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Artist : Transcendence
Album : Towards Obscurities Beyond
Label : Blood Harvest
Year : 2020
Genre : Black Metal
Encoder : LAME
Playtime : 35:09
Source : WEB
Bitrate : 320 kbps
Size : 86.01MB MB
URL : Music Streaming Service
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1. Infernal Resurrection 5:32
2. Majesty of Chaos 4:03
3. Towards Obscurities Beyond 4:30
4. As the Maggots Feast 4:10
5. Drowned Screams of the Departed Souls 5:55
6. And Darkness Shall Be 3:10
7. Ravens of the Burial 4:44
8. In Silent Procession 3:05
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BLOOD HARVEST RECORDS is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of
Los Angeles' TRANSCENDENCE, Towards Obscurities Beyond, on CD, vinyl LP, and
cassette tape formats. The CD and tape versions shall be released on September
25th, while the vinyl version will be released on October 16th.
Formed in 2013, TRANSCENDENCE have been a study in patience and perseverance.
The band digitally released their first EP, Morbid Reality, in 2014 and was
followed by the Altar of Disease demo later that year. Back then, TRANSCENDENCE
maintained a more deathrashing sound, but after some lineup shuffling, they
re-emerged in 2017 with the EP Hour of the Summoning, which BLOOD HARVEST
released on cassette in early 2018. Here, the intensity was upratcheted further,
thanks in part to a brand-new rhythm section consisting of Richard Guerrero,
Christian Gonzalez and Michael Alvarez taking over the second guitar spot -
buttressed, of course, by co-founders Miguel Perez (guitar) and Tom Patmore
(vocals). With this edition, BLOOD HARVEST signed TRANSCENDENCE for the release
of their imminent debut album.
At long last, it arrives in the form of Towards Obscurities Beyond. As the band
promised upon signing with BLOOD HARVEST, here do the quintet take the style of
Hour of the Summoning and add a distinctly more melodic touch ala Dissection and
early Necrophobic. While no doubt nodding to the '90s, the TRANSCENDENCE
unfurled here retain a timeless quality, a cutting-yet-classy sound that's DEATH
METAL through and through but effortlessly guides the listener across vast,
windswept vistas of the imagination - dark, fantastical vistas, to be sure. A
cursory glance of the grim-yet-graceful Adam Burke cover art certainly gives
some clues, but delve deeper into Towards Obscurities Beyond and be met with
majesty that's purple 'n' blue in spirit but red, white, and blue in execution:
neither too raw nor too clean, neither categorically nasty nor nice,
TRANSCENDENCE simply have found a nigh-perfect balance of songwriting
imagination, finessed chops, and just-dynamic-enough production that all combine
into something equally fresh and classic.
Mark our words: nowhere this year will you find a melodic death metal record
more pure yet powerful than Towards Obscurities Beyond. TRANSCENDENCE are a
diamond in the rough, and their gleam is glorious to behold!
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Transcendence/Towards_Obscurities_Beyond/8
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https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/towards-obscurities-beyond
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... while we wait for retail to arrive ...