Danish industrial legend Claus Larsen (aka Leæther Strip), hits the road for a worldwide tour that coincides with a massive slate of classic reissues as well as a new album All Hallow’s Eve, a of series all-Halloween covers.
The North American tour will convene on September 20th and preludes a European outing that takes him through to the end of the year. In a press release, Larsen has gone to state:
“This time it’s a Zoth Ommog-era Tour and I’ll be playing the classics from that period, 1989 to 2000. It comes along with Cleopatra Records releasing my old Zoth albums on Vinyl. Some of them were never released before on vinyl and I am super excited about that. It really brings new life to something that I am very proud of. I love playing these songs so I hope you will come along and remember the good old days with some harsh energetic classic Industrial. Love Claus.”
This will be followed by a 35th Anniversary pressing of the Danish dark electro-industrial master’s debut album The Please of Penetration – the 1989 release that established Leæther Strip’s career and helped usher in the 90s industrial movement. Also receiving the anniversary treatment is Leæther Strip’s second album Solitary Confinement (1992), a cult classic amongst fans of industrial and his fifth album Serenade for the Dead, a instrumental album the combines the abrasive sounds of industrial music and experimental compositions of post-modern classical music with the themes of classic horror novels (specifically the works of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker and James Herbert). Finally, what is perhaps the biggest display of celebration of Leæther Strip’s discography is the massive CD compilation The Zoth Ommog Years 1989-1999, which features the complete collection of original material from the first decade of Larsen and his musical projects throughout the years.
All Hallow’s Eve releases on October 18th, 2024 via Cleopatra Records.
All Hallow’s Eve Tracklist:
1. The Angel
2. Massaker
3. Human Fly
4. I Like The Night (And The Night Likes Me)
5. Christine – Main Theme
6. Being Boiled
7. Peek-A-Boo
8. Bela Lugosi’s Dead
9. The Dead Of Night
10. The Fog – Main Theme
The Pleasure Of Penetration (Red Vinyl) Tracklist:
SIDE A
1. Die Die Die
2. Touchdown Breakdown
3. Razor Blades (Go Berserk)
4. Leæther Strip – Part I
5. Leæther Strip – Part II
SIDE B
1. Khomeini
2. Body – Machine – Body
3. Go Fuck Your Ass Off
BONUS TRACKS
4. Break My Back
5. Change!
Serenade For The Dead (White Vinyl) Tracklist:
SIDE A
1. Serenade For The Dead
2. Black Widow’s Kiss
3. Stillborn
4. Black Death
SIDE B
1. The Return of the Evil One
2. The Awakening
3. Blood Lust
Leæther Strip – The Zoth OMMOG Years 1989-1999 (10 CD Box Set) Tracklist:
