Electronic infused black metal act Omnikoloss releases new single ‘Splitmind’

OMNIKOLOSS blurs the boundaries between human mind and machine in the new single release, “Splitmind.” With black metal at its core, OMNIKOLOSS delves further into electronic music, analogue synthesis, ambient and industrial sounds in the forthcoming third studio album Quantum Fleshdrive. The new full length is scheduled to arrive on December 4, 2026, via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork. 

In “Splitmind,” “Humanity hides from machines beneath ruined cities, believing that concrete, darkness and silence can offer protection. But the deeper the survivors retreat, the more the threat seems to move inward. The bunker becomes both a physical shelter and a shelter for the mind itself.” The band explains. 

“Reality splits into two unstable layers: the world outside the skull and the world within it. Somewhere between them the border disappears. What begins as a story about hiding from machines ultimately becomes a story about losing the last private space a human being possesses: the certainty that one’s own thoughts still belong to oneself. There is nowhere left to hide. The mind may already have become part of the machine.”

“Splitmind” is initially situated sonically in metal realms before a synth-led arrangement begins to dominate over the sound. The track includes two vocal performances, one in English and the other in German. “One represents the conscious human voice, while the other is an implanted voice that has developed a life of its own through a neural interface. As the two begin to fight for control, the track escalates with them.”

The world behind the album takes its influence from body horror, cyberpunk and dark science fiction such as Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Akira and Blade Runner. Flesh and technology are no longer opposites. Machines move into the body, voices enter the mind, reality becomes unstable and the distinction between human and artificial slowly disappears. 

Musically, across the track list, acoustic drums and guitars collide with programmed beats, field recordings and layers of synthesizers including the Moog Sub 37, Korg MS-20, Polysix, Minimoog and Juno-60.

Quantum Fleshdrive was produced and mixed by David Feistel at Cave Sustain, and mastered by Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E. Cover artwork by Karmazid, with additional layout by Johnny Doe.

Quantum Fleshdrive will be released on 12-inch vinyl: 150 x Hypnotoad Green; 100 x Fleshdrive Red. The limited edition consists of 20 special sets with Fleshdrive Red vinyl, an exclusive DIY cassette and an OMNIKOLOSS pin.

With black metal as their foundation, the band began in 2020 with an intense writing session between Tobias Norbinski (DER ROTE MILAN) and David Feistel (STELLAR MASTER ELITE). SURVIOLENCE (CAPTAIN CAVEMEN) joined shortly after, and these initial compositions laid the groundwork for what would become OMNIKOLOSS. The addition of vocalist Khonan completed the line up and the band’s focus on creating an extreme sound that is unafraid to venture further into experimental and atmospheric realms. 

Electronic music, ambient, synthwave, industrial, analogue synthesis and soundtrack influences became a key component for OMNIKOLOSS. Atmosphere and thematic concepts behind the music are just as important as traditional song structures in their writing. 

OMNIKOLOSS released Wandering Through Concrete Valleys through Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork in 2023, selling out its vinyl edition. コンクリートの谷を彷徨って II released as one 26:53 composition in 2025, also via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork, alongside a handcrafted VHS box which sold out shortly after its launch. Now in 2026, OMNIKOLOSS prepare to unveil their third sonic offering. 

Quantum Fleshdrive goes somewhere else. 

Technology is no longer just part of the environment. 

It has entered the body.

The music itself was created through the same process OMNIKOLOSS has followed from the beginning. Recordings sit next to spontaneous performances, deliberately written passages, electronic manipulation and acoustic material. Where something was recorded matters much less than what happens when these elements are put together.

Quantum Fleshdrive is not an attempt to make Black Metal sound futuristic.

It comes from a place where the distinction no longer matters.

OMNIKOLOSS Is:
Surviolence – Drums / electronic beats / additional vocals
David Feistel – Bass, synthesizers, additional guitars, sampling, production
Khonan – Vocals
Tobias Norbinski – Guitars