Smog

by Absorb

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nicolescadres Heavy distorted wall of sound that smacks you right in the face. Deep bass dragging you towards an endless pit. Welcome to your grave. Favorite track: Cecilia.
Lorenzo
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Lorenzo Heavier than waking up on Barton Street outfront the Hamilton General Hospital with your legs bound and three of your fingers missing.

Heavy as all shit, Smog is a statement of misery that excels at grinding and pulverizing everything in its wake down to dust. Dense and agonizing, the EP brings to mind some of the best artists in this style. Monolithic in scope, the band still finds way to inject emotion, namely from the vocal delivery, into the tectonic clashes of drums, bass, and guitars. Favorite track: Cecilia.
mathieu lavoie
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mathieu lavoie holy shit can't believe i was sleeping on this, this rips in a serious way, heavy as fuck up there with primitive man in wish i am deeply in awe, loving it oh yeah cecilia Favorite track: Cecilia.
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1.
Dissociated 08:09
I still think it's 2020 I never really dream Stuck inside a mental loop Fissures in sun-baked skin Seething red On the road to purification A biennial phantom I still think it's 2020 I never really dream Circling the drain I'm moulting - alone On a dog day afternoon in the middle of summer It's a beautiful life and I'm thinking about the end Cells are down and I keep checking every 3 minutes Inhale a Marlborough red and Think what it'd be like to never see you again Negative Your negative; it always reminded me of me I know that's not right, but that's what I like Cold souls Meandering through a field of withered corpses On pale horses Old souls Floating through the ether, never truly connecting Intersecting Mould grows And returns us to the ground from which we came And now winter comes Winter comes to bury us all away And My mind corrodes through self-inflicted means And Grey matter contorts and acid drains Concealed and conspiring. Concealed and conspiring And though I walk without, I can still remember Fractured — our life goes Disassociated, I never fucking dream Fractured — our life goes Disassociated, I never fucking dream Now comes the rain — It's fake Now comes the rain — It's fake Fractured Our life I don't dream
2.
Smog 08:02
To know the data isn't to inherently manipulate it Assuming a mother's touch to form a development No more Anything, anywhere, anyone Anything, anywhere, anyone Sheltered, prosthetic And ghosting everyone Phantoms, they flourish Drive a stake into the heart of And the ends justify our means, so let it dry out Anything, anywhere, anyone Anything, anywhere, anyone Hidden, protected I see your face I fell one thousand times We waste all our time here You misuse the burden I am A mollusk under the weight of you Your blistering radiance Repeat; rephrase It doesn't, it doesn't work Death come to collect Enemy anemone enamour me Enemy enamour me, in amber skin Resin leaves and fallen trees end over me Over me; as passion leaves; the ocean breathes Willingly as a juror. Diffuse, just like a tumour would It doesn't burn Over (and over) And over (and over) End over (and over) And over (and over) End over (and over) And over (and over) End over (and over) And over (and over) Star six nine; no return. I know who you are Love is electric, infectious, and ever-ending Over and over These wars we wage They run deeper than we can know
3.
Cecilia 08:41
It's gone Mother Earth Has fallen Killarney, 89 Searching for an oak tree To end this life, if I'm smart enough A weak, bleating oaf heeds the Shepherd's cries It ends tonight This ends tonight She'll be draped in white It ends tonight This ends tonight Order up, pull my chest open And eat my heart; it's beating And it burns And it burns A basin circles with their little hands Left floating around And it burns And it burns I know you're no good for me I choose to ignore it And it burns And it burns Full splayed It's one thing I'll call pathetic I've purged; I'm still burning for it Shipped out, received, ended Pathetic in one word is copacetic I've surged; I'm still longing for death Increase, recede, exit The melting of bodies Creates a new type of emulsion never before seen Endured your ardent suffering and repaid our debts You carve the walls of this citadel — repentant ones A long-standing devotion; you are mute and deaf This scorched earth is a hellscape; there's no coming back Blue light has burned your eyes out; there's no coming back And if I see you in the night as And if I see you in the night as you splinter time

about

"Smog" marks a profound evolution for the band, embracing denser, more atmospheric compositions, that add new layers of depth to their monolithically heavy sound.

The opening track "Dissociated" sets the stage, creating a haunting and dissonant atmosphere, allowing vocalist Erik Thorkildsen's impassioned vocal delivery to gradually build in intensity until the band joins in with a thunderous riff that pummels listeners to their core.

Prepare to be engulfed in "Smog" and experience sonic devastation unlike anything Absorb has done before.

FFO: Primitive Man, Thou, Indian, Cough, FÓRN

credits

released July 26, 2024

Absorb, 2024
Vocals: Erik Thorkildsen
Lead Guitar: Jeff Luckel
Rhythm Guitar: David Eckmeier
Bass: Jay Luckel
Drums: Aaron Barthe

Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by: Nick Ginn
Guitar Engineered and Recorded by: Andy Dmytryshyn
Mastering Engineer: Jamie King (www.jamiekingaudio.com)
Artwork: @poisondust__
Layout: Erik Thorkildsen

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Hypaethral Records (hy·​pae·​thral)

Established in 2012, Hypaethral Records stands as one of the preeminent labels in underground extreme metal.

Our releases are focused on doom and blackened metal.

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