XENOBIOTIC Issue Guitar Playthrough Video For ‘Insomnia’ Track
May 22nd, 2020
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Perth, Australia-based progressive death metal group Xenobiotic have released an official guitar playthrough video for the track ‘Insomnia’, which can be viewed below.
Regarding the song and video, the band stated: “During our spare time in iso we decided to do a playthrough of the first song we wrote on Mordrake. This song is an important one, as being the first song written it really set the tone for the whole album.
“‘Insomnia’ represents and portrays a story of utter confusion and distress. Being caught in a trance of physical and mental exhaustion brought on by emotional trauma. Insomnia is the prison within ones own mind.”
Xenobiotic issued second full-length studio album Mordrake on February 21st, 2020 through Unique Leader Records.
The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.
Xenobiotic commented: “For the last year, we have worked tirelessly to complete the next chapter in this bands journey. With new members, new influences and a refined vision, we strived to elevate our sound to heights unexplored by this band to date. Looking back on 2019 and what we have managed to create, we are extremely proud and hope this record connects with all of you the way it has with us.
“This album is more than just an arrangement of music. It is our darkest secrets, our worst fears and our most vivid nightmares. It is everything that casts a shadow over you and I.”
Mordrake was recorded and mixed by Matthew Templeman, with mastering by Simon Struthers at Forensic Audio Mastering in Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia. Départe frontman Sam Dishington guested on the track ‘Saphris’, while Kyle Anderson guested on closing song ‘Mordrake II: Acquiesce’.
Cover artwork duties fell to Mariusz Lewandowski.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Insomnia’
02. ‘Light That Burns The Sky’
03. ‘Inverted’
04. ‘Acedia’
05. ‘Dysphoria’
06. ‘Saphris’ (feat. Sam Dishington)
07. ‘Fractured’
08. ‘Thalamus’
09. ‘Grieving The Loss Of Self’
10. ‘Mordrake I: Reverie’
11. ‘Mordrake II: Acquiesce’ (feat. Kyle Anderson)
Xenobiotic’s line-up is as follows:
TJ Sinclair (vocals)
Nish Raghavan (guitars)
Cam Moore (guitars and backing vocals)
David Finlay (bass and backing vocals)
Mikey Godwin (drums)
Filmed and directed by Joseph Varley, music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘Light That Burns The Sky’, ‘Saphris’ and ‘Grieving The Loss Of Self’. All three clips can also be viewed below.
Debut studio record Prometheus was independently released in January 2018.
