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BIO
"Tactile Austin dark wave rock unit, Temple of Love, creates sultry, searing songs rife with the roar and weight of ritual and rebellion. The Texas quartet will release its debut full-length LP, 'Songs of Love and Despair' on November 7 via The Reptile House. Recorded with GRAMMY-winning producer and recording engineer, Stuart Sullivan (Roky Erickson, Supersuckers), at Wire Recording Studio (Meat Puppets, The Sword), the 9-song LP presents a spellbinding fusion of guitar-heavy rock and southern gothic atmospheres.
Fronted by the commanding Bravo (Tits Out, Witchcryer), a vocalist whose voice drips with both fury and enchantment, Temple of Love weaves tales of desire and transformation over a storm of razor-edged riffs and driving rhythms. Formed in 2018 as a recording project featuring Bravo and her husband, six-stringer Steve Colca of celebrated U.S. doom metal unit, Destroyer of Light, Temple of Love has transformed into a formidable four-piece forged in the fire of the Austin underground. A witchy and raw sonic ritual where dark romance and rock ‘n’ roll collide.
With 'Songs of Love and Despair', Temple of Love doesn’t just play music — they summon it. Each track feels like a spell cast in smoke and distortion, where sacred feminine power meets doom-laced seduction. The band’s sonic DNA draws from gothic rock’s golden era and injects it with the swagger of classic metal and the moody sensuality of darkwave. At times ethereal, at others intense, Temple of Love's songs slip between beauty and brutality, light and shadow. This is music for candlelit altars and leather-clad nights. With 'Songs of Love and Despair', Temple of Love proves that darkness isn’t just a mood — it’s a movement." - Action PR!

