Artwork by

Absence

from self-titled

April 25th, 2025

7 tracks

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Absence

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Absence

Listless

Lost in twilight Amidst dead fog Drifting Fading, heavy words Turn to nothingness Futile Disgusting, rotting in shame Bleating, pathetic Filth Drag this tired vessel Into endless night Bleak, weary husk Fragile, fleeting mind Filled with loss and longing Filled but not alive Feeling everything and nothing Another fucking lie Feeling everything and nothing Another fucking lie Pitiful and petulant A self-indulgent sigh Bound, mocking hands Weave a fabric of ash Deluded self-hatred Whip, scar, and lash Shallow shaking breath fuels trembling desire Desperately reaching, searching Through a thick haze of frozen vision For an answer from the cold barren night I can’t see The truth of these illusions Sleepless, restless Spectres float amongst dreamless tendrils Grasping, aching, yearning Greedily devouring all Blindly groping the thick, black air Perverted absence in spiteful emptiness Wander in the dark Embittered solitude Alone, tortured Disappear

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Listless is a solo Depressive Black Metal project from Victoria, BC, Canada. The project aims to capture an isolated sense of solitude through melancholic introspection. Emotionally resonant guitars, desperate howls, and sorrowful keys aim to hypnotize listeners into a dark, endless oblivion.

The project comes from the mind of Aidan Crossley, the guitarist and vocalist of Victoria-based Atmospheric Black Metal band: Liminal Shroud. Aidan's past musical work includes roles in projects such as Numenorean, Vaaltovashe, and others. This project channels the songwriting, intensity, and surging expansiveness of Liminal Shroud while focusing more on emotive aspects of musical expression.

Listless is inspired by genre-defining depressive acts such as Austere, Woods of Desolation, Coldworld, None, and Gris. The composition also implements depressive rock elements from bands like Lifelover and Psychonaut 4.