Schkeuditzer Kreuz shares new video and digital single, ‘Ratchet’

‘Ratchet’ is the new video and digital single from Australian-based “Industrial Synth Crust” outfit Schkeuditzer Kreuz, alias Kieren Hills, and the third and final promo single from latest album, No Life Left. The video is produced and directed by David Xuereb of Sydney’s Grim Reflections.

‘Ratchet // Amerika 24’ digital single

‘Amerika 24’, the virtual b-side included with the ‘Ratchet’ digital single on Bandcamp, is a reworking of an earlier track and another longstanding live crowd favourite; originally from the debut Schkeuditzer Kreuz 12” EP, Give Me Nothing (2021).

It’s been a whirlwind twelve months for Schkeuditzer Kreuz: 2023 saw the release of the second full-length LP, No Life Left, and its first two video-singles, ‘Joy’ and ‘Second Life’. A crushing slab of dark, abrasive, apocalyptic, post-industrial music, with deep roots in the crust punk, hardcore and d-beat music scenes of Australia, New Zealand, and Germany; the album garnered excellent international press, and was followed by an extensive tour of Europe, spanning September-October 2023.

The remix release, Second Life: No Life Left Remixed followed in December, bringing together glitched-out breakcore, synth-driven dark electro, and sludgy industrial doom, from guest collaborators Distruster (US), Max Rael (UK), Creassault (NZ), Non-Bio (UK), and Crash-Scan (NZ). January 2024 took Schkeuditzer Kreuz across the ditch to New Zealand, before returning for Australian shows with Striborg, Mortiis, and others during March.

Now in its second pressing, No Life Left is out now on vinyl LP, Double CD, and Cassette, through Bad Habit Records (Australia), and is available directly from Schkeuditzer Kreuz on Bandcamp, along with digital download versions. The CD version also includes the remixes as a Bonus Disc, while the vinyl LP is distributed in the US through Sorry State Records, and in New Zealand by Centennial Conflict.

More touring across Australia is currently underway, with shows in Japan scheduled for August-September.