“Follow Me” is the debut single release from electronic metal duo, CODEX LOVELACE. With a shared love of Victoriana, history, and a bit of cyber punk, CODEX LOVELACE fuses dark EDM and atmospheric electronics with metal. The debut album Galvanized Heart is scheduled to arrive on September 4th, 2026.
“Follow Me” explores themes of love and lust, while also drawing inspiration from the history and birth of electricity. This major technological development in our history is explored by Joan Avant in the lyric, “Light the way night into day”.
The ‘electrifying’ sound of “Follow Me” is created through EDM inspired rhythmic arrangements and synth layers. Enhanced with impactful and punchy heavy guitars, the influences from metal bring a darker edge.
Pre-order Galvanized Heart HERE: https://codexlovelace.bandcamp.com/album/galvanized-heart
About CODEX LOVELACE:
Devised from a shared love of Victoriana, fantasy and admiration for history’s ‘invisible’ women, CODEX LOVELACE is an eclectic project led by Joan Avant and Holly Royle (DISCONNECTED SOULS).
The band’s name is a direct reference to Ada Lovelace whose story, among others, is explored across the music and lyrics of their debut album, Galvanized Heart. Musically, the thunderous power of heavy metal, ethereal quality of orchestral arrangements and ambience of electronic textures become entwined across CODEX LOVELACE’s sound.
The project arose from what was initially intended to be a sole collaboration song between Texas, US, based Joan Avant and Chester, UK, based Holly Royle. Before long, the scope of their creativity grew into a full-length offering.
Produced by Joan Avant, the track list contains compositions spearheaded by both members demonstrating a wide breadth of genre and style influences from EDM to djent guitars. At the core, CODEX LOVELACE is designed to combine catchy simplicity, dance quality with intriguing textural layers, emotive soundscapes and stories of lives often overlooked. The debut album Galvanized Heart is scheduled to arrive on September 4th, 2026.
CODEX LOVELACE is:
Joan Avant: multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer & lyricist, producer.
Holly Royle: multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer & lyricist.
Album Credits:
Guitar performance, bass, violin, drums, synth programming, vocal performance, composition and lyrics by Joan Avant
Guitar performance, synth programming, vocal performance, composition and lyrics by Holly Royle
Produced and mixed by Joan Avant
Mastered by Andy Fernihough
Cover artwork by Marisol Maerz
Photography by Tom Lloyd Photography / Joan Avant
Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codex_lovelace/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@CodexLovelace
Bandcamp: https://codexlovelace.bandcamp.com
Galvanized Heart Track List:
01. Follow Me
02. Queen
03. Clockwork
04. Ada
05. Manufactured
06. High Rise
07. The Corps
08. Alice
09. Vampyre
10. Dollhouse
11. Gramophone