that will keep
… a sound
you up at night.
Hailing from the pits of New York's EDM scene, Destryur mixes dance music with cinematic horror to produce a sound that will keep you up at night.
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Destryur's first release (2015's Endurance) stands as a bridge to his more straight forward dance past and hints at a dark future..
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Coming up through Sam Valentine's Nightwav dance parties, Destryur has set himself apart from his Dark Synth peers.
Hailing from the pits of New York's EDM scene, Destryur mixes dance music with cinematic horror to produce a sound that will keep you up at night. ✦ Destryur's first release (2015's Endurance) stands as a bridge to his more straight forward dance past and hints at a dark future.. ✦ Coming up through Sam Valentine's Nightwav dance parties, Destryur has set himself apart from his Dark Synth peers.
a staple in nightwav
Hailing from the pits of New York's EDM scene, Chris Taylor (Destryur) mixes dance music with cinematic horror to create a sound that will keep you up at night. Coming up through Sam Valentine's NightWav dance parties, Destryur has set himself apart from his Darksynth peers. Infinitely more danceable but just as menacing. Destryur's unique blend of B-movie stories and illustrations read pure, unapologetically Grindhouse. Each of his releases are a selfcontained world of madness and kitsch. Sleazy city underbellies to hillside horrors. Destryur wears his Troma influences proudly.
His debut album 'Panic' slashed its way into the world in 2019, peaking at number one on Bandcamp's Electronic Albums and #19 on the iTunes Russia charts. In 2020, Destryur teamed up with STRNGR to release 'Night at the Grindhouse' on NRW Records, which solidified his foothold in the Darksynth scene. Destryur has also been featured on the documentary soundtracks 'In Search of Darkness' Parts 2 and 3, and Terrorbytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming. In 2024, Destryur released ‘Frightmare’ with EDM horror king Figure on NRW Records, which peaked at #169 on the iTunes Top 200 Electronic Album chart. Destryur has also played alongside some of the best electronic artists, including Perturbator, GosT, Magic Sword, Combichrist, and Brothel.
Man behind
The mask
Destryur (aka, Chris Taylor) is a dark electronic artist raised in NYC, newly planted in New Orleans, LA. His horror driven dance music has caught the eye of NewRetroWave where he has released two back-to-back Grindhouse albums with his co-collaborator, STRNGR. In 2024, Destryur released ‘Frightmare’ with EDM horror king Figure on NRW Records, which peaked at #169 on the iTunes Top 200 Electronic Album chart. Destryur has also played alongside some of the best electronic artists, including Perturbator, GosT, Magic Sword, Combichrist, and Brothel.
“What DESTRYUR delivers is pulsing, atmosphere-drenched nastiness. Love it.”
STATS
Over 3 million streams between Spotify and Apple Music
Over 1 million impressions across social media
Featured in Magnetic Magazine, NewRetroWave, Fangoria, and Bloody Disgusting.
Releases on NewRetroWave, NightWav Records, and Doom Vision
Toured across x states and x cities, nationally
“One of the best, most tongue and cheek homages to 80’s horror and the Satanic Panic that I've heard. "Panic" has one of the hottest guitar licks that I've come across in retrowave, and Narc City is a burner on the level of some of my absolute favorite metal tracks.”
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FRIGHTMARE
Destryur and Figure come together to make a powerful horrorfilled synth EP. A must for all Halloween and Darksynth lovers!
OTHER DISCOGRAPHY
These two little demons work miracles together. They take us straight out of the hells of darksythn this great album, so you might as well let yourself be corrupted by their talents. --Cyber Djinn
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These two little demons work miracles together. They take us straight out of the hells of darksythn this great album, so you might as well let yourself be corrupted by their talents. --Cyber Djinn ✦
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