We Can Never Go Back

from The Morning Darkness

August 21st, 2026

5 tracks

41:52

The Morning Darkness

Scheduled for release on August 20th, 2026.

We Can Never Go Back

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We Can Never Go Back

Dysthymia

What battles are before me? Fatigue, a path I cannot see Heavy daily are the guilty thoughts and pity within me For as long as I know the terror of our reality It’s bittersweet to breathe No joy in anything when all is tainted by the lack of efforts towards change I see beauty outside, relief and freedom And yet feel only a storm in my body Shackled limbs only from mind Today is nothing of what I had wanted Pushed out and dejected Familiar enemy A persistent enemy that I try each day to fight back One I will battle everyday for the rest of eternity (Run away) I will run forever before becoming no more than a reflection Of the eyes on men Take it away I can’t take it anymore Shrink down to nothing Powerless and weakened Substanceless and hollow for them The silence of my voice rings out even now The fear that I’m invisible, inadequate, incapable Mother please hear me, I have no where to hide Father please hear me, I’m burning up inside

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Conceived in 2019 by members Grushenka Ødegård and Ray King, New England depressive black metal band Dysthymia crafts music steeped in despondency, isolation, and hopelessness. Following their raw self-titled full-length in 2021 and a split with Saeva in 2024, the band returns with their sophomore album "The Morning Darkness".

The album pulls you straight into a cold, heavy atmosphere that feels genuinely lived-in rather than theatrical. Layered and dynamic yet grounded in its atmosphere, Dysthymia excels at crafting tracks that breathe and build. Quiet, desolate moments give way to rising tension, driving the music forward with momentum that peaks in huge emotional crescendos. Dysthymia's greatest strength is its excellent sense of flow and dynamic songwriting, weaving mournful leads, sparse and distant piano, acoustic guitar, tortured screams, and ethreal clean vocals over a foundation of distant tremelo riffs and prominent basslines.

"This album was written and recorded slowly, over the course of several years, during late nights and early mornings. Through sadness and joy, suffering and relief, life and death, we have returned to share these songs with you. It is our hope that you enjoy them and find them useful in making your way through the days, where even the dawn does not bring light."