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Contortions of Passage

from Sepsis

June 24th, 2022

7 tracks

40:36

Sepsis

Contortions of Passage

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Contortions of Passage

Axioma

Born of disease/ contortion of death/ sent to consume/ of unholy flesh/ extract the heart/ cull the wandering flock/ pain in the form of a god/ beg and steal/ we hunt you just the same/ gnaw off the leg/ to refresh the host/ contortion of passage/ cut from the cloth/ two convulsing gods/ sever from within/ grotesque infections/ immune of the cure/ devourment of our own kind/ embrace the scour

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released June 24, 2022 Cleveland, Ohio’s AXIOMA create their most stunning release to date entitled “Sepsis”! Seven tracks of unbridled devastation intertwined with blackened post-metal precision. Please Specify if requesting a particular pressing.

Credits

“Sepsis” was engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dave Johnson at Bad Back Studios Cleveland, Ohio summer 2021. Produced by Cyril Blandino, Jon Vinson, Aaron Dallison, and J Meyers.

Artwork/ Layout J Meyers. “Array of Thorns” based on the works of Władysław Podkowiński “Szał Uniesień” 1893 and Peter Paul Rubens “The Fall of the Damned” c. 1620.

Press

Axioma – Sepsis Review Angry Metal Guy

06/22/2022

The biggest reason why Sepsis attains a high level of success lies in the oppressive, suffocating, and intangible vibe it manages to sustain throughout all seven tracks. From the opening salvo of “Blood Ruminations” all the way through to the violent trance-like pummeling of closer “A New Dark Age,” Axioma deftly weaves in-and-out of rhythms and riffs like a veteran prize fighter, stopping on a dime to pull an already downtrodden and defeated atmosphere further into the earth.

New Noise Magazine Sepsis Review

Via their sophomore release, Cleveland’s Axioma is becoming a standout in the developing subgenre of dissonant metal. How Sepsis undoubtedly turns heads is through its crafty mingling of death metal, black metal, sludge, doom, and post-metal elements. This 7-track full-length paints not only a disturbing picture with its multi-layered atmospheric offerings but also a transportational one, whisking the listener to tormenting dimensions. - Michael Centrone

Wonder Box Metal

There’s an atypical oppressive atmosphere on Sepsis that’s infectious in its insidious effects. It draws you in whether you want it to or not, immersing you in ridged and jagged landscapes of huge riffs, harsh vocals, and macabre mood.

Axioma reflect on survival amid pestilence with gargantuan face masher ‘Sepsis’

Cleveland’s Axioma might dabble in the darkest of metallic arts, but they also have noticed the will of the human durability amid the worst of times, and that spills over on their thunderous second record “Sepsis.”

Contortions of Passage

from Sepsis

Credits

Press

Axioma – Sepsis Review Angry Metal Guy

New Noise Magazine Sepsis Review

Wonder Box Metal

Axioma reflect on survival amid pestilence with gargantuan face masher ‘Sepsis’

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Press

Axioma – Sepsis Review Angry Metal Guy

New Noise Magazine Sepsis Review

Wonder Box Metal

Axioma reflect on survival amid pestilence with gargantuan face masher ‘Sepsis’