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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks for making our single, “Sycophants,” your favorite @mourningcandle.bsky.social 🕯️ song with over 9,000 streams since its release this summer! 🙌🖤📼

#goth #gothmusic #darkwave #halloween #mourningcandle #sycophants #spookyseason

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Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social · 9h

“Sick sick sycophants… Take my hand, we’ll dance around the sycophants.” 🎶🦇🥀 - @mourningcandle.bsky.social

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#goth #gothmusic #darkwave #halloween #mourningcandle #sycophants

Mourning Candle – “Sycophants”

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Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social · 14h

Albie of SCARY BLACK is the perfect blend of shy, funny, friendly, and artistic. A Louisville darkwave legend. Honored my band @mourningcandle.bsky.social opened for him at The East Room in Nashville last Saturday. Pure vibes. 🖤🕯️ #Goth #Darkwave #LiveMusic #scaryblack

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Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social · 14h

My fit for my second live performance with @mourningcandle.bsky.social last weekend in Nashville… 🥀🩸🖤

#goth #gothgirl #darkwave #spooky

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Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social · 14h

Meeting Charles Edwards of Seraphim Shock at The East Room in Nashville last Saturday was an absolute dream come true. He and his bandmates and crew are the nicest people! So gracious and welcoming. 🖤🦇🎶

#goth #seraphimshock #charlesedwards #nashville #livemusic

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 15h

What a night! Mourning Candle 🕯️ opened for Scary Black and the iconic Seraphim Shock (shown here) at The East Room in Nashville last Saturday, presented by Fascination Street. 🖤🙌🎶

📸 @lesliebenson.bsky.social

#goth #darkwave #gothicmetal #livemusic #fascinationstreet #seraphimshock #nashville

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 1d

Huge thanks to DJ Adam Alexis McDole for spinning SERAPHIM SHOCK and Mourning Candle 🕯️on the air again last Saturday!

If you haven’t already, make sure to follow Body to Body at WXNA, and tune in every Saturday from 4–5 PM on 101.5 FM Nashville (wxnafm.org). 🦇🎶

#WXNA #Darkwave #Goth #GothicRock

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to our friends at #FascinationStreet - DJs John Ichabod Anderson & Nathanas T. Birk, sound engineer Luke, bartender Jesse, the door team of Heather Brothers and Ulysses Tylers, and everyone else who took great care of us at The East Room show on Saturday! 🎶🖤🦇 #goth #livemusic #nashville

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight Nashville! 🦇🎶🙌🥀 Fascination Street presents: SERAPHIM SHOCK w/ special guests Scary Black and Mourning Candle. 🕯️

Saturday, October 11th, 2025
The East Room
2412 Gallatin Ave.
Nashville, TN 37206

18+up welcome.
8pm doors, 9pm show.
$25 dos.

Tickets:
www.ticketweb.com/event/fascin...

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 3d

We’re grateful to be on the air again tonight! Get hyped before the FS presents: SERAPHIM SHOCK w/ Scary Black + Mourning Candle: October 11th, 2025 | Nashville, TN show! 🙌🎶

Listen to Body to Body at WXNA 101.5 FM Nashville, TN radio, with host DJ Adam Alexis McDole, from 4-5PM CT on wxnafm.org. 🦇

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 4d

Hi friends! We’re hitting the stage at 9PM this Saturday! (Doors at 8PM). 🖤🦇

🕯️FS presents: Seraphim Shock, Scary Black, and Mourning Candle - Oct. 11th, 2025 at The East Room, 2412 Gallatin Ave., Nashville, TN. 🎶 18+up. $25 dos.

🎟️ www.ticketweb.com/event/fascin...

📸 Anastasia Elliot

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 5d

See you this Saturday, Oct. 11 at The East Room when Mourning Candle 🕯️ opens for SERAPHIM SHOCK & SCARY BLACK! 🙌🖤🦇 8PM Doors. 9PM Show. 18+. $20 ADV. $25 DOS.

