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Ænigmatum – Infinitude’s Passage (20 Buck Spin)

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Label Description: ‘Infinitude’s Passage’ marks the third full length statement from Portland’s death metal seers Aenigmatum. Taking the intricate mastery of previous album ‘Deconsecrate’ as a point of departure, the band’s union of technical precision, dark melody and unrelenting force draw us ever further into a world where revelation and annihilation become indistinguishable.

Sudden turns, fractured rhythms and spiraling harmonies color a landscape of seemingly elaborate complexity, yet Aenigmatum are serving a larger, deeper structure with an exacting sense of purpose and focus. Frenetic eruptions of speed give way to passages of melodious clarity and dissonant turbulence allowing the compositions to remain in constant motion and expand idiosyncratically upward and outward.

Cerebral without sacrificing physical impact, majestic without surrendering menace and progressive without loosening its vigorous command, ‘Infinitude’s Passage’ rejects easy categorization within Death Metal’s exceedingly vast parameters. Its visceral impact, incandescent melody and aura of perpetual discovery places Aenigmatum at the threshold of the boundless.

Kelly McLaughlin – Vocals/Guitar/Bass Clarinet
Eli Lundgren – Guitar
Brian Rush – Bass/Backup Vocals
Pierce Williams – Drums/Synths/Backup Vocals

Patrick Corona – Saxophone
Danny Quetzal – Backup Vocals

Drum recording engineered by Charlie Koryn at Elektric City
Pre-production and guitar/vocal recording engineered by Pierce Williams
Bass & Bass Clarinet recording engineered by Brian Rush
Saxophone recording engineered by Patrick Corona

Reamp, Mix, and Master by Colin Marston at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves
Additional reamping by Keith Merrow at Merrowsound Studios

Artwork: Daniel Hermosilla @nox_fragor_artworks
Liner Art: Marcus Kempton @artwork_from_the_graveyard_pnw
Logo: Connie Wang @iconartisty
Layout: Matt Oien

Primary Composers:
“Pitiless”, “Architects”, & “Passage” by Williams
“Inseverable” by Lundgren
“Nexus” by McLaughlin.
“Nocturne” by Rush
All lyrics by McLaughlin

The Implicit Order – Post Ambient Volume One (Wholeness Recordings)

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Label Description: There are many doors in the above simple collage I made for the cover. Doors that lead to nowhere and doors that lead you to the unexpected in life. All doors lead here to this examination of my current ambient work. On these recordings I try and mimic my past and distort it at the same time. Not in any negative way, only as examination. I once read there is nothing more frightening than an unopened door so open one and see.

This is a WHOLENESS RECORDINGS release:
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Burnt Lodge & Veytik – Anchors Plunged Off Helluland (Fiadh Productions)

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Label Description: On April 29th, Fiadh is thrilled to collaborate with Burnt Lodge & Veytik on Anchors Plunged Off Helluland. This melodic black metal split bridges oceans and continents, centuries and cultures, and tales of triumph throughout time. While the title track features both artists, Burnt Lodge’s Side A explores tales of the Beothuk, Taissumanialungmiut, & Tuniit peoples’ encounters with Viking Sailors and ensuing conflicts. Veytik’s Side B delves into epic sagas of Ancient Greece and The Nuragic Civilization. We are honored to help share this exploration of indigenous history & culture.

𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒕 $333 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑:
burntlodge.bandcamp.com/album/anchors-plunged-off-helluland-split
veytikbm.bandcamp.com/album/anchors-plunged-off-helluland

Guest Backing Vocals on “Tears Upon the Tomb of Patroclus” performed by Lust Hag’s Eleanor Harper

All music written, performed, and mixed by Burnt Lodge & Veytik

“Anchors Plunged Off Helluland” Mastered by Alessandro Comerio

Album Art & Photography by Baron Von Uffhuf & Sheldon Moores

burntlodge.bandcamp.com
veytikbm.bandcamp.com