(written by Islander) The Swedish musician Andreas Karlsson has been on a creative hot streak since 2021. Beginning in that year his solo project Februus has pumped out a demo, three EPs, and a debut album named Surveillance Orgy. These releases caught the attention of Transcending Obscurity Records, which will enthusiastically release the second Februus […]
Cradle Of Filth have announced the second leg of their ‘Majestic In Death’ North American tour. Set to take place this fall, the trek will feature support from Moonspell, Worm and Black Satellite. Read more…
THE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM OF UNNERVING DEATH METAL DERANGEMENT CONSISTING OF AUTOPSY’S GREG WILKINSON & CHRIS REIFERT, JOINED BY NECROT’S CHAD GAILEY ON DRUMS
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ALBUM TITLE TRACK ‘THE DYING HUNT’
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Emerging in the early 2020’s – Static Abyss is a monstrous hybrid of twisted, doom-laden brutal death, comprising of longstanding members of the US metal scene. The band consists primarily of the duo of Deathgrave’s Greg Wilkinson (Guitars/bass) & Chris Reifert (vocals), both also members of legendary American masters of sickness, Autopsy, with Chris also notably starting his career with genre pioneers, Death. The band’s debut, Labyrinth of Veins was released in 2022, and their second album Aborted From Reality followed in quick succession, surfacing in 2023.
Returning now for Static Abyss’ third studio album, and with the addition of Chad Gailey of fellow death merchants Necrot behind the drumkit for this release, The Dying Hunt plummets the listener again into the festering, psychedelic swamps of lunacy, with the spiralling melodies texturing the relentless savage riffs for an effective nightmare-inducing trip through the sonic abyss.
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Continuously and relentlessly flitting between brutal passages and hypnotic otherworldly craziness, The Dying Hunt reflects the ailing world & the unravelling of the psyche of its inhabitants in this darkly dystopian landscape, for a masterful descent into sick Death Metal combined with Crust and Doom elements.
The Dying Hunt was recorded at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA, with engineering, mixing and mastering overseen by Greg Wilkinson himself. Cover art comes courtesy of Jon Santos.
Skull Blasted – 01:54 Lobotomized at Last – 03:40 The Dying Hunt – 04:04 Wall of Delusion – 01:25 Once a Corpse (Always a Corpse) – 02:54 Bleeding in the Fog – 04:40 Sinew Leech – 04:07 Nowhere Forever – 05:02 Defleshed and Forlorn – 01:20 Volcanic Womb – 03:15 Darkness at the End of the Light – 04:32
Before their debut long player Passage To A Neutron Star officially comes out this Friday, Danish death metal warriors Carbon Tomb offer in listening another new track in advance “Passage To A Neutron Star”. Read more…
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November 13, 2026 will see the official release of US metalcore unit Walls Of Jericho‘ next studio record entitled System Error: Humanity. To taste a first piece of the new music, give a listen to “The Ascent” song. Read more…
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