🎟️ Info + Tix: www.ticketweb.com/event/fascin... 🎃

#goth #darkwave #gothmusic #theeastroom #gothnight #gothdjs #fascinationstreet

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 5d

Get out of your coffin. It’s a #Halloween Double Feature! ⚰️🩸🥀

We’re excited to be a part of this Halloween season’s events for Fascination Street! 🎃 See you this Saturday, Oct. 11 at The East Room! 🙌🖤🦇

8PM Doors. 9PM Show. 18+. $20 ADV.

🎟️Tix for events linktr.ee/fascinationstreet.

#gothmusic

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 8d

This Saturday, Oct. 11: See Seraphim Shock, Scary Black + Mourning Candle🕯️ at The East Room, 2412 Gallatin Ave., Nashville, TN! 8PM Doors. 18+. $20 ADV. $25 DOS. 🖤🦇🔥

🎟️ www.ticketweb.com/event/fascin... 🎃

#goth #darkwave #seraphimshock #scaryblack #mourningcandle #gothmusic #gothnight #gothdjs

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 9d

On Saturday, Oct. 11: See SERAPHIM SHOCK, SCARY BLACK, Mourning Candle 🕯️& Fascination Street DJs at East Room, Nashville, TN! 8PM Doors. 9PM Show. 18+. $20 ADV. $25 DOS.

Be a part of music history and help #goth legends Seraphim Shock record a live album! 🖤🦇🔥

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 11d

Tonight! Check out DJ 8-Bit Witch spinning at 10PM CT! 🎶🦇 #goth #darkwave #ebm

twitch.tv/eightbitwitch

EightBitWitch - Twitch

Hello! I am the 8-Bit Witch, a DJ who streams from Final Fantasy XIV and specializes in gothic, industrial, EBM, darkwave and more! I’ve been playing clubs, radio, and now Twitch for over two decades ...

twitch.tv

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 12d

Our next show is coming up soon! 🕯️🎶🖤🦇🥀 See you at The East Room in Nashville, TN on Saturday, Oct. 11, opening for #goth legends #SeraphimShock and #ScaryBlack! 🎟️ www.ticketweb.com/event/fascin...

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Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social · 12d

Clean your mouth bones. 🦷 🧛‍♀️ 🩸

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GOBLINHAUS @goblinhaus.bsky.social · 12d

We OPEN Tomorrow.
Friday 10/3/25, 4-7pm
Saturday 10/4/25, 11-6pm

GOBLINHAUS @goblinhaus.bsky.social · 26d

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 13d

This Saturday at 7PM CT, listen to 8-Bit Witch, a local Nashville DJ who streams from Final Fantasy XIV and specializes in gothic, industrial, EBM. This event is a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 🏥 🖤🦇🥹

Thanks to 8-Bit Witch for regularly spinning our songs! 🎶🫶

twitch.tv/eightbitwitch/

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Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social · 18d

Getting creepy with Count Scapula of @deadalivemetal.bsky.social and @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social of @mourningcandle.bsky.social! 🕯️🦇

📸 @raysin_brand

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 18d

Last fall, we did an impromptu photoshoot with our friends at a spooky little chapel on the outskirts of Nashville, TN. 📸 @raysin_brand 🖤🦇

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 18d

Congrats to @goblinhaus.bsky.social on your new storefront! 🎃🖤🦇

GOBLINHAUS @goblinhaus.bsky.social · 26d

Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 18d

Help us get our Sycophants music video to 1,000 views!

Watch & Share the Video:
youtu.be/9oAV8up4IIM?...

Thanks friends!

🦇🖤🎶🕯️

Mourning Candle – “Sycophants”

YouTube video by Mourning Candle

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Mourning Candle @mourningcandle.bsky.social · 19d

Our Mourning Candle 🕯️ single, “Sycophants” has reached over 8,500 listens since its release this past summer. A huge thank you to everyone who has shared and supported our music. 🖤🦇🎶

Download 🎧 mourningcandle.bandcamp.com/track/sycoph...

#goth #darkwave #spookyseason #newmusic #mourningcandle

Sycophants, by Mourning Candle

track by Mourning Candle

mourningcandle.bandcamp.com

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