HORRENDOUS Stream New Album ‘Ontological Mysterium’ In Its Entirety
August 15th, 2023
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Washington, D.C.-based death metal band Horrendous issue fifth full-length studio album Ontological Mysterium on August 18th, 2023 through Season Of Mist.
The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.
“The album is our love letter to the bombastic spirit of heavy metal from the 80s and early 90s,” commented guitarist Matthew Knox. “Ontological Mysterium is an allegorical tale of creation, the formation of organic life, and the inadvertently and ironically destructive fate of unbound growth and uncontrollable reproduction. It represents the wild voracity of youth and inevitable transition into the gradual decay of aging in its various forms, fulfilling the unbroken circle of a biological existence.”
Ontological Mysterium was recorded, mixed and mastered at Subterranean Watchtower Studios in Virginia, which doubles as the homestead of frontman Damian Herring. While the band finished much of the songwriting for Ontological Mysterium in 2019, its recording was delayed by the 2020 global pandemic and various life events. Horrendous eventually finished recording in early 2022 and mastered the album before the start of 2023.
Cover artwork was designed by Brian Smith, once again.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘The Blaze’
02. ‘Chrysopoeia (The Archaeology Of Dawn)’
03. ‘Neon Leviathan’
04. ‘Aurora Neoterica’
05. ‘Preterition Hymn’
06. ‘Cult Of Shaad’oah’
07. ‘Exeg(en)esis’
08. ‘Ontological Mysterium’
09. ‘The Death Knell Ringeth’
Horrendous’ line-up is as follows:
Damian Herring (vocals and guitars)
Matt Knox (vocals and guitars)
Alex Kulick (bass)
Jamie Knox (drums)
An official lyric video was created for the song ‘Cult Of Shaad’oah’. In addition, an official visualiser video was released for the title track. Both clips can be viewed below.
Fourth studio record Idol was released in September 2018 via Season Of Mist.
Promotional photograph by Scott Kinkade.
