# THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE Explore The Voices Of Mental Illness On New ‘Dystopian Mirror’ Single

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/the-bellwether-syndicate-explore-the-voices-of-mental-illness-on-new-dystopian-mirror-single/
- Published: 2022-11-11T15:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**The Bellwether Syndicate explore the voices of mental illness on new ‘Dystopian
Mirror’ single**

_“Goth Rock Tornado… hair-raising speed, riff-racing insanity and badass drum/bass
force… William Faith‘s edged Goth-infused vocals rumble all over this super-duper
sucker-punch steamroller”_ ~ **Turn Up The Volume**

_“Anything but conventional when it comes to rock music… the band is one of the 
most unique dissonant sounds in the scene”_ ~ **Outburn Magazine**

_“Amazing, stunning… Post-punk on a not-very-discreet death rock orientation” _~**
The Noise Journal**

_“A glittery piece of glamorous darkness…with William Faith’s crooning vocals and
Sarah Rose smoothly cascading guitars”_ ~ **Post-Punk.com**

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**Photos by Clovis IV**

Chicago-based dark alternative post-punk outfit [**The Bellwether Syndicate **](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thebellwethersyndicate.com&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-832897ec743c923a791ea34a969070aa419134f3)
presents the single[ ](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fc2MPiPgEHs4&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-496d3b7fbb62581fb08a7266b145b43a6a98cdbc)
[**‘Dystopian Mirror’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fc2MPiPgEHs4&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-496d3b7fbb62581fb08a7266b145b43a6a98cdbc),
a powerful dark and lush taster of the band’s **‘Vestige & Vigil’ album**, which
is scheduled for release in the first half of 2023 via [**Sett Records**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fsettrecords%2f&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-fda0915e61254f13ea2a60ff8a7b7ce3f46feb06)****
and** **[**Nexilis Records**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fnexilis.music%2f&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-adb00fc717c173c53faad3c9930735ed6445dd37),
a division of **Schubert Music Europe**.

Having reached #11 in the German Alternative Charts (DAC), this glam-noir single
wields a relentless assault of hard-edged guitars, buzzsaw synths and tribal beats
set the stage for a guided tour through the realm of the unwell, spat out with sardonic
conviction by the voices in your head.

The Bellwether Syndicate is made up of **William Faith** (vox, guitars), **Sarah
Rose Faith** (vox, guitars), **Philly Peroxide** (keyboards, percussion), **Stevyn
Grey **(drums) and **Corey Gorey** (guitars).

Six years in the making, the forthcoming album ‘Vestige & Vigil’ was produced by
[**William Faith**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwilliamfaith.studio%2f%23about&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-447033fdab7a4a7823922d3a6a35976a92bcf6c5),
whose credits include **Jarboe, Clan of Xymox, Bootblacks **and** Autumn**, and 
[**Chad Blinman**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.chadblinman.com&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-45e01f481e435f423fc1b5c49406d985e796f858)**(
Face To Face, Jarboe, Faith and The Muse)**. Recorded by William Faith at [**13 Studio**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2f13.studio&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-060e88c696e41d040cc177c300965b09aa1ed682)
in Chicago, it was mixed by Blinman at **The Eye Socket**.

“Dystopian Mirror was written about a dear friend of ours, who lost his mind, and
eventually his life, to drugs and alcohol. I found that I was still grappling with
the sense of loss and lingering anger about the whole thing years after the fact
and, ultimately, all those feelings and emotions ended up coming out here, in this
song. The lyric is meant to be coming from the voices inside his own head, during
his descent into the realm of the unwell,” says **William Faith**.

THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE - Dystopian Mirror (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

[⌊THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE - Dystopian Mirror (OFFICIAL VIDEO)⌉⌊THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE-
Dystopian Mirror (OFFICIAL VIDEO)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

William Faith is a former member of seminal goth acts **Christian Death, Mephisto
Walz **and **Shadow Project** and also co-founder of [**Faith & The Muse**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffaithandthemuse.bandcamp.com&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-0e17a4ac1f7c0f98f71b3e31e34fe1b1395ea078).
In 2010, he moved from his native Los Angeles to Chicago to form The Bellwether 
Syndicate with his wife, **Sarah Rose Faith** a.k.a. [**Scary Lady Sarah**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fTheScaryLadySarah%2f&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-0024e689caf2099443a89feda19be4886f611344).

An underground legend in her own right, Sarah has been one of the scene’s most eminent
DJs and club promoters for decades. She hosts [**Nocturna**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fpages%2fNocturna%2dat%2dMetro%2f135099249892199&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-26ffa089fbe4eaa224b031831e0f9acc38ff8fa0),
the longest-running goth event in North America, which takes place at Metro in Chicago.
Apart from forming the nucleus of The Bellwether Syndicate, the two often DJ together
as [**The Pirate Twins**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fthepiratetwins&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-2fc5019d1eefba1ace24bd1c39f2ecf3da0fba93).

The Bellwether Syndicate debuted with[** ‘The Night Watch’ EP**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fthebellwethersyndicate.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2fthe%2dnight%2dwatch&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4a8e6eb9d0ed3fce35618719bcfcae9dad9f6fb7)
in 2013, followed by their 2018 single[** ‘Republik’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fthebellwethersyndicate.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2frepublik&umid=a4a7a406-5232-4b5b-a0bd-8ddc47e25e13&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-9ddf4fcacb4b488cf9764f70c26a7805d731a155).

‘Dystopian Mirror’ is out now, available from all fine digital outlets, including
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**CREDITS**
Written and performed by The Bellwether SyndicateProduced by William
Faith & Chad BlinmanRecorded by William Faith at 13 Studio in ChicagoMixed by Chad
Blinman at The Eye SocketAdditional programming and treatments by Chad BlinmanMastered
by Josh SebekWilliam Faith – Vox and guitarsSarah Rose Faith – Vox and guitarsCorey
Gorey – Guitars (live)Philly Peroxide – Keyboards and percussion (live)Stevyn Grey–
Drums (live)Video directed by William FaithFilmed by William Faith & David Staudacher

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