Kat Von D is back, and she's not only turning heads but also reprogramming the system. Her latest single, the archly titled "I Am a Machine," features powerhouse vocalist Alissa White Gluz of Arch Enemy and is a whiplash rush into the beautifully dark corners of the human condition. The track is a defiant display of her roaring artistic fearlessness, taken from Kat's new album, My Side Of The Mountain.
Fusing her signature disco-goth flavor with revved-up synth-wave rhythms, "I Am a Machine" arrives as an adrenaline jolt, borrowed from the heart of the '80s and sanitized for the future. Co-written with songwriter Ferras (Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Dua Lipa), the track has an anthemic energy that pulls you into its hypnotic vortex.
Kat's haunting, ethereal vocals provide an alluring counterpoint to Alissa's fierce, guttural roar, a union that might sound mismatched on paper but detonates with palpable chemistry in practice. Their coupling is a masterclass in sonic tautness, stitching vulnerability with raw energy in one fluid fabric. Directed by Vincente Cordero (of Jinger, Cradle of Filth, and Suicide Silence fame), the accompanying music video is a feast of visuals that accentuates the song's emotional machinery and existential defiance motifs.
"I Am a Machine" is a beautifully broken, synth-drenched protest against conformity. Once again, Kat Von D reminds us that she's creating shimmering dark worlds in which you can't help but lose yourself.
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