always put on a great show, and this year they have the added firepower of Muddy Roots. They’ll be playing on Saturday, 12 July, but the entire festival will be a blast, see you there!

From Rustic Stomp: “And Boom , here it is, the first release of our line up for The Rustic Stomp 2025 . A sweet banger of local, national and international Roots centered music. Some you’ll know, some you won’t, and that’s the joy of it. The known and the unknown. Come explore our heady collection of Roots music as we jostle from Bluegrass to Western Swing, from Cajun to Hoedown, to heart felt ballad to shin kicking, full-on stompin. Bring your Shiny Boots to the only Muddy Roots Music Festival based in England. And it’s in Dorset too – yeehaw..!

Heathen Apostles to Headline UK Roots Festival Rustic Stomp“Rustic Stomp is a unique music festival that brings together the best of Americana music, alternative and traditional music. Founded in 1999, the festival has grown to include the popular Wonkydonk, Dark Holler and Acoustic Movement events and is a member of The Muddy Roots network of international festivals. We are committed to providing a platform for emerging and established artists to showcase their talent while giving back to the community through our charity events. Join us for an unforgettable musical experience

Heathen Apostles to Headline UK Roots Festival Rustic StompAt Rustic Stomp, we celebrate roots revival music and its history and culture. Our event is a three-day extravaganza held annually on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Week 28. We currently have four stages with over 60 acts performing, giving you the full spectrum of musical genres to enjoy. There’s also plenty of food, bars, and a wellbeing and glamping provision, plus entertainment for the kids and lots of impromptu performances. Come join us at Rustic Stomp for an unforgettable music experience!”

Chopper Franklin and the Heathen Apostles on Best Post Punk of 2024 List

Ratchet Blade Records, Chopper Franklin and the Heathen Apostles are very pleased to have their 2024 albums on this Best Post Punk of 2024 list; “The In Between” album at #8 on the Post Punk Monk Best of 2024 list, and the Heathen’s Chopper Franklin’s “Spaghetti Western Dub No. 1” was tied for #1! Check out the full list HERE.

 

From the site:
“And I have thrown out the rule book this year and named two albums as my 2024 album[s] of the year. I knew right off the bat when these two titles entered my world in early 2024, that they were the ones to beat in the long haul to my year-end list in the top position. As I’ve played each of them countless times this year, I cannot in good conscience pick a favorite from these two. Chopper Franklin was occupying two slots in the top ten; one more with his primary gig, The Heathen Apostles. They were new to my ears but have been around for a while and are doing it right.”

 

1. Yama Uba: Silhouhettes –TIE – Chopper Franklin: Spaghetti Western Dub Vol. 1
2. Visage: Live 2013/The Prague Sessions
3. Les Longs Adieux: Vertigo
4. Ductape: Echo Drama
5. Blow Monkeys: Together/Alone
6. Pet Shop Boys: Nonetheless
7. John Cale: POPtical Illusion
8. The Heathen Apostles: The In-Between
9. The Metamorph: Tecton
10. Modern English: 1 2 3 4
11. Head Noise: Twisted Histories
12. A Certain Ratio: It All Comes Down To This
13. Al Stewart + The Empty Pockets: Live
14. The Metamorph: Zenith
15. Attrition: Black Mariah
16. And Also The Trees: Mother Of Pearl Moon
17. Greg Lisher: Underwater Detection Method
18. Office For Personal Development: Doing. Is. Thinking.

 

#postpunk #gothicamericana #heathenapostles #chopperfranklin #dubmusic

Chopper Franklin and the Heathen Apostles on Best Post Punk of 2024 List

Heathen Apostles Confirmed for Rebellion Festivals 2025

Heathen Apostles have been confirmed for Rebellion Festivals 2025 on 7th – 10th August (the band’s actual appearance date is to be determined). And what better location to bring the band’s y’allternative bloodgrass music to than the Almost Acoustic stage? Also appearing will be headliners The Damned and Public Image Limited, as well as HR from the Bad Brains. This appearance will be part of the Heathen Apostle’s July 2025 UK tour, which will begin on July 10th, which will follow their EU tour of June 2025.

Heathen Apostles Confirmed for Rebellion Festivals 2025

The Rebellion Festival’s line-up is booked over the course of the entire year, and as we get nearer to the festival bands are put into days, then a few weeks before, they announce the stages / times. Check out the LINE UP page to see the current confirmed bands. It’s going to be a hell of a weekend! Grab your tickets HERE and stay tuned for set time information as it drops.

