Morlocks are a Swedish act who combine elements of Industrial Rock, Neo-Classical, Darkwave and Metal to create a hybrid sound. Having issued their album Praise The Iconoclast in late 2023, they subsequently promoted it with two US tours in 2024, both in support of their friends and occasional collaborators KMFDM.

The group are kicking off 2025 with Amor, Monstra Et Horrore Profundi, a new EP scheduled for release on the 10th of January, 2025. Its opening track, “The S.N.A.F.U. Principle v3.0” is downloadable immediately to anyone pre-ordering the full EP.

About the inspiration behind the song, the band says:

Watch the world from a distance. Get angry at first, but also inspired. Take the darkest parts of it and twist them into something weird, beautiful and batshit insane – something that you could either dance to, brood in the shadows to or scream at the top of your lungs at the moon. Preferably all of the above. Everything can be turned into art, and art must hurt. Situation normal: all fucked up.

Morlocks was co-founded by J. Strauss in Gothenburg, Sweden in the early ’90s, developing a diverse sound that ranged from guitar-based Electronic Rock to medieval tunes, to Synth-Pop with orchestral flourishes. However, a teaming up with current band partner Innocentius Rabiatus (aka Andreas Wandegren of Goth veterans Dark Side Cowboys) in 2003 saw the group change tack and lean towards heavy, guitar-based Industrial Rock with symphonic parts that took advantage of their classical education. This led to the 2011 release of an album The Outlaw of Fives, as well as the recruitment of multi-talented bass player/vocalist Lamashtu.

They also befriended Sascha Konietzko (Käpt’n K) from the Hamburg-based industrial rock outfit KMFDM, with Morlocks providing remixes and appearing on the KMFDM album KUNST. The good Käpt’n returned the favour with a guest vocal on Praise The Iconoclast, which also included vocals from dark Ambient Electro artist Karin My and Black Metal maestro Heljarmadr of Grá/Dark Funeral.