Lylantz (At-N “Lylantz” Ausara-Lasaru) and his wife Cassandra Fowler unleash their haunting new cinematic single and music video “Cannibalism: Rituals of Desire (Cannibals)” — the lead track from Lylantz’s highly anticipated 9th album ZERO, set for full release on Friday the 13th, March 13, 2026.
Driven by Gothic, horror, and vampirical themes, the release dives into the depths of human desire and the bloodlust that fuels empowerment. Through the philosophy of transmutation, the duo explores turning darkness into light, pain into glory, and suffering into liberation. “Cannibalism: Rituals of Desire (Cannibals)” is a ritual of self-actualization — where energy becomes the ultimate power source for transcending boundaries and embracing the occult as a guide toward salvation.
“It shows the bloodlust behind rising up in this world,” explains Lylantz. “To embody one’s carnal desire: to consume. Using such as a vehicle to catapult oneself towards sovereignty.”
The track and expansive music video were produced, mixed, mastered, filmed, directed, and edited by Lylantz, with Cassandra co-directing and co-filming. Shot across Illinois and Michigan with a large cast of friends and family, it tells a Gothic love story of two souls rising from humble beginnings to power and prosperity. Filmed on a 75mm anamorphic SIRUI lens for an ornate cinematic feel (inspired by classics like The Godfather), the visual weaves dark western and Italian/Argentinian influences into an operatic, thrilling experience.
This single continues the narrative from Lylantz’s earlier track “Cannibal,” deepening his dark folkloric universe. As self-described “lifestyle artists,” the couple blurs fantasy and reality — proving their art is a living extension of their everyday existence.
ZERO — Lylantz’s 9th album — arrives Friday the 13th, March 13, 2026, delivering a full immersion into his genre-fluid world of Rock, Hip-Hop, Classical, Folk, and Metal. A connoisseur of horror and obscure media, Lylantz speaks directly to society’s Black Swans — the daring, misunderstood, and formidable — challenging the psyche to find beauty in the madness and light born from darkness.
“Cannibalism: Rituals of Desire (Cannibals)” is available now on all major streaming platforms and YouTube.
About Lylantz
The North-American polymath At-N Ausara-Lasaru (Lylantz) is a master of haunting storytelling. Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and Dean R. Koontz from a young age, he crafts works across music, filmmaking, photography, and prose that explore psychological depths and the transformative power of the shadow self. His sound — Gothic in nature, poetic in approach — merges classical and Victorian aesthetics with modern edge in an organic, genre-fluid style.
Together with wife Cassandra Fowler, they form a dynamic creative force, building a shared universe where individual stories converge into artistic brilliance.