This week on Krazy Kosmic Konspiracy Koincidence Korner a look at a band that may (or may not) have influenced, inspired, etc, etc, the living legend that is Mr. David Bowie.

Yesterday, Bowie released his 25th studio album Blackstar ★, from which he’d dropped the track “Lazarus” on December 17th.

So far so good.

But did you know there’s an English heavy metal/sludge/doom band called Lazarus Blackstar?

Well, there is, and this is what they look like…
 

 
And this is how they’re described on Discography:

Lazarus Blackstar
Profile: Sludge/Doom from Bradford/Liverpool

Formerly called Khang. Bryan Outlaw (Threads) quit during the process of writing Khang’s second LP because he disliked the direction the music was going in (too slow and heavy). The band recorded the album anyway without vocals. A mutual friend suggested that Paul Catten (The Sontaran Experiment), a vocalist the band admires, could use the position, so they let him hear the CD and 30 seconds into the first track he said he needed to be involved. They changed their name during the recording of the 2004 demo because the feel was much different from Khang, and Lazarus Blackstar was born. In March 2008 Mikhell replaced Paul on vocals.

Lazarus Blackstar have released three albums Revelations (2005), Funeral Voyeur (2007) and Hymns of the Curse (2012).

Mere coincidence—you might say—what’s in a name? Okay, then take a look at this video some clever clogs has put together for Lazarus Blackstar’s track “I Bleed Black” which uses that well known footage of patients at a nursing home/hospital suffering from St. Vitus Dance—which (let’s be honest) looks a lot like the movements Bowie performs in his “Blackstar” video—even right down as far as his use of a blindfold. See for yourself…
 

 
Now compare it to Bowie’s video for “Blackstar ★.”
 

 
This intriguing coincidence was noted by Bowiesongs who tweeted:
 

commenter brings up intriguing point: there is a UK doom metal band called Lazarus Blackstar (https://t.co/CbrjGbytiW) active since '05

— Bowiesongs (@bowiesongs) January 8, 2016

now look at their video & compare movements and blindfolds to DB's recent characters in vids: https://t.co/0Z2zUpb91F

— Bowiesongs (@bowiesongs) January 8, 2016

it's either a clever hoax or this is one of bowie's most WTF influences

— Bowiesongs (@bowiesongs) January 8, 2016

 
What’s going on?

H/T Mark Hagen, via Bowiesongs.