Chicago Glampires, Plasmata Founded By Trent Jeffries, Returns With A Collaboration With Ben Christo & Aly Jados

"Chicago Glampires" PLASMATA founded by frontman, TRENT JEFFRIES, teams up with Sisters of Mercy's Ben Christo and Aly Jados (Blood People) ,the latest in Plasmata's current series of new remix singles from 2021's Portraits of Pain EP, produced by William Faith (Faith and the Muse and Bellwether Syndicate). The original incarnation of Plasmata formed in Chicago back in 2005, releasing their debut single ‘Lifeblood’ the same year, followed by the Wails from the Crypt EP in 2007. Assembling a talented band of multinational players, Plasmata soon had well-received live shows, international compilation appearances, college radio airplay, specialist club DJ rotation, and a coveted place in UK music journalist and goth historian Mick Mercer’s book Music to Die For (2009) all under their belt. By 2011, a full album had been recorded, and the band was shopping for a label: all involved were understandably excited. “That is until January 2012,” Trent Jeffries recalls, “when I was felled by a ruptured brain aneurysm.” A near decade on from Trent’s debilitating aneurysm, the band’s 2021 Portraits of Pain EP deals with that process, while showcasing a dramatic and electrifying fusion of hard-hitting, dark alternative rock and metal, gothic rock, classic Chicago industrial rock, Hollywood glam and L.A. deathrock – all of it wrapped up in Plasmata’s distinctive theatrical “Glampire” aesthetic. As a live band, Plasmata currently comprises Trent Jeffries (vocals, guitars, synths); Marco Obaya (guitars); Ryan T. Hope (bass, guitar, backing vocals); and Django Wilson (drums).  ‘You Call Him the Devil’ by Plasmata and Ben Christo with Aly Jados is available now on Bandcamp, YouTube, Spotify, and all major streaming platforms.  https://plasmataband.bandcamp.com/