I knew this was gonna be amazing and yet I'm still kinda shocked at how good it is. Astral Mariner is one of the most gorgeous songs I've ever heard and lyrically the whole thing is just astonishing. That delivery on 'I am not what I am // Forged and contorted // I am what I am // Forged and contorted' really got me in the throat, wasn't expecting that.
Thanks Noctus.

that was a really difficult line to perform because i was shaking so much

i won't go into too much detail but i went through an extremely traumatic experience 2 years ago and those lines are about rebuilding myself and the realization that i'm not the same as i was

it's funny how it's neither a positive or a negative thing in retrospect, but it's a powerful realization. i wanted that feeling to be captured.

don’t like this band name at all. pretty blatant gazebaiting

yeah i made it in 10 seconds as a joke lmao but it stuck, regret it now

it wasn't gazebaiting though - it was a parody of DSBM. in fact the demo was written and recorded in 5 days as a parody of it. i never intended this project to be a vehicle for my serious work but well... that happened.

this is your work? nice

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the trolling worked hilariously well too i remember lmao

people thought absolution|emptiness was serious and i got a bunch of record labels wanting to work with me, it was weird

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dsbm cassettes big money money

Lmao

especially in russia i have russian and ukranian friend who love that shit and theres tons of dsbm bands there

i cannot stand it, but that's just me man. it's why i made a parody of it but people didn't get the joke - they unironically liked it. decided to make use of the new following by using the project for my serious stuff.

to be clear, everything 'they became the falling ash' onwards was serious. the demo is something i recorded with zero effort, wrote and recorded in 5 days. tbh the last song has a really cool vibe and there's some nice riffs all considered.

Album Rating: 4.5

Funny to hear that you made the demo as a joke. I remember hearing it at the time and was really into it. Of course, having listened to all the material since it doesn't hold up as well at all but I still enjoy it. Just had my first listen to this new album and it's unsurprisingly excellent.

Unironically, I liked that demo too. Admittedly, the albums are waaay better. But still.

Now that I know it was actually intended as a parody, I just may get to like it even better.

tbh the spontaneity of the demo might be a charm it has. all the riffs were made up 100% on the spot. no rehearsing, i didn't redo bad takes. there's no lyrics, i'm just screaming incoherently. but despite that it does have a sound all of its own.

riffs in the last song are unironically great, quite proud of how that one turned out.

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I do like riffs.

I can't imagine like seeing years of my life put onto a record and having folks here comment on it, that must be an emotional thing. Like, they are critiquing your life in a way.

i have nothing to compare it to. the criticism is tough to take and i try to be reasonable about it. it's so hard not to be passionate about something you've invested so much into - i'm not talking about money, i'm more talking about the emotional side of it.

when i think about all the sleepless nights, recording sessions in sweaty clothes because i didn't realise i forgot to shower because i was so stuck in what i was doing, dizzy from not eating. it's really easy to listen to a record and it's been such an eye opener now when i talk about other people's records. i used to rip things apart but now i realise it could be just as easily someone's passion project. i try and find the good in something - understand the appeal even if it's not for me.

i'm comfortable enough in this record that if people don't like it it's more on them than it is the album itself. i was really frightened about releasing this though - i felt it was personal to a point where i was writing myself into a corner and no one would really get it. thankfully i was wrong and people are getting it, just on their own terms. that's even better.

This is pretty damn good; some fantastic moments scattered about. I feel like I'm in the minority that likes Discarnate the most but some passages of Astral Mariner are huge.

Album Rating: 4.5

Karl and Kyle in one thread?!? I miss you both so much…. Karl hmu on Facebook you fossil!



I will DIE before I facebook/ social media. Miss you guys too!



Karl you'll love this



So my thoughts so far.......I'm exhausted after one spin (that's a good thing). I can't imagine how hard this must of been to put this together. That glorious/ epic melody that rung through opener "Chasmal Fires" is stuck in my head! I need to give this more time.....thoroughly loving it.



Also Joe, how the living fuck did you get John Kerr to record drums on this monster? Am I the only person on this earth that loved Wanderer? I seriously listen to that album at least once a month.

You're kinda living the dream man. I'd love to write a record that I could claim was 100% from the ground up my own work.