Excessive and bombastic, every moment of this progressive rock opera carries with it a sense of theatre that is as sweeping as it is immersive. If names like Oingo Boingo, Closure In Moscow, The Dear Hunter and The Mars Volta ring any bells, you'll have some idea of what you're getting into. Black Dime Cabaret is lore-core at its most ambitious, a fascinating multiverse spanning multiple concept albums and novels. Act I: Nefarious Schemes to Murder Lady Midnight is their first foray into this unique brand of musical storytelling, introducing fans to a French town on the brink of collapse in the late nineteenth century, the witches who inhabit it, and the raven-faced man destined to destroy it. This is music to escape through, motifs and lyrics to obsess over and speculate. From Brandon Young’s narrative-driven structures, to Patrick Ng’s stylish lead guitar and classical-inspired orchestrations … a rhythm section driven by Luke Bosnich’s funky basslines and Joel Holdsworth’s flamboyant drumming, smoothed over by Caitlyn Adshead’s Disney-esque vocals and gorgeous harmonies, Black Dime Cabaret is breaking all the rules in the most disruptive, chaotic way possible. Their debut album Act One: Nefarious Schemes to Murder Lady Midnight is set to be released on October 27. The epic rock opera, four years in the making, presents audiences with an unparalleled rock odyssey through a 19th-century France swarming with witches.