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Artist......: Snorlax
Album.......: The Necrotrophic Abyss
Year........: 2023
Genre.......: Death Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Brilliant Emperor Records
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1866kbps / 48 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 8 tracks
Playtime....: 00:28:33
Size........: 379.4 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-07-09
S.Date......: 2023-06-23
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/vcixyhytwol5b
01. Reawakened 3:10
02. The Repudiation Ov Disharmony 2:51
03. Fortification 3:13
04. Book Ov Serpents 2:46
05. Eternal Decrepitude 5:04
06. The Necrotrophic Abyss 3:39
07. Regenesis Arrival 2:09
08. The Bastard Seed Ov Terraformation 5:42
Snorlax was born in unexpected circumstances during an
experimental recording session in mid-2017 at Black
Blood Audio in Brisbane, Australia.
Recording engineer Brendan Auld stumbled upon the sound
and found the voice of Snorlax while trialing new
recording techniques. Following the stream of ideas and
sounds that ensued, the result was what later became the
unmastered release of "The Splintering Demo". Having
only played drums for a few short years at that point,
Brendan's expectations were low, yet the release grabbed
the attention of many black metal enthusiasts including
Caligari Records, Jef Whitehead of Leviathan and even
made #2 on a 2017 Decibel Magazine list of "Must Listen
Underground Demos" compiled by the late Trevor Strnard
of The Black Dahlia Murder.
Honing in on the Snorlax sound even further in 2020 with
the release of "II" via Brilliant Emperor Records, more
death metal-inspired elements began creeping into the
foreground and soon the label "blackened death" was
attached to project.
Jumping forward to 2023, Snorlax is set to release its
third composition, mysteriously titled "The Necrotrophic
Abyss." Much like "II" this full-length release clocks
in at just under 30 minutes, delivering a concise,
ruthless display of sonic violence and despair. This
album is presented as a concept, with an overarching
story that flows throughout, each song a chapter
depicting a world so vile its own death is forced by the
hands of nature. In the second half of the record
Brendan introduces some new voices and layers of
collaboration as the planet is laid to waste for eons
resulting in a desolate barren abyss where only
creatures of the undead have a chance of survival. The
album closes with a slight glimpse of hope as the story
eludes to an unlikely rebirth of evolution and a
potentially inhabitable future after all. This dark
narrative is painted only by the lyrics, the music never
loosening its grip, staying trve to the perpetual
paralysis proclaimed on track 1 of the band's first
release.
Not to be confused with other bands with same name.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Snorlax/3540442616