XLV

from Lo, and I Am Burning

March 16th, 2018

9 tracks

36:57

Lo, and I Am Burning

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Úzkost

God, its so hard to see Your plan on days like today. Its hard to stand for the least of these when the people who claim Your name are the ones against them. Were you not lost? Were you not once dead? Were you not blind? Were you cursed in sin? You are not the god of hatred You are not the god of hatred You are not the god of hatred You are not the god of hatred Why are the people carrying your name The ones acting in hatred. Walk in grace. The healthy do not need to be healed Forgiveness is not for the blameless Have you forgotten? We’re called to love Have you forgotten? All have sinned. We are to clothe the naked. We are to welcome the outcast. We are to love the unloved: To give hope to the hopeless To those who extend grace Much grace will be given. Keep His name out of your mouth. He is not the God of hatred. You are not doing His work. You do not speak for Him, And on your last day He will not speak for you.

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The new LP is available on limited 180 gram vinyl from The Fear and the Void Recordings. All vinyl copies come with a digital download card.

The album will be released via bandcamp digitally and vinyl pre-orders will begin shipping on March 16th, 2018.

1st Pressing info:

53 on 180 gram black vinyl (SOLD OUT)
75 on 180 gram brown vinyl (SOLD OUT)
136 on clear with opaque black center and green and blue splatter (SOLD OUT)

Credits

All songs written and performed by Úzkost.
Úzkost is:
Josh Thieler: vocals/lyrics/drums
Sean Singer: guitar
Brandon Siple: guitar/bass

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Matt Very at Very Tight Recordings.

Front cover, back cover, vinyl labels, and layouts by Josh Thieler.
Insert artwork by Stephen Wilson (Unknown Relic).
Insert photo by Dani O'Brien.

Press

Angry Metal Guy

"Lo, and I Am Burning is a dark and troubling gem, a hoard of inner demons hurtling by, unleashed with so much honesty and trvth as to render the petrifying procession beautiful. Regardless of religious beliefs, I would urge all ye faithful to dissonant metal to make a pilgrimage to this album, as this is trvly faith-affirming stuff. Hear me, I beg. 4.5/5"

No Clean Singing

"Lo, and I Am Burning may very well be a divisive release, when all is said and done, and it may not be an easy listen even at the best of times, but it’s undoubtedly a brutally rewarding, not to mention disturbingly compelling, album all the same, and one of my favourite new discoveries of the year."

Noisey

"The album sees them maintain the raw, discordant black metal sound of its debut, while rounding out its sound with elements of doom and death metal."

Brian @ Meat, Mead, Metal

"Many of us are struggling, and sometimes each new day is like getting back up only to be punched in the face again. “Lo, and I Am Burning” captures that struggle, the metal turmoil that makes it seem like things never will be OK again. They will, even though that feels like a hopeless cause sometimes, and perhaps this music can help be a reassuring reminder that you’re not alone."

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