From Rebellion Festival: “Rebellion Festival is the largest INDEPENDENT Punk / Alternative music festival in the world. Rebellion is an indoor festival held over 4 days every August in the wonderful WINTER GARDENS in the seaside town of Blackpool. Lots of venues, cafes, bars under one roof – no need to worry about umbrellas or the great British weather affecting the festival!! The global punk community gather here for the social event of the year; many treat it as a main holiday and come every year so there is a very familiar feel to the weekend and it’s like one big family – all 8000 of us! The event is all ages and family friendly. Alongside the 300+ bands playing, there is an Art & Craft market, a Literary Festival in the wonderful new conference centre and many merch stalls selling music, clothes, memorabilia and of course the bands products too. Oh yeah, and there is PUNK ROCK BINGO and RAT BOYS MAGIC SHOW every day.”

Heathen Apostles Confirmed for Rebellion Festivals 2025

Heathen Apostles to Play Roots in the Jar / Muddy Roots Europe Festival

Philip Vandendriessche’s ROOTS IN THE JAR came to life in June 2020, it was an online music festival with 3 days of roots music, Gothic Americana, honky tonk, country, blues, bluegrass and gospel. during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a successful first edition of the online festival, four more editions followed. Inspired by this success, Philip envisioned a live Roots in the Jar Festival, and the Heathen Apostles were among the first bands announced for the June 8th date. Recently, it was revealed that there would be a Roots in the Jar / Muddy Roots Europe festival partnership.

Heathen Apostles RITJ - Muddy Roots Europe

The Muddy Roots Announcement:
Muddy Roots was always supposed to be a bridge between scenes, genres, and art communities. It has no borders. It can not be confined to a venue.
Here’s the BIG NEWS!! Muddy Roots will carry on the original mission to spread the Muddy Roots Gospel. That means we are here to build up and support other promoters and bands. Events all over will be officially supported, consulted, and backed by Muddy Roots.
Roots In The Jar festival started planning their event recently. The bands that were announced sure felt closer to the earlier MRE lineups, so naturally, it caught our eye.. You could see the fighting spirit this new promoter had and the energy the bands were going to bring to his field. It’s quite common for people in our scenes to create their own festivals. Which means we knew Philip from coming to MRE. What a perfect fit for a new partnership. (Not under Galaz Events & Trading Co. which was established to do MRE at Cowboy Up) This event is owned by Philip, but backed and supported by us.
Join us in Belgium June 6-9, 2025 at “ROOTS IN THE JAR,” Farm Fest! We’ll get more info on the site this week. Tickets can be purchased through Philip HERE

Heathen Apostles RITJ -Muddy Roots Europe

Heathen Apostles to Play Tomorrow’s Ghosts Halloween 2025

Heathen Apostles to Play Tomorrow’s Ghosts Halloween 2025

+++UPDATE: The Friday night show (the night the Heathen Apostles are playing) sold out in three days, hopefully all that wanted one got a ticket, see you there!+++ Dia de los Muertos announcement: The Heathen Apostles are proud to announce that they’ll be playing the renowned UK gothic festival Tomorrow’s Ghosts Halloween 2025 – Oct. 31st, 2025. Headlining that evening will be one of the original bands that represented the Gothic Western style – Fields of the Nephilim. Clan of Xymox and Pink Turns Blue are also appearing on what will be a powerfully memorable evening. Tickets go on sale on Monday, November 4th at 12:00 (GMT), we really can’t see this evening not selling out, so on the 4th grab your tickets while you can. Use this ticket link on the day: https://tinyurl.com/55zcpmj2

Heathen Apostles to Play Tomorrow’s Ghosts Halloween 2025

Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival was established in 2018 by Absinthe Promotions and is held at the Whitby pavilion annually. TGF’s previous events have seen the following acts grace their stage: The Mission, The Loveless, The 69 Eyes, New Model Army, Fields Of The Nephilim, Peter Hook & The Light, Theatre Of Hate, Cold Cave, The March Violets AND Clan Of Xymox.

Heathen Apostles to Play Tomorrow’s Ghosts Halloween 2025

Fields of the Nephilim is the creation of vocalist and front man Carl McCoy, a seeker of the greater truth, who sprang from humble beginnings in south London. Brought up in a religious environment, Carl became familiar with the stories of the Watchers and Nephilim at a very early age. Unquestionably, this influenced his decision to pursue a creative career in art and music which embraced the world of the occult and portrayed it through his own apocalyptic fusion of Victorian underworld meets Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western, Fields of the Nephilim’s emerging brand of dark aural delights – expressed in tracks such as ‘Trees come down’, ‘Power’, ‘Preacher Man’ and ‘Dawnrazor’. The Nephilim continue to create their uncompromising form of visual and aural art. Prepare yourself to continue what has become a way of life to countless followers of the fallen faith with the scheduled release of new material, as well as announcements regarding a more adventurous audio-visual project.