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Reflections Of Horror

by Abysmalist

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monofan
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monofan Some want you to pay for anything and others give you little gems for next to nothing. Abysmalist are these others. Favorite track: Black Lacquer.
tank_06
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tank_06 “Reflections of Horror is 18 minutes of eldritch lurch ‘n’ crunch” ... fuck yeah it is.
This EP slaps. I keep coming back to play this goodness again and again.
Mr. Avila’s one man band Unurnment is so dope, I had to check this project out when I heard he was involved.
Would love a full length from Abysmalist... they write some great old school shite. Favorite track: Chain Ripper.
Einherjar
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Einherjar Solid old school Death Metal the way it should be played!
Crushing from start to finish. Check this! Favorite track: Chain Ripper.
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Enraptured, feel it rise again Revulsion by the likes of man No satisfaction, indulge in hatred In hating, in being hated Captive beings Lashed to the wheel of man Invincible power The will that i command Love Money Pain Breath Possess the power Hold it in your hand The brother of breath is always stronger than Love Terror Horror Breath Close tightly your eyes Shedding man’s disguise No escape from scent The brother of breath My prurient vice Be my sacrifice Affection and contempt To love and hate and rule the hearts of Men Dust Scent Lust Exquisite beauty Languid twisting in dark honey Distilled magnificence Soaked in sweet milk Extract the power Of stinging sweat and salty skin Intoxicating Corporeal bouquet Preserving through my harm Their beauty, grace, and charm Resplendent existence Candied putrescence In a world built on lies I believe only their eyes He who rules the hearts of men Torn limb from limb
2.
Two revelations The gleaming puzzle Tangled digits Skate across lacquered faces Reflections Distorted Fragmented Heart quickens to A feverish pace Fresh alignments Fluted slot and oiled peg Eager on bended leg My torturer, my savior Wanting on bended knee My choices, my basis Bliss in six lacquered faces Head spinning Stomach churning Innards unknotted A steady somber ringing The great bell begins to Toll for my yearning To suffer in ecstacy For anguish to fill my bowl The great bell begins to toll
3.
The Engineer 03:06
(instrumental)
4.
Chain Ripper 03:21
Out of the darkness Advancing hooks through flesh The carnal pleasure Giving a fawning thresh Spill the blood, seep through the cracks Hurled upon the pyre Of pain and desire Unlock the doors to paradise Dragged into darkness and turned inside out Abducted from the spinal realm Bound in chains Reflections of horror Unfathomable Eternity of torture Spilling on the floor Regeneration Of desiccated meat Senses overloaded Birthed undeath secrete The heart of damnation Lament configuration A rondeau Of sublime banality The bell fades mournfully Now in the darkness Dwell in the vacancy The tools of cruelty Become a part of me Instruments woven through flesh Worshipping Welcoming The engineer My lover, my teacher, my butcher

about

From the Caligari Records Bandcamp...

"ABYSMALIST was formed by two veterans of the Bay Area scene whose collective experience in various punk, metal, and hardcore bands is prolific, to say the very least: Fred Avila, who's played in Unurnment, Primal Rite, Permanent Ruin, and DeadEyedStare among others; and Jeremy Meier from Cøndition, Sanctum, Primal Rite, Scalped, Yadokai, Ritual Control, Effluxus, etc. They are currently based in Sacramento, California, and Reflections of Horror is their first public recording as ABYSMALIST.

Despite being an essentially "new" band, ABYSMALIST's crushing ruminations are heavily influenced by Bolt Thrower, Obituary, and other "pre-blastbeat" death metal. It's a comfortingly familiar and enduringly classic sound, but done with the conviction of true acolytes. And not for nothing is the demo titled Reflections of Horror: its subject matter and lyrics are inspired by the writings of Clive Barker, Patrick Süskind, and "romantic" horror/fabulism in general, with its four component songs - "Lascivious Rapture", "Black Lacquer", "The Engineer", and "Chain Ripper" - as unsettlingly titled as the next, with haunting touches of clean guitar occasionally applied to heighten that supernatural atmosphere.

Suitably wrapped in sweaty 'n' slimy analog, ABYSMALIST's Reflections of Horror is 18 minutes of eldritch lurch 'n' crunch, and suggestive of more gutted glories to come."

credits

released August 23, 2019

Abysmalist is
Fred Avila - vocals/guitar/bass/synth
Jeremy Meier - drums/vocals

Recorded, mixed, and mastered
by Fred Avila 02/18/2019 - 06/13/2019

Cover artwork by CurseOfFace
Logo by Jeremy Meier
Cassette version available from Caligari Records
caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/reflections-of-horror

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'Vile Possession' out now on Maggot Stomp Records

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