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Ontological Mysterium

from Ontological Mysterium

August 18th, 2023

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Ontological Mysterium

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Ontological Mysterium

Horrendous

Let there be light! Behold the Garden of Eden Bathed in ultraviolet and fulmination Nigh infinite untold worlds Unseen, lost and forgotten Organic crystallization A magma miasmic, bubbling, swirling Whispers of primitive chemistries Poems and prose in scripts of replication Mutatious lexicon Genesis Imminent speciation Flowing with acrid ichor Division, swelling, expanding intensify Dominion, animated, ascendant Transcriptional and nucleotidal Prolifically suicidal Encumbered by growth itself Hark! Life becomes death Gradually petrified Self-inflicted genocide Reproduction rectified Suffocate solidified Atoms cease, vitrified Coils writhe, unalive Unalive, unalive Boundless becoming bound Burning spark terminal and fated to be A headstone of aeons Ontological mysterium Triumphant obelisk Calcified effigy of what once was A monument to the unliving Cenotaph of centuries And glories past Testament to the ancient

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With 'Ontological Mysterium', HORRENDOUS have built a towering death-metal thrill ride.

The sheer size and scope of their new album is massive. Riffs twist and turn through labyrinthine arrangements, busting out into soaring melodic leads. 'Ontological Mysterium' captures the true spirit of the halcyon days of extreme metal.

It sounds timeless but marks a bold step forward for this rising band.

For fans of (mid-period) DEATH, (early) ATHEIST, CORONER, SADUS, MARTYR.

Credits

Engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios

Artwork by Alexander L. Brown (wroughtmaterial.com)

Recording line-up:
Matthew Knox
Jamie Knox
Damian Herring
Alex Kulick