DISC 1: THE PLEASURE OF PENETRATION
1. Die – Die – Die
2. Touchdown Breakdown
3. Razor Blades (Go Berserk)
4. Leæther Strip – Part I
5. Leæther Strip – Part II
6. Khomeini
7. Body – Machine – Body
8. Go Fuck Your Ass Off!
9. Break My Back
10. Change!
11. Japanese Bodies
12. Battleground
13. Leæther Strip Part II (Re-Animated)
14. Fit For Flogging
15. Murder/Getting Away With It (Original G.A.W.M. Version)
16. Dreaming (1982 Two-Track Demo)
17. Never Trust Anyone At The Carnival (1984 Two-Track Demo)
DISC 2: SCIENCE FOR THE SATANIC CITIZEN
1. Zyclon B
2. G.A.W.M.
3. Rotation (Axis Off)
4. Satanic Citizen
5. What’s Hell Really Like
6. Law Of Jante
7. Cast Away
8. Torment Me
9. Satanic Citizen (Live Frankfurt 1990)
10. Touchdown Breakdown (Live Frankfurt 1990)
11. Crash (Flight 232) (Live Frankfurt 1990)
12. Zyclon B (Live Frankfurt 1990)
13. Leæther Strip Part II (Live Frankfurt 1990)
14. Battleground (KGB Slam Edit)
DISC 3: OBJECT V
1. Antius
2. Nosecandy
3. Mohawk
4. Black Gold
5. Steal!
6. The Nature Of God
7. Leæther Strip Part II (1988)
8. Die – Die – Die (Completely Dead Version)
9. Body Machine Body (Live Pumpehuset 1991)
10. Japanese Bodies (Live Pumpehuset 1991)
11. Razor Blades (Live Pumpehuset 1991)
12. Japanese Bodies ’92
13. Razor Blades ’92
14. Touchdown Breakdown ’92
15. G.A.W.M. (Remix)
DISC 4: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
1. Mortal Thoughts
2. Strap Me Down
3. I Am Your Conscience
4. Nothing Seen Nothing Done
5. The Dance Of Deception
6. Evil Speaks
7. Adrenalin Rush
8. Crash Flight 232/92
9. Croatia
10. Red Meat Attraction
11. Jantes Revenge
12. Antius (Psycho Strip Edit)
13. Tears Of Stone (Confinement Tour Intro)
14. Adrenaline Rush (Vegger Version)
DISC 5: KLUTE
1. No Man’s Land
2. I Wanna Fuck Now!
3. Me, Myself And No One Else
4. Cutthroat
5. Run!
6. Shotgun Blues
7. Guilty
8. Incest
9. I’ll Never Be Your Slave
10. Tequila Slammer
11. Nothing To Hide
12. No Remorse
13. Desert Storm
14. We Are The Hunted
15. Desert Storm (Remix)
16. Nose Candy (Feed em Mix)
17. They’re Right I’m Wrong
18. Shotgun Blues (Exclusive Mix)
DISC 6: UNDERNEATH THE LAUGHTER
1. Turn To Stone
2. Another World
3. We Will Follow
4. Don’t Tame Your Soul
5. Atheistic Sermon
6. Prying Eyes
7. World’s End
8. Another Leader
9. The White Disgrace
10. Torture (A Suicide Note)
11. We Deserve It All
12. Dead On Arrival
DISC 7: SERENADE FOR THE DEAD
1. Serenade For The Dead
2. Black Widow’s Kiss
3. Stillborn
4. The Return Of The Evil One
5. Black Death
6. New Dark Ages
7. The Corridors Of Sleep
8. The Awakening
9. Blood Lust
10. Corpus
11. Don’t Tame Your Soul (Spoken Version)
12. Learning To Fly
DISC 8: LEGACY OF HATE AND LUST
1. Down There With You
2. We Need A Life
3. The Darkness End’s The Day
4. I Wanna Hate You
5. We’re Losing Time
6. Whisper Your Poetry
7. Come Out Tonight
8. I Won’t Look Back
9. I Try – I Die
10. No Rest For The Wicked
11. 13/6 – 1994
12. Face Of Evil
13. Take The Fear Away
14. No Rest For The Wicked (No Vox Version)
DISC 9: THE REBIRTH OF AGONY
1. You Know Where To Put It
2. Life Is Painful (Bastard)
3. Switch On – Switch Off
4. Lies To Tell
5. My Mind Is My Master
6. How Do I Know_
7. The Edge Of Anger
8. I Want You Hard
9. Take Care Of Me
10. Anger Is Part Of Me
11. Make My Blood Boil
12. Fool!
13. Klute – Hey! Fuck Da’ World
14. Klute – Loser + User
15. Klute – You Can’t Stop Me
16. Klute – Pressure
17. Klute – Get Out
DISC 10: SELF-INFLICTED
1. Hate Me!
2. Black Candle
3. Understand My Torment
4. Are We The Sinners
5. Give It Back
6. Face The Fire
7. Coming Up For Air
8. Tell Me What To Do!
9. Under My Control
10. Kill A Raver
11. Showroom Dummies
12. X-files Theme
13. Vampire Hunter
14. Til Far
15. Reborn
The Zoth Ommog-era Tour Dates:
09/20/24 – Portland, OR – The Coffin Club
09/21/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Catch One
09/24/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
09/25/24 – Idaho Falls, ID – The Gem
09/26/24 – Las Vegas, NV – Sinwave
09/27/24 – Dallas, TX – Sons Of Herman Hall
09/28/24 – Detroit, MI – Leland City Club
09/29/24 – Madison, WI – Crucible
10/02/24 – New York, NY – Trans-Pecos
10/04/24- Chicago, IL – Live Wire Lounge
10/05/24 – Toronto, ON – Ground Control
10/25/24 – Nordhorn, GERMANY – Nachtschicht Alte Weberei
10/26/24 – Antwerp, BELGIUM – Fetish Café (fetish set)
10/27/24 – Antwerp, BELGIUM – Fetish Café (oldschool set)
11/22/24 -11/23/24 – Schwarzenberg, GERMANY – Machineman Festival
12/13/24 – Berlin, GERMANY – Urban Spree
12/14/24 – Hanover, GERMANY – SubKultur