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New Album Available October 27th on Relapse Records
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| Los Angeles based extreme metal masters, ABYSMAL DAWN, return with a massive display of refined brutality on their fourth full-length Obsolescence. Obsolescence will be released October 27th in North America (UK/World October 27th and Germany/Benelux/Finland on October 24th) via Relapse Records. Obsolescence is available for pre-order from Relapse Records HERE and digitally via Bandcamp HERE. The album can be pre-ordered on iTunes HERE. The album will be released on CD/LP/Digital/Deluxe Digital formats. The CD and digital releases include a bonus cover of Dissection’s “Night’s Blood” and the digital deluxe version includes demo recordings of every song on the album. A Relapse.comexclusive vinyl color is also available and includes a full color album cover poster. The devastating, otherworldly artwork was created by Pär Oloffson. (The Faceless, Spawn of Possession).
Throughout the recording of Obsolescence, ABYSMAL DAWN shot a series of videos documenting the process. Today the band has posted the third video in the series and it can be viewed HERE. The first video in the series can be viewed HERE and the second episode can be seen HERE.
The first song off of Obsolescence, “Inanimate” can be heard on Sound Cloud and YouTube. The band recently shot a video for Inanimate directed by Rob Mestas. It will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
The second track “The Inevitable Return to Darkness” can be heard HERE.
In support of Obsolescence,ABYSMAL DAWN will be hitting the road with a handful of headline dates before joining up with Deicide. The headline shows go through October 5th in Nashville, TN. The tour with Deicide kicks off October 7th in West Springfield, VA and will run through October 28th in Dallas, TX.
ABYSMAL DAWN strikes the perfect balance between extreme songwriting and exceptional skill with an infectious blend of technical yet memorable riffs, throat shredding vocals, and crushing rhythms delivered with machine gun precision. With Obsolescence, ABYSMAL DAWN unleash a veritable beast of a record and the perfect example of what 21st century death metal should sound like. The album was produced by Mike Bear at Artisan Road and mixed and mastered by John Haddad (Intronaut, Exhumed, Phobia) at Trench Studios.
Obsolescence Track Listing: 1. Human Obsolescence 2. Perfecting Slavery (featuring Christian Muenzer) 3. Inanimate 4. Devouring the Essence of God (featuring Bobby Koelble) 5. One Percent Incomplete 6. Loathed in Life / Praised in Death 7. By My Demons 8. Laborem Morte Liberat Te 9. The Inevitable Return to Darkness Bonus Track: 10. Night’s Blood (DISSECTION cover)
ABYSMAL DAWN Headline Dates 10/03/14 San Antonio, TX @ Korova 10/04/14 Fort Smith, AR @ Hero’s 10/05/14 Nashville, TN @ The End
ABYSMAL DAWN w/ Deicide, Septicflesh, Inquisition, Carach Angren 10/06/14 Charlotte, NC @ Chop Shop 10/07/14 Springfield, VA @ Empire 10/08/14 Hartford, CT @ Webster 10/09/14 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater 10/10/14 Montreal, QUE @ Theatre Corona 10/11/14 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall 10/12/14 Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa 10/13/14 Newport, KY @ Thompson House 10/14/14 Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse 10/15/14 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s 10/16/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights 10/17/14 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 10/18/14 Oklahoma City, OK @ Chameleon Room 10/19/14 Denver, CA @ Summit Music Hall 10/21/14 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven 10/22/14 Portland, OR @ Tonic Lounge 10/23/14 Oakland, CA @ Metro Opera House 10/24/14 Anaheim, CA @ O.C. Music Hall 10/25/14 Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage 10/26/14 Phoenix, AZ @ Joe’s Grotto 10/28/14 Dallas, TX @ Rail Club 10/29/14 Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar |
