{"id":40789,"date":"2026-04-15T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/mimi-barks-poison-or-light\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:45:21","slug":"mimi-barks-poison-or-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/mimi-barks-poison-or-light\/","title":{"rendered":"MIMI BARKS: Poison or light?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mimi-Banks_Raz-Azraai-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mimi-Banks_Raz-Azraai-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mimi-Banks_Raz-Azraai-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mimi-Banks_Raz-Azraai-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mimi-Banks_Raz-Azraai-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mimi-Banks_Raz-Azraai.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Raz Azraai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>MIMI BARKS<\/strong> With her new single &#8220;Dreamstate of Hell&#8221;, MIMI BARKS oscillates between metal, industrial and doom trap. Mimi explains: &#8220;Sometimes it feels like the world is slipping into a dreamlike state of hell &#8211; and most people don&#8217;t even realize they&#8217;re sleeping in it. Everywhere I see noise, decay, violence, distraction [&#8230;] But for me, heaven and hell are not places that await us after death, but states of consciousness that we create ourselves every day while we live here. The real question is: What are you feeding &#8211; the poison or the light?&#8221; The song is the first harbinger of the EP &#8220;Dreamstate of Fear&#8221;, which is expected in summer. MIMI BANKS will be touring Europe in June and will also be stopping off in Germany.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Watch the video for &#8220;Dreamstate of Hell&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1bTQ9v2zpWU?si=23HOORT7LWOx_cW0\" title=\"Mimi Barks - Dreamstate of Hell (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1bTQ9v2zpWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38308\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-636x636.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Choose your favorite CD as a subscription bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-28206b41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription premium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIMI BARKS With her new single &#8220;Dreamstate of Hell&#8221;, MIMI BARKS oscillates between metal, industrial and doom trap. 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