Both songs are pretty damn solid. Love how there's still some of that Antares sound in them.

It certainly sounds like Sybreed with different singers and that's the benchmark I'd set for them to pass. Overall, pretty decent, but doesn't quite match up to the best tracks from any of their albums. I much prefer Axiom Fallacy over False Light Constructs, though. Bideau sounds much better on industrial-tinged tracks like this over Jon Howard. Doesn't hurt that I used to be a big fan of Mnemic as well.

I could've sworn Obsydians released a couple of singles way back in late 2014/early 2015...

Oh ok, I might have made a mistake then. I can't remember ever hearing something with vocals from them but I didn't follow them under a microscope.

Naah don't take my word for it. I was living in Switzerland in 2014-2015 and thought that was when I discovered Obsydians, but I could be wrong too. It's also entirely possible that they had put out some instrumental demos at the time without vocals.

I prefer the song featuring Guillaume Bideau as I find his voice complements the overall sound better. However, I still miss Bens clean vocals (well, the screams as well). :-(

"Ascension" is as good as anything on Antares.